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The Philippines, leads the solar energy revolution in Asia, according to a Dutch consultancy firm, Solarplaza. The country topped the list in terms of the use of solar photovoltaic systems for electricity generation.Rotterdam-based Solarplaza conducted the study among developing countries in Asia. āThe country is still relatively young when it comes to solar development, but…Read More
As stated by Jung Woo Lee in his online article, Ā“A political history of the Winter OlympicsĀ“, āthe Winter Olympic Games is a relatively humble sporting event in comparison with its summer counterpartā. Personally, I agree with Woo LeeĀ“s introductory sentence, which maps the political history of previous winter Olympic Games, as indeed it is…Read More
North Korea has been on the headline every now and then whenever there is either a joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States or a nuclear test by its regime. It may seem as if this country is on a suicidal path for testing its nuclear weapons ignoring the sanctions being imposed…Read More
The black hole is one of the strangest and most fascinating objects. According to NASA, It can be referred as a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light canāt get out. Most famously black holes were predicted by Einsteinās theory of general relativity which showed that when a massive star dies,…Read More
The recent political crisis of Maldives is mounting each day which has seen as the anti-democratic steps taken by a sovereign nation, where President Abdullah Yameen has declared the state of political emergency in the country. Climate Change experts have projected that the Maldives will be the first nations to be collapsed under the water…Read More
The Middle East is one of the most volatile regions in the world. There are many players with different interests sometimes at odds with one another. Turkey is one of those players. In 2016 it has taken the spotlight for launching Operation Euphrates Shield into Syrian territory to push back against the Islamic States. Turkey…Read More
The āGovernanceā in the term Internet Governance does not imply governments. Internet Governance multi-stakeholder group includes stakeholders from civil society, the private sector, government, academia and the technical community. THE 12th INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM Gender and access themes were a key part of the 12th Internet Governance forumās program that took place at the…Read More
For a moment, imagine yourself without electricity: you canāt cook, you donāt have Internet, you canāt do the all-nighter you need to study for your exams, nor bathe in hot water or wash the clothes in the machineā¦ Our life has changed since mass access to energy (electricity, oil,ā¦) and we are no longer able…Read More
Nadia Sarwar, an epitome of courage and hard work. She never spares even a minute chance to be better at life every day and always makes lemonade when life throws lemons at her. Word āāimpossibleāā doesnāt exist in her vocabulary. Nadiaās life took the major turn when she was just a 6th grader and her…Read More
In some places, the impact of climate change is already observable. In others, scientists predict the occurrence of climate change based on intricate mathematical and computer models. But in Bangladesh, it is already happening NOW, at a scale that involves unmatched natural and human tragedy.Ā The long history of natural calamities of Bangladesh that used to…Read More