The Modern Tragedy of Child Marriage
Authors: Pooja Shah & Russell Whitehouse
“And just
like that, my mother was married to the village chaiwala when she was 14!” I distinctly recall my...
The Existential Crisis of Global Warming and Carbon Capture
If we care about our earth (and the
readers here are most likely to) the story is quite simple: We emit 40
billion tons of carbon...
Turkish denial of Armenian genocide and application of international law for justice
Authors: Punsara Amarasinghe and Anastasia
Glazova*
Exactly one hundred and four years ago
world witnessed the first systematic genocide when the international law had
adopted no specific legal...
Air pollution and climate change: Two sides of the same coin
Erupting volcanoes, earthquakes, dust storms and
meteorites smashing into the Earth’s crust are natural phenomena that can cause
climate change and air pollution: dinosaurs may have...
Do The Harmless Pangolins Have To Become Extinct?
The pangolin is a timid little creature going
about its nocturnal ways, slurping up ants and termites with a tongue longer
than its body. It has...
Structural Transformation Can Turn Cities into Engines of Prosperity
By 2050, the population of cities is projected to double from its current size, with nearly 70 percent of the global
population residing in urban...
Smart housing prototype shows promise in rapidly urbanizing Africa
Africa is urbanizing fast, as its population grows and many flocks to
cities in search of jobs, education and healthcare.
Studies show that hundreds of...
The clash of human rights ideas between universalism and relativism
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They
should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood”. Article 1...
Dangerous Plastics Are a Threat to Us and Future Generations
Every day people make decisions about what to eat, sometimes opting for
colorful fruits and veggies, sometimes finding the smell of bacon irresistible.
At the end...
The 21st Century: The Century of Reforming The UN Security Council
Reforming
the UN SC with the veto power only of the UN Secretary General and a new
article of the UN Charter “On the Rights of...