Day: May 16, 2022

China Warns NATO Not To Interfere In Asia

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China increasingly sees the war in Ukraine — and the roles of the United States and its NATO allies in backing Kyiv against Moscow — as a reflection of future tensions to come between the military bloc and Beijing in the Indo-Pacific. Ever since Russian tanks first crossed into Ukraine on February 24, Beijing has walked an awkward line between not giving outright support to Moscow’s invasion while accusing the United States and other NATO countries of provoking the war by allowing the security alliance to expand eastward despite protests…

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America’s Electric Grid Has A $2 Trillion Problem

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Getting America to reach the goals of zero-carbon electricity generation by 2035 and net-zero economy by 2050 with a surge in electric vehicle transportation and renewable power installations will require massive investments in outdated power transmission lines and building thousands of miles of new lines. The undertaking is huge, and it’s so huge not only because the price tag for making the U.S. grid capable of handling a net-zero economy is estimated at a couple of trillion dollars. Permitting, regulation and uncertainty over who is and should be in charge…

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CPEC Helping Pakistan Achieve SDG-2030 Agenda

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The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been contributing to the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) 2030 Agenda in Pakistan. Although it is expected that CPEC will empower Pakistan to move forward economically, it also has a high potential to achieve a number of SDGs. Three out of 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations Agenda 2030 are highly relevant to the construction and running of CPEC, according to a report published by China Economic Net (CEN). As it is important to know that developing countries need great resources…

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KE has Taken Measures for Uninterrupted Power Supply

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K-Electric on Sunday said in a press statement that it has taken various measures as part of its efforts to offer maximum convenience to its consumers and ensure uninterrupted power supply to the city. According to the statement, these measures include setting up facilitations camps, conducting anti-power theft drives and disconnecting defaulters’ power supply in various parts of the city. KE said they recently held massive facilitation camps in North Karachi and Korangi, where they received massive support from the consumers. In both camps over 3,000 consumers were collectively facilitated…

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Water Worries

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The current water crisis, which has assumed proportions of an existential crisis, did not hit the country out of blue. It built up slowly and steadily over the last four decades, without any check, as a result of policy failure or its simple absence. It happened despite the country receiving ample warnings by international institutions (the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, United States Agency for International Development) as well as domestic water watchers, putting Pakistan on alert with a specific deadline: 2025 would be a gateway to disaster. The current…

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