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December 1, 2025

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Solar versus fossil fuel-based power generation dilemma

The country has agreed to achieve a 60% share of renewable energy, but is demotivating under the influence of IPPs Islamabad: Pakistan has a solar energy potential of 40 gigawatts, according to the World Bank. This can help increase the share of solar energy to 60% in the energy mix by 2030. Historically, Pakistan has depended on fossil fuels, especially oil and natural gas, to generate electricity. However, due to advances in solar technology and increased supply, low prices have shifted the energy mix paradigm more towards renewables in recent years. Therefore, the government has developed the net metering policy,

November 23, 2025

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The ministry says rooftop solar generation will exceed grid demand at some nodes next year

Pakistan’s rooftop solar generation will, for the first time, exceed the energy demand on the country’s electricity grid during the day in some major industrial areas next year, a senior government official said Reuters. The outlook reflects a record boom in the nation’s solar panel installations in recent years, which has led to lower emissions and reduced power bills for some, but also disrupted the finances of debt-laden utilities due to a prolonged decline in demand for electricity from the grid. “Pakistan will face negative demand from the grid during certain hours of the day because the solar power behind

June 25, 2025

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The art market depends on the new generation of collectors

The global art market is not immunity to current economic and geopolitical tensions and is based on a new generation of collectors to rejuvenate the momentum. Some major transactions were completed last week during the world of Art Basel, the world’s leading contemporary art exhibition, mainly from London’s Annely Juda Gallery Art Art, which sold a David Hockney painting for $ 13 and $ 17 million, without revealing the exact price. The David Zwirner gallery sold a sculpture from Ruth Asawa for $ 9.5 million and a Gerhard Richter painting for $ 6.8 million. However, prices did not reach 2022,

April 1, 2025

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Young Turks Drive complain against Erdogan as the new generation seeks change

People are watching a rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption research in Constantinople, Turkey, March 29 2025. – Reuters A new generation of young Turks is at the forefront of mass protests against President Tayyip Erdogan’s government, demanding a change in a country that they consider more and more authoritarian. The demonstrations broke out after Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a popular opposition figure, was imprisoned pending the trial for corruption charges. Unlike the older generations that remember the heavy repression of the 2013 Gezi Park anti-government protests, today’s young protesters

September 5, 2024

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How Wattpad Shaped an Entire Generation of Fan-Obsessed Teens

If you’ve ever had the app, chances are you’ve been reading some barely coherent narrative about One Direction or Harry Potter LONDON: Remember the good old days when kids read classics like The Hobbit and Pride and Prejudice? Neither do I. Those days were long gone when Wattpad burst onto the scene, turning bookish teenagers into fan-crazed insomniacs, absolutely convinced they were destined to marry Harry Styles. A website with an accompanying app, the platform allowed users to read and write alternate versions of their favorite books, movies, series and of course celebrities. Wattpad didn’t just create a new form

June 30, 2024

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Djokovic is fighting to save the legacy of Wimbledon’s golden generation

LONDON: Novak Djokovic is set to fight a battle to preserve the legacy of Wimbledon’s golden generation in the face of an increasingly successful new wave led by Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. However, the odds will be stacked against the seven-time champion and holder of 24 Grand Slam titles when the tournament gets underway on Monday. Arriving in London fresh from knee surgery, the 37-year-old Serb, runner-up to Alcaraz last year, has seen his Grand Slam powers erode in 2024. He was succeeded as Australian Open champion by Sinner with the Italian also holding the world number one ranking.

June 26, 2024

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The “fairy tale” of Pogacar that inspires the new generation of Slovenian riders

SLOVENIA: At the Pogi Cup in international cycling star Tadej Pogacar’s home country of Slovenia, 14-year-old Urban Hvastija says he wants to be as good as his idol, “the best rider in the world”. “He’s a great role model for all of us young riders,” Hvastija told AFP after finishing second in the event held every June in Komenda, just outside the capital Ljubljana, for riders aged eight to 19. With Pogacar eyeing a third Tour de France title to add to his maiden Giro d’Italia win last month, his success — with that of compatriots Primoz Roglic and Matej

March 2, 2024

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Who is the richest generation of the future, who will own about 90 trillion dollars?

Gen Z, Millennials compete for wealthiest future generation, but class system still affects this race A representational image depicting a group of friends posing for a photo. — iStockphoto/Archive Nowadays, a large number of millennials are passionately clinging to cherished American dreams, such as affordable housing, a reliable career, and a low cost of living. Millennials, the wealthiest generation in history, are expected to inherit about $90 trillion in assets over the next 20 years, but only if they come from already wealthy households, which could further exacerbate wealth inequality, according to CNN. The Silent Generation and Baby Boomers are

January 29, 2024

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Tennis needs the next generation, says Grand Slam champion Sinner

MELBOURNE: Jannik Sinner was not ready to announce the end of the “Big Three” after his Grand Slam triumph at the Australian Open, but the 22-year-old Italian believes tennis needs a new generation of champions. His five-set victory over Daniil Medvedev on Sunday made him the first Melbourne Park winner in 10 years not named Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal or Roger Federer – the trio of multiple champions who have dominated tennis for two decades. Djokovic’s incredible success in his mid-thirties has delayed the decline of the ‘Big Three’, but with Federer now retired and Nadal looking set to join

December 6, 2023

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Govt enforces revenue generation policy, stops free electricity supply to employees

Officers will now only receive monetary compensation through their salaries A technician repairs new electricity meters in a residential building in Karachi, Pakistan, May 13, 2010. — AFP Officers will receive monetary compensation. The CCoE decided on the monetization policy on 26 October. Grade 21 officers will get Rs 55,536/month. ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to stop providing free power units to Grade 17 and above officers in power-related companies from December 1, The news reported on Wednesday. These officers will now only receive monetary compensation through their salaries. The decision was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Energy

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