With 143 buildings 200 meters tall (660 feet) or higher constructed across the globe, 2018 was another hugely impressive year for skyscraper construction. According to The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, the total height of those buildings comes …
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No deal Brexit could cost Great Britain 750,000 jobs
A new report from the UK Trade Policy Observatory and the University of Sussex has put hard numbers to the potential impact of a no deal Brexit on British jobs. In the country as a whole, it is estimated that almost 750,000 jobs will …
Read More »Social Media Surpasses Print As News Source
For the first time social media beat out print as an avenue for news consumption. Earlier this week Pew released a study on news consumption by platform for adults in the United States. Levels of news consumption on social media and print were …
Read More »The Countries Most & Least Likely To Donate To Charity
Gallup has released a new report detailing the most and least generous countries worldwide. The research was carried out across 146 countries and examined volunteerism and charitable giving. 88 percent of people in Myanmar made a donation to charity in the past …
Read More »Countries With the Fastest Mobile Internet
Norway had the fastest mobile download speed, coming in at 67.17 megabits per second (Mbps). Iceland came in a close second with 67.05 Mbps. The United States came in a distant 43rd with an average download speed of 30.49 Mbps. To …
Read More »Challenges and prospects to sustain E&P sector in Pakistan
Pakistan heavily relies on imported energy – petroleum oil and fuel gases – to run the economy. According to estimates, it meets around 70 percent of energy needs through imports. Energy imports comprise around one-fourth of the total import bill …
Read More »Oil refining most important segment of energy chain
Crude oil refineries are the most important segment of the energy chain in Pakistan. They not only save billions of dollars every year, but also add value, provide employment and make substantial contribution to the national exchequer. However, it will …
Read More »Outlook of upstream oil and gas sector
Natural gas plays a major role in the energy matrix of Pakistan. It accounts for almost 32 percent of the total primary energy supply mix in Pakistan and Pakistan is 20th largest gas consumer of the word, with an established …
Read More »Pakistan: structural compulsion
Humanity on the planet earth is the creature of experiences, symbols, identities, struggle and intelligence to observe. Nature, as an omnipotent phenomenon, is never a paradox for any individual or nation, since the cause and effect circle never ceases to …
Read More »Energy-rich Balochistan can be a money-making for Pakistan
Present govt must formulate an aggressive exploration policy for the province Present government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan needs to formulate an aggressive exploration policy for energy-rich Balochistan. Strategically located province is surrounded by the countries like Afghanistan, Iran, …
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