Sunday, June 26th, 2011
A team of young people from Belfast were awarded second place at a global UN environmental initiative which rewards local, sustainable projects which tackle issues within local communities. The Volvo Adventure competition, which is held in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), took place in Sweden over four days, bringing together students from as
Sunday, June 26th, 2011
Norway and Russia have agreed that issue of licenses for shelf developments in the recently delineated area in the Barents Sea can begin in 2013-2014. Norway’s Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe and Russia’s Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology Yury Trutnev met in Moscow to discuss how the delineation agreement of September
Sunday, June 26th, 2011
Farmers seem to be suffering from a case of information overload, when it comes to climate change. The director of the National Institute for Rural and Regional Australia at the Australian National University in Canberra, Dr Anthony Horgan, says farmers are confused about how to manage changes in the climate because of conflicting information. Read More
Saturday, June 25th, 2011
Belarus, Russia and Ukraine are looking into an opportunity to develop and mutually use a virtual remote sensing satellite constellation, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) Anatoly Rusetsky told media on 23 June.In his words, the use of a virtual remote sensing satellite constellation involves the use of
Saturday, June 25th, 2011
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov and Economy and Energy Minister,Traicho Traikov, are opening Saturday the first stage of the building of a newelectric power substation on the Black Sea coast. The “Helios” substation is being built at the largest Bulgarian summer resort at Sunny Beach. The new facility is owned by the National Electric Company, NEK, and its CEO, Mihail Andonov, will also take part in
Saturday, June 25th, 2011
Water is the lifeblood of health, livelihood and culture, particularly in indigenous communities where water provides not only sustenance, but often serves as a vital link to people’s ethnic heritage. Read More
Saturday, June 25th, 2011
Stora Enso wants to take activities similar to what it is doing in Laos to tropical areas of Brazil, China, and Uruguay. In these countries pulp is the common denominator, whose raw materials are harvested from fields of trees. Land is coveted by millions of poor people who need to grow crops to feed
Saturday, June 25th, 2011
Turkey’s leading private wheat producer, Doruk Group, which ended last year with a total of 700 million Turkish Liras in turnover, targets to expand abroad and total $1 billion this year. The company aims to reap $5 billion in annual turnover by 2020, according to Hasip Gençer, board chairman of Doruk Group, which embodies 12 subsidiaries
Friday, June 24th, 2011
For a managing director of an award winning company, it is unusual that Antony Ng’eno does not like wearing suits or formal clothes, unless he really has to. “I am a die- hard casual wearer,” he confesses. After all, Ng’eno notes, in business it is not just about appearance but the work you put in
Friday, June 24th, 2011
All is now set for the launch of Nigeria’s second earth observation satellite, NigeriaSat-2 and one other satellite, NigeriaSat-X, the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has said. Seidu Mohammed, director general of NASRDA told journalists on Thursday in Abuja that the two spacecrafts will be launched using the Dneper launch vehicle, which has
