Thursday, January 27th, 2011
The Crop Protection Association has welcomed this week’s launch of the Global Food and Farming Futures Foresight report in highlighting the urgency of the food security challenge. CPA is emphasising the need – and its own plans – to convey the report’s key messages to EU policy-makers as further compelling evidence of how advances in science
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
The cabinet is expected to give the nod later this year to the multibillion-rand high-speed rail network proposed as part of the National Transport Master Plan (Natmap), which is intended to cut congestion on the country’s roads and the cost of public transport. A transport industry fundi said yesterday that the Natmap, which has the potential
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Russia is not in a position to carry out global space programs single-handedly and should team up with India and Kazakhstan, veteran rocket scientist Boris Chertok said, quoted by RIA Novosti. He said Russian space programs are grossly underfunded compared to similar projects in the United States and China. “The United States spends about 10 times as
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Nicolas Sarkozy, who visited yesterday STX shipyards in Saint Nazaire, announced the launch for the second quarter of the year, the first call for projects in the sector of offshore wind expected for several months. Read More
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Transport company bosses in Zuid-Holland province are to press ahead with the introduction of the public transport smart card on February 3, despite new claims about its vulnerability to fraud. A spokesman for the Connexxion bus firm said the company would go ahead with the switch. ‘The paper ticket can go,’ he told the Telegraaf.
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
The agreement follows a $16-billion deal to jointly develop the Arctic Sea shelf and to swap shares, which Rosneft and BP signed on January 14. The framework agreement was signed by Rosneft President Eduard Hudainatov and BP Chief Executive Robert Dudley. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin in charge of the energy sector attended the ceremony.
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
As the residents of Queensland, Australia, turn to the mammoth task of cleaning up after the devastating floods over the last weeks, data from ESA’s Earth observation satellites are showing potential for delivering more timely warnings. Read More
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
All this rolling out of complex mobile Internet services requires powerful local data centres to make it all work. Effective data centres need reliable power at predictable prices. There is a staggering power shortfall across the continent and prices will go up to cover future investment. With the one-year forecasts for oil putting it at
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
Following the Cabinet’s approval last week of the Land Use Master Plan, government officials have projected increased production through a well-planned exploitation of land throughout the country. This was revealed yesterday by the Minister of Environment and Lands, Stanislas Kamanzi, during a press conference at the Ministry of Infrastructure. Read More
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey published the details of their study in the journal Polar Biology. “This bear swam continuously for 232 hours and 687 kilometers (426 miles) and through waters that were 2-6 degrees C (35 to 42 degrees F),” research zoologist George M. Durner said. Read More
