Saturday, October 30th, 2010
SMARTGRID – According to a GE Energy Services official, a smart grid technology was found to be useful in storm situations. According to Luke Clemente, general manager for metering and sensing systems and digital energy at GE Energy Services, the smart grids consist of specially designed tanks that protect transformers without disrupting electricity flow. Read More
Saturday, October 30th, 2010
INDIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY – Dr. S. Ravi, Senior Geologist, Project: Diamond, Geological Survey of India (GSI), Southern Region has been awarded the ‘S. Narayanaswami Award’ for the year 2010 by Geological Society of India in recognition of his significant contribution to the field of Economic Geology and “Diamond Exploration” in particular: Read More
Friday, October 29th, 2010
ABU DHABI METRO – In aim to curb traffic congestion, Iran is creating 430 km of track and 60 km of tram rails, while Jordan is planning to boost its trade with a nationwide freight networking reaching up to 942 km, the UAE-based The National reported on Wednesday. Both projects face obstacles in raising capital,
Friday, October 29th, 2010
DEFRA – The Government has today committed £100 million to international forestry projects which provide specific benefits for biodiversity. The money comes from the new international climate finance included in the Comprehensive Spending Review, which will include new money for the UK’s contribution to REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), a programme which aims to
Friday, October 29th, 2010
EUROGEOGRAPHICS – Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council has recognised EuroGeographics’ members for their ‘invaluable’ commitment to making geospatial data more accessible and readily available across the European Union (EU). Opening the 2010 General Assembly in Brussels, Mr Van Rompuy told heads from national mapping, land registry and cadastral agencies that geographical information is crucial
Friday, October 29th, 2010
HELSINGIN SANOMAT – State and municipal public services are now available through a single website. The Suomi.fi portal gives access to various municipal and state services. The portal contains e-services and forms, information links, information packages, legislation, and news from different areas of public administration. Read More
Friday, October 29th, 2010
RIA NOVOSTI – Russia’s nuclear-powered icebreaker Rossiya has successfully completed its Arctic expedition by returning to the northern port of Murmansk, RIA Novosti correspondent reported. The expedition, led by the president’s envoy to the Arctic and Antarctic, Artur Chilingarov, delivered a drifting research station onto an ice floe to carry out a study on the Arctic’s water
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
REUTERS AFRICA – Russia’s space command Tuesday ordered the International Space Station to change its orbit slightly to avoid collision with a piece of floating debris that could cause serious damage, officials said. Officials ordered that rockets be fired for 180 seconds at 11:25 a.m. to shift the orbit by 700 metres, mission control said in
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
DAILY MIRROR – Today, environmentally and economically friendly power generation concepts have provided much attention with the global promotion of a ‘greener world’ agenda. Scientists are now gradually moving their attention from traditional power generation sources such as coal and crude oil to freely available resources such as wind, solar power and sea current to be
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
SWEDEN GOV – In Nagoya, Japan, the world s nations are engaged in talks on how to conserve and sustain biodiversity. The high-level segment will begin on Wednesday, which means that the environment ministers will enter into negotiations. Read More
