Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is experiencing unprecedented levels of activity in projects aimed at modernising public and social infrastructure, as the region works to meet its estimated €500 billion total infrastructure investment need. Building new Europe’s infrastructure: Public private partnerships in Central and Eastern Europe explores the current developments and future opportunities within the infrastructure sector
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
The project will create 36,000 jobs, with an extra 1,000 jobs added to the economy in the coming months within construction and ports operation, the Dubai global port operator said. “It will provide the UK with a premier, world class global trading centre,” said Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, chairman of DP World. Read More
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
We have never before seen such large amounts of cod so far north in the Barents Sea as this year. The two researchers Bjarte Bogstad and Harald Gjøsæter have just ended this year’s comprehensive marine survey together with Russian colleagues. Read More
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
The Soil Association, the charity that campaigns for organic food and farming, has set out its vision for a sustainable future for British farming and food, in which innovation will play a key role, it said. The Soil Association has outlined how it aims to address the twin challenges of rising food prices and a changing planet in its new corporate
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
New technology designed to help drivers find open parking spaces is also making it easier for police to ticket illegally parked cars. Smart parking systems that use sensors embedded in road that can tell if spaces are occupied and then communicate with drivers via smartphone apps are popping up in cities across the country. The idea
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
I’m glad to be here this morning on behalf of the citizens of our province to dialogue about Alberta, Canada’s energy sector. I had the opportunity last fall to meet with a number of elected officials from the European Parliament during their visit to Alberta and the oil sands. It was with their encouragement that I have
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
The Metropolitan Police has released a list of every murder case in London for the last five years. Click on a borough to see how many murders took place. Read More
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
The inaugural ceremony of World Space Week (WSW)-2011, organized by Pakistan Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco), was held on Tuesday, 04 Oct 2011 at National Center for Remote Sensing & Geo Informatics (NCRG) Suparco HQs, Karachi. Read More
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Russia’s global navigation satellite system Glonass is now fully operational and can provide global cover. The 24th satellite in the system was successfully launched from the Plesetsk space center outside Arkhangelsk and put into orbit in the early hours of Monday, NTV writes. Read More
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Ocean beds are fascinating in their own accord. Their very depth is what makes them so enchanting. Most oceans go up to depths of several thousand meters. But what is the deepest part of the ocean exactly? Scientifically speaking, it refers to the maximum depth of a point that can be accessed or defined. Read
