Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Authorities in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu are to start handing out the first of an estimated 6.8 million free laptops to school children. All children in government-funded secondary schools and colleges will be eligible for one. The five-year programme is the first of its kind in India. Read More
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is gearing up for the full implementation of the land administration and management system (LAMS) starting next year in an effort to address land-related problems in the country. At the same time, the DENR is also set to fast track the cadastral survey of the remaining areas in the
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Bombardier China, a branch of Canada‘s Bombardier, a manufacturer of rail equipment and aircraft, is one of the most successful foreign companies in the rail business in China, it did notget there overnight, according to its chief executive. “We went through a step-by-step process in China, not a leapfrog process,” said ZhangJianwei, its president, describing how they went from one person and zero business. Read More
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Bombardier China, a branch of Canada’s Bombardier, a manufacturer of rail equipment and aircraft, is one of the most successful foreign companies in the rail business in China, it did not get there overnight, according to its chief executive. “We went through a step-by-step process in China, not a leapfrog process,” said Zhang Jianwei, its
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
A Russian Antonov AN-30 observation aircraft will be seen over Estonia today, snapping photographs for aerial cartography purposes. But officials have assured the public that the fly-over is not an illegal spy mission, but actually quite legal under a regional Open Skies agreement. Open Skies is a policy convention by which aviation rules are liberalized between states for
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
The National Museums of Kenya has concluded an underwater excavation and survey for the dredging of the Likoni channel to expand the port. The excavation was conducted in the last one month on the request of the Kenya Ports Authority. It is expected that a final report of the findings will be released this week by
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
China National Petroleum Corp., or CNPC, offered the highest royalty and a refinery to win Afghanistan’s first oilfield auction last month, using a strategy that helped Chinese companies gain access to African resources. CNPC will pay 15 percent royalty on oil from three blocks in northern Afghanistan and 30 percent corporate tax and also build a
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Hands Off Our Land campaign is calling for the Coalition to look again at proposed changes to planning laws which risk undermining the safeguards that have protected the countryside for almost 70 years. Follow the latest developments here. Read More
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
The government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Sunday signed an agreement for $25 million in soft loan to improve governance and service delivery in tax collection and land record management. Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, secretary to the Economic Relations Division (ERD), and Thevakumar Kandiah, Country Director of ADB’s Bangladesh Resident Mission, inked the deal at
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Bridge Marine Science Group (BMSG), an award winning Welsh business is to receive a £265,200 financial boost to assist talented individuals and enterprises in the marine sector. The money will be used to drive forward growth in the marine industry and create 20 new jobs in South West Wales.
