Monday, August 1st, 2011
Around August 1 a five-man team led by seasoned adventurer Jock Wishart will depart from Resolute Bay, Canada in an attempt to row 724 km (450 miles) to the magnetic North Pole. Throughout the course of the voyage members of the public can track the team online. Known as Row to the Pole, the expedition
Sunday, July 31st, 2011
With the consultation period for HS2 – the plan to create a high-speed rail link between London and the North – having ended on Friday, the Government is now aware of the widespread resistance to the scheme. Yet it insists that it will move forward, because of the advantages to business and the spur to
Sunday, July 31st, 2011
The Atlanta Regional Commission has approved a 30-year plan to spend more than $60 billion on transportation projects across the metro Atlanta area. The approval on Wednesday of the $60.9 billion Plan 2040 project was an update to a transportation list that was last approved by the commission in 2007. It is not related to
Sunday, July 31st, 2011
The survey to assess the exact reserve of bauxite in Jharkhand has been stalled due to protests by villagers fearing displacement. According to a map of the Geological Survey of India and the data available with the Remote Sensing Study, the state, especially the western part, has bauxite reserves spread over an area of around
Sunday, July 31st, 2011
The EDF Group has presented Friday, July 29, a strategic plan for 2011-2015, which foresees a doubling of its investments to increase the lifespan of its nuclear plants in France and enhancing safety. Read More
Sunday, July 31st, 2011
East Africa’s power crisis has continued to deepen with the latest victim being Kenya that started rationing power on Wednesday to industrial consumers across the country. Dimming growth prospects, the energy deficit comes at a time when the region is grappling with high inflation rates, depreciating currencies and a general rise in the cost of living.
Saturday, July 30th, 2011
In 2008, it was revealed that Environment Canada was exerting tight message control over its scientists, with communications officers organizing responses along “approved lines.” Read More
Saturday, July 30th, 2011
The economic crisis has had little affect on the quality of life in the Netherlands, according to a new report for the home affairs ministry. The downturn in economic activity only led to a slight increase in unemployment which meant there was little impact on the quality of life in towns and villages. However, the
Saturday, July 30th, 2011
China launched an experimental orbiter into space from the Jiuquan SatelliteLaunch Center in Northwest China‘s Gansu province on Friday. The SJ-11–02 orbiter was sent into space at 3:42 pm by a Long March II-C carrier rocket,according to the launch center. The orbiter belongs to the country‘s Shijian satellite family. Read More
Saturday, July 30th, 2011
To help businesses cope with the adverse economic situation, the Ministry of Finance is planning to reduce land rents for production firms who suffered steep rental hikes following recent changes in a decree. If the proposal is approved by the Government, the businesses, who are now paying 10-30 times more than they did before the hikes,
