Monday, June 13th, 2011
Jammu and Kashmir could benefit from the Finnish expertise in utilising biomass potential for energy generation to supplement production of hydro-electric energy and shrink the gap between its availability and demand, its envoy to India said Sunday. Amabassador Terhi Hakala assured Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday that her country would extend help and expertise for the
Monday, June 13th, 2011
The map is a part of National Geographic’s Giant Traveling Maps. The longtime geographic society sends giant maps around the country to promote geography and map-reading skills for children grades kindergarten through eighth. There are maps that fill entire gymnasiums sent to schools for children to get engaged in learning the lay of the land. Read
Monday, June 13th, 2011
The plan for development and operation of the Valemon gas and condensate field in the North Sea has been approved by the Norwegian parliament. Production start-up is planned for 2014. The Valemon field is one of Statoil’s largest development projects on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) in the next few years. The recoverable reserves are estimated
Monday, June 13th, 2011
The Marine and Coastal Protected Areas Training Center, or DKKA, will begin operations in Akyaka town in the Ula district of Muğla next month. Moreover, it was announced that the center would serve in the international arena as well. Güner Ergün, manager and project coordinator, said DKKA’s activities would be carried out with the support of
Monday, June 13th, 2011
The Russian Academy of Sciences has offered support and assistance to Turkmenistan in creating a national satellite monitoring centre.The offer was made in the Russian Academy of Sciences’ section of the international exhibition “Science, Hardware and Innovative Technologies in the New Renaissance Era”, which has opened in Ashgabat. It has brought together over 100 research
Sunday, June 12th, 2011
Cucumber thefts, a World War II bombing map and a work of art are just some of the things that have been unearthed by a Northamptonshire archive which is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Details of a theft of the salad ingredient were uncovered in a police diary, kept in the county’s records office, which holds
Sunday, June 12th, 2011
Russian Railways announced plans to sell 75% of one of Russia’s largest ballast producers, the First Non-Metallic Company (PNK) for $100 million, a senior vice-president of RZhD, Valeriy Reshetnikov said. “The stake will probably be offered at auction with a starting price not less than $100 billion,” RZhD currently controls 100% minus 1 share of
Sunday, June 12th, 2011
With this treaty, we are setting an example worldwide of how delimitation disputes can be resolved peacefully, in accordance with international law and within the framework of modern international jurisprudence. With this treaty, Norway and Russia are also making it clear that there is no ongoing race for resources in the Arctic, but that we
Sunday, June 12th, 2011
A state programme aimed at reducing the negative environmental impact of agriculture has failed to reduce runoffs of nutrients into the Baltic Sea. Runoff of phosphorous and nitrogen compounds in fertilisers used on Finnish farms that add to the growth of algae in the sea has actually increased during the period that the environmental subsidies
Sunday, June 12th, 2011
Bulgarian Minister of Culture Vezhdi Rashidov participated in an official ceremony in Ottawa, where Canadian authorities returned to Bulgaria 21,000 antique objects seized when trafficked into the country. At the ceremony, the Department of Canadian Heritage congratulated Minister Rashidov for his effort in preserving the cultural heritage of Bulgaria. On his part, Rashidov awarded the
