Monday, March 5th, 2012
To check violations and identify slum structures for various schemes, the state government has asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to map slums prior to 1991 in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) areas. A senior civic official said, “The mapping of slums prior to 1991 will help agencies detect encroachments which came up after the
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Two-thirds of China’s cities currently fail to meet stricter air quality standards that the government wants to phase in over four years to combat notoriously smoggy skies, a senior Chinese environmental official said on Mar. 2. Read More
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Twelve Member States exceeded one or more of the emission limits set by the EU National Emission Ceilings (NEC) Directive, according to recent official data for 2010 reported to the European Environment Agency (EEA). In some instances the limits were exceeded by significant amounts. Read More
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Collectors of the dog licence tax, beware! Your days are numbered. A couple of dozen of computer programmers, graphic designers, and civic activists are meeting in a workshop in downtown Helsinki on a Friday evening in February. They are working on the Avoin ministeriö (“Open Ministry”) website, to be launched at the beginning of March. From the start of March,
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Canada says it is open to collaborating with Russia to establish national boundary lines across the High Arctic, opening the door to joint exploration and mapping after years of tough talk from both sides about sovereignty and the ownership of untapped resources. Read More
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Class X students in Kerala are going hi-tech. For the first time in the country, these students would be taught cartography using Geographical Information System ( GIS) and also be able to create their own animation films. Read More
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Scientists from the University of Maryland and Beijing Normal University are partnering to track and predict the impact of climate change internationally. When fully developed, the project will provide monitoring and predictive tools that can help, for example, predict crop failure and changes in commodity prices, and aid in preparations for shortages, organizers say. Read More
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Beginning in March, the Missouri Department of Transportation is aggressively attacking potholes across the St. Louis area and commits to filling the holes with asphalt with 24 hours when they are reported to MoDOT on weekdays. Read More
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
A flurry of map-making by Kansas House members left their Redistricting Committee with 18 proposals Friday for redrawing the state’s congressional districts, creating the possibility of a drawn-out debate over picking one. Read More
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
It would be profitable for Iceland to sell electricity to Europe through undersea cables; although more than one new power station would need to be dedicated to the project to make it worthwhile, a new report claims. It has long been thought possible for Iceland to sell electricity under the sea to other European countries, but
