Sunday, August 1st, 2010
NOVINTE BULGARIA – Bulgaria’s PM Boyko Borisov and the Minister for Regional Development, Rosen Plevneliev, will make the first groundbreaking of Lot 3 of the Trakiya Highway on Monday. The whole length of Lot 3, connecting the Bulgarian town of Nova Zagora and the city of Yambol, is 34,3 km. It will include two lanes in each direction. Read More
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
SCOTSMAN – SNP ministers are poised to end the government’s ownership of Scottish Water to raise more than £1 billion pounds for other major projects. The utility is currently fully owned by the government. Read More
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
BBC – A desalination plant which begins operating in Madras on Saturday will provide some of the cheapest drinking water in India, backers say. They say that the plant will supply 1,000 litres of drinking water for just over $1 and could well be a “template” for other coastal Indian cities. Read More
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
DEUTSCHE WELLE – With a clear majority vote, the United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution to make access to water a basic human right. Access to clean drinking water is now an official basic human right – just like the right to food and the right to live without torture and racial
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
ALL AFRICA – The vegetables Omphemetse Monyi sells at the Francistown bus rank come from 400 kilometres away in South Africa. One approach to development might seek to replace her suppliers with local farmers, but Southern Africa’s water managers are considering the merits of reinforcing a regional trade in “virtual water”. Read More
Friday, July 30th, 2010
INDEPENDENT UK – Microsoft announces the addition of a remote, real-time energy monitoring device to its Hohm service, while Google continues to expand its coverage as both vie for dominance of the smart meter market. As the development of the smart grid continues, software; manufacturers such as Google and Microsoft are throwing their weight
Friday, July 30th, 2010
L’MONDE FRANCE – Insufficient prevention resources eventually resulted in land affected and vulnerable making constructible, repression (almost) non-existent. There are many causes to the fires, but fundamentally it is human factors that contribute to them. Read More
Friday, July 30th, 2010
TanDEM-X BLOG – On 12 July, the first deceleration manoeuvres began, to prevent TanDEM-X from overtaking TerraSAR-X. On 16 July, the distance between the satellites had shrunk to 370 kilometres. This distance corresponds to a time gap of 48 seconds, during which Earth continues to turn, so that the trailing satellite does not cover the
Friday, July 30th, 2010
EU – The European Union and Georgia concluded negotiations on a bilateral agreement for the protection of their respective “Geographical Indications”. The text of the agreement was initialled today. This agreement will promote and foster trade in agricultural products and foodstuffs originating in the territories of both Georgia and the European Union. Read More
Friday, July 30th, 2010
GLOBAL ARAB NETWORK – Head of the Egyptian National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences Dr Ayman al-Desouki and Nabil ben Amin of the Saudi authority for specifications and quality signed the accord.The agreement is aimed at promoting joint action in the domain of space sciences and remote sensing research, said Desouki in statements
