Sunday, October 9th, 2011
The Angolan minister of Environment, Fátima Jardim, announced on Friday in Namibe Province that her department will create soon a trans-border zone for the protection of biodiversity, more precisely in the Iona National Park. According to the government official, who is on a work visit to this south-western province, a national directorate for biodiversity has already
Sunday, October 9th, 2011
Recognising its success in implementing the latest, state-of-the-art geographic information systems (GIS) in all of its urban planning processes, the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) has received one of the highest possible ratings in the “2010 Abu Dhabi Stakeholder GeoMaturity Assessment” reported by the Abu Dhabi Systems & Information Centre (ADSIC) from the Executive
Sunday, October 9th, 2011
India’s military is considering using Russia’s Glonass satellite system for navigation and targeting, a leading Russian newspaper reported. Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov offered Delhi access to the system during a recent meeting with his Indian counterpart Arackaparambil Kurien Antony, Kommersant newspaper wrote. Glonass is a worldwide satellite navigation system similar to the US’ GPS system. Russia
Friday, October 7th, 2011
Two key government watchdogs warned Wednesday that a $40 billion project to revolutionize air travel still is at risk of costly delays, even as its congressional champions worried that funding cuts might set it back further. Sitting side by side at a House subcommittee hearing, the inspector general for theTransportation Department and a director at the Government Accountability Office said that initial management
Friday, October 7th, 2011
Network Rail has unveiled plans to invest £10.5bn to deliver faster, more frequent services for passengers and freight users under the next five-year control period that runs from 2014 to 2019. The investment plans include the construction of the Northern Hub, worth £560m, in order to deliver more than 700 extra services a day between Leeds,
Friday, October 7th, 2011
A new team of investors is set to resume construction of the massive NorthPoint development, a $2 billion mini-city between Cambridge and Boston that will bring thousands of new homes, a shopping complex, and offices to a former rail yard. Read More
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is experiencing unprecedented levels of activity in projects aimed at modernising public and social infrastructure, as the region works to meet its estimated €500 billion total infrastructure investment need. Building new Europe’s infrastructure: Public private partnerships in Central and Eastern Europe explores the current developments and future opportunities within the infrastructure sector
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
The project will create 36,000 jobs, with an extra 1,000 jobs added to the economy in the coming months within construction and ports operation, the Dubai global port operator said. “It will provide the UK with a premier, world class global trading centre,” said Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, chairman of DP World. Read More
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
We have never before seen such large amounts of cod so far north in the Barents Sea as this year. The two researchers Bjarte Bogstad and Harald Gjøsæter have just ended this year’s comprehensive marine survey together with Russian colleagues. Read More
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
The Soil Association, the charity that campaigns for organic food and farming, has set out its vision for a sustainable future for British farming and food, in which innovation will play a key role, it said. The Soil Association has outlined how it aims to address the twin challenges of rising food prices and a changing planet in its new corporate
