Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
The auditors say ProRail has not spent a maximum of €1.1bn since it was set up in 2005, 10% of its total budget over the period. They also say that the infrastructure ministry has been lax in keeping parliament fully informed, leaving MPs with no opportunity to check and redirect budget spending. Read More
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
Scientists say ozone loss in the Arctic has for the first time reached similar to those in the Antarctic. The ‘ozone hole’ shifted over eastern Europe in spring, exposing people to more harmful UV light than usual. Read More
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
In this respect, Mirghani Hassan Ali, a Sudanese journalist, told Sudanow that regarding the investment in the field of minerals, the British Administration has conducted a study and specified the sites where these minerals are exactly found in Sudan.He said the study was included in a guidebook titled “The Geological Map”. The study included all
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
The EU already has a macro-region strategy for the Danube Region and the Baltic Sea. So why not also for the Alpine Region? At the beginning of July, the Arge Alp Working Group advocated a resolution calling for a “macro-region for the Alps”. Read More
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
An Oceansat-2 (IRS) ground station was inaugurated at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) on the day. The ground station was established by the Department of Space (DOS) and INCOIS to receive and process data from theOcean Colour Monitor (OCM) on board Oceansat-2 in real time. The ocean color data from OCM, indicating chlorophyll concentration, will be integrated
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
The launch of the Soyuz-2.1B carrier rocket with the Glonass-M navigation satellite was postponed until Sunday because of the approaching cyclone, Russia’s Space Forces spokesman Colonel Alexei Zolotukhin said on Saturday. The launch from the Plesetsk Space Center in northern Russia was scheduled for Saturday, but it has been postponed since the wind force exceeds the
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
A pioneering test of a climate “tech fix” planned for October faces a six-month delay as scientists discuss the issues it raises with their critics. The test is part of the UK-based Stratospheric Particle Injection for Climate Engineering (Spice) project. It would use a balloon and a kilometre-long hose to spray water into the upper
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
Ministers will today discuss plans to merge the three provinces of Noord-Holland, Utrecht and Flevoland into a single entity, the Volkskrant reports. The merger plan is notable because it does not include Zuid-Holland – home to both Rotterdam and The Hague, the paper says. Read More
Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Sovcomflot has estimated the price-tag for the LNG-tankers needed. At the SevTEK exhibition in Murmansk this week, both the Governor and a Shtokman Development official said the construction of the onshore facilities in Teriberka will start in May next year. Read More
Saturday, October 1st, 2011
China has reached another milestone in its space exploration programme. On 29 September, it sent into space an unmanned experimental module called “Heavenly Palace”, a forerunner of the country’s plan of creating a 60-ton orbital station by 2020. The Chinese module weighing more than 8 tons will remain in space for about two years. The major
