Monday, February 21st, 2011
The industry is enlisting help of the Indian Space Research Organisation, which will advise planters on possible weather fluctuations with the help of remote sensing instruments. The senior vice-president of the Tea Association of India, Hemant Bangur, revealed...
Monday, February 21st, 2011
The Prolec Digmaster Pro 3D machine guidance system and the Javad GNSS (or GPS) guidance hardware GPS uses GNSS-based technology to guide construction plant on site and can be used to lead excavators through the digging process....
Monday, February 21st, 2011
Vladimir Putin name has been put on maps in the ex-Soviet nation of Kyrgyzstan, where lawmakers have named a mountain peak after him. The Russian prime minister is widely considered to remain his country's most powerful politician,...
Sunday, February 20th, 2011
With a view to provide better service to consumers and fix the faults in electricity lines quickly, the Hubli Electricity Supply Company (Hescom) has taken measures to cover all low- and high-tension wires under Geographical Information System...
Sunday, February 20th, 2011
The city government is now finalizing the amendments to update the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) which defines the utilization and uses of the city’s various zones. The updated CLUP will be the basis in the implementation of...
Friday, February 18th, 2011
Marine scientists are trialling the first near-shore water temperature forecasts to assist Australia’s aquaculture farm managers contending with rising ocean temperatures. While land farmers have used seasonal forecasting for nearly a decade, marine farmers in south-east Australia...
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
It has been reported that 40 land use plans in Viet Nam have been approved, yet no plan details exist. Construction for the projects has been waiting and development has been delayed, while the Ministry of Natural...
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
The scenic Kerala backwaters can now boast of an engineering marvel — the longest rail bridge in the country at 4.62km. The bridge is part of a 8.6-km railway link connecting Idapalli to Vallarpadam in Kochi, where...
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) yesterday announced a proactive strategy to manage the gradual cadmium build-up in New Zealand’s agricultural soils. MAF’s Director of Natural Resources Policy, Mike Jebson says cadmium is a naturally occurring...
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) has signed a contract with the Moscow-based international space company Kosmotras (ISCK) for the launch of the United Arab Emirates' second remote sensing satellite -- DubaiSat-2. The contract...
