Monday, December 7th, 2015
December 7, 2015 — As China takes the reins of the Group of 20 for the coming year, the first indications are emerging of its agenda. Among the priorities: making the global system more resilient to shocks...
Thursday, August 13th, 2015
Chinese Internet giant Tencent, the maker of WeChat, has pinned down a strategic investment with indoor mapping startup sensewhere. The total amount of the deal was undisclosed, but the companies said that Tencent now has a license...
Thursday, August 13th, 2015
A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics estimates that global sea levels could rise far more quickly than expected: 10 feet within the next 50 years. The paper, now undergoing public review,...
Thursday, July 9th, 2015
Researchers at the Archaeological Institute of Kashihara have found some undiscovered remains of Takatori Castle in Nara Prefecture by conducting an airborne laser scanning survey. Working with aerial study firm Asia Air Survey Co. in Tokyo, the...
Tuesday, July 7th, 2015
3D imagery of buildings and terrain of India's major cities, including Rashtrapati Bhavan and PMO, could soon be seen in Google Earth with the government contemplating to give permission for uploading pictures of the country's metropolitan areas. Home...
Tuesday, July 7th, 2015
A team from Hyderabad-based Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) was here recently as part of the work on multi-hazard vulnerability mapping of the coastal as well as the inland areas of Puducherry town. The...
Sunday, July 5th, 2015
China’s air force dispatched a drone to the site of an earthquake in the far-western region of Xinjiang on Friday to help in monitoring work, the first time it has used an unmanned aircraft for such a...
Thursday, July 2nd, 2015
For Indonesia’s cash-strapped government, policing revenue across a chain of 17,000 islands that would stretch from New York to Alaska is no easy task. Remote areas on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, where most of the...
Thursday, July 2nd, 2015
The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has drawn a year-long plan for its centenary year. The organisation, which completed 100 years on Wednesday, will unveil sculptures and hold discussions with the aim of generating awareness on conservation...
Thursday, July 2nd, 2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kicks off his Digital India project in Indore with a video conference. The initiative will connect 10 village panchayats with high-speed internet service starting tomorrow. Work to connect 335 village panchayats with high-speed...
