Thursday, September 8th, 2011
The National Water Account for Perth includes information about the region, its water resources, land use and water-related infrastructure. The Perth region is home to waterways and wetlands of environmental and cultural significance, such as the Swan–Canning...
Thursday, September 8th, 2011
Daniel Craig, who will star in “Bond 23,” the next James Bond sequel, is likely to be signed as the official ambassador of Indian Railways, Dinesh Trivedi, India’s railways minister, said in an interview. He hopes that having...
Thursday, September 8th, 2011
The Digital Maps covering the whole territory of Hong Kong are available for sale to the public from Map Publications Centre, Hong Kong. The Digital Maps are continuously updated by SMO. Except Digital Aerial Photos which are...
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Geoscience Australia is pleased to present the 2011 Top GeoShot photo competition. We are looking for a collection of photographs that capture the essence of Earth science. The image can be anything from an unusual land formation,...
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
Thick smog from 85 newly detected hot spots is reported to be covering West Sumatra province. According to the head of the West Sumatra Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG)’s observation and information section, Syafrizal, recent satellite monitoring had...
Monday, September 5th, 2011
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending loans of up to $500 million to help India improve rail services along some of its busiest freight and passenger transport routes. The ADB Board of Directors has approved a multitranche financing facility...
Monday, September 5th, 2011
The Forestry Ministry promised that they would comply with instructions from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to speed up the issuance of permits for geothermal projects based in forest areas. “When the requirements are completed, we guarantee that...
Monday, September 5th, 2011
Strategic regional land use planning, is the way we are trying to manage the land use tensions that have emerged with the mining boom. The final policy will have a major impact on agriculture, communities, royalties received by...
