Monday, July 4th, 2011
The power of the mobile phone and other social media became clear in the aftermath of the tsunami and earthquake in Japan. Just hours after disaster struck, Japanese volunteers used social media information to create a crisis...
Monday, July 4th, 2011
Less reliance on fossil fuels, biodiversity and neighbourhood planning are the buzzwords in the latest report released by design, engineering and planning sages, Arup. And they are hoping to put the proposals in the report to test by...
Monday, July 4th, 2011
As Russia expands its railway construction, China could enjoy greater cooperation potential with Moscow in the sector, especially on high-speed rail projects, says the president of the state-run Russian Railways company. Vladimir Yakunin told Xinhua that based on...
Monday, July 4th, 2011
India is mapping out its newest national asset, a state-of-the art online information bank, which promises to transform governance, aid planning and make life easier for the man on the street. Called National GIS, this geographical information...
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
Surrounding the construction of distance education networks for rural party cadres, Wenshang has earmarked special funds from county and township finance to build terminal receiving stations in rural areas, which include 14 town-level stations, 1 education base...
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
In a country such as Pakistan where each province has an ethnic character and identity of its own this was a bad idea. With the passage of the 18th Amendment the provinces are now in charge of...
Sunday, June 26th, 2011
Is China trying to divert the Brahmaputra waters to its dry north and north-western regions? Or, is it merely trying to build small dams along the river? The Government of India seems clueless if SM Krishna’s recent...
Sunday, June 26th, 2011
The Punjab government is all set to put six big cities with ultra modern ‘Geographical Information System’ (GIS) to facilitate future planning, expansion and maintenance of civic infrastructure in these cities. Disclosing this here today, Local Bodies and...
