Sunday, December 26th, 2010
Russia plans to launch a new-generation geostationary hydrometeorological satellite, Elektro-L, on January 20, 2011, a Russian space rocket industry source told Interfax-AVN. The launch was originally planned for December 25, 2010. "The launch of a Zenit-2SB launch vehicle coupled...
Sunday, December 26th, 2010
Pakistan can reap the IT benefits by effectively using the remote-sensing and digital image processing technology and producing vibrant human resources to make planning ahead of any activity. This was stated by Professor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan...
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
The World Bank on Tuesday approved a USD 1.5 billion Credit and Loan for India's Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) aimed towards improving rural accessibility of roads. The new project will concentrate on the states of Himachal...
Monday, December 20th, 2010
NIWA today released a report reviewing its seven station temperature series, which adds to its analysis of New Zealand’s temperature trends over the past 100 years. The report was independently peer reviewed by Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology to...
Sunday, December 19th, 2010
The Malaysian Cabinet has approved the setting up of a mass rapid transit system for the country's capital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Saturday. Najib said the 36-billion-ringgit (11.5-billion-U.S. dollars) project is the largest...
Saturday, December 18th, 2010
I am deeply humbled and honoured to wear this chain of office as I stand before all of you today. The immensity and weight of this responsibility are not loss on me. It is a responsibility and stewardship that...
Saturday, December 18th, 2010
The formal Handover Ceremony between the current and incoming FIG Councils and Commission chairs took place in Copenhagen 26 November 2010. At the Handover Ceremony President Stig Enemark gave the President's Chain of Office to the incoming President CheeHai...
Thursday, December 16th, 2010
ESA's Earth-observing satellites are helping to understand the intricate role that Eurasia's boreal forest – the planet's largest land ecosystem – plays in the chemical make-up of the atmosphere and the global climate system.
