Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, are mapping India’s solar hot spots—where round-the-year sunlight makes it viable for companies to set up solar power plants. The study can play a crucial role in enhancing...
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
Existing GPS systems usually achieve an accuracy of about 10m, but that will change soon, according to a recent report. A new technology developed by Mitsubishi and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) improves that number to...
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
A payday lies ahead for Japan Inc., but the nation's big builders of infrastructure have to be careful how they cash in. Global infrastructure spending could rise by 20% to $2.1 trillion annually in the next 10...
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
“The affected area is greater than the size of NSW, with the worst still to come in communities like Rockhampton." The Premier said Cabinet would be fully briefed on Queensland’s flood crisis on Wednesday. “I want to ensure that...
Monday, January 3rd, 2011
Till now, wildlife scientists and officials have been using GPS (global positioning system) tracking for wildlife. This is, perhaps, the first time when the department has chosen to study migratory patterns of the birds, a large number...
Monday, January 3rd, 2011
The PRP seeks to increase the security and capitalization of land assets held by lower-income Mongolians. Project activities will improve the formal system for recognizing and transferring land rights, and issue fully marketable private land...
Monday, January 3rd, 2011
A team led by foreign professors at the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST), has successfully modeled the past five centuries of Indus River Flow with the help of Dendrochronology – the study of...
Monday, January 3rd, 2011
The Japanese government has decided to provide funding for developing countries’ space satellite projects under its official development assistance, government sources say. The first such aid funds are expected to be offered to Vietnam to help Japanese...
Monday, January 3rd, 2011
The Sentinel Asia initiative is a collaboration between space agencies and disaster management agencies, applying remote sensing and Web-GIS technologies to support disaster management in the Asia-Pacific region. Read More
