Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
A ground-breaking ceremony has been completed for Vietnam's $1.8 billion, 1,200-MW Lai Chau hydropower project. The hydro project, located in Nam Hang Commune in Lai Chau Province and owned by Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN), is expected to start...
Monday, February 21st, 2011
The government has accorded infrastructure development the highest priority and allocated for it Rs.20 lakh crore in the Eleventh Five Year Plan, which ends March 2012. In the subsequent five-year plan, the government plans to double the...
Friday, February 18th, 2011
With many Asian countries experiencing large growth in their economies, the need for improved transportation systems is a high need. Airports provide the vital connections between regional and global destinations. They support both the movement of people...
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
The scenic Kerala backwaters can now boast of an engineering marvel — the longest rail bridge in the country at 4.62km. The bridge is part of a 8.6-km railway link connecting Idapalli to Vallarpadam in Kochi, where...
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
M2M Telematica group of companies introduced navigation solutions in one of South Caucasian Railway’ structural units, M2M PAO reports. South Caucasian Railway is a subsidiary of Russian Railway company. Under the M2M’s pilot projects, 50 items involved in...
Monday, February 14th, 2011
To make an impact on the construction industry, 3D modeling software provider Tekla is launching a new advanced application for building information model-based project communication and cooperation. Tekla BIMsight is ready for everyone in the industry to...
Saturday, February 5th, 2011
The Prime Minister also met with Dr Sultan Al Jaber, CEO and managing director of Masdar, to discuss how the two nations can collaborate to innovate and commercialise renewable energy and clean technologies. Prime Minister Razak said: "Abu...
Sunday, January 30th, 2011
Sustainability is high on the agenda for many individuals and countries. 'Sustainability Unpacked' is written to describe what is meant when the word 'sustainability' is used. The authors expand on the topic describing the connections between history...
Sunday, January 30th, 2011
Sri Lanka will receive a $120 million Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan to help expand and improve its power network to deal with rising customer...
