Category Archives: Countries

GPS transponders to assist fishermen in distress at sea in Ahmedabad, India

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

To assist the fishermen in distress when at sea, the Indian Coast Guard along with the Space Application Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Ahmedabad and VXL Technologies Ltd, Faridabad, have jointly developed a low-cost GPS (Global Positioning … Continue reading →

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Shanghai Skyline Could Worsen Threat of Rising Seas

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Shanghai, China’s most populous city and an aspiring global financial center, is also among the world’s most vulnerable urban areas to a rise in sea levels as global warming melts polar ice. Its location on a low-lying alluvial plain near … Continue reading →

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Biggest CO2 Offenders

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

The Palace of Westminster and the Bank of England have been exposed as among the country’s least energy efficient public buildings by a new law to measure carbon dioxide emissions from the national estate. Around 18,000 buildings, including town halls, … Continue reading →

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China’s “spacewalker” heads backs to earth on sunday

Posted on September 28, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

The man who made China’s historic first “footprint in space” is preparing to return to earth on Sunday after a historic mission that boosted national pride and took his country one step closer to the moon. Zhai Zhigang and two … Continue reading →

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