In 2019, the illegal wildlife trade reached staggering levels. Pangolin scales and ivory were being trafficked in massive quantities from Africa to Asia, exposing a network of crime syndicates operating at an industrial scale. The sheer volume of these shipments marked a disturbing milestone, one that revealed the global reach …
Scientists in Singapore say they have found a way to turn planet-warming carbon dioxide into clean-burning methanol using a process that uses less energy than previous attempts. The scientists at the state-backed Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology said on Thursday they used non-toxic organocatalysts to make ethanol, a biofuel that …
The global economy is undergoing a major shift. For a nation to be competitive it must strengthen its research agenda, become innovative, strengthen and protect its intellectual property, and find resources for the continuing education of its citizens.
Attock Refinery Ltd (ARL) will start erecting a new 12,400 barrels per day (bpd) diesel hydrotreater and an isomerization unit at its refinery before end-June to produce cleaner autofuels, an industry source said on Wednesday. The hydrotreater is used for removing sulphur from diesel produced at the 40,000-bpd refinery in …
Public health officers have been put on a high alert after a rare and unfamiliar dengue virus has been spotted in large numbers in Little India. Little India is one of the busiest ethnic quarters in Singapore with a large cluster of Indian population, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis also flourish in …
As a pioneer in sustainable development, Singapore has been approached by the World Bank to provide technical assistance on urban planning in neighbouring countries. Vicente Carbona analyses Singapore
Mumbai: The city may have endorsed the Shanghai model for development but its water will be receiving the Singapore treatment. Grappling with water shortage and complaints, city's water department has sought help from experts in Singapore. Engineers from Singapore's national water agency, the Public Utilities Board, will be roped in …
VICTORIOUS: Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has been a strong advocate of a ban on smoking (Reuters) The verdict is clear. Smokers will no longer be able to light up whenever and wherever they please. The Centre
This paper attempts to identify the main trends in bilateral mineral fuel and oil trade between India and Singapore. It focuses on the last five years (2003-2007) with the specific objective of identifying the leading commodities being traded on either side at a disaggregated level and the market determinants of …
SINGAPORE: banned all dairy imports from China on Friday and the European Union demanded answers from Beijing as the baby formula scandal that has left thousands of infants ill across China spread to liquid milk. A government food quality watchdog in China said nearly 10% of milk and drinking yoghurt …
Carbon credits are emerging as a new market for developing Asian nations, reports Umesh Pandey in Singapore As Asia starts to witness a rise in carbon trade, many markets are looking to start trading Certified Emission Reduction (CER) credits and Thailand is not being left behind. Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, …
Mumbai, July 20 MoU signed between Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran and Singapore agency for water management Water woes are likely to end at Ambernath as the Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP), which supplies water to the town, is likely to start 24-hour water supply. This comes into effect after the MJP signed …
The city of Chennai has to make herculean tasks to overcome the transportation problems created in the city because of the spatial and economic growth experienced in the city during the last decade. The transport sector needs careful and planned expansion if it is not to cause a strain on …
The metro rail dream was revived once again for Ahmedabad on Wednesday, when a high-level delegation, led by Singapore minister of state for foreign affairs Balaji Sadasivan, told top Gujarat officials that it was interested in investing in the project in a big way. A senior state official, who participated …
Singapore: Once there was a dirty bit of sea next to the world's busiest port here. Today it is an island where birds nest and people play, though the entire island is made of rubbish. You wouldn't know unless you were told. There's no sight or smell at Semakau landfill …
In the global rush for resources, a tiny pink crustacean living in the seas around Antarctica is testing man's ability to manage one of the world's last great fisheries without damaging the environment. Krill, which grow to about 6 cm (2 inches), occur in vast schools and is the major …
Creeping out of their condo after dark carrying illicit bags of garbage was not part of the life Sarah Moser and her husband envisioned for themselves before moving to tropical Singapore. But with recycling in its infancy on the island, such nocturnal escapades have become normal for the two academics. …
It will be more greenery for Lalbagh Botanical Gardens as the horticulture department has embarked upon a special tree exchange programme, to add to the parks existing diversity on the lines of animal exchange plans undertaken by zoos of the country. Though the City's lung space is shrinking, the silver …
If farmers think they have a tough time producing enough rice, wheat and other grain crops, global warming is going to present a whole new world of challenges in the race to produce more food, scientists say. In a warmer world beset by greater extremes of droughts and floods, farmers …
A Singapore-based company made a presentation on a 43-km elevated road around the city at Writers' Buildings on Tuesday. The proposed ring road will start and end on Strand Road. Transport minister Subhas Chakraborty, finance minister Asim Dasgupta and senior officials watched the presentation. "The company gave us a clear …
