The report presents a mixed picture. Over the past 25 years, there have been notable improvements in child well-being in the group of countries examined in this report: steady decline in child mortality, overall reduction in adolescent suicide and increase in school completion rates. But the last five years have …
Italy would help Pakistan in alleviation of poverty and bringing a green revolution in agriculture by providing modern technology, logistic, financial support and legal advice, said Dr Vincenzo Prati, Italian Ambassador to Pakistan. While delivering his speech at a seminar on "Agriculture in Pakistan" jointly organised by Multan Chamber of …
A utility in Missouri said Thursday that it was suspending its efforts to build a new nuclear reactor, making its proposed plant, Callaway 2, the first of the so-called nuclear renaissance reactors to fall by the wayside. The industry has been looking forward to its first construction start in 30 …
Paris city authorities are planning to build small wind turbines into one of the world's most famous skylines to take advantage of the strong winds which sometimes sweep high points such as Montmartre. "We are not talking of big models like those we see in the countryside. We are in …
In a major initiative, the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) has decided to adopt French genetics and technology to improve the breed of non-descriptive cows through cross breeding for higher milk production. The experiment would be confined to non-descriptive breeds of cows only and in case of yields like Saiwal, …
Aircraft and patrol boats will be deployed to prevent over-trawling by European Union fleets when the fishing season for the endangered bluefin tuna opens on Thursday. Prized by sushi lovers but chronically overfished for years, bluefin tuna commands sky-high prices in Asia, particularly in Japan where a single fish can …
French fishermen blocked three northern ports with their trawlers on Tuesday to protest against fishing quotas which they consider too restrictive, port authorities said. The blockades completely halted cross-Channel shipping from Calais and Boulogne, while traffic from Dunkirk was severely disrupted. In Boulogne, France's number one port for fish processing …
A US-French joint venture plans to build North America's first lithium-ion battery cell plant as part of a belated drive by the US public and private sectors to close the competitive gap with Asian electric-car technology. Johnson Controls, based in Wisconsin, and France's Saft, which opened a similar facility in …
Aphids know how to fool their enemies, the wasps a battlefield strewn with corpses may be the safest place to avoid detection by the enemy. Neither would the enemy expect to find too many survivors amongst the dead ones nor would it want to waste time and energy looking. This …
OPEC said oil was not to blame for climate change and consuming countries should pay to fight the threat, while the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell said drivers could help by not buying Hummer sports utility vehicles. "Oil is not responsible," the producer group's Secretary General, Abdullah al-Badri, told reporters …
There are certain technology challenges which have waited in vain over several decades for a satisfactory solution. The economical storage of electricity is one of them. But intensive work in the meantime is driving advances along various avenues.
Mumbai, India will this week receive the first consignment of natural uranium imported from French and Russian companies for its fuel-starved reactors after it got the NSG waiver for nuclear commerce in September 2008. Around 60 tonnes of natural uranium from French company AREVA is expected to arrive at the …
Dhaka has completed the groundwork for negotiating nuclear power deals with Russia, South Korea, China and France aimed at the construction of two medium-sized 600MW nuclear power plants by 2017, officials said. Dhaka holds talks with a Russian delegation today to know of Moscow
PARIS: Updating the waterwheel to generate electricity and compete with solar and wind As sources of green power go, generating electricity from hydropower, using a creek or stream on your local property, has a lot to recommend it. Provided you have a stream, that is, and it flows fast and …
People in France might soon get to watch television without being bothered by pesky ads. The French Parliament has passed a law to impose new taxes on telecommunication companies and private broadcasters to finance an advertising ban on prime time television. It has also increased the television licence fee. On …
