This paper presents a status report of the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) on two crucial development parameters—inequality and poverty—that have a significant bearing on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs; especially SDG-1 and SDG-10). The paper tracks the origins and movements of absolute and relative poverty, …
BHUBANESWAR: Talks between the Indo-Russian partners over the proposed titanium project at Chattrapur in Ganjam district here today remained inconclusive as none of the warring factions is prepared to accept the point of view of the others. Industries Secretary Sourav Garg, however, told this paper that the partners of the …
Iran agreed in talks with the United States and other major powers to open its newly revealed uranium enrichment plant near Qom to international inspection in the next two weeks and to send most of its openly declared enriched uranium to Russia to be turned into fuel for a small …
BHUBANESWAR: While uncertainty looms large over the Rs 1,150-crore titanium project, an Indo-Russian joint venture, after the Russian partners threatened to quit the project, the Government is making all-out efforts to bring the warring factions to a negotiating table. The proposed titanium project came under cloud when the Russian partners …
Venezuela has yet to develop a plan to explore or exploit its uranium deposits despite comments by a government official saying it was working with Iran to locate them, Venezuela's energy minister told Reuters. On Friday, Mining Minister Rodolfo Sanz said Iran and Venezuela were working together to find uranium, …
The United States is still working toward an agreement with G20 partners to phase out subsidies for fossil fuels, a top White House adviser said ahead of this week's G20 summit. Michael Froman, deputy national security adviser and top G20 aide to President Barack Obama, said the United States was …
The Canadian Wind Energy Association is holding its annual conference and trade show in Toronto this week. It is expected to draw more than 2,000 attendees, 200 exhibitors and more than 100 speakers. Below are facts about wind power in Canada: * Canada has 2,854 megawatts of installed wind energy …
Canada's wind power companies are getting a lift from rising oil prices, a healthier economy and energy-friendly government policies, even as tight capital markets continue to curb the recovery of the fledgling sector. A C$654 million ($611 million) takeover bid by TransAlta Corp for Canadian Hydro Developers, the country's biggest …
Rebecca Woodgate had no time for idle chat as her oceanography team scurried on the deck of their research ship during a recent mission in the Bering Strait, a crucial region for studying the impact of global warming. Woodgate, of the University of Washington's Polar Science Center, had much to …
First Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation Andrey I. Denisov said here on Friday that Russia is ready to further strengthen its cooperation with Bangladesh. He made the remarks when the newly appointed Bangladesh ambassador to Russia, Dr S. M. Saiful Hoque, called on him to hand over a copy …
Two German ships set off on Friday on the first journey across Russia's Arctic-facing northern shore without the help of icebreakers after climate change helped opened the passage, the company said. Niels Stolberg, president and CEO of Beluga Shipping GmbH, said the "Beluga Fraternity" and "Beluga Foresight" left the Russian …
The loading of fuel for the first unit of the 2,000-MW Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in Tamil Nadu will be the main agenda at the joint coordination committee meeting of the Nuclear Power Corp of India (NPCIL) and Russian agency AtomStroy Export, beginning on Tuesday.
Hundreds of villages in Atlantic Canada that depend on seal hunting for much of their livelihood are already feeling a sharp economic pinch from a European ban on seal products that went into effect last month. For more than 20 years Eldred Woodford has taken part in the annual seal …
Talks expected to boost Ankara's energy hub ambitions began on Thursday as Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. Putin's visit is also expected to focus on Turkish support for a Russian natural gas pipeline project that Moscow wants to build ahead of a rival …
There is a time bomb ticking under the world, but its leaders seem not to be aware of it. This bomb is different from any that war, terrorism and the movies have made us familiar with, because it cannot be defused at the last moment. This one has to be …
Russia complained about a major Chinese river project on Monday which it says will harm the Russian environment, the latest sign of strained relations between the two countries. In a statement, Russia's Environment Ministry expressed "serious concern on information about the continuation of construction in China of drainage canals, which …
Russia plans to ban the production and sales of powerful incandescent bulbs in 2011 that will save energy, according to economic development minister Elvira Nabiullina, chairperson of the task force for energy efficiency. Incandescent bulbs above 100 Wt would no longer be produced, which will save 10 to 20 per …
George Joseph / Kochi July 15, 2009, 0:52 IST Russia has dealt a blow to Indian marine product exporters by banning imports from India. The ban has come into effect from the beginning of this month. To add to the woes of these exporters, the European Union
