Nov. 19: Representatives from 47 of the world’s most disadvantaged nations have pledged to generate all their future energy needs from renewables. Members of the Climate Vulnerable Forum issued their statement on the last day of the Marrakech climate conference. Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Haiti, among others, say they will update their national plans on cutting […]
Nov. 19: As the United National COP22 Climate Summit winds down in Morocco and countries ratify the Paris Agreement, issues around water have provided a realistic focus for moving forward on mitigating climate change and adapting to a warming planet. The World Water Council, an international organization of water specialists and stakeholders dedicated to addressing […]
Nov. 19: Tampa, Florida (CNN)When it comes to piloting a plane, I have zero experience. In fact, I’ve never even considered attempting it. Nevertheless, as we swoop over Florida’s Tampa Bay on a gorgeous November morning, I enthusiastically take over the controls of the ICON A5, a two-seater amphibious plane that looks like a sports […]
Kathmandu / Nov 19: As a world class university in Nepal, the ‘National Engineering and Technology Academy’ will be established soon. The three-day workshop held by Education Ministry concluded with the demand for establishment of the academy which is expected to drive the priority of national development. At a press conference held on Friday, Education […]
Kathmandu / Nov 10: Nepal has become the 177th state party of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction after formally depositing the Instrument of Ratification by Nepal in Washington D.C on November 4, said a press release issued by the […]
Nov. 05: Samsung — still reeling from its fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 smartphone — is recalling almost 3 million washing machines because they can explode. Samsung Electronics (SSNLF) and federal regulators announced the recall on Friday after reports that the lids of the machines can pop off violently while the laundry is spinning, posing an […]
Nov. 05: The Paris agreement on climate change has come into force. Governments have agreed to keep the global temperature rise to two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels – and preferably 1.5 degrees. “This is a moment to celebrate,” United Nations climate chief Patricia Espinosa told Reuters. “It is also a moment to look ahead […]
Nov. 05: The federal government says it will ban the sale of shower gels, toothpaste and facial scrubs containing plastic microbeads, effective July 1, 2018. A notice published Friday in the Canada Gazette serves as final notice on the long-running environmental complaint, and it sets Canada on a timetable that follows the U.S. for removing […]
Nov. 04: Using the Very Long Baseline Array a team of astronomers has discovered the shredded remains of a galaxy that passed through a larger galaxy, leaving only the smaller galaxy’s nearly-naked supermassive black hole to emerge and speed away at more than 2,000 miles per second. The galaxies are part of a cluster of […]
Oct. 28: Technology analysts and fans couldn’t help but compare this week’s press events from the headquarters of both Apple and Microsoft, who — in an unusual move — unveiled major new hardware at events one day apart. Macbook refined Apple announced its newest line of Macbook laptops on Thursday. Other than making them a […]
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