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Getting it right on railways -- by Naoyuki Yoshino, Grant Stillman

By blogs.adb.org
Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 16:59:34 +0800

Lining up rights-of-way for megaprojects, such as railways and highways, in crowded places is challenging but it can be done with an imaginative and respectful plan.

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The pandemic may break value chains, but solar energy can still shine -- by Yongping Zhai (翟永平)

By blogs.adb.org
Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 15:54:58 +0800

COVID-19 has exposed the vulnerability of energy value chains but solar power could be an indigenous solution to keep the lights on during a crisis.

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Are Pacific power utilities ready for the impact of COVID-19? -- by Rafael Abbasov

By blogs.adb.org
Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 10:25:42 +0800

In the fragile energy scenario of small Pacific islands, contingency plans are crucial to keep the lights on during a crisis.

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Comatose Samsung Chairman Still Korea's Richest Man

By english.chosun.com
Published On :: 2020-05-07T13:56:44+09:00

The nominal Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee, who is in a vegetative state, remains Korea's richest man and one of only four Koreans on Bloomberg's list of top 500 billionaires in the world. The others are acting Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong, Seo Jung-jin, CEO of biopharmaceutical company Celltrion, and K...

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Trump Still Demands Massive Hike for USFK Upkeep

By english.chosun.com
Published On :: 2020-05-08T11:39:55+09:00

U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly demanding US$1.3 billion a year to maintain American troops in Korea. That is a whopping 53.3 percent higher than the W1.4 trillion Korea had to pay last year. A senior U.S. official told the Chosun Ilbo on Thursday, "The U.S. faces many difficulties, includ...

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MCP2221 Utility (v1.0.2)

By ww1.microchip.com
Published On :: 5/6/2020 3:16:15 PM

MCP2221 Utility (v1.0.2)

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First Utility-Scale Energy Storage Project

By www.adb.org
Published On :: 2020-04-22 00:00:00

Approved project 53249-001 in Mongolia.

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Govt will not acquire land till Lok Sabha elections

By www.indianrealtynews.com
Published On :: Sun, 23 Feb 2014 15:07:22 +0000

KOLKATA: For the next couple of months from now, the Mamata Banerjee government will not acquire any land from farmers even if it is required for government projects. The message has already reached government departments after the chief minister’s press meet with Anna Hazare in New Delhi on Wednesday. The Trinamool chief will champion the cause of farmers as she did earlier. All infrastructure projects in Bengal will therefore, have to wait till the Lok Sabha polls are over. Mamata Banerjee doesn’t want any land controversy before the elections. State departments have been asked not to place any proposals for land acquisition for the time being. This even after the […]

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SEZs: In standstill mode

By www.indianrealtynews.com
Published On :: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 13:04:34 +0000

On Monday, the government rolled out the promised “package of reforms” to boost the country’s exports. The commerce ministry notified the Amended Rules, 2013, for special economic zones (SEZs) launched with much fanfare over seven years ago. However, real estate developers are not very enthused by the amended policy. The reason, they say, is not just policy, but several other factors that have stifled the growth of a sector, which posted growth of over 121 per cent in exports in 2009-10. As per the amended policy, the minimum land requirement norms have been eased, graded scale for minimum land criteria has been introduced, an exit policy for SEZ units has […]

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Some physicists still doubt whether LIGO has seen gravitational waves

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 17:41:19 +0000

LIGO has explained how it processes gravitational wave data in greater detail than ever before. But some physicists still say the analysis contains mistakes

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What is reality? Why we still don't understand the world's true nature

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 06:00:00 +0000

It’s the ultimate scientific quest – to understand everything that there is. But the closer we get, the further away it seems. Can we ever get to grips with the true nature of reality?

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Until the End of Time tries to use physics to find the meaning of life

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 18:05:08 +0000

Brian Greene's new book argues that life is rare and extraordinary, probably transient, and that in the search for purpose, the only significant answers are ones we create

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We still don't understand a basic fact about the universe

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Our measurements of the Hubble constant can't seem to come up with a consistent answer. What we learn next may alter our view of the cosmos, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Is the universe conscious? It seems impossible until you do the maths

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 06:00:00 +0000

The question of how the brain gives rise to subjective experience is the hardest of all. Mathematicians think they can help, but their first attempts have thrown up some eye-popping conclusions

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Robots to the rescue! Arizona students in lockdown will still get their graduation day

By feeds.reuters.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:24:26 -0400

Juili Kale's dreams to receive her master's degree diploma in a ceremony cheered on by her family were dashed by the coronavirus - until robots came to the rescue.

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Meet Carlo, an ancient reptile who had part of his face bitten off

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 06:00:28 +0000

A fossil of a predatory reptile from the dinosaur era is missing the front of its jaws, suggesting it was attacked by a rival that bit them off

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Global hedge funds post April gains but still negative for the year: data

By feeds.reuters.com
Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:34:23 -0400

Global hedge funds posted their biggest monthly gain in more than a decade in April when stocks rocketed higher with the help of government rescue packages designed to fuel growth stalled by the...

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NASA’s deep-space mission to a $10 quintillion all-metal world

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 18:00:00 +0000

The unique metal asteroid Psyche may be a space miner's fantasy – but there are better reasons to want to visit it, says mission leader Lindy Elkins-Tanton

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Fossil blubber shows ichthyosaurs were warm blooded reptiles

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 05 Dec 2018 18:00:59 +0000

A fossil so well preserved that its skin is still flexible is revealing much more about the marine reptiles called ichthyosaurs that swam in the sea during the age of dinosaurs

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NCAA president: Sports won't return until campuses reopen

By feeds.reuters.com
Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:24:32 -0400

College sports will not resume until all students are back on campus, NCAA president Mark Emmert said Friday.

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Earth Day at 50: How an idea changed the world and still inspires now

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Coronavirus will overshadow Earth Day's golden anniversary, but the movement's successes are worth celebrating, says Gary Paul Nabhan

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We're still untangling Ramanujan's mathematics 100 years after he died

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Srinivisa Ramanujan’s ideas seemed to come from a parallel universe and mathematicians are still getting to grips with them today, say Ken Ono and Robert Schneider

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Octopuses were thought to be solitary until a social species turned up

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 18:00:00 +0000

The discovery of a species of octopus that lives in groups and mates face-to-face is changing our thinking about what cephalopods are capable of

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What is reality? Why we still don't understand the world's true nature

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 06:00:00 +0000

It’s the ultimate scientific quest – to understand everything that there is. But the closer we get, the further away it seems. Can we ever get to grips with the true nature of reality?

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Is the universe conscious? It seems impossible until you do the maths

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 06:00:00 +0000

The question of how the brain gives rise to subjective experience is the hardest of all. Mathematicians think they can help, but their first attempts have thrown up some eye-popping conclusions

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NCAA president: Sports won't return until campuses reopen

By feeds.reuters.com
Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:24:32 -0400

College sports will not resume until all students are back on campus, NCAA president Mark Emmert said Friday.

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Market Mover: easyJet volatile as profits jump

By feeds.reuters.com
Published On :: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 04:00:00 -0500

The low-cost carrier’s shares have a choppy morning as it reports a solid jump in annual profits and a 35% hike in its dividend.

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Reports of an insect apocalypse are overblown but still concerning

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 19:00:18 +0000

While an alarming 9 per cent of insects on land are being lost each decade, the state of the world’s insects is much more nuanced than warnings of an insect apocalypse

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We're still untangling Ramanujan's mathematics 100 years after he died

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000

Srinivisa Ramanujan’s ideas seemed to come from a parallel universe and mathematicians are still getting to grips with them today, say Ken Ono and Robert Schneider

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Is the universe conscious? It seems impossible until you do the maths

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 06:00:00 +0000

The question of how the brain gives rise to subjective experience is the hardest of all. Mathematicians think they can help, but their first attempts have thrown up some eye-popping conclusions

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Why it’ll still be a long time before we get a coronavirus vaccine

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:00:00 +0000

Trials of experimental coronavirus vaccines are already under way, but it’s still likely to be years before one is ready and vaccination may not even be possible

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People put on ventilators for covid-19 may need lengthy rehabilitation

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 18:29:27 +0000

Healthcare systems need to prepare for the extensive physiotherapy and mental rehabilitation that people put on ventilators for covid-19 will need as they recover

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We still don't know how effective the NHS contact-tracing app will be

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 17:00:27 +0000

The UK government will begin trials of its coronavirus contact-tracing app this week, but what impact it will have on slowing the spread of covid-19 is unclear

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