Wapda workers urged to check power theft to stop privatisation

Edit Dawn 24 Apr 2016
LAHORE ... This was a consensus among speakers at a conference of meter readers, bill distributors and meter inspectors, arranged by the All Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Workers Union (CBA) at Bakhtiar Labour Hall here on Saturday. Meter Reading Staff Union chairman Malik Zubair said that the Punjab government should provide security to the employees during official duties, especially those involved in detecting power theft ... ....

NIHP leading the way in energy conservation and carbon emission reductions (Comox Valley Regional District)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Apr 2016
'Congratulations to Island Health, BC Hydro, FortisBC and your construction partners,' said Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett ... BC Hydro and FortisBC have also helped achieve this level of performance by supporting Island Health's energy management program. In addition, BC Hydro's New Construction Program provides funding for evaluating energy efficient measures as well as capital incentives towards the cost of implementation....

Andy Murray Launches ‘Andy Murray Live’ – An Annual Tennis Event To Raise Money For Charity (UNICEF UK)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Apr 2016
The unique event, taking place on Wednesday 21stS eptember at the SSE Hydro Glasgow, was the brainchild of Murray, who wanted to build a legacy tennis event in the UK whilst raising valuable funds for two charities ... The evening will mark the first ever tennis event staged at the city's state-of-the-art SSE Hydro, which topped the Billboard Venue Chart* globally earlier this year....

Rendez-vous Canada 2016: Ambitious Together (Destination Canada)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Apr 2016
The 40 Annual Rendez-vous Canada (RVC), Canada's premier tourism marketplace, will take place from April 24-27, 2016 in Montreal, Québec ... Hosted by Tourism Québec and Tourism Montreal, and taking place in the iconic Palais des congrès, this year's sold out event features 536 buyers from 28 countries and 582 Canadian sellers from coast to coast to coast-boasting the best seller-to-buyer ratios ever with one seller to every one buyer....

Canada Soccer tours Provinces and Territories (Canadian Soccer Association)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Apr 2016
(Source. Canadian Soccer Association). Canada Soccer Technical Director Tony Fonseca completed successful visits to Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island ... Having already visited the technical leaders in Ontario, British Columbia, Québec, and New Brunswick, Fonseca's visits are now halfway complete ... The Pathway is built around the principles of Long-Term Player Development (LTPD) with three streams of play ... (noodl....

El Hierro, the Spanish island vying for 100% clean energy

Edit Taipei Times 23 Apr 2016
On Feb. 15, the remote Spanish island nestled deep in the Atlantic off the coast of Africa managed just that — for the first time, its hydro-wind plant produced enough electricity for the 7,000 inhabitants for more than 24 hours ... “To have total energy sovereignty ... When the wind falls, water in the upper basin is released into the lower basin, passing through turbines that generate hydro power ... ....

Kunzvi Dam Deal On

Edit All Africa 23 Apr 2016
[The Herald] New York -The government is finalising a deal with a Chinese firm to build the long-delayed Kunzvi Dam near Harare to increase the capital's water supplies, a cabinet minister said on Wednesday ... She said the deal involves Sino-Hydro of China and construction of the dam was expected to start at the ... ....

LePage says China's energy plan is better than Maine bill

Edit The Oklahoman 23 Apr 2016
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Gov ... LePage said he likes the Chinese plan because It envisions growth in nuclear and hydro power ... ....

Indonesian govt to develop renewable energy for rural electricity

Edit Antara News 23 Apr 2016
It is believed to have about 950 MW of wind energy, 11 gigawatts (GW) of solar energy, 75 GW of hydro energy, 32 MW of biomass energy, 32 MW of biofuel, 60 GW of marine energy and 29 GW of geothermal energy ... Fossil energy cannot take Indonesia to where it wants to be by 2045," Minister Sudirman said, adding that alternative energies such as solar energy, hydro energy, wind energy and other sustainable forms, should therefore be used....

India signs climate pact along with over 170 countries at United Nations

Edit DNA India 23 Apr 2016
-->. At the 175 nations signing ceremony for the climate agreement, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. "This is a moment in history. Today you are signing a new covenant with the future." ... The ceremony was attended by heads of government, ministers, corporate leaders and artists ... India seeks to add 100 gigawatts of photovoltaic capacity, 60 gigawatts of wind power, 10 gigawatts of biomass and five gigawatts of hydro projects ... ....

Thumbe dam has water only for 18 days

Edit Deccan Herald 23 Apr 2016
Mangaluru city is now likely to head towards water scarcity, if the catchment areas of river Nethravathi fail to receive rainfall in the next couple of days. The city is dependent on Thumbe vented dam constructed across river Nethravathi for its water needs and the water storage level at the dam is decreasing alarmingly ... “The water from AMR Hydro Power Project dam will be sufficient for an additional four to five days ... ....

India signs historic Paris climate agreement along with over 170 nations

Edit Indian Express 23 Apr 2016
Indian Union Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar signs the Paris Agreement on climate change at the United Nations Headquarters New York (Reuters) ... The ceremony was attended by heads of government, ministers, corporate leaders and artists ... India seeks to add 100 gigawatts of photovoltaic capacity, 60 gigawatts of wind power, 10 gigawatts of biomass and five gigawatts of hydro projects....
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Andy Murray at 2015 Mutua Madrid Open, Spain

Murray to remain outspoken against doping

Edit Boston Herald 23 Apr 2016
LONDONAndy Murray plans to remain outspoken against doping, despite facing a backlash for some of his recent comments on performance-enhancing drugs in tennis. The No. 2-ranked player was branded "out of order" by Novak Djokovic's coach, Boris Becker, for saying in a newspaper interview that he wonders whether some players are doping ... Murray will play a singles match against Frenchman Gael Monfils at the SSE Hydro Glasgow arena ... ___....
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