India to set permanent research facility in Arctic
Published on 07 Sep 2007 in: Environment| Most Popular
In Antarctica India has its own research stations. Now India is set to establish a permanent research facility in the Arctic region near the North Pole to carry out studies in relation to the changing environment of the region and its possible impact on global climate and glaciology.
The Arctic is the region around the Earth’s North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole.In the Arctic region Indian researchers would use the research facilities provided by Norwegian Polar Research Institute, Norway.
Airports Authority of India is expanding Chennai International Airport’s domestic and international terminals.
Like in London, Vehicle owners in Mumbai soon will have to pay congestion tax(Pay for road use in core of mumbai). Indian state of maharashtra is planning to introduce congestion tax in an attempt to cut traffic levels and help ease severely clogged roads. Mumbai will be divided into zones, with the core in South Mumbai. All private vehicles need to pay to enter this zone.
An architect pursuing a Ph.D. at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and his colleague have devised a low-tech way to collect dew from the air and turn it into fresh water. Their invention recently won an international competition seeking to make clean, safe water available to millions around the world.