The US Army and Corps of Engineers achieved a milestone on 22 August when more than 600 interested attendees participated in the pre-proposal conference for the $7 billion Renewable and Alternative Energy Power Production for Department of ...
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Phil Pavitt has stepped down as HMRC’s CIO to join insurance giant Aviva as global director of IT transformation. Mark Hall has taken over as CIO of HMRC, having worked as deputy CIO at the department for two years and director of ...
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As food and beverage cartons become more common on grocery store shelves, they are also becoming more common in curbside recycling bins. In 2009, a group of carton manufactures joined forces as the Carton Council to increase carton ...
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A new study of 377 Americans highlights the growing concern of using public Wi-Fi Hotspots. The survey, conducted by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) in conjunction with PRIVATE WiFi, revealed that 79% of respondents believe that ...
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According to a Barclays Capital survey of producers,consumers,traders and investors,a total of 75%of players in the Chinese base metals market believe that 1H13 will see better economic conditions than the second half of 2012.Iin a similar ...
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Business Standard reported that the India's union ministry of steel and the Odisha government on December 14th agreed to thrash out issues pertaining to forest clearance and land acquisition, the 2 major bottlenecks impeding the progress of ...
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For access control applications, Videx Security has now introduced new ranges of Coded Keypads for applications typically within private sector schools, hospitals, housing and commercial areas. Both standalone and networked versions are ...
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The majority of U.S. construction companies are privately held, so what's happening with construction in the private sector? A recent analysis of preliminary estimates from Sageworks, a financial information company, indicates that ...
In response to a White House mandate, the agencies and departments of the federal government are gradually moving their IT operations to the cloud in a shift that could save billions of dollars, while also raising serious security concerns. ...
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Dr Manmohan Singh PM of India said that the Government’s resolve to achieve the economy’s trend growth rate of 8% to 9% by accelerating the reforms process through the introduction of Direct Tax Code and Goods & Services Tax and ...
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Mr Jyotiraditya Scindia minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power said that Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the setting up of National Electricity Fund to provide interest subsidy aggregating to INR 8466 crores on ...
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In 1859, there was a solar event so extreme that witnesses reported seeing brilliant lights, electrical flashes, red glows and other aurora events, even in the South. It was the lead story on Sept. 3 of that year in the Memphis Daily, ...
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The Tuwairqi Steel Mills Limited is holding a seminar on the introduction of state of the art technology 'Direct Reduction Route of Iron Making in Pakistan' here on Monday at Pearl Continental Hotel. Ministry of Industries Additional ...
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World Bank Group support for Iraq over the next four years will focus on job creation,social inclusion and building stronger institutions.The Country Partnership Strategy which was discussed today by the World Bank Board of Executive ...
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A U.S. House intelligence committee report warning that two Chinese networking companies are posing security risks to the country also includes allegations of job bias and visa fraud at one of the firms, Huawei Technologies. The report, ...
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