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The 18-Month Trial Will See Smart Meters Deployed in Glasgow and Rural Lochwinnoch

Apr 30, 2019

Scottish Power is trialling 5,000 smart electricity meters in homes as part of a test that will simulate the national smart meter roll-out by covering both heavily populated and rural areas. The 18-month trial will see smart meters ...

Tags: Instruments, Meters, Scottish Power, Smart Meter

Tata Steel Unveils Mobile Canning Line Concept to Reduce Food Loss

Jan 15, 2018

Tata Steel has unveiled a mobile canning line concept to help farmers process and preserve food onsite. The concept will help to lower food loss at source and generate additional revenues for farmers. As per the United Nations ...

Tags: Tata Steel, mobile canning line

Volkswagen, Hyundai Motor Partner with Self-Driving Startup Aurora

Jan 15, 2018

Volkswagen and Hyundai Motor have partnered with US self-driving technology startup Aurora Innovation to speed up their autonomous car programs. The partnerships were announced at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, US. Aurora, which designs and ...

Tags: Volkswagen, Hyundai Motor

Nestle China Signs Alibaba Partnership

Nov 6, 2017

Nestlé has strengthened its global capabilities in e-commerce by signing a partnership with Alibaba in China, to grow online sales, build key brands and offer new products to millions of consumers. Nestlé has introduced ...

Tags: Nestle, Alibaba

Smart Hand Pumps Help Monitor Africa's Groundwater Resources

Mar 7, 2017

A network of smart hand pumps across the region could provide a way of monitoring groundwater reserves and improve the management and conservation of scarce water resources. Predicting groundwater depth Around 1 million hand pumps ...

Tags: smart hand pumps, pumps

China to Deepen Reform in Agricultural Sector

Feb 6, 2017

The major problems facing China's agricultural sector are structural ones, mainly on the supply side, according to the document by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council. The document calls for ...

Tags: agricultural sector, structural reform

China Retail Sales Grow 10.4 Pct in 2016

Jan 26, 2017

China's retail sales of consumer goods, a key indicator of consumption, grew 10.4 percent year on year in 2016, the same as the first three quarters, official data showed Friday. Retail sales grew 9.6 percent year on year after deducting ...

Tags: consumer goods, catering industry

China Retail Sales up 10.6% in Aug.

Sep 14, 2016

China's consumer goods retail sales grew 10.6 percent year on year in August, accelerating from the 10.2-percent growth posted in July on the back of robust online sales. Total retail sales of consumer goods amounted to 2.75 trillion yuan ...

Tags: consumer goods, retail sales

UN Food Agency Leaders Hail U.S. Law Aimed at Boosting Global Food Security, Resilience, Nutrition

Aug 12, 2016

FAO and WFP say law will greatly enhance worldwide efforts to combat hunger and rural poverty 25 July 2016, Rome - Leaders of two United Nations agencies fighting hunger worldwide have applauded new legislation in the United States ...

Tags: WFP, President Obama, rural poverty

Race Against Time in Drought-Ravaged Southern Africa to Ensure 23 Million People Receive Farming Support

Aug 12, 2016

At least $109 million is urgently required for the provision of seeds and other agricultural inputs and services 28 July 2016, Rome - With only a few weeks before land preparation begins for the next main cropping season, some 23 ...

Tags: seeds, agricultural inputs, FAO

Race Against Time in Drought-Ravaged Southern Africa to Ensure 23 Million People Receive Farming Support

Aug 12, 2016

At least $109 million is urgently required for the provision of seeds and other agricultural inputs and services 28 July 2016, Rome - With only a few weeks before land preparation begins for the next main cropping season, some 23 ...

Tags: seeds, agricultural inputs, FAO

Smartphone Shipments Fall in 1Q16 in China

May 10, 2016

China's smartphone shipments declined 5% on year in the first quarter of 2016, according to Strategy Analytics. About 104.9 million smartphones were shipped to the China market in the first quarter of 2016, down from 109.8 million units ...

Tags: Smartphone, China market, smartphone market

Lessons Learned From Award Winning Sustainable Design Projects

Apr 8, 2016

In order to examine how the architectural community is evolving in regards to sustainable design practices, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) undertook an in-depth study of nearly 200 COTE Top ...

Tags: AIA, COTE, Award winning design projects

Drones to Help Boost Logistics

Feb 17, 2016

Shaanxi province, which was the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, is aiming to reinvent itself into one of northwestern China's key logistics centers. The province is firming up policies to support the logistics industry. Over the ...

Tags: Drones, Logistics

China to Improve Telecom Services in Rural, Remote Areas

Dec 29, 2015

The State Council, China's Cabinet, on Wednesday decided to improve broadband in rural and remote areas. Stronger telecom services will help attract investment and fuel coordinated development, narrowing the gap between urban and rural ...

Tags: Telecom Services, Remote Areas

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