Posts Tagged ‘power’

Bangladesh unveils budget high on defense, low on farm spending

Saleem Samad – AHN News Correspondent Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) – Bangladesh, the world’s poorest Muslim majority country, unveiled a $22 billion deficit budget high on defense expenditures and low in farm spending. The government projects revenue income at $16.01 billion in the coming fiscal year, up from nearly $13 billion. The budget was placed in [...]

Tokyo Electric reports $15.2 billion loss due to nuclear crisis

Tokyo Electric Power reported on Friday a group net loss of $15.2 billion (JPY 1.24 trillion) for fiscal year 2010. The amount excludes compensation to residents and businesses affected by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. View full post on All Stories

China to lead world economy

China is about to overtake the United States as the world’s biggest economy, creating profound changes in the balance of global power. View full post on All Stories

Environmental group opposed to proposed nuclear power plant

A group wants to build a clean energy park in southeast Pueblo County including a nuclear power plant, but not everyone supports it. Puebloans for Energizing Our Community want to build the energy park south of Highway 50, about 25 miles east of Pueblo. The land is zoned for agricultural use, but Tuesday night they [...]

Arabs brandishing people power

Economic grievances, including high levels of unemployment and rampant corruption, have been a key driver of protests erupting across the Arab world in recent weeks. However, since the … View full post on All Stories

President Flees As PM Takes Power

Tunisia’s president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali has fled to Saudi Arabia after being driven from power by violent protests over soaring unemployment and corruption. View full post on All Stories

Power Borrowing

Power Borrowing

India speeds up solar energy development

NEW DELHI, Jan. 3 (UPI) — Given India’s dynamic economy and rising energy needs, the government is promoting solar power. View full post on All Stories

Human Rights Group Calls on Gaza to Abolish Capital Punishment

The Media Line Staff Gaza, Palestinian Territory (TML) – A military court in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip has sentenced at least four men to death, prompting a Palestinian human rights organization to level harsh criticism against capital punishment. The Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR), a Ramallah-based organization, said that the permanent military court in [...]

Understanding the Nigerian Power problems

analysis On completion NDA was to sell electricity to ECN for onward distribution, but ECN requested to take over transmission system built by NDA under the loans, and indeed refused to pay for power… View full post on All Stories

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