Global Electricity Review 2025
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Saudi Arabia has 26 more cases of MERS virus, 10 dead
Saudi Arabia confirmed 26 more cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), which has killed nearly a third of sufferers, and said 10 more people have died from the disease. The confirmations follow
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National Water Plans $533 Million on Saudi Infrastructure
National Water Co., Saudi Arabia’s largest supplier in the desert kingdom, is planning 2 billion riyals ($533 million) of water-infrastructure projects in the tourist area of Taif, the Saudi Press Agency
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Emerging Economies Lead Climate Action, Globe Study Finds
Nations have passed almost 500 laws to tackle climate change, with emerging economies led by Mexico and China making the most progress last year, a study by Globe International found. A total of 62
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Obama Moves Ahead to Increase Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
President Barack Obama is moving ahead to increase fuel efficiency standards. While speaking at a Safeway distribution center in Maryland this week, President Obama cited the advantages of the fuel efficiency
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Higher pesticide residue levels in vegetables exported to Saudi Arabia- Question raised in Rajya Sabha, 05/02/2014
Higher pesticide residue levels in vegetables exported to Saudi Arabia - Question raised in Rajya Sabha, 05/02/2014.
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Obese outnumber the hungry
20% People Globally Are Fat: Study New Delhi: There are more overweight or obese people, 904 million adults, in the developing countries than the developed world, about 557 million. Similarly, more than 30 million overweight children live in the developing world compared to just 10 million in the developed countries. Over one out of every five persons in the world is obese. The number of obese people is close to being double the estimated number of persons going hungry to bed, over 800 million.
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More smokers worldwide than in 1980: study
More people smoke worldwide today than in 1980, as population growth surges and cigarettes gain popularity in countries such as China, India and Russia, researchers said Tuesday. 270fce4639917f8434891238d4d47f072d999972For
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$57m Saudi fund for Golen Gol power project
Chief engineer of Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), Shiekh Abdullah Alshuaibi, visited the Golen Gol Hydropower Project near Chitral city the other day and called for completion of the project by its August
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Saudi Fund announces $57m for Golen Gol Hydropower Project
Saudi Fund for Development has announced an additional fund of $57 million for 106-megawatts (MW) Golen Gol Hydropower Project being constructed in district Chitral of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The
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$100m from SDF for Neelum Jhelum project
Pakistan govt is set to receive funds of about $100m from the Saudi Development Fund (SDF) to finance the development of Neelum Jhelum hydropower project in the country. Confirming the investment, Pakistani