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Environment-Friendly Development is Essential: MP Basnet
Ratopati
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July 18, 2025
Kathmandu – Shakti Bahadur Basnet, a Member of Parliament from CPN (Maoist Centre), has emphasized the need for environment-friendly development. Speaking at a meeting of the Infrastructure Development Committee held at Singha Durbar on Friday, he...
Climate Shocks Push World’s Largest Chocolate Supplier to Explore Cell-Based Cocoa
Green Queen
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July 18, 2025
3 Mins Read Barry Callebaut, the leading supplier of chocolate to the food industry, has signed a partnership to explore cell culture technology for cocoa alternatives. With the cocoa industry keenly feeling the effects of climate change on their...
African Development Fund Supports Climate-Resilient Rice Value Chains Across West Africa
MENAFN
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July 18, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) ( ), the concessional funding window of the African Development Bank Group ( ), on 17 July 2025 approved a $9.44 million grant for the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)...
Korea joins Horizon Europe R&D programme Technology News | July 18, 2025 The Republic of Korea is the first Asian country to join and help fund with the Horizon Europe research and…
eeNews Europe
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July 18, 2025
Technology News | July 18, 2025 By Nick Flaherty The Republic of Korea is the first Asian country to join and help fund with the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. After a trial period that started in January 2025, Korean...
CHOP researchers reveal genetic interactions affecting blood disorders in Down syndrome
East Montgomery Times - Pennsylvania
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July 18, 2025
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have made significant progress in understanding how genetic factors contribute to blood disorders in individuals with Down syndrome. The study, led by Kaoru Takasaki, MD, focuses on the...
A regional research university – serving the Texas Panhandle first
Amarillo Globe-News - Texas
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Some excerpts have been modified from a 2016 WT 125 White Paper by Walter Wendler, Angela Spaulding and Eddie Henderson. West Texas A&M University (WTAMU, WT) prioritizes its role as a regional research university (RRU) by intentionally directing...
Oman leads dialogue for a green future at Africa’s top environmental summit
The Arabian Stories
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July 18, 2025
NAIROBI : His Excellency Dr. Al Amri, who also serves as President of the upcoming Seventh Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), led Oman’s delegation to the landmark conference, which coincided with the 40th anniversary of...
Innovation and technology are Germany’s real contribution to solving climate change – chancellor Merz
Clean Energy Wire
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July 18, 2025
German chancellor Friedrich Merz said that his country’s key contribution in the fight against global warming was developing the right technologies. “If we want to contribute to solving this major problem, we have to demonstrate that we are the...
EU efforts to measure companies’ environmental impacts have global effects. Here’s how to make them more just
The Conversation
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July 18, 2025
If you choose to buy a sustainable product at the supermarket, or invest in a sustainable portfolio at your bank, how far does that sustainability reach? Does the product’s “sustainable” label account for the environmental and labour costs where...
African Development Fund supports climate-resilient rice value chains in West Africa
Africa Business Communities
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The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional funding window of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a $9.44 million grant for the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) to strengthen the climate resilience of...
The ‘biodegradable’ product that can be terrible for the environment
The Independent
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July 18, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Antarctica's oldest ice arrives in UK for analysis on climate shifts
Sky News
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July 18, 2025
Antarctica's oldest ice has arrived in the UK for analysis which scientists hope will reveal more about Earth's climate shifts. The ice was retrieved from depths of up to 2,800 metres at Little Dome C in East Antarctica as part of an international...
Airport technology enhances traveller journey, research shows
Travolution
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July 18, 2025
Airports are rapidly evolving into technology-driven hubs, reshaping the travel experience and unlocking significant commercial potential. Priority Pass, the world’s leading airport lounge and experiences programme and part of The Collinson Group,...
Aviation Training is Elevated with Scalable Display Technologies
AVNetwork
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July 18, 2025
Founded in 2017 by pilot and engineer Kyle Clark South Burlington, VT, BETA Technologies is an aerospace manufacturer developing next-generation aircraft, including electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) and electric conventional take-off...
J&K: Vaishno Devi Shrine Board leverages drone technology for seed dispersal in Trikuta hills
Greater Kashmir
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July 18, 2025
Jammu, July 18: The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has leveraged drone technology for seed dispersal to preserve the cave shrine’s natural grandeur and planted over 17 lakh saplings under the annual green plan in Trikuta hills in...
Moderna cancels plans to build Japan plant on poor business environment
WKZO - Michigan
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(Reuters) -Moderna said on Friday it will not proceed with plans to build a messenger RNA manufacturing plant in Japan due to “changes in the business environment” around the world and in Japan. The company has been battered by declining revenue...
OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Agent: From Research to Real-World Automation
MarkTechPost
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July 18, 2025
On July 17, 2025, OpenAI launched ChatGPT Agent, transforming ChatGPT from a conversational assistant into a unified AI agent capable of autonomously executing complex, multi‑step tasks—from web browsing to code execution—on a virtual computer...
US farm agency fires 70 foreign researchers following national security review
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON -The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it has fired 70 foreign contract researchers after a national security review intended to secure the U.S. food supply from adversaries including China, Russia, North Korea and...
Eight in 10 Brits are on mission to buy more British fruit and veg, research shows
The Mirror
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July 18, 2025
12:53, 18 Jul 2025 Eight out of 10 shoppers are on a mission to fill their baskets with more homegrown fruit and veg, research reveals. A poll of 2,000 adults found Brits are in agreement that supermarkets should do more to prioritise British...
HVS U.S. Hotel Development Cost Survey 2025
Hospitality Net
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July 18, 2025
INTRODUCTION In 2025, the national lodging market has continued to demonstrate resilient performance, maintaining strong average daily rate (ADR) and revenue per available room (RevPAR) metrics despite flat occupancy growth. Compared to 2023 and...