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Obama sets emission cut goals for government
2015-03-19 17:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: President Obama ordered the federal government Thursday to cut greenhouse emissions by 40% over the next decade, and said he hopes private businesses and other nations will follow suit. The executive order signed by Obama also directed the government to increase its use of renewable resources to 30% of energy use. "These are ambitious goals, but we know that they're achievable goals," Obama told reporters after he examined the solar panel technology at the U.S. Department of Energy. In addition,...
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New global disaster plan sets targets to curb risk, losses
2015-03-18 19:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Governments set targets to substantially reduce deaths and economic losses from disasters at a U.N. conference in Japan on Wednesday, but critics were disappointed by the lack of a firm goal to ramp up financial support for poor countries. The non-binding agreement adopted after a marathon negotiating session, includes seven targets to measure progress on protecting people and assets that experts described as a leap forward. The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, a 15-year plan,...
AAP government sets up WiFi task force in Delhi
2015-03-17 20:29:39| Wireless - Topix.net
In order to "successfully" implement its free WiFi promise, the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi on Tuesday constituted a WiFi task force comprising several experts to work out the details. The government also plans to hold a one-day "Delhi WiFi conference" to involve national and international stakeholders in the execution of the project.
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Up BJP sets the ball rolling for 2017 Assembly elections
2015-03-16 02:03:08| Electronics - Topix.net
In its first step towards preparations for the 2017 Assembly polls, the state BJP has set about to categorise all 403 seats based on party's performance in the previous elections and its chances of winning as per existing political and demographic scenarios of the constituencies. According to one of its leaders, the party will place the Assembly seats under categories A, B, C and D and submit the report for review by BJP state in-charge Om Mathur who will be in Lucknow on March 18. For this purpose, the party will analyse all nine Assembly elections held in the state since BJP's inception in 1980.
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HDTV sets now in over 80% of U.S. households
2015-03-13 19:30:03| Digital TV News
Research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that 81% of households in the United States have at least one high definition television (HDTV) set, and about 52% of all households have multiple HDTVs.
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