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Brussels, 19 August 2014 – The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published the third booklet in the Steel Solutions in the Green Economy series titled Affordable social housing. This booklet illustrates the economic, environmental and social benefits of steel modular houses. Steel is lightweight compared to many other building materials used for the same purpose …
The First ball to have a name was the Telstar in the Mexico World Cup in 1970. The Buckminster type design with 32 Black & White panels was supposed to make it more visible in the B&W Television of the day that had covered the event live. Oh yes, the ball was made by Adidas. …
New Delhi, May 23, 2014: Within weeks of announcing the launch of the world’s first Cricket social network in India, CricHQ today upgraded its Android app with the new social networking features. The latest version of CricHQ app on Android platform allows users to ‘follow’ their favorite Cricketers, receive notifications or cricketers’ status updates in …
Lack of respect for life is being compounded by the commercialization and erosion of traditional practices. Countries need investment to grow, but must ensure that growth is inclusive to avoid social tensions. The World Economic Forum on Africa takes place in Abuja, Nigeria, on 7-9 May 2014. Learn more about the meeting: http://wef.ch/af14 Abuja, Nigeria, 8 …
BHP Billiton notes recent speculation about the Group’s portfolio. As we have said previously, the simplification of our portfolio is a priority and is something we have pursued for several years. In the last two years alone, the Group has announced or completed divestments in Australia, the United States, Canada, South Africa and the United …
China has embarked on a more sustainable growth course Brazil consolidates reform process and prepares large-scale privatizations India confident about steady GDP growth over the next three years South Africa focused on “new normal” while Russia focuses on better business environment The theme of the 44th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting is The Reshaping of the World: Consequences for …
Luxembourg, 11 December 2013 – ArcelorMittal today announces it has reviewed its organisation with the aim of simplifying it. As a result, it has been decided to manage the business according to region, while also maintaining the product specialisation within those regions. This will enable the businesses to continue to have their own dedicated strategy and …
Luxembourg, November 2013, 3.30pm CET – ArcelorMittal announces today that its 51% subsidiary, ArcelorMittal South Africa, has reached an agreement with Sishen Iron Ore Company Ltd (SIOC), a subsidiary of Kumba, relating to the long-term supply of iron ore. The agreement, which will become effective from 1 January 2014, allows ArcelorMittal South Africa to purchase …
CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGRICULTURE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: New book helps region understand what might be in store and what to do about it September 3, 2013, Maseru, Lesotho—The southern region of Africa could be the hardest hit by rising temperatures from climate change, leaving many to wonder what this means for agriculture. Will some areas become …
The estimated demand of coal in the country will reach to 769.69 million tonnes by 2013 -14 against the domestic availability of 614.55 million tonnes. This was stated by the Minister of State for Coal, Shri Pratik Prakash BapuPatil in a written reply in Lok Sabha today. Shri Patil said that the main factors that constrain production of Coal relate to difficulties in acquisition of …