Abu Dhabi: The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has introduced a range of ‘Big Zero’ installations throughout Abu Dhabi, which will act as collection points for the public to deposit single-use plastic bottles for recycling. The installations will be placed in prime locations with high footfall such as malls, parks and events. The ‘Big […]
Beijing: Chinese automaker Changan Automobile has unveiled a new electric vehicle that resembles the Tesla Model 3. With a starting price of $26,000 (AED96,000), the newly launched Shenlan SL03 is a small electric sedan, reports auto-tech website Electrek. The front end of the vehicle, where the bonnet meets the fascia, and its dimensions look very […]
Amid much fanfare, the smallest of ‘big’ cats, the cheetah, has been introduced to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh in India. Cheetah run across continents Historically, cheetahs were found across continents from Africa and Iran to India. So prolific were they in India that kings and royals would keep them to hunt antelopes like […]
Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, toured Emirates Crop One (ECO 1), the world’s largest vertical hydroponic farm that recently opened in Dubai. Accompanying His Highness on tour were H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister […]
Dubai: Swiss International School Dubai, the emirate’s first bilingual International Baccalaureate School – and one of only two boarding schools in the UAE – holds sustainability as one of its core values – a value that has now been lauded by the international teaching community with a Talk Education Innovation in Education award for Environmental […]
Dubai: The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) launched the National Air Quality Agenda 2031, approved by the UAE Cabinet in June 2022. The agenda provides a general framework to lead and align federal and local government entities and the private sector concerning monitoring and effectively managing air quality and reducing air pollution to […]
Abu Dhabi: Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has announced that it welcomed the successful hatching of over 200 Hawksbill turtles on the shorelines near the company’s Al Taweelah site in Abu Dhabi. Hawksbill turtles are a critically endangered species of sea turtle that visit the UAE shorelines each year to lay their eggs. Since 2011, nearly […]
Dubai: If you’re looking to buy an electric scooter, make sure it complies with the standard specifications to avoid any violation. The initial phase of the e-scooter project is up and running in 10 locations across Dubai. This project allows private sector companies to operate and rent electric scooters (e-scooters) for the public to use. […]
Los Angeles: California regulators have voted to approve a first-of-its-kind rule that would ban the sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035. California Governor Gavin Newsom proposed the 2035 ban two years ago with an executive order that directed California Air Resources Board (CARB) and others to determine how to implement the plan. The new […]
Sharjah: In continuation of the efforts of the environmentally friendly emirate and its supportive plans of conservation, Sharjah has banned single-use plastic bags and materials in the Emirate of Sharjah as of January 1, 2024. The decision to ban was taken during a meeting of the Sharjah Executive Council (SEC) at the Sharjah Ruler’s office […]
Dubai: Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), announced that RTA had achieved the targeted energy efficiency performance indicators for 2021 and reduced total energy consumption in all operations and projects by 18 per cent when compared with the average consumption from 2016 […]
