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Sharjah / Emirates Business The UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) got together a group of orphaned 6 to 10 year-olds and engaged them in a series of fun and educational activities to mark the 14th anniversary of Zayed Humanitarian Day The event was held under the UAEBBY’s ‘Read, Dream, Create’ campaign in alignment with other charitable efforts ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai College of Tourism (DCT), an institution established by Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism), has announced the first graduates of its interactive training programme, ‘Dubai Way’ designed for government and private sector staff engaged in tourist-facing roles in various service sectors. The ‘Dubai Way’ initiative was launched earlier this year by ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE has improved its standing in the 2017 Global Innovation Index (GII), topping all Arab countries and ranking 35th globally to improve six places from last year’s 41st position cementing its status as one of the world’s most innovative countries. The results of the index were officially announced during a press conference held on June ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business ADNOC Distribution announced that its Vehicle Inspection Centres (VICs) in Abu Dhabi processed more than 350,000 light vehicles during the first five months of 2017. These inspections were performed at 21 centres across the Emirate, including 8 centres in Abu Dhabi and its suburbs, 6 centres in Al Ain and 7 centres in Al Dhafra ...

Geneva / WAM The UAE is working to increase Emiratis’ share in jobs in the future as part of a comprehensive vision for innovation-based sustainable development, said Humaid bin Demas Al Suwaidi, Assistant Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation. To achieve this goal, the UAE has adopted multi-pronged strategies for economic development in the run-up to the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada), has announced that 68 percent of the AED678 million upgraded road network and interchange project at Abu Dhabi International Airport has been completed. The project will connect the new terminal of Abu Dhabi International Airport to the Abu Dhabi – Shahama, E10, highway and will provide a direct access to ...

Bloomberg China and India will be the biggest recipients for new investment in power-generating capacity by 2040, representing a $4 trillion opportunity for the energy sector. China will require $2.8 trillion of spending for 2,547 gigawatts of new capacity, while India needs $1.2 trillion, according to a Bloomberg New Energy Finance outlook forecasting how energy markets will evolve by 2040. ...

Bloomberg Don’t count coal out just yet in Japan. Despite expectations that solar will triple its share of Japan’s power generation mix, the resource-poor country is set to increase its reliance on coal, casting doubt on whether Japan can meet the timetable to reduce greenhouse gas emissions it agreed to in 2015 as part of the Paris climate accord, according ...

Bloomberg Natural gas is the king of the US power market — but that may not last. By 2040, renewable energy resources such as wind and solar power will supply just as much of America’s electricity demand as gas, based on a Bloomberg New Energy Finance outlook. And globally, the cost of renewable power is falling so rapidly that gas ...

Bloomberg G’day indeed! By 2040, rooftop solar panels will supply about one-quarter of Australia’s electricity as declining costs and ample sunlight make photovoltaics the continent’s cheapest source of energy. In Brazil, as much as 20 percent of the nation’s power will come from panels on residential rooftops, and Germany will get 15 percent from these small systems in 2040, according ...