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Mohammed bin Rashid Initiative for Global Prosperity Announces Winners of the $1 Million Global Maker Challenge
Winners and runners-up will be presented with monetary prizes and mentorship support worth up to US$1 million Top four social innovation start-ups announced as winners of the Global Maker Challenge The four most disruptive Solutions will receive support and mentorship from global organisations competing for the prestigious Global Prosperity Award Winners were announced at the […]
Net-Zero Cities: Goals and Solutions
By: Dr Samar Hamad The rapid increase in global temperature has received great attention owing to its relation to climate change. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the average temperature of Earth’s surface has significantly increased by 0.6 to 0.9°C over the past century with higher rates in the past 50 years. […]
Unlocking the Full Potential of Circular Economy
By Massimo Cannizzo, CEO and Co-founder of GELLIFY Middle East A worrying 2.12 billion tons of waste is what we produce every year, partly because we only use 1% of what we buy and the other 99% is trashed within 6 months . The global waste is projected to pile up by 70% in […]
Tadweer Steps Up Efforts to Ensure Safe Environment for Abu Dhabi Residents During Ramadan
Abu Dhabi Waste Management Center (Tadweer) has stepped up waste collection and transportation and clean up and sanitization operations during the holy month of Ramadan as part of its sustained efforts to prevent the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). As part of the drive, Tadweer teams have been working around the clock to transfer waste […]
The RE-NEW Water Challenge
Xylem (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company committed to developing innovative solutions for the world’s water challenges, has partnered with Water Alliance through its CSR arm Xylem Watermark, to launch a first of its kind water innovation challenge for students in the UAE, called RE-NEW. Running over the course of February to April […]
Decoding India’s e-mobility Policy Landscape
In a rapidly transforming mobility paradigm, India has some inherent strengths and comparative advantages. The country also has a little of the legacy of resource-blind mobility unlike other economies of similar nature. India also has fewer vehicles per capita than other major economies without carrying much of the baggage of other economies that were built […]
Trina Solar Vertex modules take Middle East solar market into the era of 500W+ output
Dubai, UAE: April 7, 2020 – Trina Solar Co., Ltd (“Trina Solar” or the “Company”) has announced that it has signed a sales agreement with the Yemeni photovoltaic firm Ai Raebi, to supply 6MW of Vertex series modules to high-efficiency distributed PV projects in the Middle East. The acquisition of the order signals the […]
Supply Chains Share Lessons Learned From UAE-led Global COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Senior figures from the UAE’s supply chain and logistics sectors shared their insights into how the country is leading the way in the distribution of billions of covid-19 vaccines across the globe in a recent webinar organised by Messe Frankfurt Middle East. The Vaccine Logistics Alliance (VLA) and the Hope Consortium are two UAE-based groups […]
Overcoming the Nurdles
“If we can change the perspectives of residents, however little, we know these changes plant the seeds for a stronger collective of environmentally conscious residents. ” says Suparna Mathur, Director of Community Outreach at NYUAD and organiser of The Great Nurdles Hunt Initiative, an advocacy initiative promoting marine conservation through community volunteering in the UAE. […]
Mobility in the Middle East – Net Zero Carbon Future
Investors, technology, and mobility experts gave a fascinating insight into the growing popularity of on-demand mobility and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) in the Middle East via the latest installment of Hypermotion Dubai’s webinar series. Edward Forrester, Future Lead & Deputy Cities Lead at Mott MacDonald was joined by Michael Granoff, Managing Director of Maniv […]
