Fabled Canals of Venice and Climate Change Credit Borders of Adventure Tourism dwindles Climate change is causing the fabled canals of Venice a global beeline for tourist to dry up. The reasons are attributed to consistent low or ebb tides, siltation in the canal network , scarcer alpine snow drastically lowering water levels in reservoirs
Vice President Kamala Haris has come out strongly against what the US perceives as a Chinese spy ballon which intruded into US airspace. Credit NBC news The VP Kamala Haris downplayed the impact, if any , the shooting of the " Chinese balloon " may have on US - China diplomatic ties. Credit The Seattle
The US Rail Network is beset with myriad problems ranging from a crumbling rail infrastructure, discontent amongst rail workers, insufficient federal government funding and accumulation of deferred expenditures such as depreciation. Rail infrastructure include tracks and repair yards. The rail network in the United States is predominantly overshadowed by nearly 140,000 miles which exclusively transports
China enters Aircraft Carrier Manufacturing Arena Courtesy Daily Sabah China possesses an extended air defence coverage and its threat perception lies in the likely commissioning in the year 2023 of a Type 002 carrier outfitted with catapult launch enabling a multi role capability. This effort lends credence to the theory that China is in pursuit
Cannabis Smoking for Tourists The City Council of the metropolitan and port city of Amsterdam has altered its bye laws. Effective from May this year restrictions are being placed on smoking cannabis by tourists in coffee shops which had been following a " policy of toleration " .Smoking marijuana has also been forbidden in public
Adani Group to manufacture fighter aircraft The Indian defense sector had floated a tender for medium multirole fighter aircraft. The Swedish aerospace and defence giant, Saab , which had entered into a partnership with Adani Group of India almost 5 years back to manufacture fighter aircraft recently scrapped the agreement. The Indian Air Force is facing
Security Paranoia China is restarting flights from China’s Xi'an region to Tashkent in February 2023. These will be regular weekly flights and will connect Tashkent (Uzbekistan) to Xi'an which is at the far end of the fabled Silk Route. Seems commercial expediency has overshadowed security paranoia
Adani Ports along with a local logistics group acquired Israel's premier Mediterranean Port of Haifa .The Adani Ports conglomerate intends to ante up its investment in Israel and both parties to the transaction are considering establishing a trade and strategic gateway connecting the Port of Haifa and Middle Eastern region despite not having diplomatic ties with the
UN Refugee Agency informs Refugees missing in the Mediterranean As informed by the UN Refugee Agency more than 3200 refugees died or went missing in the Mediterranean Sea in the year 2022 inclusive of children accompanied by mothers. Some refugees are Syrians coming from Lebanon or Turkey and attempting to cross over to Europe across
Gwadar Port dredging Maintenance dredging of the navigational channel of Gwadar Port is estimated to cost $ 18 million incorporating maintenance dredging of navigational channel, basin and berthing area extending over 4.70 km . The designed draft of the turning basin and berths is 13.8 m while the outer navigational channel's designed draft is 14.5
