DUBAI: A Dubai agritech startup is preparing a commercial rollout of its technology that can turn deserts into fertile land, state news agency WAM reported.
Desert Control, which has offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, has graduated from its program at Dubai’s in5 incubator, and is ready to introduce its liquid natural clay (LNC) to the market.
Its spray technology helps topsoil, sandy soil, and even desert sand to retain water and nutrients, helping to reverse soil degradation and regreen arid land.
“We are especially proud that the gardens adjacent to in5 were treated with LNC and the results were spectacular: 45 percent less irrigation water was needed to create a lush, healthy green lawn and landscape areas in comparison to traditional methods,” said Desert Control Managing Director Atle Idland.
A Dubai-headquartered property technology (proptech) platform offering a digital alternative to paying rents by cheque or cash has teamed up with Visa and is expanding into Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain. Announcing its partnership with the global digital payment provider, Ajar, a cloud-based property management and rent collection platform, said it aimed to disrupt the
(Bloomberg) Project Reconciliation, a Canadian indigenous group seeking a stake in the Trans Mountain oil pipeline, is now aiming for a path to full ownership, the group’s new chairman said.
DUBA: Abu Dhabi state investor Mubadala said on Tuesday it has joined a consortium led by US-based EIG Global Energy Partners that had agreed to buy a 49 percent equity stake in Aramco Oil Pipelines Co.Aramco in April agreed to sell a minority stake in its pipelines for $12.4 billion to a consortium led by EIG, the company’s largest deal since its record $29.4 billion initial
Europe virus pass is endorsed in boost for summer vacations
Several EU countries have already begun using the system, including Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece and Poland
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June 09, 2021 09:05
BRUSSELS: European Union lawmakers on Wednesday endorsed a new travel certificate that will allow people to move between European countries without having to quarantine or undergo extra coronavirus tests, paving the way for the pass to start in time for summer.
The widely awaited certificate is aimed at saving Europe’s travel industry and prime tourist sites from another disastrous vacation season. Key travel destinations like Greece have led the drive to have the certificate, which will have both paper and digital forms, rapidly introduced. Right now, traveling in the EU’s 27 nations is a trial for tourists and airlines alike. Countries have various COVID-19 traffic-light systems, where those in green are considered safe and