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Item Masindi residents get electricty, plan for development(New Vision, 2018-01-19) Nyamahunge, PriscillarResidents of pakanyi sub-county. Masindi district who recently got connected to the national grid, have expressed willingness to use it to develop their areas.Item Enhance your gate with fibre sheet(New Vision, 2017-09-09) Kyotalengerire, AgnesGate designs and colours are gradually evolving, Elimia, male, a fabricator and proprietor of Kutegeragana Metal Fabrications in Ntinda, Kampala, says lately, people are drifting away from metallic gates and embracing gates coated with fibre sheet.Item How can access to solar energy be improved.(New Vision, 2018-03-19) Twaha, AliIt is estimated that over 200,000 solar institutional or home systems have been installed by companies since 2016 and at least three to 10 solar kits are being obtained through pay as you go planItem Preparing to manage oil spills and other disasters(New Vision, 2018-01-30) Mubangizi, PatienceUganda is endowed with oil and gas in Albine Graben, which is part of the western rift valley around Lake Albert. The areas stretches from Nebbi, Nwoya, Buliisa, Hoima, Kibaale and Ntoroko and is classified as a global biodiversity hot spot ( state of the Environment Report - NEMA, 2010).Item Cape Town's water crisis: Some lessons for Uganda(New Vision, 2018-02-21) Dr Kanyarusoke Kant AteenyiAs you might have read, Cape Town in South Africa is facing its worst water crisis in living memory. As a result, city management has been asking residents to adjust their water consumption to push further the day when it will not make sense to pump water to all corners of the city.Item Chinese firm begins building fertiliser plants in Tororo(New Vision, 2018-03-06) Kiirya, Donald; Odeke, FaustineGuangzhou Dongsong Energy Group Company Limited, a Chinese firm, has started construction of the mineral separation and fertiliser plants in Tororo district.Item Acquire skills needed for the oil and gas sector(New Vision, 2018-02-20) Kaggwa, DanielNew opportunities are opening up in the oil industry, often in hostile physical environments such as deep water and in remote locations, far from exisitng infrastructure. These opportunities present challenges that drive us to extend limits of our technologies.Item Oil jobs: Museveni wants Ugandans skilled(New Vision, 2018-01-24) Kwesiga, Pascal; Odyek, JohnAs Uganda appears to be edging closer to oil production, there are fears that Ugandans may not reap significantly from its development phase, which will include building production facilities and the crude export pipeline.Item Was Uganda right to delay oil production?(New Vision, 2018-02-27) Rwothungeyo, BillyCommercially viable oil in Uganda was discovered in 2006. The following year, Ghana also struck significant hydrocarbons. In December 2010, the first oil was pumped out of the West African nation's Jubilee field, while Uganda is still waiting for production, 12 years after her find. Is the delay justifiable, explores Billy RwothungeyoItem Plastic makers eye raw materials from crude oil(New Vision, 2018-02-20) Rwothungeyo, BillyWhat would we do without plastics? Think about your everyday activities, virtually everyone interacts with plastics in one form or the other. Did you know that 20% of the vehicle you drive to office is made from plastics? The computer you use at your workplace is made of plastic. What about the television set you watch when you get home from work?Item ICT transforms land registry(New Vision, 2018-01-26) Wagabaza, OwenThe Process of Carrying out the actual conversion, from Physical to digital, began in february 2010 and run up to february 2013. A Consortium of firms led by IGN france International, Carried out this Conversion.Item Hydro project developers tipped on local content(New Vision, 2018-02-19) Ojiambo BenonMPs on the natural resources committee have urged hydro power project developers to carry out corporate social responsibility activities in the host communities of their projects.Item Remort tech will monitor your solar system(New Vision, 2018-02-25) Muto AhmedInnove, an innovations hub in Makerere University, reeks of innovative ideas, with one of their past being agricultural drones,Item Minister tips universities on research, innovation(New Vision, 2018-02-28) Ssengendo AbdulkarimTumwesigye said the purpose of a University is to teach, carryout research, innovations and produce students with employable skills to solve societal challenges.Item UNBS gets tough on local manufacturers(New Vision, 2018-03-06) Ssengendo AbdulkarimThe Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has set September as a deadline for all local manufacturers to register their businesses or face closure.Item Gravel and stones in demand now more than ever(New Vision, 2018-01-29) Muhoozi , NelsonGravel and the big stones have become a gold mine to dealers in uganda, thanks to the growing demand accassioned by the infrastructure development in the country, both public and private.Item Electricity sector has grown in leaps and bounds(New Vision, 2018-01-26) Nakibuuka, StellahThe status of Uganda's electricity sector today indicates that it has registered remarkable achievements, making it one of the most viable on the African continent.Item President cancels shs 600b mining project.(daily monitor, 2017-06-26) Mugerwa, YasiinPresident Museveni has stopped a multi billion copper mining project with a chinese company at kilembe mines following information that a former minister pocketed a $1m bribe to influence the deal.Item TOFU power to light homes.(saturday monitor, 2017-06-24) Wicaksono, MegandikaFarm solutions in central Java, villagers are making and using biogas from tofu waste.Item Adjumani needs infrastructure(New Vision, 2018-02-03) Nsubuga UmarAdjumani town in Adjumani district is slowly getting to the dawn of development. The upcountry town that is situated 438km from Kampala is bordered by Moyo district to the North and southSudan to the northeast. To the east, it is bordered by Amuru, Arua to the SouthWest and Yumbe district to the Northwest. Adjumani's main street is dusty and the dust is generally common on the roads. There are few tarmac roads and most structures are new commercial buildings.