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CSIR communiqué calls for urgent shift from scientific research to scalable commercial technologies

In a major policy declaration issued at the conclusion of its maiden National Scientific Conference, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has called for an immediate paradigm shift in Ghana’s science, technology, and innovation (STI) ecosystem. Mark Anthony Taylor, Chairman of the CSIR Governing Council; Prof. Paul Pinnock Bosu, Director-General of CSIR; Prof. Marian Dorcas Quain, Deputy Director-General of CSIR; and Engr Dr Collins Okrah, President of the CSIR Research Staff Association (RSA).

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Ghanaian neuroscientist honoured at Millennium Excellence Awards USA for Alzheimer’s blood test discovery

Thomas Karikari, associate professor of psychiatry and clinical and translational science at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Medicine in the United States, was a proud recipient of the Excellence in Scientific Research award at the recent Millennium Excellence Awards ceremony in Washington, DC, under the royal patronage of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene. When young Dr. Thomas Karikari entered his laboratory in Sweden years ago for his research program, one question lingered on his mind: “Why don’t we have a good blood test kit for Alzheimer’s dementia?”

‘You can see the water going down’: residents on edge as one of England’s worst-hit reservoirs dries up

After UK’s hottest summer on record, Ardingly near Haywards Heath is just 19% full – and next-closest reservoir is unusable due to broken treatment works “You can see the water level at Ardingly going down and down. The Ardingly reservoir, managed by South East Water and serving about 95,000 properties in and around Haywards Heath and Uckfield in Sussex, is currently 19% full.

India news: Space agency to boost GPS alternative with new satellite

The Indian national space agency's NVS-03 mission aims to strengthen NavIC, India's indigenous navigation system, and reduce reliance on the US-owned GPS.

India news: National space agency ISRO to boost GPS alternative with new satellite launch

The Indian national space agency's NVS-03 mission aims to strengthen NavIC, India's indigenous navigation system, and reduce reliance on the US-owned GPS.

Why is ISRO’s NVS-03 satellite launch crucial? | Explained

Why is ISRO’s NVS-03 satellite launch crucial? The mission could help restore the functioning of India’s regional satellite navigation system NavIC; its development began following the 1999 Kargil War, when the U.S reportedly clamped down on GPS data access

Climate academic Andreas Malm barred from entering UK

Swedish author was due to speak alongside Palestine Action co-founder at event discussing ban on the group Andreas Malm, the climate academic and author of How to Blow Up a Pipeline, has been blocked from entering the UK before he was due to speak alongside a co-founder of the banned group Palestine Action. Malm was told by immigration officials his presence in the UK “may not be considered to be conducive to the public good”.

A new wave of electric ferries is here in the US. Some even fly

A new wave of electric ferries is here in the US. “It’s quite a curiosity at the moment,” Eric Laakmann, the chief executive and co-founder of Vessev, said.

DR Congo’s vast ‘Green Corridor’ plan faces human rights and environmental concerns

Climate Rights International (CRI) says in a new report that the government must ensure projects under the proposed Kivu-Kinshasa Green Corridor protect the country’s forests, respect land rights, and meet climate commitments. Announced in 2025 by President Felix Tshisekedi, the Green Corridor is one of Africa’s most ambitious conservation and economic development initiatives.

As farm fuel costs rise, clear solar might offer a solution

Researchers from Charles Sturt University are investigating how transparent solar panels can help power the future of Australian agriculture.

Elon Musk is a ‘real genius’, Putin says after satellite talks with SpaceX boss

Elon Musk is a “real genius”, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday after revealing the two are in “close” contact about satellite technology. Putin added that it was important for Russia to be in contact with Musk so that the Rassvet and Starlink satellites do not “interfere with each other in orbit”.

CSIR-NGRI director stresses need for expertise in carbon storage research

Kenya, IFAD Sign $2.08m Deal to Help Farmers Use Climate Data to Improve Productivity

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 29 – Kenya and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have renewed their commitment to cooperation in agricultural transformation following the signing of a 2.08 million US dollar climate resilience grant. Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi signed the Climate Smart Agribusiness Partnerships for Resilience (CSAPR) grant agreement during a courtesy call by IFAD’s new Country Director, Matteo Marchisio.

Indonesians Celebrate Rain After Months Of Smoke And Suffering

Praise be to God that there was finally rain,” firefighter Lukman El Hakim told AFP.TOPSHOT – Indonesian soldiers, tasked with fighting forest and land fires, celebrate as it rains in Banjar Baru, South Kalimantan province on October 28, 2026, following months of forest and land fires. “With the onset of rain, PM2.5 concentrations in Palangkaraya have also begun to show a decline,” BMKG official Tri Handoko Seto told AFP on Thursday.

Kodungaiyur incinerator plan faces renewed scrutiny over climate costs

A recent study questioned the carbon intensity of electricity generated by such facilities

Climate Change Must Be Declared ‘Global Health Emergency’- Lancet Study

Climate change must be declared a “global health emergency” to shape governments’ policies after heat caused three million deaths between 2016 and 2023, a report in The Lancet said Wednesday. Marina Romanello, the executive director of the health and climate research project Lancet Countdown, said there were “three million heat-related deaths globally in an eight-year span since the Paris Agreement” of 2015.

If British Library reading rooms become ‘co-working spaces’, it’s all too easy to imagine what comes next

The British Library in London is in danger of that fate. Andy Beckett is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

Maoists are defeated, but arms cache and crores of money unaccounted for: LWE researcher

Book titled India’s Maoists: Glimpses into Red Insurgency was launched in Hyderabad

The Jackdaw gasfield, net zero and climate adaptation

Readers respond to an article in which the prime minister said the government’s gasfield approval was part of its commitment to a greener future Andy Burnham writes that his determination to tackle the climate crisis is “unwavering” and that the transition must not leave communities behind (We will make the net-zero transition work for Britain – approving the Jackdaw gasfield is part of the plan, 22 October). Whatever one thinks of Jackdaw, the test of that pledge is whether people are also protected from climate impacts that are already here.

Telecel Ghana showcases practical climate action at National ESG Summit

Telecel Ghana marked World Sustainability Day with a renewed commitment to practical climate action, showcasing how it integrates sustainability into its network operations, products, employee culture, and social impact initiatives. Speaking during a private-sector panel discussion, Rita Agyeiwaa Rockson, Head of Sustainability, Foundation and External Communications at Telecel Ghana, called for sustainability to move from complex concepts and high-level commitments to practical actions organisations, entrepreneurs, and individuals can understand and adopt.

Stop inflating event attendance figures to massage egos – Ruddy Kwakye urges accurate data for sustainable planning

Ghanaian media personality and creative entrepreneur Ruddy Kwakye has urged event organisers and players in the creative industry to stop exaggerating attendance figures. Afro Nation’s beach clean-up efforts Mr Kwakye also highlighted environmental initiatives undertaken by the Afro Nation team at Laboma Beach, where the festival has largely been held.

Rare Nanotyrannus skeleton sells for $47.3m at New York auction

Sale makes ‘Jodi’, a smaller relative of T rex, the ‘second most valuable dinosaur ever sold at auction’, Sotheby’s says A rare skeleton of a Nanotyrannus, a smaller relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex, sold at auction in New York this week for $47.3m, making it one of the world’s most expensive fossils. The skeleton, named “Jodi” after the person who found the remains in 2019, sold at Sotheby’s on Tuesday for $47.3m, “after a twelve-minute bidding battle that saw six bidders compete online and over the phones, before ultimately selling on the phone,” Sotheby’s said in a statement.

ISRO to launch NVS-03 satellite on October 30