| EAD records over 1,000 violations in Q1 | | The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) has announced that it has cited more than 1,000 violations in the first three months of 2013. The EAD is a mandated entity in the emirate for permitting and inspecting development and industrial projects to ensure their adherence to environmental regulations. | | Comments on nuclear facilities guide invited | | The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), the country’s independent nuclear regulatory body, has invited the public to review and comment on its draft Regulatory Guide on the Certification of Reactor Operators and Senior Reactor Operators at Nuclear Facilities. | | Ministerial council briefed
on bio-security strategy | | The Ministerial Council for Services chaired by Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of the Ministerial Council for Services, was briefed on the UAE bio-security strategy on Sunday by Dr Rashid Ahmed bin Fahd, Minister of Environment and Water and Chairman of the National Committee for Bio-security. | | Flashes of Inspiration for DM employees | | Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, on Sunday gifted a number of copies of ‘Flashes of Inspiration’ the new book written by His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai. | | Dh267m roads expansion project to begin soon | | Work on a Dh267.5 million roads project will begin on an 80 kilometre two-lane highway that links Abu Dhabi’s third largest city with the Western Region, the Department of Transport (DoT) said. | | UAE-funded housing project starts in Kabul | | In line with its drive to support progress in developing countries, Acting Director-General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi and his accompanying delegation attended a foundation stone-laying ceremony for a housing project in Kabul on Thursday. | | RTA number plate auction on May 25 | | Those looking to stand out from the masses of cars which crowd Shaikh Zayed Road can put up thousands of dirhams to secure a distinctive number plate, with Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority holding its 80th public number plates auction. | | Emirates ID must for HAAD transactions | | Starting June 1, all applicants processing documents or carrying out any transaction with the Health Authority — Abu Dhabi (HAAD) will be required to present their Emirates ID cards. | |
