Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai’s contemporary art institution, opens its new Artist’s Garden commission – In Transit: Botany of a Journey by artist Asunción Molinos Gordo – on February 1, 2020. Exploring ideas of interconnectivity, mobility and cohabitation, the live, site-specific installation is a global garden grown from seeds that have travelled in the intestines of […]

Students teamed up with educators at Dubai’s indoor bio-dome this weekend for an innovative recycling scheme which saw recyclable materials discarded during the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon turned into an art installation at The Green Planet. Staff from The Green Planet, Dubai’s tropical haven, which is home to more than 3,000 exotic animals and plants, […]

The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature (4-9 February) has today announced a raft of measures to minimise its environmental impact. Its commitment to sustainability includes targets of zero disposable plastic for the 2020 festival, filtered water stations and onsite recycling. This is in addition to many Festival sessions dedicated to sustainability, including the iconic pre-Festival […]

The UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science (UAEREP) hosted a workshop to update its solicitation document, which will define the future calls for research proposal submissions. The workshop built on the productive discussions that took place during the 4th International Rain Enhancement Forum (IREF) and its various plenary sessions. The full-day event brought together leading […]

Hyundai KONA Electric has made it to the prestigious GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ for being driven at the highest altitude by an electric car. Hyundai KONA Electric, the first fully Made-in-India long-range Electric SUV, was driven to an altitude of 5,731 meters to Sawula Pass in Tibet comfortably breaking the previous record of 5,715.28 meters altitude […]