MILTON, England, March 17 -- Central Asian Survey, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features the history, politics, cultures, religions and economies of the Central Asian and Caucasian regions, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2022 edition: Articles: * 'I dress in silk and velvet': women, textiles and the textile-text in 1930s Uzbekistan * From 'Mercy' to 'Banner of Labour': the Bukharan Jewish press in late Tsarist and early Soviet Central Asia * Mongoli  more

ADA, Oklahoma, March 17 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: Chickasaw Market in downtown Ada, Oklahoma, has expanded its storefront to celebrate Women's History Month. As a special event, Chickasaw authors will be available to sign copies of their books Saturday, March 19, from 1 to 3 p.m. Chickasaw Market in downtown Ada, Oklahoma is celebrating Women's History Month this March. Already known for its gift-worthy First Ameri  more

NEW DELHI, India, March 12 -- The Confederation of Indian Industry issued the following news release: Indian market is brimming with remarkable opportunities in technical textiles and has enormous scope to grow and capture the global market on the back of the National Technical Textiles Mission, PLI, and PM MITRA schemes stated Hon'ble Minister of State of Textiles Smt. Darshana Vikram Jardosh speaking at the International Conference on Technical Textiles. She highlighted the importance of tech  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 18 -- The Council of the European Union issued the following news release: Environment ministers endorsed the Council's mandate to negotiate an agreement with the European Parliament on a regulation that aims to further restrict the presence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in waste. The negotiating mandate was formally approved by the Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) on Friday 11 March. Persistent organic pollutants are chemicals that are particula  more

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, March 16 (TNSRep) -- The Global Reporting Initiative issued the following news release: How can a sector that is responsible for 30% of global carbon emissions be held to account for its impacts, including ensuring that coal companies meet growing stakeholder demands for transparency in how they align with the low-carbon transition? Published today, GRI 12: Coal Sector 2022 is the authoritative, internationally applicable standard for coal organizations to communica  more

CARY, North Carolina, March 15 (TNSconf) -- INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry issued the following news release: Industry leaders will gain a compelling region-by-region view of the nonwovens industry from experts presenting the latest nonwovens trends in their areas of the world at IDEA(R)22, March 29-31 in Miami Beach. Speakers with the latest knowledge will deliver important nonwoven market updates, demand forecasts and research findings on the industry in China, Asia, Sout  more

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 17 -- The International Finance Corp., a member of the World Bank Group, issued the following news release: IFC is partnering with Bank AL Habib Limited, a long-term client, to support the import of essential goods and equipment into Pakistan and foster a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. IFC is enhancing its trade facility to Bank AL Habib Limited to enable it to support the longer-term imports of capital goods-including vital equipment, machinery, an  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 17 (TNSPar) -- Rhode Island School of Design issued the following news release: Having trouble hearing? Just turn up your shirt. That's the idea behind a new "acoustic fabric" developed by engineers at MIT and collaborators at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). The team has designed a fabric that works like a microphone, converting sound first into mechanical vibrations, then into electrical signals, similarly to how our ears hear. All fabrics vibrate in res  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Beth Reece Employees and customers wanting to know more about what the Defense Logistics Agency offers have two new resources: a brochure that lists DLA's extensive supplies and services and a webpage with direct links to the offices that provide them. "One of the cool things about these products is they show the broad range of support and services provided by DLA, thing  more

MARQUETTE, Michigan, March 15 (TNSfund) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news: Northern Michigan University associate professor Jeffrey Horn has been awarded $92,500 from the Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) Innovation Hub for Advanced Computing for a next-generation computing project. Horn received the funding for a Deep-Scale Evolution (DSE) algorithm that he invented that has practical implications for minimizing material waste in industrial p  more

BANBURY, England, March 17 -- The Waste and Resources Action Programme issued the following news release: WRAP and the World Economic Forum's Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) have announced a formal partnership agreement to address the global issue of plastic waste by supporting both the network of Plastics Pacts, and Global Plastic Action Partnerships around the world. This partnership will bring together the combined knowledge, experience, and resources of two of the leading global s  more

BANBURY, England, March 15 (TNSRep) -- The Waste and Resources Action Programme issued the following news release: An innovative supply chain project, funded by the Welsh Government in partnership with WRAP Cymru, has taken many difficult to recycle items and successfully transformed them into new items, including turning single-use coffee cups into waterproof building materials and decking. The unique two-year trial brought together several companies, including sustainability experts Nextek a  more