Questions tagged [infrastructure]
Use this tag in reference to the structures and systems that sustain large portions of the population such as highways, bridges, the electrical power grid, etc.
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How could Bangladesh protect itself from Indian dams and barrages?
India has built dams, barrages, and hydroelectric projects on each river flowing from India into Bangladesh.
For example, the following infographic from InDepthBD shows the damage caused by them to ...
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Effects of investment in infrastrucuture on rural migration?
I am not sure if this is the correct form, but when I hear or read about countries that had huge economic development in the recent past(ex: China) there is always a talk of large investment in ...
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Why is Germany increasing its reliance on Huawei despite the security risks?
https://www.reuters.com/technology/germany-ups-reliance-huawei-5g-despite-security-fears-survey-2022-12-16/
BERLIN, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Germany has become even more dependent on
Huawei for its 5G ...
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Which countries provide their citizens with quick and easy ways to get current status of public projects?
Governments around the world finance many "projects" , for example infrastructure(highways, railways, etc.) or public facilities(hospitals, schools, etc.)
Once such a project is announced, ...
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How much does the U.S. give Africa for the development of infrastructure?
https://sgp.fas.org/crs/row/R46368.pdf
Looking at this I found that infrastructure is categorized as "Other Economic Growth Efforts", and it seems that infrastructure is not included in the ...
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When can "civilian, including commercial, infrastructure elements in outer space" be legitimate military targets?
The following quote of the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Konstantin Vorontsov found in Fox News' October 27, 2022 Russia threatens to target Western commercial satellites like Elon Musk's ...
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Why have very few countries joined the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure?
To my understanding, the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure is an international knowledge platform and could help countries with efficient disaster management.
Why have very few countries ...
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Does the trust fund have the funds needed to cover the shortfall from a gas tax holiday?
In 1956, the federal motor fuel tax was established, along with a dedicated pool of money for the construction of an interstate highway system. Those gas tax funds go into the "Highway Trust ...
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Desalination in Southern California, U.S.A [closed]
California is going through a drought. However, there is a lot of water, salt water, to the west. My understanding is that Santa Catalina Island, west of Southern California, has a desalination plant ...
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What's lacking about the Kerch Strait land bridge, between Crimea and Russia?
In this video, retired US Army General and former CIA Director David Petraeus tells CNN's Jake Tapper how the Ukrainian people have aided their army in killing multiple Russian generals. CNN has not ...
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What is the difference between funds being "authorized" and funds being "appropriated" in the IIJA?
I'm currently trying to understand H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) but there are a few things don't understand.
Authorization vs. Appropriation
As far as I understand, ...
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Biden's bipartisan infrastructure bill (IIJA) [closed]
I'm currently trying to understand H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) but there are a few things I don't understand:
The price tag:
People are referring to the bill as the $1....
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Why isn't recycling counted as part of infrastructure
I hear a lot of rhetoric around "infrastructure" lately. The US Congress is debating bills that will cost trillions of USD. The elements that we usually think of are there: roads, schools, ...
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What are the 16 critical infrastructure sectors the US demands a stop to Russian cyber attacks on?
At their Geneva summit meeting, U.S. President Joe Biden handed Putin a list of 16 critical infrastructure sectors that must be "off limits" from cyber attacks.
"I talked about the ...
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Why is Biden trying to get an omnibus infrastructure bill?
President Biden has been trying to negotiate an infrastructure plan with Senate Republicans for at least a month. He's made some significant concessions, they've increased what they're willing to ...
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