Electricity
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By 2050, India will need more electricity for ACs than Africa’s overall consumption: Energy agency
The International Energy Agency said that the country’s demand for the electrical appliance tripled since 2010.
Scroll Staff
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Opinion: What Pakistan should do to overcome its energy crisis
The country’s nascent energy efficiency market can help work towards quick wins such as replacing old lights, fans and bulbs, which can result in huge savings.
Saadia Qayyum
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Even with lower temperatures, monsoon may not provide respite from India’s power crisis
The rains will hamper mining and transportation of coal from mines to power stations, notes an analysis.
Niharika Sharma, qz.com
Trending
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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‘One of the greatest statesmen’: When Canada celebrated an Indian prime minister’s visit
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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View from the Margins: A Miya poet on how Hindutva's rise has scarred his community
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Two coal crises in less than a year. What is India doing wrong?
Instead of resorting to emergency action plans, the country needs to work on preventative strategies, say experts.
Manish Kumar
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In Nagaland, water-powered generators are providing electricity in remote areas
‘Hydrogers’ have improved livelihoods and increased resilience to climate change in the North Eastern state.
Kevin Samuel
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Why electric plug points are different in different countries
Nations might support the idea of a global standard, but no one wants to change theirs.
Theodore J Kury, The Conversation
Video
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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In Jharkhand, rich households are getting away with higher power subsidies
A study by two think tanks recommends doing away with the subsidy for households consuming more than 300 units of electricity per month.
Bhasker Tripathi, IndiaSpend.com
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Delhi HC to hear plea on overpricing by power firms on September 20
The petitioners said the impact would be felt by millions of consumers who may have to end up paying higher tariffs.
Scroll Staff
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Why much of power-rich Uttar Pradesh remains in the heart of darkness
More than half the rural households in the state are not electrified and power cuts were a leading issue in these polls.
Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com
The Reel
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories