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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‘Panchayat’ Season 3 review: We’re back in Phulera but we’re not sure why
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In Bangladesh, climate disasters are forcing girls into underage marriages
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The personal toll of political vitriol: A decade under Modi has torn apart families, friendships
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Fiction: Gobind joins the Indian Navy to uplift his life and change his family’s fortunes forever
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How Rukmini Devi Arundale modernised the Kalakshetra sari and made ‘Ahimsa silk’ fashionable
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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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Watch: How the crew and passengers were evacuated from a plane after bomb scare in Delhi
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Video: How should India tackle its unemployment crisis?
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Watch: ‘The Garfield Movie’ screened specially for cats and their owners in Dubai cinema hall
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Cyclone Remal: Scenes of damage as heavy rain and storms batter parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal
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Watch: When the ‘All We Imagine As Light’ team danced on the red carpet before the Cannes screening
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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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‘Panchayat’ Season 3 review: We’re back in Phulera but we’re not sure why
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Io Capitano’, a gripping tale of flight and fight
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The miraculous resurrection of Nirad Mohapatra’s Odia classic ‘Maya Miriga’
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Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix shows why free expression is vital for FTII and other institutions
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Cannes Film Festival: Payal Kapadia is first Indian to win Grand Prix for ‘All We Imagine As Light’