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Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com
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India’s new energy policy draft projects coal-fired capacity will double by 2040. Is that feasible?
National Energy Policy projects that coal-based generation capacity will rise from almost 195 GW (as on June 2017) to anywhere between 330 to 441 GW by 2040.
Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com
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Gujarat’s solar irrigation cooperative has a solution for India’s groundwater crisis
By 2012, it uses an estimated 230 cubic kilometers of groundwater per year – over a quarter of the global total.
Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com
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India’s first air pollution warning system in Ahmedabad hopes to reduce deaths, health hazards
Apart from displaying the pollution levels in various parts of the city, people will be forewarned of excessive pollution days.
Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com
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Why many young Muslims are leaving India
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Opinion: Pakistan has learnt little from India and India has taken the worst lessons from Pakistan
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Watch: 75 musicians perform the entire song whose first stanza is India’s national anthem
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‘Mind your language’: Bar Council of India rebukes advocate Prashant Bhushan for ‘ridiculing’ SC
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‘What’s behind the flag?’: India’s cartoonists prompt a laugh on the country’s 75th Independence Day
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Three years of BJP: Of the 13,523 villages electrified, only 8% have power in all homes
About 25% (45 million) rural households across the country still have no electricity.
Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com
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Facing fire: India’s poorest regions are the most vulnerable to heat waves
The ‘very high-risk areas’ are concentrated in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com
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Public opposition leaves loss-making electricity distribution firms powerless to raise tariffs
People as well as political parties strongly resist hikes in electricity rates.
Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com
Video
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Watch: Arvind Kejriwal’s speech accidentally played at BJP’s ‘tiranga yatra’ in Gujarat
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Watch: When former Pakistan PM Imran Khan praised India for not bowing to the West
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Gateway of India to Howrah Bridge: Monuments, structures, buildings lit up for Independence Day
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Watch: Indian flag unfurled 30 kilometres above the surface of the earth to mark Independence Day
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Watch: Young refugees in India sing ‘Jana Gana Mana’ with Grammy Award-winner Ricky Kej
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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
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In Goa, Parrikar will inherit challenges of illegal mining, crime against tourists and unemployment
A look at what the manifesto has promised with regard to these challenges.
Alison Saldanha, IndiaSpend.com & Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com
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How India’s canals could help fast-forward its solar energy plans
The critical issue around solar installations in India is space. That is where the nation’s canals come in.
Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com
The Reel
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Watch: ‘Pippa’ teaser is out, release date set for December 2
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Does Netflix series ‘The Sandman’ make your every comic-loving dream come true?
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‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’ trailer: Fawad Khan leads reboot of a Pakistani classic
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Start the week with a film: Get a much-needed dose of ‘Gandhigiri’ with ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’
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‘Darlings’ director Jasmeet K Reen on her heroines: ‘They are simple, scared, a bit off’
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Four things India can look forward to in 2017
This year could bring increased focus on renewables, more reliable power supply to villages and greater internet reach.
Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com
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In Goa’s fishing industry, sales fall and anger rises as going cashless remains a distant dream
Less than 23% of fishing villages have internet access.
Mukta Patil, Indiaspend.com