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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
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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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: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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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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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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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