Energy Strategy
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Fracking or food: A water-heavy way to extract shale could threaten crop growth in parts of India
A study predicts the ‘occurrence of future competition’ between water for shale resource extraction and food production in some regions.
Sahana Ghosh
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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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As China and India move away from coal, whose power plans are greener?
In the years ahead, China looks set to lead on renewable energy, but India’s power sector will be greener overall.
Chinadialogue
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‘I’m a small man but my music is huge’: Wasifuddin Dagar on the AR Rahman plagiarism row
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Three Doordarshan-era anchors recall what a dignified era of television news looked like
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Watch: Beyoncé was joined by her daughter Blue Ivy on stage for a dance routine during UK concert
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A new book offers detailed historical accounts of the Sultans of Oman in the 19th century
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Arrested, acquitted: Jigna Vora recounts her trauma after being accused in journalist J Dey’s murder
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Nepal finally starts tapping into its rich renewable energy resources
Trapped in the hope of harnessing its abundant hydropower potential with no investment, Nepal is now branching out into solar and alternative energy.
Ramesh Bhushal
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With its continued investments in power plants, India may soon produce more coal than it consumes
Despite its proactive stance on climate action, India continues to invest in increasing electricity capacity fired by coal.
Darryl D’Monte
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China is building a massive solar plant in the Gobi desert
Policymakers in Beijing want 20% of the country’s energy to from renewable sources by 2030.
Svati Kirsten Narula, qz.com
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Watch: Dense smoke and yellowish haze cover New York as a result of Canadian wildfires
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Watch: How this lone buffalo outwits a pride of lions to escape an attack
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Watch: Truck carrying cartons of beer overturns, passersby rush to steal bottles
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Watch: This version of Rema’s chart-topping hit ‘Calm Down’ has Tamil lyrics
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Watch: Dramatic sight of massive sandstorm enveloping western and northern parts of Rajasthan
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Power and peace: how nations can go nuclear without weapons
Through history, nuclear power has gone hand in hand with the nuclear arms race. But does it have to be this way? Closer international cooperation can help nations embrace nuclear power peacefully.
Saleem Ali, The Conversation
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India is building oil reserves in underground rock caverns and concrete tanks
Taking advantage of weak global crude prices, the government is spending about Rs 4,948 crore to shore up strategic oil reserves.
Abheet Singh Sethi, IndiaSpend.com