Global electricity review 2024
Renewables generated a record 30 percent of global electricity in 2023, driven by growth in solar and wind especially from China, according to the Global Electricity Review 2024 released by the global
Energy
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Path to $45-Trillion Economy
If energy, reforms and governance are addressed right, the Indian economy will be the largest by 2045 Given its extraordinary demographics and the unfulfilled demand for infrastructure and consumption combined with the hopes and predictions of responsible bankers such as Citibank and Goldman Sachs, India must know her strategy to keep growing at 10% and with sub-5% inflation to be the largest eco
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State failed to meet power production target: CAG
JAIPUR: Despite its best efforts, the power sector continues to remain a major cause of concern for the state government.
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Electricity bills could go up in Maharashtra
MUMBAI: Electricity bills could go up as the government has decided to levy an additional duty and tax on electricity produced and sold in the state.
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The meltdown that wasn't
<p>How a handful of operators at a crippled reactor averted a greater catastrophe at the Fukushima plant.</p>
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Radiation risks unknown
<p>Scientists struggle to calculate long-term effects of low-dose exposures in Fukushima.</p>
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Thorium reactors could rescue nuclear power
<p>An alternative to conventional uranium and plutonium reactors might be immune to the problems that have plagued the Fukushima nuclear power plant.</p>
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Fossil fuels are far deadlier than nuclear power
<p> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="CONTENT-TYPE" /> <title></title> <meta content="OpenOffice.org 3.2 (Linux)" name="GENERATOR" /> <style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } A:link { so-language: zxx } --> </style> <p><font size="3">In the wake of the nuclear crisis in Japan, Germany has temporarily shut down seven o
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How newer reactors would have survived Fukushima
<p>The safety features and power backups built into third-generation reactors should shut them down safely even without electrical power.</p>
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Fuel price hike for roads
Ranchi, March 24: It appears that aam aadmi will have to shell out more for petrol and diesel for better roads. The Assembly today passed Jharkhand State Road Development Fund-2011 Bill proposing to levy Rs 2 surcharge per litre of fuel to build a corpus fund for development of road networks, despite protests from the Treasury and Opposition benches. Though the bill proposes a maximum cess on
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Why radiation fears are often exaggerated
<p>Fear of radiation from Japan's stricken nuclear power plant must not blind us to the risks attached to the alternatives.</p>