World energy issues monitor 2024
In a world where the demands for secure, affordable and sustainable energy are ever-increasing, global and national energy systems are showing signs of deficiencies and strains everywhere. There is an
Power Transmission
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A powerful stimulant
Jyotirgram Yojana scheme brings 24-hour power supply to Gujarat's villages. Till a year ago, Ratanpar, a hamlet of about 1,300 souls in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat, was a typical Saurashtra village.
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The Electricity Act, 2003
This document contains text of the Electricity Act, 2003 [No. 36 OF 2003]. An Act to consolidate the laws relating to generation, transmission, distribution, trading and use of electricity and generally
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Cut it out
The Uttarakhand Jan Jagriti Sansthan, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) working in Tehri, Uttaranchal, has filed a public interest litigation petition in the Supreme Court to save 90,000 trees.
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Rivers of discord
Why is everything important reduced to a dramatic farce in our country? Take the Cauvery imbroglio. The issue is serious and important. Namely how will states, regions and people share increasingly
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Wide bands of energy
Optical fibres can carry more data than believed earlier
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Shedding new light
A novel lighting device using carbon nanotubes that could give competition to conventional light bulbs and fluorescent bulbs has been deve loped by researchers at Ecole Poly technique in Lausanne,
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Powering US networks
Networking equipment has become an integral part of the US economy. Technological advances invariably lead to more equipment, demanding more power. US is waking up to the fact that inefficient office
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Steering water
Nepalese villagers upgrade water wheels to generate power
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power, unlimited
The Allahabad high court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure uninterrupted power supply to all installations created under the Ganga Action Plan. A division bench, comprising Justice
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Restoring power
A unique system for immediate restoration of power and rectification of damaged transmission lines has been developed by the Power Grid Corporation Ltd (pgcl), Calcutta. Usually, repair of