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‘To promote renewable, pair it with gas or hydro’
Energy
‘To promote renewable, pair it with gas or hydro’

Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO)’s chairman, Vikram Kapur was asked to appear before the Madras High Court today to apprise the court about the status of the power sector in the state. Here are extracts from his recent interview to CSE on the direction Tamil Nadu should take on power
September 28, 2018
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Energy

"Solar power tariff will soon fall to Rs 1.50 per unit"
Energy

"There can be no development without women"
Solar power is the only viable alternative
Energy

Solar power is the only viable alternative
'Bioenergy is being taken quite seriously'
Energy

'Bioenergy is being taken quite seriously'

Gerald Leach is a senior research fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) in London. He has written extensively ...
December 31, 1994
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'Commercialisation alone can sustain non-conventional energy sources'
Energy

'Commercialisation alone can sustain non-conventional energy sources'

G V RAMAKRISHNA is a member of the Planning Commission, currently dealing with the energy sector. ...
May 31, 1995
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Energy

"The North has not kept its commitments on technology transfer"

Economist Klaus W Lippold is the chairperson of the Commission for Protection of the Earth's Atmosphere. As a member ...
July 15, 1995
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Prevention is the only cure
Energy

Prevention is the only cure

Diseases due to change in the environment are on the rise, especially in India. Olavi Elo , World ...
January 31, 1998
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There are ample facts to support biotechnology
Energy

There are ample facts to support biotechnology

CLIVE JAMES, chairperson, International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications gives T V JAYAN and CLIFFORD POLYCARP ...
October 15, 2004
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Energy

"Nuclear arms race will trigger nuclear terrorism"
December 31, 2008
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'I don't want subsidies'
Energy

'I don't want subsidies'

For five years the non-profit Centre for Renewable Energy has been promoting and selling expensive solar lamps to ...
October 15, 2009
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Suicide rate in US army is rising every year
Energy

Suicide rate in US army is rising every year

American journalist Dahr Jamail has written two books on the fallout of the US occupation in Iraq. In an ...
May 20, 2010
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Breakthrough in fuel cell
Energy

Breakthrough in fuel cell

K T Jacob, Indian National Academy of Engineeringdistinguished professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, has devised a ...
March 01, 2011
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‘Energy conservation is a moving target’
Energy

‘Energy conservation is a moving target’

A decade has passed since the Energy Conservation Act was enacted in 2001. Most provisions of the law ...
June 16, 2011
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Energy transition is now a must
Energy

Energy transition is now a must

Marie-Hélène Aubert, adviser to the French president for international negotiations on climate and environment, was recently in New Delhi ...
February 28, 2013
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‘Indian civilian nuclear reactors should be opened to public scrutiny’
Energy

‘Indian civilian nuclear reactors should be opened to public scrutiny’

On March 11, authorities at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in southern Gujarat closed down one of its ...
March 20, 2016
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‘Sundarbans is no dumping ground for rejected technology’
Energy

‘Sundarbans is no dumping ground for rejected technology’

The Rampal power plant threatens the biological wealth of Sundarbans as well as the economy of people of Bangladesh ...
November 01, 2016
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