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KSEB focuses on hydroelectricity to address growing power consumption in Kerala
4 months, 1 week ago

KSEB focuses on hydroelectricity to address growing power consumption in Kerala

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala State Electricity Board is prioritising the development of additional hydroelectric projects to address the state’s increasing power consumption. The board is considering projects such as the Idukki Golden Jubilee Hydroelectric Project, Letchmi HEP, Sabarigiri Extension Scheme, and 12 small hydroelectric projects. Highlighting the advantages of hydro projects, a senior KSEB official told TNIE that they are classified …

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Andhra Pradesh govt. is committed to providing good governance, says former CM Kiran Kumar Reddy
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh govt. is committed to providing good governance, says former CM Kiran Kumar Reddy

The Hindu  

Former Chief Minister of erstwhile undivided Andhra Pradesh, Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy, praised the efforts being put in by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu for the development and betterment of the State. Speaking to the media, Mr. Kiran Kumar Reddy said he had close familial ties with Mr. Amarnath Reddy’s family, and recalled their long association going back decades. Drawing …

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In the Andes, glaciers are shrinking fast, endangering millions
5 months ago

In the Andes, glaciers are shrinking fast, endangering millions

Al Jazeera  

On a clear day, Chile’s towering 5,400-metre El Plomo mountain can be seen from the capital, Santiago. Every year there’s more sadness,” said Francisco Gallardo, a 60-year-old muleteer who has worked on the mountain since he was 14, at the Federacion base camp, about 1,300m below the summit. “The changes we’re seeing are unprecedented in recent human history,” said Pablo …

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Sri Lanka monsoon floods kill 14, schools shut
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Sri Lanka monsoon floods kill 14, schools shut

The Hindu  

Flash floods, mudslides and falling trees have killed at least 14 persons in Sri Lanka as the island nation is battered by monsoon storms, the country's disaster centre said on June 2. Nine other persons were crushed and killed when trees fell on them in seven districts since the monsoon intensified on May 21, the DMC said. While Sri Lanka …

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Rethinking Global Clean Energy Transition: Empowering Grassroots for A Sustainable Future - News18
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Rethinking Global Clean Energy Transition: Empowering Grassroots for A Sustainable Future - News18

News 18  

As the urgency of addressing climate change grows, it is increasingly apparent that we are not headed in the right direction. Need to Empower Grassroots and Women If 47% of the global population live below the poverty line of $6.85 per day, and nearly half of this demographic being females, it is clear that achieving Net Zero without an inclusive …

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Hydroelectricity is a hidden source of methane emissions. These people want to solve that
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Hydroelectricity is a hidden source of methane emissions. These people want to solve that

BBC  

Hydroelectricity is a hidden source of methane emissions. "After about 12 years, methane can oxidise and become carbon dioxide, so if you reduce methane emissions today, we could have an impact on global warming within our lifetime," says Louise Parlons Bentata, chief executive and co-founder of Bluemethane. Getty Images Bacteria naturally produce methane in the sediments of many wet areas, …

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India, France in talks for increased cooperation on small hydro projects
1 year ago

India, France in talks for increased cooperation on small hydro projects

Live Mint  

India’s ministry for new and renewable energy and France’s AFD are in talks to step up their cooperation on small hydropower projects, said Lise Breuil, the French development agency’s India Director. So not only do small hydro projects not produce methane, a greenhouse gas, these also do not require large-scale displacement of local communities. It has partnered with the Indian …

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India boosts coal use to stop power outages as hydroelectricity output falls
1 year, 3 months ago

India boosts coal use to stop power outages as hydroelectricity output falls

Live Mint  

With an aim to stop outages caused by lower hydroelectricity output, India has stepped up the use of coal to generate electricity as an increase in renewables is struggling to keep pace with record power demand, according to Reuters reports. Hence, the driest August has resulted in power generation surging to a record 162.7 billion kilowatt hours, a Reuters analysis …

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Nepal starts exporting electricity to India
1 year, 6 months ago

Nepal starts exporting electricity to India

The Hindu  

Nepal has started exporting electricity to India from May 27, as the generation of hydroelectricity from run-of-the-river projects increased with the onset of the monsoon in the Himalayan country. “We have started selling 600 MW hour electricity to India from Saturday as there is a surplus in the electricity in the country,” said Suresh Bhattarai, spokesperson of Nepal Electricity Authority. …

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Stop construction of hydel projects in Himachal’s Kinnaur: Green activists to Centre
1 year, 10 months ago

Stop construction of hydel projects in Himachal’s Kinnaur: Green activists to Centre

Hindustan Times  

Fearing Joshimath-like land subsidence in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur, various environmental groups and local activists have urged the central government to stop the construction of power projects in their district, which has at least 22 small and big hydroelectricity projects. They have urged the expert appraisal committee, river valley projects, ministry of environment, forest and climate change, to discuss the issue …

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Zimbabwe faces power woes as low dam level halts hydroelectricity
2 years ago

Zimbabwe faces power woes as low dam level halts hydroelectricity

Al Jazeera  

The Kariba South Hydro Power Station provides Zimbabwe with about 70 percent of its electricity. Electricity shortages that have been plaguing Zimbabwe are set to worsen after an authority that manages the country’s biggest dam said water levels are now too low to continue power-generation activities. The Zambezi River Authority, which runs the Kariba Dam that is jointly owned by …

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'1.5 days supply...': Maharashtra minister flags potential coal, power crisis
2 years, 8 months ago

'1.5 days supply...': Maharashtra minister flags potential coal, power crisis

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra energy minister Nitin Raut on Friday claimed the state was grappling with coal and power crisis. Maintaining that coal, water and gas supply was needed to resolve the load-shedding in Maharashtra, the minister said," Koyna Dam is left with 17 thousand million cubic feet of water. Earlier, Hindustan Times reported that the power supply in Maharashtra may improve marginally …

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Loss of glaciers will hurt tourism, power supplies and more
3 years, 1 month ago

Loss of glaciers will hurt tourism, power supplies and more

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — From the southern border of Germany to the highest peaks in Africa, glaciers around the world have served as moneymaking tourist attractions, natural climate records for scientists and beacons of beliefs for indigenous groups. With many glaciers rapidly melting because of climate change, the disappearance of the ice sheets is sure to deal a blow to countries …

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Facts on India's nuclear power and list of nuclear research centres in India
3 years, 2 months ago

Facts on India's nuclear power and list of nuclear research centres in India

India Today  

The Indian government aims to grow its nuclear power capacity as part of its infrastructure development programme and has set ambitious targets for the same. Moreover, since 2010, an incompatibility between India’s civil liability law and international conventions has limited the provision of foreign technology in nuclear research. Developing alternate nuclear fuel resources The lack of indigenous uranium along with …

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Flood management that cannot be watered down
3 years, 2 months ago

Flood management that cannot be watered down

The Hindu  

Over the years, many of Bihar’s districts have been facing serious challenges with recurrent and massive flooding. Flood protection work As in the existing India-Nepal Agreement on water resources, the State government is authorised to execute flood protection works up to critical stretches inside Nepal territory along the India-Nepal border. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Water Resources Department, Government …

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Kielder’s working forest and its silviculture story
3 years, 4 months ago

Kielder’s working forest and its silviculture story

Live Mint  

The little-known Kielder Forest is a haven tucked away in the north and centre of England, rubbing shoulders with Scotland. A swift train journey to Newcastle, followed by a cab ride over what once was Hadrian’s Wall, overlooking barley fields edged with wildflowers, brought us to northern Europe’s largest man-made forest, spanning 650,000 sq. Logger trucks in a snow-covered Kielder …

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PMC raises demand for five TMC water from Mulshi dam for city
3 years, 5 months ago

PMC raises demand for five TMC water from Mulshi dam for city

Hindustan Times  

The Pune Municipal Corporation water supply department has tabled a proposal in the City Improvement Committee to get five Thousand Million Cubic feet water from the nearby Mulshi dam. HT Image Manisha Shekatkar, executive engineer of PMC water supply department said, “We have tabled a proposal in the CIC to raise a demand for five TMC water from Mulshi dam. …

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Pakistan Raised Objection to India's 4 Hydropower Projects During Talks: Foreign Office
3 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan Raised Objection to India's 4 Hydropower Projects During Talks: Foreign Office

News 18  

Pakistan has raised its objection to at least four hydropower projects in India and sought more information from it as Islamabad emphasised the importance of early resolution of the outstanding issues in accordance with the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty, the Foreign Office said here on Thursday. The 116th meeting of the India-Pakistan Permanent Indus Commission was held in …

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Is Bitcoin mining worth the cost?
3 years, 10 months ago

Is Bitcoin mining worth the cost?

Live Mint  

Institutional investors diving into Bitcoin — namely hedge funds — are eager to promote its unpredictable price swings as the sign of a new asset class in the making. But it’s notable that the non-virtual side of Bitcoin buying — namely the energy consumption needed to mine and maintain it — gets far less attention. Instead crypto is regularly lumped …

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The largest dam-removal in US history
4 years, 1 month ago

The largest dam-removal in US history

BBC  

The largest dam-removal in US history Dave Meurer The largest dam set to come down on the Klamath is the Iron Gate Dam, standing at 173ft high For over a century, one of the most important salmon runs in the United States has had to contend with historic dams – and now four of them are set to be taken …

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