The writer served as Foreign Secretary and is author of ‘After Tiananmen: The Rise of China’ Kra sounds like a fictional planet in an alien galaxy. A transit artery that links the two bodies of water could have global ramifications for international trade and security, similar to the Suez and Panama Canals in the 19th and 20th centuries. In October-November …
Back in 2015, California’s dry earth was crunching under a fourth year of drought. “Is there a more pressing issue that we could apply our time to?” The idea is simple: install solar panels over canals in sunny, water-scarce regions where they reduce evaporation and make electricity. Still, rapid change isn’t exactly embraced in the world of water infrastructure, said …
The ‘solar canals’ making smart use of India’s space Getty Images The solar canals of Gujarat, in western India, make use of space that would otherwise be disused Solar energy is clean, but it usually takes up huge tracts of land. Getty Images The solar canals are suspended on a metal structure over the canal, with benefits for both water …
