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Cheers for everyone but the bustard
Behold, the legerdemain of spinning bad news into good: Setting aside the meaningless headline, we have a lede (and the rest of the article, for that matter) that claims the Supreme Court of India “struck” a fine balancing act between … Continue reading
Posted in Op-eds
Tagged great Indian bustard, solar power, Supreme Court of India, Tushar Mehta, underground power cables
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Dirty power
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced at the COP26 summit in Glasgow that India will install 500 GW of non-fossil-fuel energy generation capacity by 2030. In his analysis of Modi’s speech for The Wire Science, Kabir Agarwal wrote that the phrasing … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis
Tagged COP26, hydroelectric power, lanthanides, negative externalities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, solar panels, solar power, wind turbines
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Curious Bends – a rabid burden, two caverns of oil, the death of universal marriage and more
1. Over 35% of the world’s rabies burden is borne by India “A global report on rabies has found India accounts for more than one-third of all deaths due to dog bite worldwide. Worse, the report says, most victims die … Continue reading
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Tagged atmospheric pollution, global crude oil, grain production, Lotus Temple, monsoon forecast, National green Tribunal, paliative care, rabies, sex-selective abortions, solar power, strategic oil reserves, UN Population Division
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