Global news also looks at the human cost of ending ‘Maoist rebellion’ & BBC tracks fugitive gangster Goldy Brar, who reveals why he ordered Sidhu Moose Wala’s 2022 killing.
Bureau of Energy Efficiency says even raising AC temperature by 1℃ can reduce power consumption by 6%. Any increase could therefore reflect in reduced electricity bills.
At a press conference, Khattar said air conditioning standards will be implemented soon with temperatures set between 20°C to 28°C in a first of its kind experiment.
Murthy returned to Voltas ads after six years to promote Voltas’ new line of SmartAir ACs, with the campaign, ‘Shor Kam, Kaam Zyada’. But did anyone miss him?
Survey also reveals that A/C units can lower indoor temperatures by up to 20°C only, compared to outdoor temperatures. Most struggle to cool below 27°C when temperatures are extreme.
Between 1 April & 5 June, 32 fires triggered by short circuits and AC blasts were reported in Ghaziabad and 85 in Noida. Delhi Fire Services says helpline received over 200 calls daily.
AC 3-tier seats account for third of Railways' earnings. In contrast, overall number of seats have risen by just 42.6%. This is gradually changing profile of people travelling by trains.
Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.
With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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