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TopicElectrification

Topic: Electrification

Indian Railways achieves 99.2% electrification, beats Japan and China. What it means

Samridhi Tewari -
Railway electrification in the UK stands at 39 per cent, Russia at 52 per cent, Japan at 64 per cent, and China at 82 per cent.

Big surprise: UP, Bihar do well on clean energy index — electricity in all homes, LPG in most

Revathi Krishnan -
The Niti Aayog’s SDG index reveals that all states, barring Chhattisgarh, have achieved 100 per cent electrification of households.

Modi govt wants 100% rail electrification but doesn’t know what to do with diesel engines

Srinand Jha -
Modi govt plans to electrify 29,000 km of Indian Railways network in 3 years. Total cost, including new engines, pegged at over Rs 1 lakh crore.

Modi govt is flaunting two schemes — one that brings light & one that cuts carbon output

Vikram Sampath -
PM Modi’s Saubhagya scheme electrified 45,000 houses per day and UJALA scheme has distributed over 34.75 crore LED bulbs.

1 million homes still in dark as Narendra Modi fails to achieve power goal

Rajesh Kumar Singh -
The Modi government set out to electrify nearly 40 million homes in 2017, a target that has been shrinking along the way.

Electricity-for-all target shrinks in India as Modi’s deadline nears

Rajesh Kumar Singh -
Modi set out to electrify nearly 40 million homes last year to fulfill his campaign promise of reliable electricity for every citizen. 

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Economy

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

Katharine Gemmell -
President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Defence

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Vaibhav Pant -
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National Interest

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Shekhar Gupta -
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