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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicEnergy crisis

Topic: Energy crisis

ASEAN + 3 meet to discuss energy cooperation and resilience

The ministers' meeting took place in Vientiane under the chairmanship of Lao PDR Energy Minister and Mines Phosay Sayasone.

Around 50,000 dams globally to lose a quarter of storage capacity by 2050, says UN report

Dam capacity could drop from 6 trillion to 4.655 trillion cubic metres due to sedimentation build-ups, eroding global water & energy security.

Nuclear fusion energy can help fix world’s heating woes. Here’s how

Combined with heat pumps, the cheap and abundant power of nuclear fusion would revolutionise in-home energy use. And it could be available as soon as the 2030s.

Industrial closures add to growing signs of stress in Europe’s economy

Economic concerns are to take precedence before the EU can form consensus on further assistance to Ukraine.

Russia-Ukraine war has put Europe on energy crisis mode. Historical reliance adds to problem

Russia provided roughly 40 per cent of all imported gas to the EU prior to the invasion, says the European Commission.

Russia says it may ‘shoot down’ Western satellites aiding Ukrainian war effort

The threat would inevitably raise fears about spiralling escalation of the 8-month-old conflict and the risk of direct confrontation between Russia and the West.

These five simple steps can reduce your electricity bills

With the ongoing Ukraine war, electricity prices have only been rising. Staying warm without breaking the bank is becoming a challenge for millions of people.

Ukrainians prep for blackouts, harsh winter after Russia attacks power grid

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said power had been restored to millions of people, but warned citizens to prepare for more blackouts and asked people to cut down on electricity use.

How floating solar farms can put an end to global energy crisis, reduce emissions

Floating solar farms are considered a key technology in decarbonising economies by 2050, says NASA.

For decades, Putin made Europe dependent on Russia; now he is exploiting those weaknesses

Russia has skirted sanctions due to new buyers like China and soaring energy prices which make up for reduced supply to Europe.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.