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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicEnergy crisis

Topic: Energy crisis

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.

India’s energy crisis has power giant rushing back to coal

State-run NTPC will this month award a contract to construct a 1,320-megawatt plant in Odisha as several states across India are suffering prolonged blackouts amid scorching heat waves.

On Camera

Carnatic musicians indulged TM Krishna for too long. Boycott is just a start

Krishna has slandered an entire community in the name of freedom of speech. But Brahmin musicians numerically dominate the field due to a complex mix of socio-economic factors, not casteism.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.