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No scandal, least of all corruption, can rock BJP arithmetic. Adani or no Adani

While it is tempting for the opposition to focus on corruption, the real political question in India today is authority.

How Punjab researchers used rohu fish scales to light up 90 LEDs

Team from Guru Nanak Dev University used fish scales to develop triboelectric nanogeneratos that could power battery-less devices. Work published in Sensors and Actuators A: Physical.

Modi govt asks coal plants to operate at full capacity to address power crisis

Of the 17.6 gigawatts of India’s power generation capacity that’s designed to use imported coal, just 10 gigawatts is currently operating, the power ministry said.

Spike in demand, coal shortage, pvt players quoting high prices — why Andhra has a power crisis

Energy Secretary B. Sreedhar says the state is facing a shortage of 50-55 million units, and this gap will be bridged through purchase and power restrictions applied on industries.

If there’s one Gujarat model we must replicate, it’s the power sector reforms one

Crisis in coal? The real problem is in the power sector.

How much land would be needed to power a net-zero India? New study shows

Renewable energy sources like solar or wind power don’t permanently alter land and natural resources like coal mining does, writes Charles Worringham in a new study in IEEFA.

Anand Sharma’s outburst shows Gandhis must prepare for summer of Congress discontent

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Power consumption can explode with increasing use of artificial intelligence

A flood of new devices are getting internet connections, generating more data and increasing the need for more computing power with AI to make sense of the new information.

Modi and Amit Shah are brazen about Maharashtra coup because power is their 24×7 drug

Modi-Shah's power quest is in sharp contrast to Sonia Gandhi's relinquishing act, Rahul’s 'power is poison' and Manmohan Singh’s invisible need for it.

Power to water: If India wants to fulfil economic goals, it needs better infrastructure

For too long, governments have focused on making money from infrastructure rather than seeing it as a service that can power growth.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.