Mukta Patil
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Demonetisation, A Year On: Goa’s Economy Remains Cash-Based As Tourist Season Begins
Things are quiet at this seaside restaurant in Anjuna, a popular stretch of beach in North Goa, at the start of the tourist season in October. A few tourists sit inside, enjoying the view, but it is too soon to say if tourists will come in the numbers Goa is accustomed to. → Read More
Solar Light Cleaner, Cheaper. Yet India Subsidises Kerosene
A woman demonstrates the use of a solar-powered lamp. Despite the health risks it poses, 43% of rural Indian households use kerosene as their primary source of lighting and kerosene subsidy reform will encourage large-scale uptake of solar lighting, according to new studies. → Read More
Why India’s Largest Smart Meter Rollout May Not Be Very Smart
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), a joint venture between several public-sector enterprises helmed by the ministry of power, invited bids to procure 5 million ‘smart’ meters to be deployed in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana in August 2017. → Read More
As U-17 Football World Cup Begins, Air Pollution May Be A Dampener
The FIFA under-17 World Cup, which begins today in six regions across India-- Navi Mumbai, New Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Kochi and Kolkata--has given players and spectators cause for worry, with all six cities exceeding international safe levels for air quality in October 2016, according to a new... → Read More
Countries Are Getting Better At Preventing Flood-Related Deaths. Not India.
Nearly 14% of India’s landmass is vulnerable to flooding and more than 15% of this area gets flooded every year. Since 1953, 1,600 lives have been lost every year on average due to floods. → Read More
‘You Can Deal With Mumbai Floods By Planning Or Shrug Your Shoulders And Say, Mumbai’s Spirit’
Hurricane Irma has just devastated many nations. Closer home, nearly 17 million people in Bihar alone have been affected by floods. Storms and hurricanes will get bigger and occur more often, due to a rise in ocean temperatures. Sea levels are rising, and wildfires are growing. → Read More
How A New Heating Stove Could Reduce Chopping Of Trees, Melting Of Glaciers
Chandigarh: Collecting and storing firewood for the cruel winter months is a year-long pursuit across the Himalayan region, where homes have traditionally used primitive stoves and fireplaces for cooking and heating. → Read More
Indians Could Live 4 Years Longer If India Cleaned Its Air To WHO Standards
If India reduced its air pollution to comply with the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) air quality standards, its people could live about four years longer on average, the Air Quality-Life Index (AQLI) released today by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, shows. → Read More
India Will Exceed Its Renewable Energy Targets: Climate-Change Expert
On August 29, 2017, Mumbai was lashed by the highest rainfall it has recorded in a 12-hour period since 2005. The 2017 storm killed at least 20 people and crippled rail and air transport in India’s financial capital. → Read More
62% Of Indian Children Fully Immunised In 2015-16. Target For 2030: 100%
Full immunisation coverage in India has improved at a slow pace from 35.4%(1992-93) to 42%(1998-99) to 43.5% (2005-06). By 2015-16 (the latest year for which data are available), full immunisation increased to 62%, according to the National Family Health Survey. → Read More
As India Worships Elephant God, Conflict Rages With Elephants (But That Can Change)
Elephants cross a road near the Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve in Karnataka. Conflict with wild animals, mostly elephants and tigers, has killed more than 1,100 people across India during the past three years (2014-17), according to data from the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Chan... → Read More
Thermal Sources Account For 67% Of India’s Installed Power Capacity, 0.5 Percentage-Points Higher Than 5 yrs ago
As of July 2017, thermal energy installations to produce electricity accounted for 67% of India’s installed energy capacity--0.5 percentage-points higher than five years ago--while non-fossil fuel based capacity was 33%, the same as 2012, according to data from the Central Electricity Authority of... → Read More
There Could Be 300,000 Jobs For Indians In Solar, Wind Projects By 2022
Over 300,000 Indians could find jobs in the wind and solar industry over the next five years if the country works towards its 2022 target of 160 GW. Currently, wind and solar together account for almost 14% of India’s installed power capacity. → Read More
India’s Per Capita Water Availability Fell 15% Between 2001-2011
Per capita water availability in India dropped almost 15% over a decade to 2011, from 1,816 cubic meter (cu.m) to 1,545 cu.m in 2011. It is projected to have dropped a further 4.6% to 1,474 cu.m between 2011-15. → Read More
By Ending ‘Zombie Energy’, India Could Cut Premature Deaths From Air Pollution by 65%
In 2013 and 2014, India provided subsidies worth $16.9 billion/year (Rs 1.08 lakh crore/year) to produce energy from fossil fuels, mostly through support for state-owned or controlled enterprises. The estimated health cost from burning fossil fuels during the same time was $140. → Read More
In 2016, India Had 4th Largest Number Of Threatened Mammal Species In The World
India, with 92 threatened mammal species, was fourth in a list of 218 regions across the world, according to data from the World Bank. In 2016, six of 10 regions with the most threatened mammal species in the world were in Asia, in particular Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. → Read More
With Most Indians Opposed To Power Tariff Hike, Discoms Caught In Loss-Debt Trap
Discoms that accumulated Rs 4.3 lakh crore losses till March 2015 have no option but turn to debt to cover costs. → Read More