Bill Spindle
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On the Grid in Leisang
People in this remote northeast Indian enclave still talk about the day back in 2018 when the light came. By “light,” they mean electricity: the village was being connected to the national grid for the very first time. → Read More
India’s Modi Faces New Challenge: A Slowing Economy
The unexpected weakness threatens to undermine India’s standing globally, as well as add to simmering social tensions at home. → Read More
Get Modi: ‘Blood Rivals’ Bury the Hatchet to Beat India’s Leader
After leading his party to a decisive victory five years ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dwarfed all competitors in India’s political arena. As this year’s general election approaches, Mr. Modi’s opponents are trying a new strategy: gang up on him. → Read More
India Finds Limited Options as Modi Crafts Response to Kashmir Attack
As pressure in India builds on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to respond to the deadliest terrorist attack on security forces in a generation, the range of options available to him appears limited. → Read More
Deadly Bombing Targets Indian Security Personnel in Kashmir
A bombing attack claimed by a Pakistan-based militant group killed dozens of Indian soldiers in the troubled region of Kashmir. → Read More
Sri Lanka Political Standoff Eases After Court Rulings
A political standoff that began in October eased as allies of a former president said he was poised to drop his controversial claim to the post of prime minister of Sri Lanka. → Read More
Sri Lankan President’s Bid to Dissolve Parliament Ruled Unconstitutional
Sri Lanka’s top court ruled that President Maithripala Sirisena’s move to dissolve parliament was unconstitutional, putting pressure on him to back down from a political confrontation that has paralyzed the country. → Read More
The Case of the Two Prime Ministers: Sri Lanka’s Crisis Barrels Toward a Climax
A political crisis that has gripped this island nation since October is coming to a head this week, when Sri Lanka’s highest court is expected to issue a pivotal ruling in a dispute that has left the country with two people claiming to be prime minister. → Read More
Tech’s New Frontier: The World’s Largest Dairy Herd
India’s sprawling agriculture industry has 300 million cows — and nearly as many farmers, vendors and milkmen who distribute dairy to consumers. One start-up takes it on. → Read More
India’s Reforms Risk a Failure to Launch
A surprise setback unsettles Prime Minister Modi’s plans to rapidly transform the economy. → Read More
The Thrill of Victory in Welding, Baking and Bricklaying
In the biennial world championships of vocational skills, contestants go for the gold in 51 unsung careers from tile laying to freight forwarding. ‘It’s a dream to be able to go to this competition.’ → Read More
Why Saudi Arabia’s Oil Giant Aims to Be Big in Chemicals, Too
Aramco’s plans to vastly expand its petrochemical operations are part of the kingdom’s effort to remake its economy as oil’s future clouds. → Read More
U.N. Climate Change Conference Turns to Implementing Paris Agreement
A year after nearly 200 nations agreed to a global pact in Paris to combat climate change, the United Nations COP22 conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, ushers in the hard work of turning the plan into action. → Read More
As Renewable Energy Grows, So Does the Need to Manage Demand for Power
Automated systems can cut usage instantly to keep the grid in balance when supplies drop abruptly. → Read More
As Renewable Energy Grows, So Does the Need to Manage Demand for Power
Automated systems can cut usage instantly to keep the grid in balance when supplies drop abruptly. → Read More
Saudi Arabia Dismisses Its Powerful Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi
Saudi Arabia dismissed its long-serving oil minister Ali al-Naimi on Saturday, marking the departure of one of the industry’s most powerful figures as the country grapples with weak oil prices. → Read More
No Agreement on Oil Freeze at Doha Meeting
Oil producers that supply nearly half of the world’s output Sunday failed to reach a deal to freeze crude output at meetings in Qatar. → Read More
Global Climate Goals Rest on Domestic Will
The landmark agreement struck by more than 190 nations in Paris introduces a new international approach to limiting climate change, but whether its goal is reached depends on domestic will within each individual country. → Read More
India’s Ambitions Make Country a Focus of Paris Climate Talks
India’s singular combination of economic-development prospects—it has a young, rapidly growing population that is reaching for the middle class—and greenhouse-gas emitting potential, from its abundance of coal, make it a focus of attention as nations gather in Paris for talks on combating climate change. → Read More
Bill Gates Launches Energy-Innovation Fund at Paris Climate Conference
Bill Gates announced an energy research initiative drawing on more than $1 billion from 28 private investors, to try to grow businesses from ideas generated by stepped-up government basic research. → Read More