-The Hindu Coal stock crunch at thermal PLAnts India recorded a power supply shortage of 1,201 million units in October 2021 — the highest in 5.5 years — due to a crunch in coal stocks available with thermal PLAnts. The shortage was mostly restricted to Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Punjab and Rajasthan. In October, Gujarat recorded a power shortage of 215 million units, the highest for any month in more than a decade. With a...
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India’s Coal Crisis -CP Chandrasekhar
-NetworkIdeas.org In recent weeks the media have featured stories bordering on the alarmist about a coal shortage in India. Coal inventories with thermal power PLAnts had fallen to levels at which major country-wide power outages seemed inevitable. Fortunately, that has not (as yet) materialized, but it is indeed true that coal inventories with the power producers did collapse from the equivalent of around 30 days requirement to that for a couple...
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-PTI/ TheWire.in The case pertains to the alleged encounter that had taken PLAce in the Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh in 2002 New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government has told the Supreme Court that nine police personnel, including five inspectors, have prima facie been found to be responsible for the delay and inaction regarding service of court processes in a matter relating to the alleged encounter of a man by the police...
More »India’s Fertility Transition and Differences between Religious Groups -KS James and Md Juel Rana
-TheIndiaForum.in ‘Overpopulation’ can no longer be a concern in India, as across states and across religious groups fertility has been falling in recent decades and approaching rePLAcement level. Fears about a demographic shift between religious groups are not based on fact. India’s demographic trends have been viewed optimistically in recent years, compared to the second half of the 20th century when the discourse was about “overpopulation”. Undoubtedly, the country is now passing...
More »Well-functioning crop insurance crucial for reducing farmer’s vulnerability -Natasha D'cruze, Priyadarshini Ganesan, Natasha Dcruze and Priyadarshini Ganesan
-The Hindu Business Line It is an important tool for agrarian families to manage and mitigate their risks Agriculture PLAys a pivotal role in the Indian economy, especially in rural areas. According to the recently-released Situational Assessment and Land Holdings of Agricultural Households in Rural India Report (SAS, 2019) by the National Statistics Office, 54 per cent of rural households are agricultural, earning 37 per cent of their household income from farming. This sector, however, is also subject to a...
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