[Editorial] BSNL Bailout
How does BSNL compare to its peers? BSNL suffers a poorer ARPU (average revenue per user) than its peers like Bharti Airtel (ARPU increased 23%)…
Infrastructure
[Editorials] A Renewables Revolution
What are fossil fuels? Fossil fuels refer to coal, crude oil and natural gas. These are derived from fossilized remains of organisms that lived millions…
[Editorial] Power Crisis in India – Current scenario and the root causes
With a coal supply-demand imbalance and rising international coal prices, cash-strapped thermal power generators are left holding critical stocks.
[In-depth] Seaweeds – From health benefits to climate change mitigation
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised developing the blue economy in coastal states and asked stakeholders to re-focus on seaweed farming and …
[Editorial] India’s power sector –The volatility, reasons and the way forward
In October 2021, India witnessed significant power shortages stemming from the low inventory of coal at the power plants. After seven months, we are b…
[Editorial] Energy security of South Asia – Electrification, growth, SDGs and the way forward
South Asia has almost a fourth of the global population living on 5% of the world’s landmass. Electricity generation in South Asia has risen exponen…
[Editorial] NITI Aayog’s Draft Battery Swapping Policy – Key proposals, battery-as-a-service model and the EV safety
To expedite large-scale adoption of EVs, the government think tank NITI Aayog recently had released the draft battery-swapping policy targeted at elec…
[Editorial] Power Crisis in India – Cause and response
Instances of power outages have been reported in several states. Temperatures have shot up across many parts of the country with the early onset of su…
[Editorial] Indian Railway Management Service – Need, Benefits and Way Forward
A recent Gazette notification regarding the creation of the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) marks a paradigm shift in the management of one o…