India is witnessing an unprecedented rise in fuel prices since June 2021. This has brought the matter of energy security back on the discussion table. The discussion’s central theme has been ever-increasing fuel demand and dependency on imported crude oil for domestic needs. India’s annual energy import cost is…
Coding for Kids: A new craze among Indian parents after ‘English-medium schooling’
Chintu has become a household name since a start-up funded by large angel investors started bombarding coding for kid’s advertisement in Indian digital and online media. I was surprised to see these kid-coding start-ups becoming success stories and hence decided to write about it. The tremendous response to these…
Understanding Post-Covid Electricity Bills in Maharashtra
Note: This blog is based on my personal experience with electricity billing and consumption during nationwide-lockdown due to Chinese Coronavirus pandemic. Thoughts expressed in it are contextual and represented in the individual capacity. I thank all those who submitted their data and opinion for this post. 🙂 As if…
COVID-19: An incentive for Power-hungry leaders?
As the world is witnessing a global pandemic caused by the Chinese Corona virus (widely known as COVID-19), ‘public health’ has topped on the agenda of all national governments throughout the world. Lockdown and social distancing have become common words all over the world. Various governments have used their…
Floatovoltaics in India: Shaping Future of PV Industry
India has seen massive growth in solar PV installations since it launched Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission in 2010 and revised its target in 2015. Since its inception, the mission has succeeded in creating the domestic market for Multi-MW PV power plant developers through an e-reverse auction mechanism. In…
Comments on Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020
Ministry of Power (MoP) published draft EElectricity (Amendment) Bill 2020 on April 17th and invited comments, suggestions, and objections from the public within 21 days. Since its release, it has become a hot potato among the industry stakeholders due to the introduction of new regulatory authority. Some are also…
Explained: Electric Grid Security during Sunday Night Blackout
It all started when Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi shared a short video message with the country on Friday, 3rd April at 9 AM and urged citizens to switch off all lights in the house on 5th April at 9 PM for 9 minutes and light a…
Employment: The least explored part of Renewable Energy Policies
Over the past few decades, humanity has exploited the natural resources of mother earth at a much faster rate than ever before! This exploitation is causing undesirable effects on Earth’s atmosphere and even predicted to result in catastrophic failure in future. Science and technology have proved again and again…
Planetary Boundaries and Sustainable Development Goals: Our Rescue Tools
I recently came across an interesting research paper wherein group researchers proposed a novel concept of Planetary Boundaries. I was so fascinated to know about it that I decided to share with you all. Since the topic is vast and a bit technical, I will try to keep my…
Andhra Challenges Solar PPA Tariffs
While the Government of India is pushing for the adoption of several renewable energy technologies across different domains of application, it looks like newly formed Andhra Pradesh state government has something different on its agenda. Andhra Pradesh government led by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has issued…