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Shadow from fallen Sikkim dam falls on India’s hydroelectric projects in Bhutan

Sikkim’s highest dam was washed away during a flash flood, raising doubts about hydropower projects being developed, now with design changes, by India, abroad

The Hindu

State’s peak demand expected to be 20,806 MW in fiscal 2024-25

Tamil Nadu's peak energy demand to reach 20,806 MW in 2024-25. All-time high of 19,387 MW recorded on April 20 this year. 800-MW North Chennai Thermal Power Station and 660-MW Ennore Thermal Power Station expansion project delayed. 4,380 MW of coal-based power projects not materialised during 2017-2022. Tamil Nadu has…

The Hindu

State’s energy requirement, peak demand to go up in 2024-25, says CEA

KSEB struggles to balance energy demand/supply; CEA projects energy req. to rise to 31,999 mu, peak demand to 5424 MW in 2024-25; KSEB's own projections slightly lower; State witnesses 3-4% increase in req. every year; Installed capacity rose from 2,891.72 MW in 2013-14 to 3,514.81 MW in 2022-23.

The Hindu

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Why the Ennore Thermal Power Station expansion project is in trouble

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu’s daily coal stock availability declines

Tamil Nadu's coal stock availability down to 1.5M tonnes; sufficient to run Tangedco's power plants for 10 days. Renewable energy generation (wind & solar) in Aug (till 10th) 1,328.85M units. Coal India supplied 4.5MMT of coal in 1st Q of 2023-24. Railways likely to increase coal transportation capacity by 185MT…

The Hindu

UK spends £13m on private schooling for diplomats’ children

Foreign Office staff subsidies bill for boarding school education rises by nearly a third in a year

The Guardian - UK

Can small modular nuclear reactors help India achieve net-zero?

The world’s quest to decarbonise itself is guided, among other things, by the U.N. Sustainable Development Goal 7. Since the world still depends on fossil fuels for 82% of its energy supply, decarbonising the power sector is critical; the share of electricity in final energy consumption will also increase by…

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North America Is Now The Fastest-Growing Battery Manufacturing Hub

North America surpassed Europe in 2022 in battery manufacturing prowess, but it still lags way behind China.

InsideEVs

57% of power generated will be via renewable sources by 2027: Central Electricity Authority

Independent experts told The Hindu that the NEP’s targets were “ambitious but possible”.

The Hindu

A creative plan to restore the glory of Khon Kaen's business district

'Chuka, chuka, chuka." Gone are the days when people made their own garments, but sewing machines still hum from a narrow corner of an old shophouse. Stacks of different clothes and mannequins take up space on the ground floor. Staff cut fabric, engrave names and sew white uniforms in an…

Bangkok Post

Swiss-French team gets paraplegic walking again with thought-controlled implants

In a world first, electronic implants developed by Swiss and French experts have allowed a paralysed man to walk again simply by thinking about it.

Radio France Internationale

Fraud-accused Army officer ‘not wedded’ to idea of children’s private education

Retired colonel Marcus Reedman, 52, is accused of cheating the system to ‘dishonestly’ claim £43,470 of taxpayers’ cash.

The Independent UK

States Spend Billions on Economic Development Deals With Little Return

In a new report, the Center for Economic Accountability analyzed economic development data from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and there's very little to show for billions in annual spending.

Reason

White House warns of catastrophic recession if US defaults on debt

The White House says a default would cause a self-perpetuating crisis because the government couldn’t borrow money to help Americans deal with the resulting recession

The Independent UK

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Federal govt set to acquire Canberra-based defence radar systems manufacturer

CEA's work will be "strengthened through sovereign ownership."

The Guardian - AU

Australian government to buy Canberra-based radar company for nearly $500m

Commonwealth will take control of CEA Technologies saying the company’s phased array radar capabilities are a critical sovereign capability

Salon

The potential future of agriculture

Unique partnering of data centers and greenhouses signal a potential shift in the future of farming

Irish Mirror

Robbie Keane spotted in London with disgraced former FAI boss John Delaney and Portugal icon Luis Figo

Robbie Keane, John Delaney and Luis Figo were all smiles as they met up in London.

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Bangkok Post

The many tastes of rice

For several decades, cracked ground in Isan or the Northeast of the country captured the public's imagination. In the 1970s, readers submitted their poems to Satri Sarn, the country's first women's magazine, recounting tales of drought, crop failure and hardship. Some were forced to eat leaves and grasshoppers, not rice,…

Bangkok Post

Temperature of rocky exoplanet measured for first time

PARIS: The James Webb Space Telescope has measured the temperature of a rocky exoplanet for the first time, finding that a "cousin" of Earth most likely lacks an atmosphere, researchers said on Monday.

The Conversation

Can the heat from running computers help grow our food? It's complicated

Digital technologies are changing how food is produced. And it’s more than harvesting robots that are arriving on the scene. Companies are now pairing data centres with greenhouses, capturing the heat emitted by computing hardware and reusing it to grow crops indoors.

The Independent UK

Ex-Army colonel denies fraudulently claiming thousands to pay school fees

Marcus Reedman was a lieutenant colonel at the Ministry of Defence building in Whitehall at the time of the allegations.

The Times of India

CEA Anantha Nageswaran says 7% growth forecast for current fiscal 'very realistic'

NEW DELHI: Chief economic advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran on Tuesday said high frequency data indicate buoyant economic growth momentum and the 7 per cent GDP growth estimate for the current fiscal is very realistic.

Bangkok Post

Netflix partners with TAT, DNP & CEA to launch ‘Uncover Thailand: A Creative Travel Guide’

Netflix recently joined hands with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP), and the Creative Economy Agency (CEA) to launch the “Uncover Thailand: A Creative Travel Guide'', a first-of-its-kind Thailand travel guide (thailandtravelmap.com).

Axios

Departure of top Biden economic adviser leaves West Wing power vacuum

Deese was instrumental in delivering Sen. Joe Manchin’s vote for Biden’s signature bill.

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