Power

Can television shows and movies help battle climate change?

Films and television have enormous power to influence public opinion, but they are rarely used in climate change debates. Researchers have discovered that only 1,046 of 37,453 film and television scripts from 2016 to 2020 included any climate-related keywords

US midterm elections: Why the Georgia Senate seat is crucial for Democrats

Democrats have secured a two-year Senate majority. However, retaining Senator Raphael Warnock's seat in Georgia's runoff next month could be crucial to their success because it would make legislating much easier than it is in the current 50-50 Senate

Herschel Walker vs Raphael Warnock: How will the Georgia Senate race play out?

The Senate race between Democratic candidate Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker, will be decided in a 6 December runoff. This will be a second runoff for Warnock, who first won his seat in a 5 January 2021, special election runoff

India's power consumption grows 13.6% to 132.98 billion units in April, shows govt data

Power consumption in April last year was recorded at 117.08 BU, which was higher than 84.55 BU in the same month of 2020

China promotes coal-fired power in setback for efforts to cut emissions

China is one of the biggest investors in wind and solar, but leaders called for more coal-fired power after economic growth plunged last year and shortages caused blackouts and factory shutdowns

Mumbai power outage: Local trains resume operations as electricity gets restored after an hour

Due to Tata’s grid failure, there was no electricity in Sion, Matunga, Parel, Dadar, CSMT, Byculla, Churchgate, and other areas of Mumbai

Explained: What is green hydrogen and how will the Centre's new policy boost its production

The National Green Hydrogen Policy waive power transmission charges for 25 years for these units, allows them to buy renewable power from exchanges or their own unit and bank unconsumed renewable power for up to 30 days with power distribution companies

Two weeks after military coup, Sudanese general tightens grip on power

Since the coup, more than 100 government officials and political leaders have been detained, along with a large number of protesters and activists

India stares at energy crisis with coal stocks down to days

The shortages have stoked fears of potential black-outs in parts of India, where 70 percent of power is generated from coal

Thailand pro-democracy activists protest in Bangkok as PM survives no-confidence vote

Ahead of the rally, police used shipping containers to block major routes to the advertised protest site at the central Lumphini Park where more than 300 protesters had planned to march