Choosing wind over water?
Improvements in wind energy technology can not only benefit India’s energy profile, but also enhance relations with neighbouring countries
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A case for nuclear power
India’s power sector is currently facing a coal shortage with Coal India unable to keep pace with demand. Nuclear power is a cheaper and more reliable alternative for generating electricity as compared to coal
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Latin America Update, April 2014
In 'Latin America Update' Gateway House lists some of the important events in Latin America over the past month
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Realising the vision of fusion
The National Ignition Facility, U.S., has achieved a major breakthrough in generating fusion nuclear energy. India’s scientists, starting from Homi Bhabha, have been part of the process of realising this dream. Fusion energy can become a cheap, clean and abundant source for global energy needs
Notes from Rio +20
As the media focused on key negotiations between political leaders, at the Rio +20 Summit, several significant events tangential to the summit went unreported. Gateway House’s Renu Modi explains why these side-events were relevant to Indians in particular.
India: Miscalculating the nuclear future
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster has sparked debate in the field of energy security all over the world. As Germany and Switzerland announce plans to phase out nuclear power, India's nuclear’s debate, and its looming water crisis, remains largely unopened.