India is one of the largest producers of agricultural crops (both food grains and non-food grains), but ranks very low in terms of agricultural productivity (the ratio of agricultural outputs to agricultural inputs). This is mainly due to the power supply situation in the agricultural sector that remains dismal as many farmers have to rely …
Waste generation has been in existence ever since the human race has existed. The first of its kind was probably when Eve ate the apple and threw it on the ground, perhaps not thinking what would happen to the rest of it. Of course, back then it was just the two of them; they didn’t …
The Council of Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) estimates that water requirements from both surface water sources and groundwater sources for the operation and maintenance of solar plants in India, lie between 3-5 liters per panel and in some cases 7-8 liters per panel, where panels are usually cleaned every week. According to a recent …
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Solar energy is an important source of renewable energy that is currently being harnessed using a wide range of ever-evolving technologies. One such emerging technology is the use of solar energy to power Light Emitting Diode (LED) street lights. Since solar power is a clean, inexhaustible, and affordable means of electricity, our reliance on it …
Statistics show that the scarcity of water affects over 40% of the world’s population and this value is only going to rise as the temperature rises. Currently, more than 1.7 billion people live in river basins, where water consumption exceeds water recharge. For this consumption to be sustainable, we have to seriously think about the …
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The State of Global Air is a report that brings to light the latest information on air quality and health for countries around the globe. It is produced annually by the Health Effects Institute and Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s Global Burden of Disease project. The main idea of the report is to give …
Renewable energy sources are energy sources that can be constantly replenished through various natural processes. Unlike non-renewable fossil fuels, they form cleaner and more environmentally friendly alternatives. In the past, renewables were not so widely used as the technology was quite basic and prices to set them up were quite high. However, this has changed …
The Global EV Outlook is a yearly publication that discusses current developments in electric vehicle mobility around the world and is developed with the help of members from the Electric Vehicles Initiative (EVI). This edition of the report features the analysis of the performance of electric cars and competing powertrain options in terms of GHG …
Solar power has evolved tremendously since the photovoltaic effect was first observed by Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel in the 19th century. Nowadays, new advances in solar panel technology are introduced every year, as scientists work hard to improve the efficiency of solar cells. Promising technologies in solar cell manufacturing, solar energy storage, and solar design tech have …
Climate change is now one of the most widely discussed topics that I’m sure you’ve come across at least once. The problem is that there are too many unknowns about the cause and effects of climate change. To make this idea easier to comprehend, let’s try to break the problem down into simple, everyday solutions …
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