Energy Security

INR Trade Settlement: Strategy to Curb Trade Deficit and Rupee Challenge

INR Trade Settlement: Strategy to Curb Trade Deficit and Rupee Challenge

INR Trade Settlement: Strategy to Curb Trade Deficit and Rupee Challenge Context : India’s widening trade deficit, especially due to...

The ‘Shanti Bill’ and Private Participation in India’s Nuclear Power Sector

The ‘Shanti Bill’ and Private Participation in India’s Nuclear Power Sector

Context : The Union Cabinet has approved the proposed Atomic Energy Bill (informally known as the ‘Shanti Bill’), which amends...

Maharashtra’s Bamboo Biomass Mandate: Green Gold for Thermal Power Plants

Context : In a first-of-its-kind move, Maharashtra has mandated that all public and private thermal power plants blend 5–7% bamboo-based...

Anti-Dam Protests Against the Upper Siang Hydropower Project

Context: Two anti-dam activists from Arunachal Pradesh were preventively detained on July 8, ahead of the Union Power Minister’s visit....

Photoelectron Spectroscopy Analysis Reveals Insights into Solid-State Battery Degradation

Context: Researchers from HZB and Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen, have developed a new method using photoelectron spectroscopy at BESSY II to monitor...