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Vol. IX Issue. 48
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14 May 2013
India's Dash for Cheap Gas
Vol. IX Issue. 48
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14 May 2013
Royalty Linked Compensation: End of Doctored Accounts?
Vol. IX Issue. 47
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07 May 2013
Hydro-power in the 12th Plan: Dammed if you do and dammed if you don't!
Vol. IX Issue. 47
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07 May 2013
Restoring the balance between coal mining and induced displacement
Vol. IX Issue. 46
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30 April 2013
Bridging the Gap between Climate Science & Policy
Vol. IX Issue. 46
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30 April 2013
The Camouflaged Political Economy of the Coal sector
Vol. IX Issue. 45
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23 April 2013
Shell Scenarios: Insights for India?
Vol. IX Issue. 45
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23 April 2013
Financial Restructuring Plan of SEBs: Is it really a reform measure?
Vol. IX Issue. 44
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16 April 2013
Renewables: Only a hypothetical Solution!
Vol. IX Issue. 44
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16 April 2013
Is India on a Sustainable Path?
Vol. IX Issue. 43
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09 April 2013
Renewable Energy: The Late-mover Advantage
Vol. IX Issue. 43
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09 April 2013
Thermal power obligation is a necessity; Green power obligation is secondary!
Vol. IX Issue. 42
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02 April 2013
THE GREEN GROWTH DISCOURSE
Vol. IX Issue. 42
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02 April 2013
GOOD POLITICS COMBINED WITH GOOD ECONOMICS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IS THE ONLY PANACEA!
Vol. IX Issue. 41
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26 March 2013
Regulation of the Upstream Hydrocarbon Sector: Uphill Task
Vol. IX Issue. 41
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26 March 2013
Having coal in backward states is a curse!
Vol. IX Issue. 40
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19 March 2013
Duel Price for Diesel: Invitation for Trouble
Vol. IX Issue. 40
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19 March 2013
Competition not Privatization of coal mining activities is the need of the hour!
Vol. IX Issue. 39
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12 March 2013
Energy Security According to the 12
th
Plan
Vol. IX Issue. 39
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12 March 2013
Snapping power supply to UPPCL: Case of Financial inability or Corporate Extortion?
Vol. IX Issue. 38
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05 March 2013
12
th
Plan: Heralding in Green Power?
Vol. IX Issue. 38
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05 March 2013
CIL restructuring: Wastage of funds?
Vol. IX Issue. 37
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26 February 2013
The Camouflaged Union Budget 2013-14: Coal & Power
Vol. IX Issue. 37
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26 February 2013
Energy in the Budget
Vol. IX Issue. 36
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19 February 2013
Greening the Red Tape
Vol. IX Issue. 36
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19 February 2013
Power subsidies for agriculture will lead to complete collapse of SEBs
Vol. IX Issue. 35
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12 February 2013
Cost of Taking Green Energy to a Place in the Sun
Vol. IX Issue. 35
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12 February 2013
Power Sector: A messy affair in Uttar Pradesh
Vol. IX Issue. 35
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12 February 2013
Power Shortage and Its Impact on Economy
Vol. IX Issue. 34
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05 February 2013
Price Pooling: Politics without Romance?
Vol. IX Issue. 34
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05 February 2013
Illegal Coal Mining: Menace for Country, Opportunity for Miscreants
Vol. IX Issue. 33
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29 January 2013
Gas Price Controls: Formula for Shortage
Vol. IX Issue. 33
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29 January 2013
Discom "Incompetency" covered by Consumers: How long can they be the "Money Plant" ?
Vol. IX Issue. 32
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22 January 2013
India and Energy Prices: Alice in Wonderland?
Vol. IX Issue. 32
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22 January 2013
Can 'Tariff Hike' conceal DISCOMS Incompetency?
Vol. IX Issue. 31
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15 January 2013
India's Energy Insecurity: A Roundtrip
Vol. IX Issue. 31
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15 January 2013
Only Efficiency can open the door to Reforms
Vol. IX Issue. 30
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08 January 2013
Tinkering with Energy prices
Vol. IX Issue. 30
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08 January 2013
Will Imported Coal Mega projects will come online? - doubtful!
Vol. IX Issue. 29
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01 January 2013
The cost of India's troubled relationship with energy
Vol. IX Issue. 28
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25 December 2012
2013: Time to let go of Energy
Vol. IX Issue. 28
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25 December 2012
The South Asian Hydropower Story
Vol. IX Issue. 28
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25 December 2012
Year 2012: The Black Year for Coal & Power Sector (A Yearly Review)
Vol. IX Issue. 27
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18 December 2012
Why is Coal Winning?
Vol. IX Issue. 27
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18 December 2012
Did 'unbundling' really reform our SEBs?
Vol. IX Issue. 27
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18 December 2012
Coal Mining - Challenges and strategies for bridging demand gap
Vol. IX Issue. 26
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11 December 2012
Coal & Refinery Products can help India bridge Gaps in Regional Cooperation
Vol. IX Issue. 26
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11 December 2012
Cauvery River Water Dispute: Possible Immediate and Adhoc Solution
Vol. IX Issue. 25
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04 December 2012
'Co-operating' our way out of energy problems
Vol. IX Issue. 25
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04 December 2012
Indian Overseas Coal Mines Will Capitalize on Demand from China rather than India
Vol. IX Issue. 24
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27 November 2012
Cold Feet and Hot Air at Doha
Vol. IX Issue. 24
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27 November 2012
India's Contribution to Carbon Emissions will be Minimal despite burning more Coal
Vol. IX Issue. 23
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20 November 2012
The 'Chindia'Energy Challenge
Vol. IX Issue. 23
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20 November 2012
The Problem of the Coal Shortage is beyond allocation of Coal Blocks
Vol. IX Issue. 22
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13 November 2012
More Hydrocarbons and less Carbon: New Energy Landscape led by the United States!
Vol. IX Issue. 22
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13 November 2012
The "China Factor" - Will it ruin our coal import strategy?
Vol. IX Issue. 22
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13 November 2012
Environmental Impact Assessment Studies - fait Accompli?
Vol. IX Issue. 21
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06 November 2012
Deconstructing the Energy Subsidy Discourse
Vol. IX Issue. 21
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06 November 2012
Coal Washeries Capacity Inadequate: A Myth
Vol. IX Issue. 21
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06 November 2012
Hydropower Development: Statistics, People and Mistrust
Vol. IX Issue. 20
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30 October 2012
Climate Saint Europe Seduced by Devil Coal?
Vol. IX Issue. 20
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30 October 2012
Coal India Limited: Culprit or Victim?
Vol. IX Issue. 19
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23 October 2012
Wither Nuclear Renaissance?
Vol. IX Issue. 19
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23 October 2012
Imbalanced Nature of Energy Inputs in Indian Agriculture
Vol. IX Issue. 18
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16 October 2012
Carbon Mitigation: Taking Stock
Vol. IX Issue. 18
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16 October 2012
Need for Understanding the Indian Civil Nuclear Energy Sector
Vol. IX Issue. 18
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16 October 2012
Ignoring the Most Potential Green Resource?
Vol. IX Issue. 17
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09 October 2012
Revisiting the Idea of Energy Security
Vol. IX Issue. 17
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09 October 2012
Dying Power Utilities and the Green Mandate: A Disconnect
Vol. IX Issue. 16
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02 October 2012
Deploying CCT in haste will kill Indigenous Power Industry
Vol. IX Issue. 16
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02 October 2012
Electricity Access: Has Policy Performed?
Vol. IX Issue. 16
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02 October 2012
Impediments to India-Nepal Corporation over Hydropower
Vol. IX Issue. 15
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25 September 2012
The Power of Large Numbers
Vol. IX Issue. 15
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25 September 2012
Coal blocks allocation: Auction vs Nomination
Vol. IX Issue. 14
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18 September 2012
Who led the Shale Gas Revolution and why it matters
Vol. IX Issue. 14
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18 September 2012
Across the board cancellation of coal blocks: Really Justified!
Vol. IX Issue. 14
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18 September 2012
Impediments to India-Nepal Corporation over Hydropower
Vol. IX Issue. 13
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11 September 2012
Will Diesel Price Destabilize the Common Man?
Vol. IX Issue. 13
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11 September 2012
Report of the Enquiry Committee on grid disturbance in Northern Region: Major Issues are not Addressed?
Vol. IX Issue. 13
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11 September 2012
How Crucial is Water Availability for India's Energy Security?
Vol. IX Issue. 12
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04 September 2012
Can we avoid massive power blackouts?
Vol. IX Issue. 11
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28 August 2012
Indo-Bangladesh Water Issues: A Step Forward
Vol. IX Issue. 11
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28 August 2012
Need Reliable Power Supply? We must Pay!
Vol. IX Issue. 11
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28 August 2012
Developing Country Oil Demand: Noting Unusual about it
Vol. IX Issue. 10
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21 August 2012
The Red-Green Struggle
Vol. IX Issue. 10
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21 August 2012
CAG Report on Coal: Irregularities highlighted but estimation of loss is debatable
Vol. IX Issue. 10
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21 August 2012
The Blame Game of the Solar Industry
Vol. IX Issue. 9
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14 August 2012
Why America Should Reframe 'Energy Security'
Vol. IX Issue. 9
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14 August 2012
'Stick' Approach must be extended to the other Ministries
Vol. IX Issue. 9
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14 August 2012
Kishanganga Project Dispute: Some Highlights
Vol. IX Issue. 8
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07 August 2012
Wind Energy Development: Are We There Yet?
Vol. IX Issue. 8
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07 August 2012
T & D Loss: Who is responsible?
Vol. IX Issue. 8
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07 August 2012
Limits to Decent Living
Vol. IX Issue. 7
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31 July 2012
Reflections on the'Grid Collapse'
Vol. IX Issue. 6
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24 July 2012
An effective Climate Action Plan for Karnataka
Vol. IX Issue. 5
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17 July 2012
Emission Reduction in the USA: Markets or Mandates?
Vol. IX Issue. 4
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10 July 2012
The imperative in saving Western Ghats
Vol. IX Issue. 3
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03 July 2012
EU oil embargo on Iran goes into effect
Vol. IX Issue. 2
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26 June 2012
Towards A Rational Electricity Generation Plan
Vol. IX Issue. 2
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26 June 2012
Comparing Insipid Rio and Collapsed CA
Vol. IX Issue. 1
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19 June 2012
Importing Better Energy Governance: Can we afford it?
Vol. VIII Issue. 52
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12 June 2012
Can Nuclear -Free Japan Survive Energy Crisis?
Vol. VIII Issue. 50
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29 May 2012
Credible alternatives to KKNP
Vol. VIII Issue. 49
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22 May 2012
Petrol Price Hike: Right Decision, Wrong Execution
Vol. VIII Issue. 48
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15 May 2012
Clinton Sends India on a Energy Hunt
Vol. VIII Issue. 47
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08 May 2012
Imported Coal Power Purchase Obligation (ICPPO) can bring uniformity in tariffs
Vol. VIII Issue. 45
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24 April 2012
China's Foray into World Nuclear Power Market
Vol. VIII Issue. 44
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17 April 2012
Is the US Going to be the Next Oil Super-Power?
Vol. VIII Issue. 43
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10 April 2012
Do India's Equity Oil Investments Make Sense?
Vol. VIII Issue. 42
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03 April 2012
Coal Scam: More Profitable than Coal Mining?
Vol. VIII Issue. 41
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27 March 2012
Shale Gas: The Bootlegger looking for a Baptist?
Vol. VIII Issue. 40
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20 March 2012
India as a New Nuclear Supplier
Vol. VIII Issue. 39
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13 March 2012
Use and Abuse of India's Subsidized Fuels
Vol. VIII Issue. 38
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06 March 2012
Petroleum Subsidies & Excluding the Easily Identifiable Rich
Vol. VIII Issue. 37
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28 February 2012
Gas Sector: Is it moving towards a greater role for the Market?
Vol. VIII Issue. 36
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21 February 2012
Should India become a Nuclear Supplier?
Vol. VIII Issue. 35
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14 February 2012
Political Economy & Energy Pricing in India
Vol. VIII Issue. 34
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07 February 2012
Dilemma of Energy Pricing in India
Vol. VIII Issue. 33
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31 January 2012
Can Iran survive EU Oil Sanctions?
Vol. VIII Issue. 32
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24 January 2012
Does Nuclear Energy Still Have a Future in Asia?
Vol. VIII Issue. 31
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17 January 2012
Rising Powers and Climate Change: The Case of India (Part IV)
Vol. VIII Issue. 30
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10 January 2012
Rising Powers and Climate Change: The Case of India (Part III)
Vol. VIII Issue. 29
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03 January 2012
Rising Powers and Climate Change: The Case of India (Part II)
Vol. VIII Issue. 28
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27 December 2011
Rising Powers and Climate Change: The Case of India
Vol. VIII Issue. 27
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20 December 2011
Security of Global Oil Flows: Risk Assessment for India (part IV)
Vol. VIII Issue. 26
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13 December 2011
China's Anxiety over Myanmar Deepens
Vol. VIII Issue. 25
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06 December 2011
Security of Global Oil Flows: Risk Assessment for India (part III)
Vol. VIII Issue. 24
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29 November 2011
Security of Global Oil Flows: Risk Assessment for India (part II)
Vol. VIII Issue. 23
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22 November 2011
Inertia of Petroleum Product Prices: Cost and Consequences (part II)
Vol. VIII Issue. 22
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15 November 2011
Coal: Ambitious Plans vs Uncertain Supply of Black Gold
Vol. VIII Issue. 22
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15 November 2011
Security of Global Oil Flows: Risk Assessment for India
Vol. VIII Issue. 21
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08 November 2011
Inertia of Petroleum Product Prices: Cost and Consequences
Vol. VIII Issue. 20
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01 November 2011
South China Sea Dispute: The Dilemma For China
Vol. VIII Issue. 19
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25 October 2011
India needs a comprehensive energy policy
Vol. VIII Issue. 19
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25 October 2011
A way out of Power Crises
Vol. VIII Issue. 19
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25 October 2011
India needs a comprehensive energy policy
Vol. VIII Issue. 19
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25 October 2011
A way out of Power Crises
Vol. VIII Issue. 18
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18 October 2011
Kudankulam: Myth and Reality
Vol. VIII Issue. 17
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11 October 2011
Is The Sun Setting On The US Solar Industry?
Vol. VIII Issue. 16
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04 October 2011
Hydro Power: Small Scale, New Context
Vol. VIII Issue. 15
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30 September 2011
The Tussle for Energy Resources in the South China Sea
Vol. VIII Issue. 15
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30 September 2011
South China Sea: India Should Avoid Rushing in Where Even US Exercises Caution
Vol. VIII Issue. 15
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30 September 2011
Integrated Transport Policy: A vision which doesn't work today - how to make it a reality (Part II)
Vol. VIII Issue. 15
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27 September 2011
The Tussle for Energy Resources in the South China Sea
Vol. VIII Issue. 15
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27 September 2011
South China Sea: India Should Avoid Rushing in Where Even US Exercises Caution
Vol. VIII Issue. 15
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27 September 2011
Integrated Transport Policy A vision which doesn't work today-how to make it a reality (Part II)
Vol. VIII Issue. 14
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23 September 2011
Integrated Transport Policy: A vision which doesn't work today - how to make it a reality
Vol. VIII Issue. 13
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16 September 2011
Coal Imports & its Impact on the Power Sector
Vol. VIII Issue. 12
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06 September 2011
What Next in Libya-The Real Fight Begins
Vol. VIII Issue. 12
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06 September 2011
How Realistic Is It TO Rely On Coal Power? (part II)
Vol. VIII Issue. 11
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30 August 2011
How Realistic is it to Rely on Coal Power?
Vol. VIII Issue. 11
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30 August 2011
Toward an International Regime for Pipelines?
Vol. VIII Issue. 10
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23 August 2011
Causes for Stalling of Pipeline Projects
Vol. VIII Issue. 10
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23 August 2011
Prospects for Pipeline Project Revival
Vol. VIII Issue. 10
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23 August 2011
Causes for Stalling of Pipeline Projects
Vol. VIII Issue. 10
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23 August 2011
Prospects for Pipeline Project Revival
Vol. VIII Issue. 9
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16 August 2011
Indian Oil Payments to Iran- Now the Turkish Delight
Vol. VIII Issue. 9
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16 August 2011
Indian Oil Payments to Iran- Now the Turkish Delight
Vol. VIII Issue. 8
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09 August 2011
The New Silk Route To China
Vol. VIII Issue. 8
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09 August 2011
The New Silk Route To China
Vol. VIII Issue. 7
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02 August 2011
Bi-weekly column: Asian Waters
Vol. VIII Issue. 7
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02 August 2011
Bi-weekly column Asian Waters
Vol. VIII Issue. 7
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02 August 2011
Pipelines in the Middle East and North Africa
Vol. VIII Issue. 6
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26 July 2011
India- Iran Oil Impasse
Vol. VIII Issue. 6
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26 July 2011
Global Warming, CDM and Coal Power Plants
Vol. VIII Issue. 5
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19 July 2011
The Economic and Political Rationale of South Asian Gas Projects
Vol. VIII Issue. 5
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19 July 2011
The Economic and Political Rationale of South Asian Gas Projects
Vol. VIII Issue. 4
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12 July 2011
Bi-weekly column: Asian Waters
Vol. VIII Issue. 4
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12 July 2011
Can Pipelines Lead to Peace?
Vol. VIII Issue. 3
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05 July 2011
Cleansing of river Ganga & World Bank loan
Vol. VIII Issue. 2
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28 June 2011
Challenging India's Democracy: A Comparative Study on the Narmada Project in India and the Three Gorges Dam Project in China
Vol. VIII Issue. 1
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21 June 2011
India's low carbon strategies; are they good enough?
Vol. VII Issue. 52
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14 June 2011
Strategic Change in China's Oil Policies to Further Strengthen Energy Security
Vol. VII Issue. 52
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14 June 2011
Strategic Change in China's Oil Policies to Further Strengthen Energy Security
Vol. VII Issue. 51
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07 June 2011
The Rise of Petroleum Prices--Lessons For India
Vol. VII Issue. 50
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31 May 2011
India's Energy Challenges*
Vol. VII Issue. 49
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24 May 2011
Petroleum Product Prices: Leave it to the Market!
Vol. VII Issue. 48
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17 May 2011
Nuclear Power: Panacea or Liability for India?
Vol. VII Issue. 47
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10 May 2011
Oil Companies must
Vol. VII Issue. 45
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26 April 2011
Fukushima alters risk perceptions, not energy choices
Vol. VII Issue. 44
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19 April 2011
China's Energy Conservation Policy and Practice (part II)
Vol. VII Issue. 43
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12 April 2011
China's Energy Conservation Policy and Practice
Vol. VII Issue. 42
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05 April 2011
The Conflict in Libya and the Politics of Oil
Vol. VII Issue. 42
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05 April 2011
Climate Change and Human Security: Building a Framework for Action
Vol. VII Issue. 41
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29 March 2011
Pirates Threaten International Energy Trade
Vol. VII Issue. 40
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22 March 2011
Nuclear emergency in Japan: lessons for India
Vol. VII Issue. 39
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15 March 2011
Political Turmoil and Oil Prices: History will not repeat itself, but it may perhaps Rhyme
Vol. VII Issue. 39
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15 March 2011
Post-Tsunami Situation at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan: Facts, Analysis, and Some Potential Outcomes
Vol. VII Issue. 38
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08 March 2011
Power Projects, Police Firing and MoEF
Vol. VII Issue. 37
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01 March 2011
Union Budget 2011-12: What is in it for the Energy Sector?
Vol. VII Issue. 37
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01 March 2011
India and The Cancun Negotiations (part II)
Vol. VII Issue. 36
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22 February 2011
India and The Cancun Negotiations
Vol. VII Issue. 36
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22 February 2011
Status of Nuclear Power Plants in USA - January 2011
Vol. VII Issue. 35
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15 February 2011
Responding to Change: Searching for a Path through the Climate Haze(part II)
Vol. IX Issue. 29
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18 January 2011
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