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| June 2007 |
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| Optimised Electricity Generation Planning: A case study for Karnataka - 29 June 2007 |
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"It is obvious that the interests of the paying public, the natural resources and the fragile environment of the state cannot be adequately protected with the existing industry structure. A state level coordinating body to consider all the relevant issues in meeting the additional demand for electricity at the lowest overall societal cost is an urgent necessity..."
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| Vol. III Issue. 52; 19 June 2007 |
| Power Sector Reforms: A Pilot Study on Karnataka - 19 June 2007 |
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"The green revolution of 60s and 70s, which made India self sufficient in food, has largely been possible because of electric pumps for agricultural purposes. If the society cannot sustain the supply of adequate and quality electricity, not only the agricultural output, but also the industrial output will be seriously affected..."
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| Vol. III Issue. 51; 12 June 2007 |
| Human Resource Development in the Power Sector (Part - II) - 12 June 2007 |
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"A lot of workers would be required at the end of current expansion program aimed at doubling the country's electrical infrastructure from generation through transmission to distribution, operation and maintenance. Therefore incentives in terms of good scholarships to attract new students and attractive salary package for the efficient workers can be a way out for improving Human Resource Development in Power Sector¿"
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| Vol. III Issue. 50; 05 June 2007 |
| Human Resource Development in the Power Sector - 05 June 2007 |
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"The recently released note by a high-level committee on human resource development in power sector has raised serious concerns about the supply of quality manpower. The ministry of power has estimated the total manpower requirements by 2012 end at 12.9 Lakh, with around 9 lakh technical and the remaining non-technical professionals..."
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| May 2007 |
| Vol. III Issue. 49; 29 May 2007 |
| Optimised Electricity Generation Planning: A case study for Karnataka Part - III - 29 May 2007 |
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"It is obvious that the interests of the paying public, the natural resources and the fragile environment of the state cannot be adequately protected with the existing industry structure. A state level coordinating body to consider all the relevant issues in meeting the additional demand for electricity at the lowest overall societal cost is an urgent necessity..."
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| Vol. III Issue. 48; 22 May 2007 |
| Energy Security and Integrated Resource Management Approach - 22 May 2007 |
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"The larger society cannot be a mute spectator to allow sub-optimal planning for additional generating capacity. The state authorities should be made to adopt integrated resource management approach, consisting of high energy efficiency and conservation, Demand Side Management and renewable energy sources, in all cases of large projects in electricity sector..."
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| Vol. III Issue. 47; 15 May 2007 |
| Energy and Agriculture in the Third World - (Part - V) - 15 May 2007 |
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"In the underdeveloped countries, the use of "non-commercial" fuels (wood, dung, and so on) is much larger than the use of "commercial" fuels-about 25 million Btu per capita per year for non-commercial energy compared to 10 million Btu per capita for commercial fuels..."
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| Vol. III Issue. 46; 08 May 2007 |
| Energy and Agriculture in the Third World - (Part - IV) - 08 May 2007 |
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"If the total amount of energy, including animal and human labour, which goes into farming is calculated, the results are surprising - farms in underdeveloped countries often use more energy per hectare than farms in the industrialized nations. It takes more energy to feed the bullocks and mules that work the fields of much of the Third World, than to farm with the heavily mechanized methods of U.S. agriculture..."
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| Vol. III Issue. 45; 01 May 2007 |
| Energy and Agriculture in the Third World - (Part - III) - 01 May 2007 |
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"So long as development efforts continue to bypass the poor, the tax base will remain small and capital will remain scarce. But, there is no question that rural areas where the general level of living is rising can contribute significantly to capital formation in underdeveloped countries..."
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