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| December 2010 |
| Vol. VII Issue. 28; 31 December 2010 |
| Rare Earths: India Must Seize the Chance - 31 December 2010 |
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A whale of a strategic opportunity is knocking at the Indian doors and India should seize it. The fact that rare earths' exploitation is an environmental hazard should not be a deterrent.
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| Vol. VII Issue. 27; 24 December 2010 |
| India-Japan Civilian Nuclear Energy Cooperation - 24 December 2010 |
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An Indo-Japan civilian nuclear energy cooperation agreement is a win-win strategic policy for both China-wary countries. It is a matter of time when Japan resumes militarization as neither the Japanese government nor the politicians
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| Vol. VII Issue. 26; 17 December 2010 |
| Cancun Deal: Democratisation of Climate Guilt - 17 December 2010 |
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The Cancun deal also endorses the idea that a climate change can be sorted out by the 'market' which was in fact the primary instrument in causing climate change.
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| Vol. VII Issue. 25; 10 December 2010 |
| The Energy Cost of Energy - 10 December 2010 |
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The modern society is a direct function of surplus energy derived primarily from oil, gas and coal and its future depends on the 'energy cost of energy' remaining low. When energy cost of energy is high, the surplus energy available is low.
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| November 2010 |
| Vol. VII Issue. 24; 30 November 2010 |
| Global Gas Glut: Time to let Gas have a life of its own? - 30 November 2010 |
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The disappearance of the gas surplus by 2013 may be a reasonable assumption, but market conditions over the next two to three years could permanently change price formation. The supply/demand dynamics of oil, which is principally a transportation fuel, and European gas which is principally a stationary fuel, are fundamentally different
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| Vol. VII Issue. 23; 23 November 2010 |
| The Indian Solar Rush: Attracting the Wrong Kind? - 23 November 2010 |
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In the rush to get itself a 'green' badge from the climate conscious global community, the Indian government announced the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission through which it expects 'to establish India as a global leader in solar energy,
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| Vol. VII Issue. 22; 19 November 2010 |
| The Elusive Search for Energy Security - 19 November 2010 |
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If India's energy security policies continue to be dominated by fears over oil market break-down, war and embargoes, it will reduce incentives to avoid market break downs that initially prompted the 'search for security'.
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| Vol. VII Issue. 21; 12 November 2010 |
| The rich get richer and the poor get renewable energy? - 12 November 2010 |
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Since climate change and its consequences started having an impact on energy policy, the poor have become a target for energy policy action. The idea that the poor can and must leap frog into green and clean renewable energy,
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| October 2010 |
| Vol. VII Issue. 19; 29 October 2010 |
| Climate Conditions Influence on Jatropha Curcas Oilseed Yield - 29 October 2010 |
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The expectation that oil-bearing trees, especially Jatropha, would give good yields even on marginal and dry lands without inputs such as irrigation, fertilisers and pesticides has not materialized.
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