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Arnab Pratim Dutta When the kerosene supply went down sharply in Nagpur four years ago, Bharat Parihar

Government schemes induced growth The Bureau of Energy Efficiency, state electricity boards and electricity supply companies are responsible for popularizing cfls in India.

There are two forms of power. One is real power that can be translated into actual work typically measured in watts. Another is reactive power that is consumed by a device but does not produce any useful work. The sum of both forms of power is the power supplied by a utility. Power factor of an AC device like CFL ranges from 0 to 1. Closer the power factor of a machine is to 1 the lesser

The CFL market in India The CFL market in India is complex. It comprises at least 12 big brands and perhaps hundreds of small players, whose contribution is not measured. elcoma, the primary association of lamp and components manufacturers, estimates the cfl market size in the country is between 150 million and 200 million pieces. Of this 40 to 50 per cent is dominated by the

15 Jan 2009

I spent a week at the climate change conference in Poznan, and realized the world is in deep trouble and deeper denial. Worse, the denial is now entirely on the side of action. It is well accepted that climate change is a reality. Scientists say we need to cap temperature increases at 2

14 Jan 2009, 0254 hrs IST, ET Bureau

There's needless controversy over alleged diversion of coal from the proposed Sasan power project to the upcoming plant at Chitrangi, both in
Madhya Pradesh. The way ahead is to end the panoply of rigidities in coal, and repeal the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973 post-haste, if need be with an ordinance.

NEW DELHI: The government has relaxed captive coal mining norms to allow power companies to divert surplus coal from one of their projects to another.

Permission will be given on a case-to-case basis to coal-surplus companies that approach the coal ministry, said a senior government official who asked not to be named.

Guidelines for Decentralized Distributed Generation (DDG) under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana in the XI Plan, for attaining the goal of providing access to electricity to all households and electrification of about 1.15 lakh un-electrified villages by 2009.

AS ECONOMIC GROWTH SAGS TO LEV-els unprecedented in recent years across the world, India has had some cause for joy from the southward-bound global crude oil prices. From a high of $147 a barrel as late as July 2008, oil prices shaved-off more than 70 per cent to skirt around $40 in December.

Deal between India and United States spurs investment rush.

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