The country has substantial hydro-electric power resources. During the British period Mr. J. M. Myres had made a guess estimate of a minimum potential of 3.5 million Kw. and a maximum of 8 million Kw. But this was rather an incomplete and under-estimate. The economically exploitable hydro-power potential of the country has been assessed by the Central Water and Power [...]
Here is a term paper on the ‘Impacts of Coal Mining’ especially written for school and college students. Term Paper # 1. Land Degradation: According to Singh et al. (2007) the following types of land degradations can be expected to take place in the mining areas: 1. Loss of Vegetation: Loss of vegetation results in drastic changes in climatic conditions [...]
Read this essay to learn about the renewable sources of energy found in India. Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) are increasingly being viewed as an equitable and environmentally sound way of addressing the energy concerns in the country—low per capita energy consumption, inequalities in access, supply constraints, growing dependence on imports and high environmental costs. Rural energy demand still to a [...]