Sayantan Bera
National Editor at Mint
Notes on food, farming and rural India. National Editor @livemint Long Story team email: [email protected] All activity on X is personal
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4 weeks ago |
htsyndication.com | Sayantan Bera
New Delhi, March 26 -- Summer's only just set in, but several states have already seen heatwaves as well as warm nights. The Met department has forecast a spike in mercury in the coming days. Mint explains the forecasts and the likely impact on the economy and food prices. What is the state of play so far? India officially considers March-May as summer. But this year, Goa and Maharashtra recorded the first heatwave in late February-still winter and a historic first.
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4 weeks ago |
livemint.com | Sayantan Bera
What is the state of play so far? India officially considers March-May as summer. But this year, Goa and Maharashtra recorded the first heatwave in late February—still winter and a historic first. The Met defines a heatwave as when the maximum temperature in the plains is at least 40 degrees Celsius or five degrees above normal. In March, parts of Odisha, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Telangana had heatwaves. This February was the hottest in 125 years.
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1 month ago |
htsyndication.com | Sayantan Bera
New Delhi, March 22 -- Dear Reader,I spent some time recently to understand the journey of the renewable energy sector in India, particularly solar power. My interest was piqued by the fact that renewable energy (RE) capacity has surpassed 200 gigawatts, contributing nearly 45% to installed power capacity in India. Within renewables, solar capacity has seen a stellar 27-fold growth in less than a decade.
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1 month ago |
livemint.com | Sayantan Bera
newsletters Summary This issue of the climate newsletter discusses India's progress on solar energy uptake, plus news updates and research, jargons and a film recommendation This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Dear Reader, I spent some time recently to understand the journey of the renewable energy sector in India, particularly solar power.
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1 month ago |
livemint.com | Sayantan Bera
New Delhi: When Bell Laboratories developed the first silicon solar cell in 1954, a technological breakthrough that converted sunlight into electricity, the invention made headlines.
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