Monthly Archives: May 2016

Social Cost of Climate Change

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

Expert Consensus on the Economics of Climate Change (41 page pdf, Peter Howard and Derek Sylvan, Institute for Policy Integrity, New York University School of Law, Dec. 2015) Today we review a survey of 365 leading economists from around the … Continue reading →

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Successful Reusable Space Vehicle Launch:Another Low-Budget Big Leap Dream Came True for India

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

In another big leap India successfully launched RLV-TD, a prototype reusable space vehicle. The craft rose 43 miles into the air before gliding back down, making a safe landing in the Bay of Bengal. it was a technology demonstrator but with this India … Continue reading →

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Fire breaks out at world’s largest solar power plant – Ivanpah

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

Watts Up With That? From the L.A. Times: A generating tower at the world’s largest solar energy plant was shut down Thursday after a mirror misalignment caused sunlight to burn through electrical wiring and start a small fire, according to officials. The blaze at the Ivanpah … Continue reading →

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बारिश किस चिड़िया का नाम?:जल-संकट-2 (साबलखेड़-योगिता के गांव)

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Hillele:
हम सबको बारिश बहुत अच्छी लगती है न! सिनेमा के परदे पर जब नायक बारिश में भीगता हुआ नायिका के सामने प्रेम-प्रस्ताव रखता है, हम उसमें अपने-आप को ढूंढने लगते हैं. अगर आप उत्तर भारतीय हैं…