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| March 2012 |
| Vol. VIII Issue. 41; 30 March 2012 |
| Shale Gas: The Bootlegger looking for a Baptist? - 30 March 2012 |
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The issue of developing shale gas, like all political issues, is not a simple and straightforward choice between the good and the bad.
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| Vol. VIII Issue. 39; 16 March 2012 |
| Use and Abuse of India's Subsidized Fuels - 16 March 2012 |
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The Indian rural households which are still a significant chunk at 68 per cent of the total over 85 per cent are using biomass for cooking purposes.
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| February 2012 |
| Vol. VIII Issue. 36; 24 February 2012 |
| The Economics of Nuclear Power - 24 February 2012 |
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Over the last few years climate change has been used to promote the case for a nuclear revival globally. This was battered by the hard blow from Fukushima last year.
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| Vol. VIII Issue. 35; 17 February 2012 |
| India, Iran and the Oil Weapon - 17 February 2012 |
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The oil weapon has seductive appeal. The current situation where some of the world?s largest consumers of crude oil as well as one of the important producers of crude oil are threatening to use the oil weapon is particularly interesting apart from being threatening.
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| Vol. VIII Issue. 34; 10 February 2012 |
| Pooling Gas Prices: Equalizing the Unequal? - 10 February 2012 |
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The study conducted by Mercados EMI on behalf of GAIL in 2010 argued that pooling prices of gas from different sources would introduce new sources of gas in the market.
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| Vol. VIII Issue. 33; 03 February 2012 |
| Can Iran survive EU Oil Sanctions? - 03 February 2012 |
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India might conclude a swap arrangement by which the payment for Iranian crude maybe made in rupees and partially in gold. India is also under pressure from the west to curtail.
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| January 2012 |
| Vol. VIII Issue. 32; 27 January 2012 |
| Energy Security Policy: Nature will decide our limits not Nations - 27 January 2012 |
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Climate change will limit the use of coal in India and it will possibly affect hydro power generation in Pakistan. If Pakistan and India want to survive in a resource scarce world they need to understand that in the future threats.
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| Vol. VIII Issue. 31; 20 January 2012 |
| Coal Pricing: Is GCV Method Good for India? - 20 January 2012 |
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The recent move of Coal India to resort to fix sale price of coal on Gross Calorific Value rather than on useful heat value of the fuel will have a direct impact on the sale price.
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| Vol. VIII Issue. 30; 13 January 2012 |
| Energy Availability in India: Hostage to Hype - 13 January 2012 |
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The work-shop on 'Dash for Gas: Opportunities & Challenges' organized by the Observer Research Foundation on 12 January 2012 exposed some uncomfortable truths on the availability and pricing of natural gas (and coal) in India: both are victims of hype.
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