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Continuing from yesterday   ( The great Indian carnival ) With the presentation of the union budget earlier this month, the incumbent government has entered the final phase of preparations for the 2024 general elections. The preparations would be tested in several state assembly elections to be held prior to the general elections. Amongst these Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan shall be keen contests. As per most of the recent surveys, the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is likely to return to power for a third successive term in 2024. The alliance is mostly riding on the popularity of PM Modi for its electoral success. Of course the lack of a strong national alternative is also working in favour of the incumbent government, to some extent. It is therefore pertinent to examine what PM Modi has done right to maintain its popularity for the past nine years. I would not like to delve into the role of the political strategy of BJP in...

  ·          In a recently published paper International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said that hydrogen could disrupt global trade and bilateral energy relations, reshaping the positioning of states with new hydrogen exporters and users emerging. IRENA sees hydrogen changing the geography of energy trade and regionalising energy relations, hinting at the emergence of new centres of geopolitical influence built on the production and use of hydrogen, as traditional oil and gas trade declines. IRENA estimates hydrogen to cover up to 12 per cent of global energy use by 2050. “Hydrogen could prove to be a missing link to a climate-safe energy future”, Francesco La Camera, Director-General of IRENA said. “Hydrogen is clearly riding on the renewable energy revolution with green hydrogen emerging as a game changer for achieving climate neutrality without compromising industrial growth and social development. But hydrogen is not a new oil. And ...