Tag: Electricity

Persistent Heavy Smog In Beijing Off The Charts Foul air triggered open debate about new economic model. Growing the economy while preserving the environment? More easily said than done after 30 years of degradation

Related story: https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2013/01/12/extreme-air-pollution-levels-in-beijing-indicate-a-deep-environmental-crisis-in-china-can-the-country-grow-the-economy-while-spending-hundreds-of-billion-to-fix-the-environment-a-huge-political-cha/ WASHINGTON – I wrote recently, (see link above), that Beijing’s dismal air quality signals a tough...

Gigantic Power Failure Affected 620 Million Indians – The Worst Blackout In History – Time For India’s Policy Makers To Get Serious About Pro-Development Policies, Starting With New Infrastructure And Modern Regulations

By Paolo von Schirach Related stories: https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2012/06/04/india-stopped-growing-political-paralysis-inefficient-services-impede-investments-the-indian-poor-will-stay-poor-for-much-longer/ https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2011/12/19/india-will-not-liberalise-retailing-country-will-keep-ancient-food-distribution-system-failure-to-carry-out-this-and-other-needed-reforms-may-doom-growth/ https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2011/12/03/not-so-modern-india-country-choked-by-political-gridlock-corruption-and-vast-inefficiencies-very-low-132-world-bank-doing-business-score-opposition-to-recent-decision-to-let-in-internatio/ July 31, 2012 WASHINGTON – Power blackouts do...