INDIAN DREAMS Vs REALITY: NOW NUCLEAR POWER PLANT THROUGH SUPREME COURT JUDG...: The government of India, a government sans governance and the ruling polity has always been objecting to the judicial activism of the Ind...

COALGATE INVESTIGATIONS FOR PROTECTING NATIONAL INTERESTS OR INTERESTS Of RULING COMBINE

India has witnessed a host of scams during the rule of the present government. It is a pity that no investigation seems to be reaching the desired conclusion of booking the rogues and extracting best value from allocation of national resources. While all the nations which have been endowed with rich mineral resources have managed to become prosperous courtesy rising international commodity prices, the Indian nation seems to be getting poorer and poorer courtesy gross mismanagement and vested interests and hidden agenda of those in power. Much to the chagrin of all well meaning citizens of India, the battle goes on with all professional advocates belonging to the executive including legislative executive defending all the actions with the sole motto of saving the guilty rather than nailing them. It will not be out of place to add here that  all successful professional advocates have never sided with truth and all their brilliance comes into play for sowing the seeds of doubt and inadequacy of proof by intentionally ignoring or side tracking everything that could go against their client. They are definitely partially true to their profession in looking after the interests of their clients/paymasters/masters to the best of their ability but woefully untrue to the profession and humanity when it comes to finding out the truth.

The nadir of values in the Indian rulers is all the more inevitable when you see them sticking to the principle of loyalty to the chair and not the nation. Their allegiance to the party gets strengthened with the fear of not only losing power but also the credibility of their electability in future. After all do people at such high and responsible positions need be reminded that country comes first and the government, party and their colleagues do not matter and can be sacrificed at the altar of the nation if need be for the sake of truth.

Whatever is going on in the matter of affidavit of Central Bureau of Investigation submitted to the apex court of the country is a typical case in point. The contention of the street smart advocates in the ruling elite smacks of their concern for retaining their ill gotten position at all expense rather than working for the interests of the nation. One is left wondering if the coalgate investigations are for protecting national interests or interests of the ruling combine. Is their some agency or organ of the government meant for working whole heartedly in the interest of the nation? Only some true legal luminary can throw some light on this, if at all we have one in the country. To a normal man we only have a bunch of street smart advocates who only know how to twist, mask or shroud truth to uphold their baser instincts and distorted values.

France urged to triple solar PV target to 15 GW by 2020 by Tim Tyler

Cleantechnica

A study recently published by the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) suggests that France’s Solar PV target for 2020 should be 15 GW instead of its current 5.4 GW.

According to ADEME, solar PV has the potential to reach grid parity in France in the coming few years, and therefore is an essential component of sustainable energy policies.

At the end of 2012, France had a cumulative PV capacity of just 4 GW (including capacity installed in Corsica and its overseas territories). Although, France did celebrate adding 1.08 GW of PV capacity in 2012, represented by over 34,500 solar power plants, according to the country’s Ministry of Energy, Ecology and Sustainable Development.

If France expanded its national solar business, there would of course be numerous economic and environmental benefits. One of the key benefits of solar PV is the creation of jobs. According  to ADEME, there are “numerous French companies that are dedicated to the development of technologies of innovative manufacturing (cells, modules and electronics).”

ADEME recommends that France concentrate on installing large rooftop solar PV systems to boost installed capacity and support the domestic solar industry.

The French solar industries association, Enerplan, thinks that 15 GW is still not enough, however. Enerplan’s general secretary, Richard Loyen, has suggested that France set a solar PV target of 20 GW:

The best way to achieve the competitiveness of the French PV industry is to provide it with a secured volume and a sustainable framework.

Last year, France had a broad national discussion on how the country should transform its energy system. President Francois Hollande announced that the percentage of energy generated from nuclear power would decrease to 50%, from its current 75%, by 2025.