Watch: Truth vs Hype - The Myth of Power Crisis

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  • Published On: July 05, 2014
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Summer has come, and with it the inevitable power cuts, and the familiar solutions to end India's power crisis: build more power plants, increase coal mining (never mind those pesky environmental laws), and hike power rates. This week on Truth vs Hype we discover how each of these assumptions don't stand up to scrutiny. Indeed, pursuing them might come at a high environmental and social cost.

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