Tuesday, 14 December 2021

For Bustards : Court of Last Resort ?

Context :

Bustard order will hit green push, SC told / 14 Dec 2021

Extract :

The Centre on Monday sought modification of the Supreme Courtroom’s April 19 order for placing underground energy transmission cables in huge areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat for cover of endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB), saying:

# it’s technically not possible,

# value intensive and

# might be an enormous setback to India’s worldwide dedication to manoeuvre

steadily in direction of renewable energy.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta requested CJI NV Ramana for an urgent hearing on the Centre’s plea citing a current report of technical group comprising consultants from transmission and energy sector and members from Wildlife Institute of India (WII).

The Centre said the cost will work out to Rs 12 crore a km and the objective could possibly be achieved by putting in bird diverters.

It stated GIBs could get effective protection from electrocution by installing fowl diverters, as was used on Gwalior-Jaipur line by Power Grid Corporation to guard Indian Vulture and Egyptian Vulture and in Bhuj-Banaskantha line to guard Flamingos and Cranes.

Implementation of the SC order “shall result in enormous delay in commissioning of already awarded and under-construction renewable energy initiatives in these states, which in any other case would get commissioned within the subsequent couple of years. Contemplating the sensible and technical challenges in laying the facility traces underground, growth of future initiatives in Rajasthan and Gujarat will even be impacted.”

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My Take :

I fail to understand why Solicitor General Tushar Mehta , did not get the experts to examine the feasibility of using DRONES to divert the Bustards, as suggested in my following earlier e-mail

Dear Shri Jyotiraditya Scindiaji,

Only a few days back, you stated that India will become the “ DRONE HUB “ for the World

I urge you to challenge drone startups to come up with an offer to solve this problem

With regards,

Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 15 Dec 2021

Where there is a Will, there are Two Ways ……………………………..[ 16 June 2021 ]

Extact :

I am no “ technical expert “

But I urge those technical experts to consider feasibility of the following solutions :

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WAY # 1 :

Flock Dynamics ………………………[ 04 Sept 2018 ]

Extract :

Scientists have developed an algorithm that enables a flying drone to herd a flock of birds away from a designated air-space, without breaking their formation

The team developed the herding algorithm on the basis of macroscopic properties of the flocking model and the response of the flock

“We made careful observations of flock dynamics and interactions between flocks and the pursuer.

This allowed us to create a new herding algorithm for ideal flight paths for incoming drones to move the flock away from a protected airspace,” said Shim.

“This algorithm will help improve safety for the aviation industry. In addition, this will also help control avian influenza that plagues farms nationwide every year,” said Shim.

Related Literature :

Robotic Drones can herd birds away from airspaces

http://www.caltech.edu/news/engineers-taught-drone-herd-birds-away-airports-82933

WAY # 2 :

Wireless Power Transmission ? ………….[ 27 Aug 2020 ]

Extract :

The dream of Wireless power transmission might soon become a reality [ 19 Aug 2020 ]

Extract :

Ø A startup from New Zealand has now developed a

safe method to wirelessly transmit electric power across long distances.

Ø EMROD has produced the first long-range, high-power, wireless power

transmission alternative to the traditional copper wire method by using the

concept of electromagnetic waves

Ø Emrod has convinced a power distribution company to try their innovation

on a commercial scale. It might not be free, but it

would be cheap, accessible, and scaled up with ease

Ø The setup contains a transmitting antenna, a series of relays and a

receiving rectenna,

— a rectifying antenna capable of converting microwave energy

into electricity

Ø The line of sight between each relay is the only limiting factor for the

distance of transmission — thus greatly reducing infrastructure &

maintenance costs & environmental impact, that a wired solution imposes

Ø This wireless transmission could be the key to harnessing renewable

energy which is often generated in areas far from where it is needed

I urge Shri R K Singhji ( Minister for Renewable Power ), to form a

consortium of the following organizations, for an early

COMMERCIALIZATION of EMROD invention :

NTPC / DISCOMS / EMROD / KEC / L&T / BHEL / ECIL / NHPC / ONGC /

National Labs etc

Contact Details :

Greg Kushnir - CEO – Emrod [ https://emrod.energy/ ]

greg@emrod.energy / greg.kushnir@tatau.io / greg@nectar.co.nz / info@emrod.energy ]

This Wireless Power Technology Could Change New Zealand’s Transmission System / 20 Sept 2020

Extract :

“The statistics are pretty compelling. We are talking about,

# a potential 50% increase in sustainable energy uptake,

# up to 85% reduction in outages, and

# up to 65% reduction in electricity infrastructure cost due to the Emrod

solution,”

said Greg Kushnir, Chief Executive Officer of EMROD.

EMROD stated that Powerco, a New-Zealand based electricity distributor, would be the first to try out the new technology.

It added that EMROD would provide the next prototype of technology to Powerco in October 2020.

The company would execute lab testing of the prototype and train the Powerco team before the field trial.

“The system we are currently building for Powerco will transmit only a few kilowatts, but we can use the same technology to transmit 100 times power over a much longer distance,” said Kushnir.

The company said that its technology could reduce the electricity infrastructure cost, which could help provide low-cost sustainable energy to remote communities like in Africa and the Pacific Islands to energize hospitals, schools, and economies.

Meanwhile, India’s transmission infrastructure continues to worry stakeholders.

The lack of transmission infrastructure to support new renewable energy capacity addition has also been a growing concern for solar and wind generators in the country, especially over the last few years, in light of the surge in renewable energy projects.

Mercom has previously written about how India’s transmission and distribution system requires significant expansion, considering the rapid installation of solar and wind projects.

Thank You, Prime Minister

Context :

2030 renewable energy target: Panel to be set up soon for ‘Mission 500GW’ / ET / 14 Dec 2021

Extract :

A 'Mission 500GW' action plan will be drawn up soon by the government to take forward the announcement made by Prime Minister Modi at the COP26 climate conference at Glasgow last month.

ET gathers that a joint committee of the ministry of power and ministry of new and renewable energy will soon be set up to draw a detailed action plan to take up India's renewable energy (RE) capacity to 500GW by 2030.

Officials said that issues of :

# Transmission

# Various types of technologies to be used

# Energy mix for the 500 GW target

# Storage requirement

- Will also be assessed by this panel

It will also look into :

# The regulatory frame-work required for scaling up of RE

# Draw in the crucial Foreign Investment into the sector

My Take :

It is indeed a good idea to form an inter-ministerial committee to arrive at a consensual decision

Decisions arrived through enlarged participation of all stakeholders, have a much better chance of being quickly implemented

Dear PMO ,

Since I do not know who all are the members of the proposed panel, I request you to pass on my following earlier e-mail on this subject :

Vishwa Karma V 2.0 ? ……………………..[ 04 Nov 2021 ]

Extract :

Question :

Are Shri Modi’s announcement like “ building castles in the air “ ?

Answer :

As someone said : “ It is alright to build castles in the Air, as long as you know how to put foundations underneath, later on “

Dear Narendrabhai,

While wishing you a Very happy Diwali, here are those Foundations – and the “ ball is in your court “ :

[ A ]

FINANCE FONDATION

Government expects most ( if not, all ) of the funds for Solar Power to come from Private Sector

Unit selling prices of Solar Power are declining steadily, year after year. No banker wants to give loans to Companies whose sale-prices are declining. Mutual Funds / HNI / Retail investors are not enthused to buy share of such companies.

This reluctance on part of the bankers gets worse when Govt-owned DISCOMS, blatantly refuse to honor the PPA entered into with Solar Power producers and regularly demand lowering of agreed purchase prices

In this scenario, how can we motivate the Private Sector to come forward to invest $ 50 Billion ( for 50 GW ), each year , year after year, for next 8 years ?

There is ONLY ONE WAY, as suggested in my following 5 YEAR old e-mail :

Sun : Our Soul ( A New SOS ) ………………[ 02 Jan 2017 ]

Extract :

* Government declares units belonging to " Solar Power ( Panel Mfr / Power

Production & Distribution / Ancillary Mfr ) " as a " SOS " industry

* Units will need to register as such with Department of Company Affairs ( DIPP )

* Units will be exempt from paying Corporate Income Tax for 10 years , on

whatever income they earn ( only those starting operations latest by 31 March

2018 )

* No questions will be asked as to the " source " of funds invested in the shares

of such units ,

- ( a kind of Temporary Amnesty Scheme - 01 April 2017 till 31 March 2018 -

to channelize BLACK MONEY into creation of PRODUCTIVE / NON-POLUTING

assets )

* Units cannot engage in any other Industrial / Commercial / Financial activities

* Units cannot declare any dividends to share-holders for 10 years

These are just broad outlines and details need to be worked out

If there is political courage to pull off such an initiative, government will NOT need to allocate ANY AMOUNT !

NO NEED TO SUBSIDIZE THESE UNITS OR THE USERS, WITH THE TAX PAYERS' MONEY !

Instead of that $ 750 million allocation ( from tax payers' money ), Black Money holders will readily pump in $ 750 BILLION into the SOLAR INDUSTRY ( enough for additional installed capacity of 750 GW - as against our current installed capacity 8.63 GW of solar , and a target of 100 GW , by 2022 ! )

Remember, how only a few months back, tiny Indonesia managed to collect $ 300 billion of its Black Money , by levying tax ( no penalty ) of just 4 % !

And with this kind of INCENTIVE WINDOW ( to convert BLACK into WHITE ) , expect,

* Hundreds of SOS Units to spring up before 31 March 2018

* They will have ZERO cost as far as servicing of EQUITY is concerned ! No dividends !

* They will not need to borrow funds from banks and pay interest ( no danger of NPA ! )

* They will say : We are not in the business of " manufacturing of panels " but we

are in the business of " Delivering electric power to homes / businesses "

[ B ]

TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION

Our target is to add 400 GW of Solar power in 8 years

That will require :

# Next generation Solar Panels which are 1,000 TIMES more productive than

current ones

# Batteries that can store Solar Power for days together

Fortunately such technologies are available – and their Inventers - Owners – Manufacturers , must be persuaded ( no rule-regulation-law-convention-past practice etc, to come in the way ) to set up their manufacturing operations in India, by APRIL 2022

Here is that TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION :

How to reduce Carbon Emission to Net Zero ?................... [ 25 July 2021 ]

1000 times more powerful solar pv panels ………………. ( 08 Sept 2021 )

With regards,

Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 15 Dec 2021

Monday, 13 December 2021

Piyush Goyal strikes a chord

Context :

Start-ups can be more successful with less govt interference: Piyush Goyal / BS / 13 Dec 2021

Extract :

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that the less the government interferes in the start-up ecosystem, the more potential it will have to be successful.

While addressing a gathering during a visit to the Science and Technology Park in Savitribai Phule, Pune University, the Union Minister highlighted that the reason why the IT sector is so successful in India is that the government has no role to play.

"I personally feel that the less the government interferes in the start-up ecosystem, the more potential it will have to be successful. Nationalisation has stymied the growth of several sectors.

Look at IT sector, it is successful in India because the government has no role to play. If I take list of unicorns, almost none of them have taken the government's support to become unicorns," he added.

"Wherever the government got involved and we saw the nationalisation of so many different businesses and sectors in the past years has stymied the growth of those sectors," he emphasised.

Dear Shri Goyalji,

In the hearts of millions of Indian youth wanting to launch Startups, you have struck a pleasant chord

In days to come, these youth will look forward to Govt further dismantling its rules / rgulations governing Startups , as narrated in my following earlier e-mail :

Ø Spirit of Israel………………………………… [ 19 Feb 2017 ]

Extract :

MY TAKE :

In terms of population , India is 162 TIMES BIGGER than Israel . If we emulate how Israel managed its START – UP eco-system , ( GettingOut of the Way ) , we can become the biggest START – UP NATION on the earth

{ https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2017/02/here-is-clue-get-out-of-their-way.html }

When our neta ( Shri Narendra Modiji ) meets the Israel neta ( their PM , Netanyahu ) later this year , it is possible that he might ask :

“ Sir , are you not afraid that the defence technologies that your Start Ups develop , might land up in the hands of your enemies , enabling them to copy it ? “

I suppose , Shri Netanyahu might reply :

“ May be !

But there is no way they can copy the Spirit of Israel “

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With Regards,

Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 14 Dec 2021

Related Readings :

Here is a clue : Get Out of their Way ! …………………………[ 17 Feb 2017 ]

IN WONDERLAND OF START-UPS ………………………………….[ 21 July 2016 ]

" BACK FACTORY " OF THE WORLD ?......................... [ 09 Sept 2015 ]

TEN MILLION START- UPS IN ONE YEAR ? ……………………[ 16 Jan 2016 ]

A NEW ECONOMIC ORDER ? " Start Up Act - 2015 "…..[ 12 Sept 2015 ]

Thank You, Rajesh Pantji

Context :

Government to implement mobile privacy and security initiative: Rajesh Pant / ET / 11 Dec 2021

Extract :

The Centre is implementing an ambitious program for mobile privacy and security which would alert citizens to the vulnerabilities present in their mobile phones and applications installed on it, National Cyber Security Coordinator, Lt General ( Retd ) Rajesh Pant said ( ncsc@gov.in )

“ We are also implementing a project called ICAPS. That is the Indian Citizen Assistance for Mobile Privacy and Security

It is a project where the objective is to build an integrated server system which can collate all the mobile security-related information and provide customized and actionable knowledge to individual Indian citizens to secure their mobile devices and data on those devices “, Pant said at the Indian Mobile Congress ( IMC ) 2021

The new system would verify the handset model and the applications installed on it and send a message to alert about vulnerabilities if any, while the relevant information would be provided to citizens in their native language, or the language that they understand

The solution should not only inform but also answer questions in a manner that users can understand , Pant said, adding queries such as on mitigating vulnerabilities, and relevant Government advisories, would be addressed

With consumer IoT now entering the workspaces, Pant said that vulnerabilities represent significant potential risks for individuals and organizations of all kinds

“ We are going down to the semiconductor level, the silicon level and see where the chips are coming from, and what is the importance of those chips in that particular product and then only we are certifying that it is a trusted product “, Pant added

On June 15, this year, the government launched an online mechanism and mandated any equipment connected to the National Telecom Network, must have trusted products from a trusted source

MY COMMENTS :

Ø This is indeed, very good news. I hope, Govt will require all mobile phone manufacturers, to pre-install ICAPS software, before a device leaves factory gate

Ø Then there is the question of hundreds of APPS which come pre-installed with a smartphone - AND - which the user, simply cannot UNINSTALL ! This must not be permitted. User should be able to UNINSTALL any app that he does not need

Ø Apart from the mobile phone manufacturers, even Mobile Service Providers ( MSP ), install apps from time to time, without explicit permission of the users. This too must be prohibited

Ø Most smart-phone users access web portals from their mobiles ( rarely from tablet – PC ) and download apps. Most of these “ steal “ user data . A vague – and long – “ TERMS “ statement is required to be “ I ACCEPT “ click . Can Govt send a “ VULNERABILITY WARNING “ ( to person downloading ), within minutes of download ? And suggest “ Action “ ?

Ø As it happened recently in case of PM’s Twitter account getting hacked for posting a FAKE news, can ICAPS immediately alert all mobile phone owners about such incidences ?

Ø Currently, mobile App developers upload their apps on Google Store or Apple Store . Users download from these stores . Can Govt develop a “ VULNERABILITY SCORE “ ( on a scale of 1 > 10 ) and assign such a score to each and every App ? – and “ mandate “ that Google / Apple Stores display these scores against each app ?

Ø How do ICAPS expect to catch those “ NO CLICK “ spying soft-wares ( like what PEGASUS recently launched ) ?

Ø It is hoped that “ access “ to ALL the smart-phones in the country ( 1 BILLION ? ), by Central Government’s “integrated server system “, would not lead to the Central Government , snooping and listening / recording, everything a user is doing with his Apps !

Ø On the UPSIDE, such “ integrated server system “ with dynamic / up-to-date, database of ALL the mobile phones ( including Feature Phones where too, some APPS are about to start working ), would greatly facilitate implementation of :

# Mobile based VOTING

# Monetizing of Personal Data by data-owners

# Every citizen’s Health Records

With Regards,

Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 14 Dec 2021