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Major fronts take stock of poll outcome
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New alliances help LDF and UDF make gains; BJP fails to strike a chord with rural electorate
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LDF workers rejoicing on the party s victory in Kozhikode Corporation on Wednesday. | Photo Credit:
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New alliances help LDF and UDF make gains; BJP fails to strike a chord with rural electorate
The CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) says a combination of factors have worked in its favour in Kozhikode district in the three-tier local body polls.
The induction of the Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) and the Indian National League (INL) has helped the Left coalition electorally overcome the anti-incumbency factor.
As part of the race to net zero, and in line with commitments by countries of the world to realise the objectives of the Paris Agreement, investment in what may be considered a novel energy form in this part of the world- hydrogen – has been on the rise. As it turns out, hydrogen is more than a Chemistry class molecule; it can be used as fuel to power vehicles, machinery and buildings – with zero emissions.
According to the International Energy Agency, demand for hydrogen has grown more than threefold since 1975. With the need to diversify the energy mix and provide for cleaner fuels that can power heavy machinery, hydrogen has become a go-to fuel for the energy transition.
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Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) government will lower power tariffs for ‘poor’ Ugandans if elected to power, Patrick Oboi Amuriat, the party’s presidential candidate has said. Amuriat while addressing the electorate in Namutumba and Luuka districts in Busoga sub region said while almost all the power for national grid is produced from Busoga, very few people in the region have access to power because of the biting poverty in the area. “I see Museveni deceiving you with this connections going through your village here, but I can tell you that you will not afford this electricity because the costs are too high. The lines will pass through your village, but you will remain in darkness,” Amuriat said in Ivukula Sub County in Namutumba District. Amuriat said Uganda is endowed with immense water bodies, abundant sunshine, and a lot of fossils for biogas and thermal, but only about 20 per cent of Ugandans are connected to the national grid, and only 7% of peop
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