Seema Singh
Seema Singh
Water vs energy - IEEE Spectrum magazine special report
Posted on 30 Jun, 2010 02:54 AMThe IEEE Spectrum magazine, the flagship publication of the IEEE, the world's largest professional technology association, recently brought out a special report on Water vs Energy. The report contains three main sections - Thirsty Machines (Water, Energy and Industry), Uneasy Harvest (Water, Energy and Agriculture) and Tiny Test Beds (potential solutions).
The Uneasy Harvest section contains a special report - "Pumping Punjab Dry", on the depleting groundwater situation in Punjab, and how cheap energy is endangering India's food security.
"Where Water meets Watts", is a map of Water and Energy hot spots and bright spots.