Top 10 power producing states in India

India is the world’s 4th largest power producing country. The power production/generation capacity is otherwise known as installed capacity. This capacity is usually higher than the actual generation, since not all energy sources provide maximum output throughout the year.

Percentage share of power production sources in India

Percentage share of power production sources in India

The major source of power in India continues to be derived from Thermal power, ie, from burning coal or oil, followed by hydro power. Renewable energy sources include Small Hydro Projects, Biomass Gasifiers, Biomass Power, Urban & Industrial Waste to Power sources and Wind power.

Top 10 power producing states in India

Top 10 power producing states in India

Maharashtra generates the highest amount of power among all the states of India.

Top 10 Nuclear power producing states in India

Top 10 Nuclear power producing states in India

Maharashtra generates the highest amount of power in the nuclear segment too.

Top 10 Hydro power producing states in India

Top 10 Hydro power producing states in India

Andhra Pradesh generates the highest amount of hydro power among all the states of India.

Top 10 Renewable energy producing states in India

Tamilnadu produces the highest amount of renewable energy among all the states. Renewable energy includes wind power, solar power and biomass.

 *All data is from December 2011. Recent reports not yet published by Govt.

Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_in_India http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/monthly/executive_rep/dec11/27-33.pdf

Remove blog name from page title in blogger

For websites created using blogger, the blog name gets prefixed to the post title.
This makes the SERP snippet on google look non-optimal.

SERP snippet with blog name prefixed to page title

This can be changed by editing the template of the blog and replacing this line of code,

<title><data:blog.pageTitle/></title>

with

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "index"'>
<title><data:blog.title/></title>
<b:else/>
<title><data:blog.pageName/></title>
</b:if>

Detailed procedure:
1. After logging into blogger.com, Open the "Template" menu and select "Edit HTML"

2. Click "Proceed" and skip the template edit warning message

3. Find the code as highlighted and replace with code given above

After replacing the code, save the template by clicking on "Save template" button
The page titles get modified as below screenshot,

Notice that the blog name is gone from the page title

It might take some time to get updated on the Google index.
Note that this code does not affect the home page title.
Reference:
http://starglider.blogspot.in/2011/11/remove-blog-name-from-title-on-blogger.html

Solar power plants in Tamilnadu

Tamilnadu has 3 solar power plants in operation. All three are based on PV (Photovoltaic cell) technology.
Two of them at Sivaganga district and one at Mayiladuthurai district. All these projects were supported by Govenment of India, under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) which aims to create an enabling policy framework for the deployment of 20,000 MW of solar power by 2022.

1MW Solar plant at Mayiladuthurai

The 1 megawatt plant was synchronised to the grid on June 10,2011.
The project uses 4,400 crystalline silicon modules of 230 Watts each spread out over an area of 5.5 acres. The solar power plant is owned by B&G Solar Private Limited,  located at Komal West Village, Mayiladuthurai, in Tami Nadu.
It was installed and commissioned by Tata BP Solar India Ltd, a joint venture of Tata Power and BP Solar.  The plant provides power to electricity grid of Tamilnadu Electricity Board. B&G Solar provides electricity under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the TNEB, by which TNEB will purchase power for 25 years.

Komal west village, Mayiladuthurai, Tamilnadu, India

1MW Solar plant at Sivaganga

The 1 megawatt plant  was commissioned on July 25, 2011 and connected to TNEB grid.
The plant is commissioned by RL Clean Power Private Limited at Marakathoor village of Sivaganga district.

5 MW solar farm at Sivaganga in Tamil Nadu

The 5MW Solar power plant at Iynarkulam village of Sivaganga is the country's largest and first 5MW plant.
Thin film Photovoltaic cell technology was used in this solar power plant. The solar plant was commissioned by Moser Baer Clean Energy Limited (MBCEL).The plant was commissioned in early 2011, and connected to Tamilnadu Electricity Board's grid.

Iyrnakulam 5MW solar power plant in Sivaganga, Tamilnadu

Five control rooms were set up to control the production and supply the same to the grid. As many as 61000 modules were established in different rows in such a way to absorb the sun radiation. Most of the 65 acre land has been occupied by modules and panels, which were produced by an indigenous technology.

According to the company sources, the solar farm was established at a cost of around Rs.100 crore.Funding for the installation came from the International Finance Corporation and the IDBI bank.

References:
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-07-08/news/29751945_1_b-g-solar-megawatt-scale-solar-power-indian-solar-story
http://rlcppl.com
http://www.moserbaerprojects.com/solarpower-projects.asp?links=sp4#b1
http://www.electricalmonitor.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?aid=1162&sid=2
http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/23/stories/2010122359560300.htm

Get full talktime on Airtel this April

Airtel has recently introduced their mobile commerce initiative named "Airtel Money". As part of their strategy to promote Airtel Money, they are offering full talktime for 50rs, 100rs and 200rs recharges. To avail this offer, recharges need to be made through Airtel Money.

For 50 rs > Talktime of 50rs
For 100 rs> Talktime of 102rs
For 200 rs> Talktime of 210 rs
No validity or any other limitation for this.

To activate Airtel Money, dial *400# from your Airtel Mobile and register yourself by selecting the options in menu item 1. You need to set up a four digit numeric mpin, that acts as the password for accessing "Airtel Money".

Next, you need to load cash to your Aitel Money account, this can be done by visiting airtelmoney.in . Go to the Load Cash section (below screenshot)

Note that cash can be loaded from online banking alone at the time of this writing.
Enter the amount, select bank, pay online and your "Airtel Money" account will be credited with the amount you entered.

Next, access "Airtel Money" from your mobile by dialling *400# and follow the menu options given by the interactive system. Select the second menu option 2 (Pay bills) and enter the desired amount 50/100/200 or any other booster packs like 26/36 etc. Enter your 4 digit password to confirm. Your recharge will come instantly.

The main advantage of this service is that Airtel users can use this to put up booster packs online, which is not available from any of the online recharge websites including Rechargeitnow.com, paytm.com, freecharge.in etc

Update: This offer is extended upto May 31st!