Shubham Kamal

 A  big, messy fight over Iran’s nuclear program that’s been going on for decades, like a never-ending family dispute in a village. It’s got the world worried, with the United States acting like the strict village head trying to keep Iran in check. Let’s break it down in simple terms—how this tamasha started, what role the U.S. is playing, and why it’s such a big deal. Back in the 1950s, Iran’s nuclear story kicked off with help from the U.S. itself! America gave Iran a small nuclear reactor and some fuel to make electricity, like lending a neighbor a tractor to plow fields. Everything was fine until 1979, when Iran’s revolution threw out the pro-U.S. king (Shah) and brought in a new government. This new lot didn’t trust the West, and during the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, they felt they needed a strong defense. So, they started building their nuclear program again, quietly getting help from countries like China and Pakistan. In 2002, the secret got out—an Iranian group spille...

This morning, I woke up around 5 am IST and took a walk to the local road with a cup of tea. I witnessed some electric vehicles that reminded me of a story about low or zero emission and green transport that I had read in a recent newspaper. I suddenly turned back home and looked for some old newspapers. The center of focus is green transport, and in reference to this, I am conducting a study on green hydrogen, natural hydrogen, and blue hydrogen. Hydrogen is seen as the fuel of the future, one that can decarbonize the world economy and mitigate global warming if harvested in a sustainable manner. Natural hydrogen may provide a clean and potentially low-cost fuel to satisfy the world's energy needs with a considerable reduction in carbon emissions, and it is likely abundant in India too. However, the fuel is currently much costlier compared to electric vehicles, around 20-30% more expensive right now. Hydrogen is mostly manufactured from natural gas through an energy-intensive ...