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Before figuring out the reason for the first power outage, a second one hit the Indian population. This one left millions of coal minors trapped. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-blackout/india-power-cut-hits-millions-among-worlds-worst-outages-idUSBRE86U0C520120731

The world evaluates Indias blackouts with skepticism, other countries are questioning whether India can maintain socialization with its growing population. https://www.nrdc.org/experts/anjali-jaiswal/indias-blackout-wake-call-energize-clean-energy-solutions

A massive drought has crossed India, many fear that this will cause a blackout similar to the one in 2012 because of the amount of energy needed to supply water to Indias citizens. https://www.wri.org/blog/2017/07/droughts-and-blackouts-how-water-shortages-cost-india-enough-energy-power-sri-lanka

A national outage is scaring the Indian population as millions are stranded on stand still trains and subways for hours and potential days.

Since this blackout is the biggest one in history, the Indian government fears of riots and protests. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jul/31/india-blackout-electricity-power-cuts

Back to back blackouts have hit India, just when the power looked like it was going to restore Monday, there was another massive outage on Tuesday. https://www.pri.org/stories/2012-07-31/reason-indias-massive-blackout-problems

The power has resurfaced in some areas, however, there are still millions in the dark and they don’t expect to be lit anytime soon. Pictures of chaos as massive India blackout leaves 670 million without power