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With the rising price of fossil fuel every passing day, it is very important to develop non-conventional energy resource. — Bulletin, Department of non-conventional sources of energy
Name a non-conventional energy source that can be harnessed by taking advantage of India's vast coastline.
Topic: Non-conventional energy
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Tidal energy — harnessed in the Gulf of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat (Cambay) and the Sunderbans.
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