Lucknow: Faced with the peaking demand for power and shortfall in supply, Uttar Pradesh will purchase electricity from three states, an official said on Tuesday.About 1,500 MW power will be purchased from Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan
London: A French pilot is slated to fly a plane powered solely by electricity across the English Channel later on Friday, a media report said.More than 100 years since French aviation pioneer Louis Bleriot became
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court today directed the state government and others to file their replies by July 8 on a PIL seeking a direction against enhancing 17 per cent tariff from July 1 till
Know about India's first Green Home that saves 40% electricityAmid the growing effect of air pollution, dirty yamuna and reducing forest cover, here is something to cherish on Earth Day today. When we talk about
Guwahati: The government aims to provide round-the-clock cheap electricity to everyone across the country, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said today. “The states have been asked to prepare action plans (that are) specific to their particular states
Patna: Claiming that two-third of Bihar population is yet to get access to electricity, a World Bank study report has asked the state government to augment generation capacity and ramp up investment in transmission and
New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party swept to power this month with cheaper electricity being one of the major promises.Arvind Kejriwal-led govt is trying hard to fulfill the poll promises made by AAP. The
New Delhi: BJP leader and Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal assures Delhiites of 24hours electricity a week before Delhi Assembly polls. While speaking to the press, he said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's primary
New Delhi: The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the various amendments to the Electricity Act, 2003 as per the power ministry's proposed amendment bill."The amendments will usher in much-needed further reforms in the power sector,
New Delhi: With the power regulatory body refusing to increase the power-purchase cost adjustment charges as demanded by the discoms, Delhiites can breathe a sigh of relief till July.The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has
New Delhi: Beginning today power and water bills in Delhi are set to rise sharply. Effective today, the up to 20,000 litres of per month free water scheme ends in the national capital. The 10
New Delhi: India has 75 million households without access to electricity and per capita consumption in rural households was only 8 units per month as compared 24 units in urban households, according to an expert
New Delhi, July 6: Amid the country facing power shortage, the government has allowed imports of electricity without any authorisation.“Import of electrical energy will not require authorisation,” the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said
Lahore, May 28: Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif today said it was "sad" that a country with nuclear arsenal has been hit with severe power shortage and drew parallel with India which he said had
New Delhi, Oct 9: Affordable access to energy is one of the main challenges which the world faces today, and India will ensure electricity to households in the next five years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
New Delhi, Oct 8: An Indian initiative is lighting up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's birthplace in Pakistan as part of a little publicised project aimed at energy cooperation, including tapping alterative sources of energy, in
New Delhi, Jun 25: Indicating a substantial hike in power tariff, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said power regulator DERC will have to take a realistic view of the situation while finalising the new
Patna, Feb 18: Economist Lord Meghnad Desai today criticised the prevalent system of providing electricity at subsidised rates and said the government should take immediate steps to end it.Subsidy on electricity virtually leads to destruction
New Delhi, Feb 2: People in the city will have to shell out more for electricity with power regulator DERC effecting a five per cent hike in tariff to adjust the power purchase cost of
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