Electricity
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New material harvests Sun's heat for cheaper electricity
India | October 21, 2018 13:21 ISTThe innovation is an important step for putting solar heat-to-electricity generation in direct cost competition with fossil fuels, researchers said.
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Sweltering heat pushes peak electricity demand in Delhi to all time high of 6,934 MW
India | June 08, 2018 19:21 ISTThe steep hike in power demand was mainly on account of the sweltering heat that is sweeping through the national capital.
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24-hour electricity to all by March 2019: Power Minister RK Singh
Politics | December 28, 2017 13:22 ISTBy March 2019, all homes in the country will be provided uninterrupted 24-hour power supply throughout the year, Power Minister R K Singh said today.
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Chicken poop could replace coal in electricity generation, says a study
Trending | November 21, 2017 10:33 IST''Converting poultry waste to solid fuel, a less resource-intensive, renewable energy source is an environmentally superior alternative.''
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PM Modi launches 'Saubhagya' scheme to provide electricity to all by December 2018
Politics | October 03, 2017 19:42 ISTPradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana 'Saubhagya' launched on the birth anniversary of Hindutv icon Deendayal Upadhyaya will entail free electricity connections to poor households, PM Modi said.
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Gurgaon: Angry over power cuts, ex-judge opens fire at electricity board workers
India | June 08, 2017 16:41 ISTIrked over frequent power cuts, a former judge allegedly opened fire at Haryana electricity board workers while they were fixing the transmission line outside his house here, police said today
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In Basti people are receiving electricity bill without any power supply
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17-year-old Odisha boy generates ‘electricity’ from scrapped Rs 500 note
India | May 22, 2017 13:55 ISTA 17-year-old science student from Odisha’s Nuapada district has devised a technique that potentially qualifies as one of the most innovative methods to put scrapped notes to good use
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Good News: How these remote villages in Rajasthan received electricity through a solar power project
Good News | April 05, 2017 23:32 ISTIIT-M students, in collaboration with Union Power Ministry have provided electricity to 2200 hundred homes and have changed the lives of thousands of people in the geographically challenged area.
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In a first, India now a net exporter of power, says Power Ministry
March 29, 2017 17:10 ISTIn a significant turn of events for a country known earlier for its crippling power situation and severe infrastructural woes, India has now become a net exporter of electricity for the first time during the
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Move over, sunlight and water, THIS new method can generate electricity from footsteps
World | October 25, 2016 12:30 ISTA team of researchers has found an inexpensive and simple method that allows them to convert footsteps into usable electricity. Researchers at University of Wisconsin-Madison revealed that the method puts to good use a common
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PMO’s swift action on woman’s complaint ends 11-year wait for power supply for Etah village
India | September 14, 2016 14:30 ISTA prompt response by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on a complaint by a 23-year-old college student in August has ended an 11-year-long wait for power supply to Bidhiya (also known as Madhuban), a remote village in Etah district.
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These T-shirts will turn body heat into electricity
World | September 14, 2016 11:32 ISTScientists have discovered a new light-weight, conductive material which can convert body heat into electricity, and lead to T-shirts or arm bands that generate power for wearable electronics.
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Gujarat lights up: Electricity reaches remote island 70 years after Independence
India | June 11, 2016 20:40 ISTVadodara: People of Shiyal Bet, a nondescript island in Gujarat’s Amreli district on Saturday woke up to cherishing moment as electricity reached their homes. They have had been waiting for nearly seven decades after India’s
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Discoms ordered to pay up to Rs 100 per hour for unscheduled power cuts in Delhi
India | May 31, 2016 14:07 ISTUnscheduled power cuts by distribution companies in the national capital will now weigh heavy for discoms. According to a directive by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC), power distribution companies will now have to compensate consum
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Electricity consumption to touch 4 trillion units by 2030
India | May 11, 2016 15:00 ISTIndia's electricity consumption will increase four times from about 1.1 trillion units to 4 trillion units by 2030.
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UJALA will be implemented across country by 2019: Piyush Goyal
Politics | April 30, 2016 16:38 ISTThe Centre's ambitious National LED programme -- Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) -- will be implemented across the country by 2019, Minister for Power and Coal, Piyush Goyal said today.
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Government meets target of electrifying 7K villages in FY16
March 28, 2016 19:04 ISTThe Power Ministry today said it has achieved the target of electrifying 7,000 villages in the current fiscal.
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Tomato waste can be turned into electricity: Study
March 17, 2016 7:49 ISTNew York:A group of students in the US has used waste tomatoes to generate electricity. Damaged tomatoes are thrown away in the US in large amounts because they are not considered fit for grocery stores.
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India aims for 24/7 electricity for its citizens by 2030: Piyush Goyal
February 09, 2016 18:10 ISTSydney: India is expected to spend a whopping $1 trillion (about Rs 65 lakh crore) by 2030 on ramping up its power infrastructure as one of the world's largest energy consumers aims to provide 24/7
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