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  India aims for 24/7 electricity for its citizens by 2030: Piyush Goyal

  February 09, 2016 18:10 IST

  Sydney: 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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  Indian power sector at turning point: World Economic Forum

  January 19, 2016 20:44 IST

  Davos: India's power sector is at an "inflection", or turning point, while most of its electricity consumed in the next two decades will come from burning fossil fuels, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said on

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  96% of north Indian villages 'electrified', but only 69% homes have electricity

  India | November 19, 2015 17:22 IST

  During Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech at the Wembley stadium in London on November 13, 2015, he said: "As many as 18,000 villages need electricity. There are not even electricity poles. In the next 1,000

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  Pak plan to import 4,000 MW electricity from India stalled

  World | October 21, 2015 18:06 IST

  Islamabad: Energy-starved Pakistan's plan to import up to 4,000 megawatts of electricity from India's Adani Enterprises has been stalled amid rising anti-Pakistan and extremist sentiments in India, a media report said.Representatives of Adani Enterprises, a

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  UP to purchase power from three states

  India | August 11, 2015 17:20 IST

  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

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  Airbus electric plane to fly across English Channel

  World | July 10, 2015 19:05 IST

  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

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  Power tariff hike in UP challenged in HC

  India | June 30, 2015 20:57 IST

  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

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  OMG! This house made of fly-ash-bricks and wooden doors saves whooping electricity!

  Life | April 23, 2015 17:22 IST

  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

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  Government to provide round-the-clock cheap power to all: Piyush Goyal

  India | April 09, 2015 15:59 IST

  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

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  Two-third population of Bihar lack electricity: World Bank

  India | February 27, 2015 18:05 IST

  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

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  With multiple challenges in halving power tariff, Kejriwal seeks coal block for Delhi

  India | February 18, 2015 8:06 IST

  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

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  Delhi Polls: Delhi to have smart electricity meters and 24 hours electricity promises BJP

  National | February 01, 2015 18:39 IST

  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

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  Cabinet approves changes to Electricity Act, 2003

  National | December 11, 2014 12:29 IST

  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,

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  No electricity tariff hike for Delhiites till July

  India | May 02, 2014 20:58 IST

  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

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  Freebies over, Delhiites to pay more for electricity, water

  India | April 01, 2014 11:04 IST

  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

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  7.5 crore Indian households without access to electricity: report

  India | January 27, 2014 18:45 IST

  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

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  Govt allows imports of electricity without any authorisation

  July 06, 2013 13:18 IST

  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

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  Sad that nuclear power Pakistan has no electricity, says Nawaz Sharif

  World | May 28, 2013 20:57 IST

  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

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  Affordable electricity for all in five years: PM

  India | October 09, 2012 10:38 IST

  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

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  Manmohan Singh's village in Pakistan gets electricity, courtesy India

  India | October 08, 2012 8:46 IST

  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