Power
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Bihar: Power demand increases by 9 per cent, coal supply not at same pace
India | Apr 15, 2022, 01:22 PM ISTThere is a possible power shortage in states like- Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu.
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J&K: Army called in for help as strike by electricity employees triggers massive power outage
India | Dec 20, 2021, 04:43 PM ISTSeveral areas of Jammu and Kashmir witnessed electricity outages as linemen to senior engineers begin their indefinite strike on Saturday against the government's privatisation move and failure of two-round talks.
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Indian origin Kamala Harris became first woman to get 'presidential power' in United States
World | Nov 20, 2021, 07:56 AM ISTThe US' first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president Harris broke another barrier as she became the first woman to hold presidential powers in the country.
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India already ahead; set to achieve 450 GW renewable energy installed capacity by 2030: Centre
India | Oct 12, 2021, 06:40 AM ISTAddressing the event on Monday, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy RK Singh said, "India is already ahead of what we pledged in our Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)."
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Speaking truth to power can be considered citizens' right, duty in democracy: Justice Chandrachud
India | Aug 28, 2021, 10:33 PM ISTDemocracy needs the power of truth to survive, and as such one can consider "speaking truth to power" as a right as well as the duty of every citizen in a democracy, Supreme Court judge Justice D Y Chandrachud said on Saturday.
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Power restored at Mantralaya building in Mumbai after brief outrage
India | Mar 19, 2021, 01:14 PM ISTAfter a brief power outage at Maharashtra Secretariat Building on Friday, the electricity supply was restored in seven minutes.
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Huge blackout across Pakistan following fault in power
News | Jan 10, 2021, 09:48 AM ISTA huge blackout led to darkness across several cities and towns across Pakistan late on Saturday. According to media reports, the blackout was a result of a fault in the power distribution system.
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Electricity consumption in India slowly returning back to pre-lockdown levels
Business | May 25, 2020, 10:34 AM ISTPower demand in India, which had gone down during the lockdown period due to several industries, businesses temporarily suspended operations, has got back to the pre-lockdown levels.
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Delhi's winter power demand touched all-time high on new year's day: Discom
India | Jan 02, 2020, 05:48 PM ISTThe peak winter power demand in the national capital touched an all-time high of 5,343 MW on new year's day, a discom spokesperson said. According to State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC), Delhi, the peak power demand reached 5,343 MW at 11.11 AM on January 1 when the minimum temperature was 2.4 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the last six years.
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Pay power arrears before Jan 15 or face disconnection: CESU
India | Dec 11, 2019, 11:02 AM ISTThe Central Electricity Supply Utility (CESU), the power distribution company of Odisha, has asked domestic consumers to pay their arrears before January 15 or face disconnection of power supply. The arrears from domestic consumers and commercial consumers stand at Rs 1,971 crore.
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Cyclone Bulbul: Power services in cyclone-hit areas of Odisha, Bengal restored; phones soon
India | Nov 11, 2019, 04:09 PM ISTPower services in cyclone 'Bulbul' hit areas in West Bengal and Odisha have been restored on Monday, while telecommunication links are expected to be back soon.
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Power dept official falls off pole, dies in Srinagar
India | Nov 07, 2019, 03:56 PM ISTManzoor Ahmad, an inspector in the PDD, fell off a pole and died on the spot, the officials said.
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Attempt to misuse office of President/Governor a threat to country: Sena
India | Nov 02, 2019, 11:23 AM IST"The President is the Constitutional head... He's not in anybody's pocket. Issuing such a threat is an insult to the public mandate," Raut said sharply.
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Rahul Gandhi says, 'I love all living beings'; BJP alleges Congress president loves nothing but 'power'
National | Jul 17, 2018, 05:20 PM ISTHe said when Gandhi says that Congress is the party of the Muslims, it is a breach of trust of the "last person in the last queue with whom Rahul Gandhi claims to be standing with".
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BJP takes jibe on Kumaraswamy’s 'swallowed poison of coalition' comment, says party isn’t forcing him to do it
National | Jul 15, 2018, 04:42 PM ISTKumaraswamy on Saturday broke down and said that he has "swallowed" the poison of his party's coalition like Lord Vishakantha.
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Body-powered tech gadgets would soon be a thing
Health | Feb 11, 2018, 11:43 PM ISTResearchers have developed a metallic tab which, when connected to a human body, is capable of generating electricity from bending a finger and other simple movements.
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Do you know what is the secret to willpower?
Fashion | Jan 22, 2018, 07:41 PM ISTThe secret to having an ironclad willpower lies in believing that you have an unlimited supply of it.
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Adani firm close to finalising Reliance Infrastructure power acquisition
Business | Nov 13, 2017, 11:39 AM ISTAdani Transmission is likely to clinch a deal of Rs 13,000-14,000 crore with Reliance Infrastructure to acquire the latter’s Mumbai power business much before the January 2018 deadline.
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PM Modi at Saubhagya Yojana launch: 'India moving from power deficit to a power surplus nation'
India | Sep 25, 2017, 10:29 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi will announce an important scheme for the welfare of poor people today.
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This material can make future computers 100 times more power efficient
World | Oct 06, 2016, 12:44 PM ISTWith the aim of making future computers more energy efficient, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a new material known as a magnetoelectric multiferroic that could solve the power management issues of modern day