Torrid summer, acute coal shortage trigger blackouts in many states

A potent combination of sweltering summer and acute coal shortages have triggered blackouts across many parts of the country as states struggle to manage the record demand for electricity and low......

Covid: Centre allocates foreign aid to states, UTs

The Union health ministry on Tuesday said that aid received from other countries has been distributed in different states to help deal with the rising number of COVID-19 cases.   IMAGE:......

Vaccine drive set in motion, 13 cities get first consignment

A massive pan-India inoculation drive against COVID-19 was set in process on Tuesday with more than 56 lakh doses of the Covishield vaccine flown to 13 cities across India from Pune and taken to......

PM's call to switch off lights won't affect grid: Govt

Allaying fears of electricity grid failure following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to switch off lights on Sunday night, the power ministry said these apprehensions are misplaced and all......

Delhi may buy power from Kawas, Gandhar

Delhi may buy around 300 Mw of power generated from NTPC's Kawas and Gandhar plants at a price of Rs 3.30-4 per unit to partly take care of its power shortage.As the Kawas and Gandhar plants do not......

Power shortage just got worse

Rising demand for electricity and practically static supply has meant the gap between demand and supply of electricity in India has widened from 3,015 MU in April 2004 to 4,695 MU in April 2005, a......

BJP invites truckers for talks

A day after they turned down the government's offer of negotiations, protesting truckers were invited by the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders for talks to bring an end to the strike which entered its......

Truckers threaten to intensify strike

The nationwide transporters' strike which entered the eighth day on Monday is causing a severe drain in the pockets of the general public with the prices of essential commodities like vegetables,......