15 dead, many hospitalised as north India reels under punishing heatwave

Swathes of northern and eastern India remained in the grip of a punishingly long heatwave on Wednesday, increasing heat stroke casualties and prompting the Centre to issue advisory to hospitals to......

Captain among 4 Army soldiers killed in Doda encounter

Four Army personnel, including a captain, were killed in a fierce gunfight with heavily armed terrorists of Pakistan-based banned outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in Doda district, the third major......

Power overdraw by states caused July outage: Panel

Over drawing of electricity by northern states could be one of the reasons for the massive power failure last month that hit half of the country's population, according to the initial findings of a......

Intense heat sweeps east, south; more heat wave days likely in May

Intense heat swept through east India and parts of the southern peninsular region on Thursday, testing power grids and prompting the Kerala government to order closure of educational institutions......

Power scenario to brighten in N India

Power shortage in northern India is set to decline in a couple of weeks, with the Power Grid Corporation of India giving the finishing touches to the 1,200-km line linking the western, eastern and......

New tariff norms ensure grid discipline

The fear of penalties under the new availability based tariff order has forced the states to ensure grid discipline, thereby lowering the possibilities of grid collapses. The percentage of time......

How Coal India is chasing the monsoon to reduce coal supply disruptions

Way before the rains arrived at Talwandi Sabo Power plant in Punjab, the one check the coal ministry was carrying out was the availability of coal stock with the generator. Illustration: Dominic......

India to see 6.7% power supply shortage this fiscal

Amid multiple sectoral woes, India is projected to see an electricity supply shortfall of 6.7 per cent in the current fiscal with the Southern region expected to be the worst hit. The latest......

Alonso has pulling power

Every year, German-registered tour buses full of Michael Schumacher fans head south for an annual Spanish Grand Prix celebration.The 'Schumi' supporters will doubtless be out in force again on......