Falling prices, few buyers make Himachal financially powerless
September 5th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 5 (IANS) Falling prices of electricity generated in the state and lack of buyers have left Himachal Pradesh virtually powerless, financially.Besides tourism and horticulture, hydropower is a major ... Read more...
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‘With power losses of $40 bn, India needs periodic tariff hikes’ (Lead)
August 30th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India's power distribution firms have accumulated losses worth a whopping $40 billion, which requires staggered hikes in tariff to ensure their sustainability, a top expert ... Read more...
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India urgently needs power tariff increase, says ex-secretary
August 30th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, August 30 (IANS) India needs graded doses of power tariff increase to ensure the sustainability of distribution companies, a senior power expert said here Thursday.Addressing the conference "Ensuring ... Read more...
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Electricity restored almost fully in all regions: Power Grid
August 1st, 2012 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) A day after the biggest blackout in the country, affecting half of India's population, the main distribution company Wednesday said nearly 100 percent of the ... Read more...
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Andhra, south India safe from grid disturbances
July 31st, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 31 (IANS) Electricity authorities in Andhra Pradesh Tuesday said the state was safe and secure from grid disturbances in other parts of India.Andhra Pradesh Transmission Corporation (AP Transco) ... Read more...
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Power will return by 7-7:30 p.m.: Power Grid
July 31st, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Most places affected by the failure of three power grids in the country will get back power by 7-7:30 p.m., Power Grid Corp of India ... Read more...
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Delhi’s power tariff hike comes into effect
July 1st, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) An average of over 20 percent hike in power tariff for homes came into effect in the national capital Sunday, the fourth hike in just ... Read more...
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Power to cost more in Delhi, Dikshit indicates
June 25th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday indicated that a hike in power tariff in the city was inevitable, saying that residents cannot expect the same ... Read more...
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North India is power starved, yet Himachal’s excess goes abegging
June 22nd, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 22 (IANS) Despite severe cuts across north India, a staggering 50 percent of the excess power generated by the hill state of Himachal Pradesh goes abegging as poorly-managed ... Read more...
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‘More private participation needed in power distribution’
April 24th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Pitching for more private sector participation in power distribution, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has said it would help improve efficiency and bring down aggregate ... Read more...
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India enhancing domestic capacity for new gen power plants: Shinde
April 22nd, 2012 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Istanbul, April 21 (IANS) India's Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde Saturday said that the government is augmenting domestic capacity for building critical and ultra-super critical technologies based power plants ... Read more...
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ADB loan to improve power distribution in India
February 27th, 2012 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Monday offered a $350 million loan to improve the power distribution system in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Assam.The Manila-headquartered ADB ... Read more...
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Job insecurity creates dissatisfaction
February 24th, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Feb 24 (IANS) Fears of losing a job erodes commitment to work, besides casting a shadow over many areas of life, including family, health, finances and leisure, a study ... Read more...
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No outage claim leaves Pakistani daily bemused
February 22nd, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Lies disillusion people, said a Pakistani daily Wednesday as it wondered why a Pakistani minister claimed there will no more power cuts.An editorial in the News ... Read more...
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India can be a great power using more renewable energy
January 17th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) India can be a great power, ushering in a game changing third industrial revolution by utilising its renewable energy resources and collaborating with power ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves National Electricity Fund (Lead)
December 13th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The cabinet Tuesday approved the creation of a National Electricity Fund (NEF) to provide interest subsidy of Rs.8,466 crore for electricity distribution projects for a ... Read more...
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Government to provide Rs.8,466 crore subsidy on electricity loan
December 13th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The federal cabinet Tuesday approved setting up a national electricity fund to provide interest subsidy amounting to Rs.8,466 crore aimed at improving the power ... Read more...
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Telangana collieries strike hits power supplies in south India
September 15th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 15 (IANS) The indefinite strike by employees of Singareni Collieries in Telangana has hit electricity supplies to the southern states with authorities in Andhra Pradesh imposing ... Read more...
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Delhi agrees to CAG audit of power companies
September 14th, 2011 - 1:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Delhi Government Tuesday agreed to "occasionally" let the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) conduct an audit of three power companies for the last few ... Read more...
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Your power bill goes up as tariff hiked in Delhi
August 26th, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Your electricity bill has just got a massive hike with the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) Friday increasing power tariff by around 22 percent.
"We have ... Read more...
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$200-mn ADB loan for Madhya Pradesh power projects
August 17th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Wednesday offered a $200 million concessional loan to India to help improve electricity distribution in rural areas of Madhya Pradesh.This ... Read more...
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Malayalam superstars feel heat of IT raids
July 23rd, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, July 23 (IANS) Superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal reigned supreme when they played sophisticated conmen or upright bureaucrats in reel life, but in real life they have begun to feel ... Read more...
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Delhi resident’s groups vow to oppose power tariff hike
June 28th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Several resident welfare associations (RWA) in Delhi have said they would oppose any hike in power tariff and demanded audits to weed out faulty meters, ... Read more...
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Delhi residents oppose power tariff hike (Lead)
June 28th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Resident welfare associations (RWA) in Delhi Tuesday pledged to oppose any hike in power tariff and demanded audits to weed out faulty meters.The Delhi Electricity ... Read more...
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Government may incentivise use of “smart” metres
August 31st, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The government is likely to incentivise the use of smart metres at homes, enabling users to monitor their power consumptions in real time and save on electricity ... Read more...
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Malayalam Rights Of Endhiran Sold For Rs. 5 Crore
August 27th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 27, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The Tamil movie Endhiran, which is already known to be the most expensive Indian film with a budget of Rs. 200 crore, has created history in ... Read more...
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Pak film distributors want ‘message of peace’ ‘Tere Bin Laden’ ban lifted
July 16th, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 16 (ANI): Pakistani film distributors have appealed to the government to remove the ban imposed on the Bollywood flick-'TereBin', saying the feature film contains a message of the peace.The Pakistan ... Read more...
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Sun Network, Network 18 join hands for distribution
July 14th, 2010 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 13 (IANS) Satellite channel majors Sun Network and Network 18 have jointly entered the distribution field, floating two companies for the south and rest of the Indian market.
The new entity ... Read more...
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Open architecture bancassurance model needed: Survey
July 8th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 8 (IANS) Private life insurers are in favour of banks floating a separate distribution outfit to sell insurance policies in a focused manner, says a survey by a leading insurance ... Read more...
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Removal of BJP hoardings bone of contention in MCD
June 15th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Removal of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hoardings, highlighting the power tariff issue, was the focus of a verbal spat that dominated the house meeting Tuesday of ... Read more...
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NBC’s ‘Heroes’ Canceled and Now Being Sued!
May 20th, 2010 - 1:07 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Back in February, I wrote a review of the Season 4 Finale of the NBC television series "Heroes." As I ended the article, I wrote, "TO BE ... Read more...
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No hike in electricity tariff for Delhi
May 4th, 2010 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Delhi government announced Tuesday that the electricity tariff in the capital will remain unchanged for the time being.
The Delhi government announced in a statement that ... Read more...
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James Cameron says it was ’stupid’ to add 3D effects to Clash of the Titans
April 24th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 24 (ANI): James Cameron has said that adding 3D effects to 'Clash Of The Titans' was a "stupid" decision.And disappointed with the visuals, the 'Avatar' director has called for movie ... Read more...
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Singareni Collieries to set up 600 MW plant in Telangana
October 18th, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 18 (IANS) The state-owned Singareni Collieries will set up a 600 MW power plant at a cost of Rs.2,700 crore (Rs.27 billion) in Adilabad district in Andhra Pradesh.
Chief Minister K. ... Read more...
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Government approves changes in mega power policy
October 1st, 2009 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The cabinet Thursday approved amendments in the mega power policy to encourage setting up of new power plants.
According to the new norms, the states that control the ... Read more...
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