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New Delhi, March 11 A total of 31,12,850 households have benefited so far under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.Launched in February 2024, the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY) aims to install rooftop solar systems in one crore households by...

Farooq Ahmad Shah reviews developmental works of past year, discusses future plans and stresses public participation for grassroots governance in constituencyMarch 10, Tangmarg: Member of Legislative Assembly Gulmarg, Farooq Ahmad Shah, chaired a meeting of officers and members of the public...

Chennai, March 10 Restaurants across Tamil Nadu are facing a bleak future, as existing stocks are expected to last only for one or two days due to a sudden shortage of commercial LPG cylinders, a result of the conflict in West Asia.Some hotels and restaurants have already reduced the number of...

Mumbai, March 10 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis informed the state assembly on Tuesday that eight lakh farmers have benefited from the government's flagship solar agricultural feeder scheme, which provides them with affordable daytime electricity.Fadnavis, who holds the energy...

In Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a review meeting of the Power Development Department at the Civil Secretariat in Jammu on Monday to assess measures aimed at providing relief to the public. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that the Chief Minister directed...

Aizawl, March 9 Mizoram registered an average annual growth rate of 9.36 per cent in Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) over the 13-year period between 2011-12 and 2024-25, according to the state's 2025-26 Economic Survey.The survey, presented by Chief Minister Lalduhoma in the assembly on...

Mizoram has achieved an annual Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) growth rate of 9.36% over the past 13 years (2011-12 to 2024-25), with the service sector continuing to drive the state's economy.According to the 2025-2026 Mizoram Economic Survey, presented by Chief Minister Lalduhoma in the...

Hyderabad, March 9 Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy urged Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday to take steps to sign Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with NTPC's power plant at Ramagundam in the Peddapalli district to meet the state's power requirements.In a letter to the Chief...

Srinagar, March 7 Over 4,100 of the 6,000 transit flats for Kashmiri migrant employees have been completed in the valley, officials said on Saturday.The remaining units are expected to be ready by the end of the next month.Divisional Commissioner (Kashmir) Anshul Garg reviewed the...

Sultanpur (UP), March 6 A 32-year-old private lineman died here on Friday after coming into contact with a high-voltage power line while carrying out maintenance work, police said.The incident occurred in Arjunpur village under the Motigarpur Police Station limits in the evening while an...

Mumbai, March 6: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, while presenting the annual budget for 2026–27, identified the energy sector as the "foundation of Viksit Maharashtra" (Developed Maharashtra). The strategy focuses on achieving energy independence and grid stability by transitioning...

New Delhi, March 5 A day before former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is scheduled to appear before the Delhi Assembly's Privileges Committee over the Phansi Ghar (execution chamber) issue, Leader of Opposition Atishi reiterated her demand for live-streaming of the proceedings.Atishi stated...

Aizawl, March 5 Forty-five villages in Mizoram remain classified as un-electrified or de-electrified, Power and Electricity minister F Rodingliana informed the state Assembly on Thursday.In a written reply to queries from opposition BJP member Prova Chakma, the minister said that efforts are...

March 5, New Delhi: U.S. President Donald Trump met with leaders of major technology companies on Wednesday, including Google, Meta, and OpenAI.A White House official stated that Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, xAI, OpenAI, and Amazon will sign the pledge. The meeting was scheduled to...

March 4, Kohima: Nagaland's Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, Supongmeren Jamir, addressed the first meeting of the District Electricity Committee for the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) in Kohima yesterday. He urged the department to emphasize the benefits of switching from...

Hyderabad, March 3 Telangana successfully met a record peak power demand of 18,139 MW, the highest in the state's history, officials said on Tuesday.The state's power utilities successfully met this record demand, which was registered at 11:01 a.m. on Tuesday, without any interruption. This...

RAJOURI, March 1: Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary undertook an extensive tour of the Nowshera Sub-Division, holding public interaction meetings at Bajora, Bajabain, Sunderbani, Hanjana, and Dharat to address the concerns of local residents.During the visit, the Deputy Chief Minister...

Jaipur, February 28 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that his government works with sensitivity, not power, and emphasized that the double-engine government is transforming Rajasthan into a land of opportunities by blending heritage with development.Addressing a large public...

New Delhi, February 27 Achieving sustained economic growth above 7.5 per cent will require significant expansion in manufacturing and electricity-intensive services such as AI, data centers, and IoT, according to a senior official.The "Viksit Bharat" mission also envisions that renewable...

New Delhi, February 27 State-owned electricity generator NTPC announced on Friday that it has paid the power ministry Rs 2,666.58 crore as the second interim dividend for FY26.A ceremonial cheque was handed over to Power Minister Manohar Lal by company officials on February 25, NTPC said in a...