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New Delhi, April 2 State-owned Power Finance Corporation announced on Thursday that its independent director, Bhaskar Bhattacharya, has resigned, citing plans to contest in the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal.Bhattacharya was appointed on May 13, 2025, for one year by the Ministry...

New Delhi, April 1 State-owned Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) announced on Wednesday the appointment of Burra Vamsi Rama Mohan, Director (Projects), as Chairman & Managing Director, effective April 1.According to an order from the Ministry of Power (MoP), his term will be from the...

New Delhi, March 31 Senior bureaucrat Vir Vikram Yadav has been appointed as the head of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) as part of a senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Tuesday.Yadav, an officer of the 1996 batch of the Indian Administrative Service...

New Delhi, March 25 The Ministry of Power is believed to have directed imported coal-based thermal plants to operate at full capacity for three months from April 1, in order to avoid any electricity shortage amid the estimated peak demand of 270GW during this summer.Sources said that in...

A CEO Roundtable on Power Distribution was held today as part of the ongoing Bharat Electricity Summit 2026, based on the draft National Electricity Policy. The roundtable focused on the reforms needed to strengthen the distribution segment and ensure the financial sustainability of DISCOMs, in...

New Delhi, March 20 Union Power Minister Manohar Lal emphasized the importance of energy security in the face of ongoing geopolitical tensions on Friday.Addressing a ministerial meet at the Bharat Electricity Summit 2026, Lal called for coordinated efforts between the Centre and States to...

New Delhi, March 19 State-owned SJVN Ltd announced on Thursday that it has appointed Parthajit De as its Director (Finance) for a five-year term, starting March 19, 2026.As a result of De's appointment, Sipan Kumar Garg ceases to hold the additional charge of the post of Director (Finance) and...

Today, the Lok Sabha will discuss and vote on the grants requested by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare for the 2026-27 fiscal year. The House will also discuss and vote on the grants requested by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of External Affairs, and the Ministry of...

The government has amended the Electricity Rules to strengthen the captive power framework and support industrial competitiveness. The Ministry of Power has announced that the Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2026, have been introduced to provide greater clarity and flexibility in the framework...

New Delhi, March 13 The country's demand for electricity from data centers is expected to reach 13.56 gigawatts by 2031-32, Parliament was informed on Friday.In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Jitin Prasada, said that the total data center capacity...

New Delhi, March 12 Approximately 6,600 megawatts of nuclear capacity are under construction, and another 7,000 megawatts are in various stages of planning and approval, Power Minister Manohar Lal said on Thursday.The minister also stated that 12,723.50 MW of hydroelectric projects are under...

New Delhi, March 9 Over 24,000 megawatts of power generation capacity based on coal and lignite is currently in various stages of planning across the country, Parliament was informed on Monday.A total of 39,545 MW of thermal capacity (including 4,845 MW of stressed thermal power projects) is...

New Delhi, March 3 The Ministry of Power has extended the deadline for receiving comments on the Draft National Electricity Policy 2026 by one month, until March 19.The extension was requested by several stakeholders who needed additional time to review the provisions of the draft electricity...

New Delhi, March 3 The Ministry of Power has decided to set up a search-and-selection committee to find the head of state-owned electricity generator NTPC, as the government's recruitment agency, PESB, failed to identify a suitable candidate.The Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB), under...

New Delhi, February 25 The Ministry of Power has sent the proposal on Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE)-III norms to the Prime Minister's Office after a meeting with stakeholders, Union Heavy Industries Minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Wednesday, even as the auto industry appears to be...

New Delhi, February 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the implementation of the 2024 EV charging infrastructure guidelines in housing societies.At the outset, a bench comprising Chief...

Today, the Supreme Court requested responses from the union ministries regarding a proposal to relocate all coal-based industries out of the Delhi-NCR region to improve air quality. The bench, comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, sought these...

New Delhi, February 23 The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Union ministries on a proposal to relocate all coal-based industries out of the Delhi-NCR region to ensure better air quality.In an effort to address the persistent air quality crisis in the National Capital Region...

The India AI Impact Summit and Expo in New Delhi provided a common platform for policymakers, industry leaders, innovators, and startups to exchange ideas and showcase AI-driven solutions. The summit featured participation from over 500 AI leaders, more than 100 founders and CEOs, 150 academics...

New Delhi, February 21 The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India will organize a one-day national conference on February 23 here to facilitate meaningful discussions on recent developments in the power generation, transmission, and distribution sectors.The National Conference on the...