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Gujarat agricultural electricity tax exemption

No tax on agricultural electricity in Gujarat since 2004: Finance Minister

February 19, 2026 7:56 pm

7.5 per cent tax in rural residential areas and 15 per cent in urban areas since 2012

UT completes transfer of employees, assets and liabilities of electricity wing to CPDL

February 04, 2026 2:05 pm

The move follows the expiry of the 12-month provisional period stipulated under the Chandigarh Electricity Reforms Transfer Scheme, 2025, notified by the UT Engineering Department on January 31 last year.

200 units of free power for 2.23 lakh J&K families: J&K LG Sinha greenlights NC’s big poll promise

February 03, 2026 5:23 am

Providing 200 units of free electricity to every household was among the National Conference’s key electoral promises.

‘Blackout’ across UP at 6 pm today for mock drill. What residents must know

January 23, 2026 6:18 pm

Officials said that the idea is to check emergency preparedness. The entire procedure is set to last about 10 minutes.

The beneficiaries will also be able to earn an income by selling surplus electricity generated through their solar systems. The scheme’s implementation will follow a first-come, first-served basis.

Low-income consumers in Maharashtra to get free electricity for 25 years under MSEDCL's SMART initiative

November 03, 2025 7:51 pm

Under the Swayampurna Maharashtra Residential Rooftop (SMART) scheme, rooftop solar power systems of 1-kilowatt will be installed in beneficiaries’ homes.

Under a Thousand: The perfect portable power strip

October 19, 2025 5:20 pm

The Stuffcool ChargeCube 30 is an absolute no-brainer for anyone who carries a stackful of gadgets in their bags and keeps forgetting to keep them charged.

Benjamin Franklin’s kite experiment revealed lightning as a form of electricity, a spark that lit up centuries of innovation. (AI-generated Image: DALLE)

How a kite in a lightning storm led to the science behind Wi-Fi and MRI machines

September 29, 2025 3:35 pm

From Franklin’s kite in a storm to Einstein’s special relativity to QED - electromagnetism has gone on to explain everything from lightning to Wi-Fi, MRI machines and the power grid.

Electricity theft won’t be tolerated, criminal case will be filed: MSEDCL chief

August 08, 2025 10:12 pm

There is an increasing demand for electricity in Western Maharashtra and according to Chandra the delays in new electricity connections when electricity is available as per demand will not be tolerated.