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To help India's economy, unleash the power sector
August 27, 2025 2:38 pm
Consider how much the sector is holding India back today and in the future. We present three facts based on our new research.
Knowledge Nugget: India Energy Stack and 10 years of Digital India — All you need to know for UPSC Prelims and Mains
July 05, 2025 9:42 am
The government’s flagship Digital India programme marked its 10th anniversary on July 1. In a major move, a new task force has also been set up to chart the roadmap for the India Energy Stack. Here's all you need to know. Also, go 'Beyond the Nugget' to know about the Digital Agriculture Mission.
Engineers and power sector employees observe anti-privatisation day
August 09, 2023 5:47 pm
Protests were held at Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Guwahati, Lucknow, Hisar, Panchkula, Patiala, Chennai, Trivandrum, Bangalore, Dehradun, Shimla, Jammu, Srinagar, and other cities.
States undertaking power reforms can borrow Rs 1.4 lakh crore extra in FY24
June 29, 2023 4:13 am
In FY22 and FY23, 12 states were given permission to raise Rs 66,413 crore extra debt
India's power output grows at fastest in 33 years, fuelled by coal
April 05, 2023 12:52 pm
India's power generation grew at the fastest pace in over three decades in the just-ended fiscal year, a Reuters analysis of government data showed, fuelling a sharp surge in emissions as output from both coal-fired and renewable plants hit records.
Coal India says it is ready to meet dry fuel demand from power sector
March 14, 2023 4:18 pm
Coal India also expressed hope to supply 156 million tonnes of coal to the power sector during the April-June quarter of FY24.
India's power consumption grows over 9% to 117.84 bn units in February
March 01, 2023 12:45 pm
In February 2022, power consumption stood at 108.03 billion units (BU), higher than the 103.25 BU in the same month of 2021.
Promise now, pay later ails power sector
August 08, 2022 8:54 am
With eye on reforms, Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to be introduced in ongoing monsoon session of Parliament
Heat wave, low coal stocks, delayed payments leading to power outages
April 28, 2022 1:44 am
Over past week, shortage of 623 mn units, more than total for all of March
Power Secy: Grants to discoms based on action plan progress, all states on board
February 08, 2022 12:59 am
Alok Kumar noted that power discoms in most states and union territories had submitted their reform plans under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme and the government was likely to sanction all plans that are in accordance with the scheme guidelines by the end of the fiscal.
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