UP: Major fire in Budaun’s electricity department workshop, no loss reported

A major fire broke out Wednesday in an Electricity department workshop on Alapur Road, turning a large number of transformers, collected there for repair work, to ashes, a senior official said. No loss of life was reported and the reason for the fire was not immediately known. According to UPPCL (Electricity Department) Superintending Engineer (SE) […]

Govt incentives to drive EV penetration in India, charging infrastructure key: Moody’s

Government incentives, including those to consumers, local battery manufacturing, state-level subsidies and cut in GST rates would help drive EV penetration in India, Moody’s has said. In a report, Moody’s Investors Service said India has the fourth-largest car market globally, but electric vehicle (EV) penetration is currently only around 1 per cent. The pace of […]

9% of India’s electricity to come from nuclear sources by 2047: Jitendra Singh

India will get 9 per cent of its electricity from nuclear sources by 2047, the centenary year of the country’s independence, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday. The Science and Technology minister made these remarks after reviewing the functioning of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Mumbai. Singh said the rising share of nuclear […]