PSEB Engineers’ Association today criticized PSPCL management and Punjab government for the power crisis in the state as they repeatedly ignored their suggestions and took wrong decisions. The association has alleged that due to improper planning, neither sufficient manpower was arranged, nor sufficient material has been procured, and now the claims of management regarding adequate […]
Day: June 26, 2021
Petrol, diesel price rises again on Saturday after a day’s pause
Petrol and diesel became costlier in Delhi on Saturday after prices were hiked by 35 paise per litre. Petrol is retailing at Rs 98.11 per litre while diesel prices in the national capital are at Rs 88.65 per litre. In Mumbai, petrol is selling at Rs 104.22 while diesel is retailing at Rs 96.16 per […]
Indian Ambassador to UN co-hosts special event on country’s efforts to achieve 2030 agenda
Ambassador of India to United Nations T S Tirumurti has expressed happiness over co-hosting a special event at the United Nations HLDE 2021 on India’s efforts to achieve the 2030 agenda. The event held on June 23 – Accelerating Citizen-Centric Energy Transition – was co-hosted with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) at […]
Haryana: ‘Inverter-free’ target gets reality check as power cuts trouble Gurugram
The Haryana government has promised to make Gurugram ‘inverter-free’ but for residents and industry owners bearing the brunt of long and frequent power outages and voltage fluctuations, this seems like a distant dream. Earlier this month, state power minister Ranjit Singh announced that the government is planning to develop Gurugram and Panchkula into model cities […]
Power projects not good for Lahaul-Spiti, Nitin Gadkari urged
Residents of Lahaul-Spiti today submitted a memorandum to Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari against the proposal of the state and Central governments to set up power projects on the Chenab. Gadkari, on a tour of the Lahaul valley, was accorded a warm welcome at Sissu by the residents of Lahaul and […]
National-Highway-44 widening stuck for seven months in Panipat
The widening work of the National-Highway-44 from the Singhu border to Rai, a 10-km stretch out of a total of 70.5-km-long highway from Mukarba Chowk in Delhi to Panipat, has been halted for the past seven months due to the farmers’ protest. The Central government had inaugurated the project, worth Rs 2128.72 crore, of 12-lane […]
Ensure 8-hour supply to Punjab farmers, powercom told
Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today directed the PSPCL to ensure eight hours of uninterrupted power supply to farmers and purchase deficient power from outside the state to prevent any disruptions in the ongoing sowing season.
Shortfall as unexpected surge in electricity demand in Punjab
Unprecedented demand over the past five days and damage to the transmission system by recent hailstorms have led to a shortfall in power supply across the state. The demand has surged to unexpected 13,000 MW levels over the past five days, peaking at 13,399 MW today. The demand during the corresponding period had remained around […]
SIA offers carbon emission offset to passengers contributing to environmental projects in India, Indonesia, Nepal
SINGAPORE: Passengers flying on Singapore Airlines (SIA) or low-cost carrier Scoot from Friday will be able to offset their share of the flight’s carbon emissions by contributing to environmental projects in India, Indonesia and Nepal, according to a media report. The passengers will be able to do so by buying carbon offsets from dedicated microsites […]
Kochi airport revenue drops from Rs 50 crore to Rs 8 crore per month due to Covid
KOCHI: The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) has witnessed a drastic revenue loss from an average of Rs 50 crore to Rs 8 crore per month in the financial year that ended on March 31, becoming one of the worst-affected airports in the country. Officials attribute the declining revenues to the reduction of aircraft operation […]
Despite new energy foray, JioPhone, Reliance stock falls 5% in two sessions
NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries Limited’s (RIL) share prices have fallen by nearly 5 per cent in the last two sessions, despite Mukesh Ambani’s announcement of a Rs 75,000-crore investment in ambitious green energy plans and the Group’s planned, aggressive foray into the smartphoane market in the next few months. As of the end of Thursday’s […]
Higher oil prices help ONGC record Rs 6,734 cr profit in Q4
CHENNAI: Higher crude oil prices helped public sector oil and gas exploration major Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) record a net profit of Rs 6,734 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2021 (Q4 FY21), a turnaround from a net loss of Rs 3,214.41 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. However, […]