CHENNAI: TANGEDCO has sought permission from the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission to collect rent for meters from consumers. If granted approval, consumers will have to pay Rs 120 as meter rent bimonthly from September.
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Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor suffers 10-hour power outage
COONOOR: Coonoor and its suburbs suffered power outage that last for about 10 hours on Thursday. “TNEB officials claimed that they repaired poles that were damaged by the recent rains and also carried out maintenance works at the sub-station. But they did not make any announcement to consumers,” alleged R Subramaniam, Convener of Federation of […]
Air India’s Dubai-Kochi flight diverts to Mumbai after pilot reports cabin pressure loss
NEW DELHI: Air India’s Dubai-Kochi flight was diverted to Mumbai on Thursday after the pilot-in-command reported a loss in cabin pressure, officials of aviation regulator DGCA said.
3,094 potholes filled across Hyderabad
HYDERABAD: As many as 3,094 potholes formed on CRMP roads due to the incessant rains in the past week have been filled to facilitate smooth movement of traffic, according to the GHMC.The incessant rains had caused damage to roads in many parts of the city, causing severe inconvenience to the motorists, the civic body said, […]
NGT imposes Rs 5 crore interim fine on TANGEDCO over roads in Ennore wetlands near Chennai
CHENNAI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped an interim environmental compensation of Rs 5 crore on TANGEDCO for building “unauthorised” roads in Ennore wetlands.
Expert panel to investigate ‘gas leak’ in Chennai’s Tiruvottiyur
CHENNAI: A five-member technical committee formed by the State government on Thursday will investigate the source of pungent odour similar to that of LPG gas in Tiruvottiyur and Manali.
Power demand to rise by 6 per cent in FY23: Report
NEW DELHI: India’s power demand is likely to grow by over 6% for the second straight fiscal year in the financial year 2022-23, and above the pre-pandemic levels, according to the recent report by Crisil.
Windshield of Go First’s Delhi-Guwahati flight cracks mid-air, plane diverted to Jaipur
NEW DELHI: A Go First flight heading from Delhi to Guwahati was diverted to Jaipur after the A320neo aircraft’s windshield cracked mid-air, aviation regulator DGCA officials said. This is the third incident of technical malfunction on a Go First aircraft in two days. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating all three incidents. […]
Fadnavis assures Japanese officials of fast-tracking bullet train, other infrastructure projects
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday assured Consul-General of Japan in Mumbai Fukahori Yasukata of fast-tracking infrastructure projects such as bullet train funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Fadnavis gave the assurance during a meeting with Yasukata and other Japanese officials. Apart from the high-speed rail project (bullet train), which […]
Indian Railways suffers huge losses due to Agnipath agitation
The recent week-long violence against the Agnipath scheme for the armed forces resulted into a colossal loss of over hundreds of crore to the Indian Railway with maximum losses reported from Bihar and Telangana. Dozens of express and other passengers’ trains were vandalized and their coaches were set on fire by the protesters against the […]
China speeding up approvals for new coal plants despite vowing to decrease usage from 2026
BEIJING: China has ramped up approvals for new coal power plants this year, Greenpeace said Wednesday, with authorities trying to lower the risk of economically painful electricity shortages. China is the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases driving global warming, and President Xi Jinping last year vowed to phase down coal use from 2026 as […]
Russia restarts key gas pipeline Nord Stream 1, shut for maintenance to Europe
BERLIN: Natural gas started flowing through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe on Thursday after a 10-day shutdown for maintenance, the operator said. But the gas flow was expected to fall well short of full capacity. The Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany had been closed since July 11 for annual maintenance work. Amid […]