Alleging conflict of interest against members of an expert committee set up by the Supreme Court to probe into allegations of accounting fraud and stock price manipulation against the Adani Group in the Hindenburg report, a petitioner on Monday urged it to constitute a new expert panel to look into the allegations afresh. “There is […]
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Adani-Hindenburg row: Alleging conflict of interest against Expert Committee members, petitioner demands new panel
Alleging conflict of interest against members of an Expert Committee set up by the Supreme Court to probe into allegations of accounting fraud and stock price manipulation against the Adani group in the Hindenburg report, a petitioner on Monday urged it to constitute a new expert panel to look into the allegations afresh. “There is […]
Portal for online power bill payment launched
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu launched an Integrated Electricity Consumer Portal of Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL) here today. Consumers would no longer have to stand in queues to pay their electricity bills, as they could make payment online now. Moreover, those seeking new electricity connections could apply online and conveniently track the […]
Dera Bassi, Balongi reel under power outages
Residents of several areas in Dera Bassi are a harassed lot, as they have been reeling under enduring power cuts for the past week. A resident rued that they have been facing a lot of inconvenience due to the power outages, as even inverters stop functioning after a while. It is not just the power […]
Promote energy efficiency in buildings: Punjab Energy Development Agency
The Punjab New and Renewable Energy Sources Department has sought suggestions from all stakeholder departments on the State Energy Efficiency Action Plan (SEEAP) within a week. While addressing a workshop on the SEEAP, the CEO Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) Dr Amarpal Singh said the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Punjab Government had been making […]
Sports Department to recover electricity usage charges from Chandigarh cricket association
Even as the UT Sports Department is yet to arrive at a decision on the live telecast of a recently held cricket tournament without permission, the sharing of a single electricity meter with a local sports association at the Sector-16 cricket stadium is another issue that has come to the fore. Recently, the Sports Department […]
Notification for energy audit of buildings soon
The Delhi Government will soon issue a notification for energy audit of all its buildings as well as malls, plazas and commercial high rises having a sanctioned load of 500 kWs and above, according to an official statement. The audit will be carried out by certified auditors from the Bureau of Energy Efficiency within six […]
DHBVN slaps notices on 25 societies for flouting norms
The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) has served notices to 25 builders and resident welfare associations (RWAs) in New Gurugram for allegedly overcharging residents for power tariff. The authority claimed that the builders were flouting unified billing policy norms and charging Rs 10 per unit instead of Rs 6 per unit from residents. A […]
Chandigarh: Sector 18 parks get LED lights; jogging track in works
Mayor Anup Gupta today inaugurated newly-installed lights in various parks and launched the work of jogging tracks in Sector 18 in the presence of prominent persons of the area and officers of the Municipal Corporation. The lights have been installed in the parks at a cost of Rs 8.5 lakh. The Mayor said the new […]
8-hr power cut at Sangrur Civil Hospital leaves patients harried
Patients at Sangrur Civil Hospital were a harried lot on Sunday due to an 8-hour long power cut. Despite having a hotline connection, repeated power outages has remained a major concern here. As per sources, the internal wiring of hospital and other electricity system has not been updated for the past 35 years, but the […]
Rs 20 cr for solar power plants at government houses in Chandigarh
The UT Administration has embarked on a significant initiative to harness solar energy by installing rooftop solar power plants on approximately 1,500 government houses located across the city. The Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST), the designated executing agency for renewable energy projects in the city, disclosed that a budget of […]
REC signs pact with PFC
Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) has signed an initial pact with Power Finance Corporation (PFC) committing higher revenue from operations in FY24 and FY25, its CMD Vivek Kumar Dewangan said. The memorandum of understanding has been signed as per the DPE (Department of Public Enterprises) Performance Evaluation System.