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HPSEBL to recruit over 2600 youth to strengthen power services
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Himachal Pradesh government has approved the engagement of 2,602 youth in HPSEBL, including Bijli Upbhogta Mitras and T-Mates, to address staff shortages, strengthen electricity services, and create employment opportunities, CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said.
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Iraq to inaugurate first industrial-scale solar plant in Karbala
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Iraq will inaugurate its first large-scale solar plant in Karbala, aiming to produce 300 megawatts of power to ease chronic electricity shortages. Officials said more projects are planned in Babil and Basra, with solar capacity expected to meet up to 20 percent of national demand, Al Jazeera
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Dhordo becomes fourth solar village in Gujarat, 177 KW rooftop solar panel
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Dhordo village in the Kutch district of Gujarat, globally recognised by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) as the 'Best Tourism Village', has now achieved another milestone by becoming fully solar-powered. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to officially dedicate this ach
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Electricity demand surges across MENA, driven by cooling, desalination nee
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Electricity consumption in the Middle East and North Africa has soared in recent decades and is set to keep rising sharply, with a range of sources expected to meet the growing demand as countries seek to diversify their power supplies, according to a new IEA report out today.
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Pakistan: Citizens pay the price as the government fails to provide basic
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, Protesters voiced strong resentment against what they described as the authorities' continued negligence toward basic needs. They claimed that the water supply to several localities in Baldia Town had been suspended for nearly a month, creating immense diffi
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GST on renewable energy devices rationalised to 5% to accelerate India's c
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The rationalization of GST rates across the renewable energy value chain from 12 per cent to 5 per cent will bring down the cost of clean energy projects, making electricity more affordable and directly benefiting households, farmers, industries, and developers.
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Villages in PoJK betray neglect; remain deprived of electricity, educatio
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The villagers, numbering in the thousands, remain deprived of electricity, clean drinking water, health services, and functional educational institutions.
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PM Modi shares article written by Union Minister Mandaviya on 'Sabka Saath
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday shared an article written by Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, on how 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas' is visible in daily realities - electricity is no longer a luxury, welfare is delivered directly, and infrastructure is pla
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Telangana: ACB raids Electricity Department ADO's residence, 15 teams depl
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau on Tuesday conducted a raid at the residence of an Assistant Divisional Officer (ADO) in the Electricity department in Kothaguda, Hyderabad, a press release said.
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Himachal rain havoc: 574 roads and 389 power transformers disrupted, death
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The SDMA also reported that the cumulative death toll from this year's monsoon has reached 386 since June 20. Of these, 218 deaths are directly attributed to rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, house collapses and drowning, while 168 deaths occurred in road accidents, wh
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Karachi traders protest KMC's decision to double utility charges, threaten
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Karachi's small traders have strongly opposed the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation's (KMC) sudden decision to double utility charges in commercial electricity bills, threatening to stop paying their bills if the increase is not withdrawn
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Centre urges states to provide additional subsidy under the PM Surya Ghar
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Centre has urged states to extend additional subsidies for rooftop solar installations under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi said on Thursday.
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