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Naxal-dominated village in Chhattisgarh gets electricity after 3 decades
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Sukma (Chhattisgarh) [India], August 15 (ANI): A day before India's 75th Independence day, Naxal-dominated Minpa village in Sukma district, which has been cut off from the mainstream for three decades, received electricity on Saturday.
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Pakistan to take Iranian electricity to power up Gwadar Port
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 14 (ANI): Pakistan Government on Thursday started negotiations for importing 70 to 100-megawatt Iranian electricity to power up Gwadar Port as Tehran is enjoying a surplus.
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Power Ministry asks central Government offices to switch over to Prepaid S
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): The Ministry of Power has issued an advisory to all central ministries to direct organizations under it to switch to prepaid smart electricity meters.
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China, Cambodia ignored 'community concerns' during building dam, says hu
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China] August 11 (ANI): After a rights group report revealed that Indigenous and ethnic minority communities of Cambodia were undermined during the construction of a dam project completed by a Chinese electricity firm and bankrolled by Chinese and Cambodian governments, the governme
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After 30 years, Naxal-dominated tribal village in Chhattisgarh gets electr
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) [India], August 10 (ANI): After a long wait of over 30 years, villagers in Naxal-dominated Tarrem village on the border area of Sukma-Bijapur district now have their own primary health centre (PHC), a school, electricity connection, roads among other civic facilities.
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Why does Mamata Banerjee want to protect electricity distribution monoply?
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): Hitting out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for opposing the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021, Union Power Minister RK Singh on Monday asked why the Trinamool Congress chief wants to protect the monopoly in the power distribution sector.<
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TMC opposes Centre's move to bring Electricity Bill in Parliament
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], August 8 (ANI): Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to refrain from placing the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020 in Parliament and called the Bill as "anti-people".
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Kerala Assembly passes resolution demanding Centre to withdraw Electricity
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], August 6 (ANI): The Kerala Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution demanding the Centre to withdraw the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021.
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Uttarakhand: Dharasu Power Station registers record production
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], August 5 (ANI): Dharasu Power Station of Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. (UJVNL) in Chinyalisaur block of Uttarkashi district has set a new record in power production.
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Govt to ensure water supply to all households, says PM Modi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): Interacting with the beneficiaries of 'Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana' in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday assured that after providing houses, toilets, electricity and gas, the government is working to provide water throu
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IEX power market trades 37 pc higher at 7,322 MU in July
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): The electricity market at Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) traded 7,322 million units in July, achieving 37 per cent year-on-year growth.
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People up in arms against load shedding in Pakistan's Swabi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Swabi [Pakistan] August 4 (ANI): People of Pakistan's Swabi district on Monday staged a protest against the prolonged electricity load shedding in the region.
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