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One crore street LED lights installed in country as part of Centre's initi
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Under the Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP), the number of streetlights installed in the country has reached to one crore this week, leading to a reduction in CO2 emissions per year by 4.6 million tonnes.
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Government amends electric vehicle charging guidelines
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): In order to address the range of issues of Electric Vehicle Owners, a phase-wise installation of an appropriate network of Charging Infrastructure throughout the country has been envisaged in the new electric vehicle guidelines.
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Union Power Ministry accepts proposal for electrification of 12 lakh house
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 27 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Power on Tuesday accepted a proposal for the electrification of 12 lakh willing households of Uttar Pradesh under Central government's Saubhagya scheme.
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Discoms obliged to provide unconditional LCs for power purchases: Power Mi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Raj Kumar Singh, Minister of State (MoS) Independent Charge for Ministry of Power, has asked all distribution companies (discoms) to provide unconditional Letter of Credit for power purchases.
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Former Finance Secretary S C Garg seeks voluntary retirement after abrupt
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): A day after being transferred to the Ministry of Power in a bureaucratic reshuffle, former Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg is reported to have sought voluntary retirement from government service.
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Cabinet approves appointments of secretaries
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has approved the appointments of 12 senior bureaucrats as secretaries in different ministries while also approving the in-situ upgradation of 12 others to the level of Special Secretary in the rank and pay.
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Microwave ovens, washing machines to have energy efficiency metrics
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 8 (ANI): Ministry of Power on Friday said that microwave ovens and washing machines will now be assigned star ratings based on their energy efficiency metrics.
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Ujjwala Utsav kicks off in New Delhi
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): The Government of India celebrated the stellar role played by all the major stakeholders of the oil industry, including the district nodal officers, policy makers, distributors, and beneficiaries, in making Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna (PMUY) a resounding succ
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Cabinet approves 85 pc power allocation to Telangana, Jharkhand
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 6 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of Ministry of Power to allocate 85 per cent power to the government of Telangana generated from Telangana Super Thermal Power Project (4,000 MW) of NTPC.
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All meters to be smart prepaid in 3 years
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 25 (ANI): The Ministry of Power on Monday stated that it will make all meters smart prepaid in three years from April 1.
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Cabinet gives 'In Principle' approval to PFC takeover of REC
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its 'In Principle' approval the for strategic sale of the Centre's existing 52.63 per cent of total paid up equity shareholding in Rural Electrification Corporation (
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Power Ministry asks AC manufacturers to regulate default settings
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): The Ministry of Power on Friday advised companies to regulate default air conditioner (AC) settings in order to promote energy efficiency.
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