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NTPC serves notice for power supply suspension in Delhi

NTPC has served notice of power suspension from February 11 to BSES Rajdhani, an electricity distributor in the national capital, due to payment issues. The state-owned utility said BSES Rajdhani......

Decentralised power generation is need of the hour

The take home message from the grid failure is that the paradigm of centralised generation of electricity and grid-based distribution has outlived its usefulness, notes Gopal Krishna. The......

Power crisis: Gencos may not switch on idle units soon

Power generating companies (gencos) that use imported coal to produce electricity, may find it difficult to switch on their idle units immediately in the wake of high fuel costs, several players......

Why Tata, Adani, Essar are upset with the Gujarat govt

The earlier resolution allowing these developers to charge higher power tariffs, now stands cancelled. In a setback to Tata Power Mundra, Adani Power and Essar Power, the Gujarat government has......

India needs a weak coalition government

'A rag-tag coalition is more insecure and hence, more inclined to reform,' argues Devangshu Datta.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com If we examine economic policy down the years, the......

Can 5 star hotels charge Rs 8 for a 3 minute call?

In this interesting case filed against the Taj Hotels, the National Commission gave an equally interesting judgment, as consumer activist Jehangir B Gai finds out. The Consumer Education &......

A case against merging appellate tribunals

Merging tribunals may lead to administrative convenience, but pendency of cases is likely to increase, says Jyoti Mukul. When the regulator for the downstream petroleum sector was set up in 2006,......

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