Delhi, reeling under high temperatures and an acute electricity shortage, will get additional gas supplies from the National Thermal Power Corporation and Dabhol to increase power generation and help meet demand in the national capital.
Be it roads, railways, ports, civil aviation, energy or electricity, the Narendra Modi govt has invigorated all these sectors since it took over, says Arvind Panagariya.
Five states -- Maharashtra, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab and Gujarat -- face a massive power crisis.
Delhi might be reeling under severe power crisis every summer, but still the capital has decided to bail out Mumbai this year by supplying 200 MW of electricity to the city.
'It's not as if power demand is falling. It's that generation has outpaced demand.'
The Aam Aadmi Party government has delivered on its big ticket poll promises made to Delhi, two weeks after forming the government.
The new governments will have to spend much more than Rs 220 billion in Rajasthan, more than Rs 160 billion in MP, and nearly Rs 30 billion in Chhattisgarh.
Railways, rural infrastructure, urban rejuvenation, solar and transmission and distribution of electricity are the new priorities, says Vinayak Chatterjee.
Expressing happiness over completion of one year in the office, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the bonding between the AAP and the national capital is deep and everlasting.
'India should take up defence manufacturing in a more serious manner and encourage greater private participation.'
If industrial units do not have functional PETPs, then they will not be allowed to function any more, the court said.
The AAP government locked Principal Secretary (Services) Anindo Majumdar out of his office on Monday.
The BJP's manifesto for UP elections promised many things. But, given the state's precarious financial position, fulfilling these promises is likely to prove tricky, says Ishan Bakshi.
'The fiscal situation is stressed (when is it not?!), economic growth has slowed, tax revenue has fallen short and the deficit is high if it is properly accounted,' points out T N Ninan.
While three of the top five FPIs - Capital, Government of Singapore, and Vanguard - have seen their investment value more than triple, India's benchmark indices have risen just 70%.
According to preliminary information memorandum, Air India's new owner will be asked to list the company in some time
The Aam Aadmi Party government on Monday appointed Chief Minister's Secretary Rajendra Kumar as principal secretary of the services department which was promptly rejected by Lt Governor Najeeb Jung.
Rs 50,000-cr loans for 15,000-Mw projects could be heading for restructuring.
Refusing to link his seeking voluntary retirement, a year before his superannuation, to his transfer to the relatively low profile power ministry, he said that he had conveyed his decision to the Prime Minister's Office on July 18.
On paper, only 8,000 villages remain to be electrified in the country, but the situation on the ground shows euphoria over numbers is misplaced
I-T lens on current account deposits over Rs 12.5 lakh. All the news and more post demonetisation.
Can the newly-minted Jal Shakti ministry bring water to some 19 crore Indian households that have never had taps or heard the sound of flowing water, wonders Vinayak Chatterjee.
The power minister briefed the investors on various steps undertaken by the government.
Many private players have been under pressure due to factors such as macro-economic issues and delay in receivables from state electricity boards with weak financial health.
The Modi government has handled inflation far better than any government in the past two decades. Both the stock market and currency indices have begun to show confidence in the economy, despite the mounting global headwinds of trade.
Measures under the GRAP's 'very poor' and 'severe' categories came into effect on Tuesday.
Under the scheme, the government proposes to provide electricity to all households by December 2018, ahead of the earlier target of March, 2019.
The CAG audit may look into expenditure on printing of notes, RBI dividend payout and banking transaction data.
Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday came out with its manifesto for the December 4 Delhi polls, promising to enact Jan Lokpal Bill in 15 days if voted to power.
While GST and insolvency laws are among the major achievements of the Modi government, the list of failures include demonetisation, toxic banks, manufacturing hiccups and most prominently bizarre job creation figures. Mihir S Sharma takes a look at the four years of Modi government.
India can become a better place to do business only when exports begin to boom.
'There is merit in appointing people with ability and energy, then leaving them to do the job.' 'The Modi government would have had a better record if it had stuck to this formula from the beginning,' argues T N Ninan.
Releasing its 70-point programme, Kejriwal called party's manifesto 'holy'.
Shakuntala Gamlin took charge of the post hours after CM Kejriwal sent her a letter asking her not to do so as her appointment was "against" the rules.
The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday termed the Aam Aadmi Party government's move to register an FIR in the street light purchase scam during the 2010 Commonwealth Games as an "eyewash", saying that no Congress leader has been named in the complaint filed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau.
Three days after the launch of an anti-corruption helpline by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, two constables were arrested on Saturday on charges of extortion by the vigilance department following a sting operation by a vendor.
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