India suffers from peak power deficit of three per cent.
The load-shedding has been in force for the last several months as the water level in reservoirs depleted drastically due to deficient rainfall last year.
The first task before him is to get used to the idea of working with the Monetary Policy Committee
The Coal Ministry on Monday received a total 69 applications from various PSUs
'The worst affected is the electricity supply. A huge number of poles, some 6,000 to 8,000 poles have been damaged completely. That will take a lot of time for restoration.'
The brokerage said it has high hopes for recovery and reforms following the general elections.
'The two-word answer is: Proper oversight,' says T N Ninan.
Pint-sized Kedar Jadhav's power-packed 65-ball 100 might have earned him the sobriquet of 'Pocket Dynamite' but former national selector Surendra Bhave revealed how a hard-core vegetarian added power to his small frame by switching to chicken.
Essar group, Bhushan Steel and JSW group likely to be impacted by changes
This would be bigger than group co Adani Power's existing capacity.
The situation in the state was 'extremely grave', said Vijayan, who spoke to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Home minister, Rajnath Singh, this morning seeking more central assistance for relief operations.
With mercury level soaring, Kerala is likely to face drought-like situation amid fears of drinking water scarcity and power crisis in the poll-bound state as water bodies are fast drying up.
There was no word on whether or when Patel would be talking to the media about his priorities and plan of action as head of Mint Street
A government that confuses PowerPoints for policy is delaying structural change too much.
The average rating was seven out of 10.
Currently, only Coal India, the world's largest coal miner, and its smaller sister PSU Singareni Collieries besides mining agencies of state government are allowed commercial coal mining.
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Three persons were injured in police firing at Donkamokam, in the violence-ravaged Karbi Anglog Hills district on Friday, even as the army staged flag march in the affected district headquarter town of Diphu.
The country's narrowing power deficit and increased coal production may not be indicators of the end of stress in the industry. Amritha Pillay reports.
'India, by virtue of its gigantic population and geography, stands at the very front line of this climate catastrophe.' 'But this is a threat that our easily distracted national mind is ill-equipped to think about, let alone plan for,' says Rahul Jacob.
Shutters of at least 22 reservoirs in the state have been opened to drain out excess water.
Santosh Kamath, partner (infrastructure and government services), KPMG in India, expects an extension of a tax holiday for the sector.
SC asked Sidhu to face trial for seeking assistance of a government servant during the 2009 general elections.
The electric vehicle market in India needs a policy push that goes beyond targets, says Vandana Gombar.
Acquisitions, slowdown put infra major in a spot, with bankers okaying debt restructuring.
'The market movement will be largely driven by earnings growth.'
The deceased was heading one team and hotel owners allegedly attempted to intimidate it to stop the demolition drive, officials said.
Despite high exposure of public sector banks to power, iron and steel sectors, analysts remain in a wait-and-watch mode.
Lalgarh, once a nerve centre of Naxal insurgency in West Bengal, now represents a different place.
Rs 50,000-cr loans for 15,000-Mw projects could be heading for restructuring.
Dabhol power plant is a lesson on what to avoid while setting up large infrastructure projects.
At 11:37 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 28 points at 27,037 and the Nifty50 was up 2 points at 8,268
The Supreme Court order has created a new legal framework for coal mining by ruling that only the Union government and its entities can do it.
73-year-old dies in Mumbai, 75-year-old in Kerala.
Hard and unpopular decisions are needed - not just another round of financial repackaging to sort out the discom mess.
'In contrast to the generally buoyant tone of the Economic Survey in January, he sounds uncharacteristically pessimistic, saying that forces in the world economy -- slowing global trade, protectionism, robots -- will limit India's manufacturing to levels well below what propelled East Asia's economies decades ago.'
PSUs will get direct allotment.
Indian Railways has plans to decongest network and become more self dependent.
Whistle-blower bureaucrat Sanjiv Chaturvedi, who has been selected for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award, expressed disappointment over the functioning of the Prime Minister's Office and said he was able to "survive" only because of an "independent judiciary".
The two nations share a problem of corporate debt gone bad that is so large and opaque.
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