Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Power grid failure: Subsidy shock for utilities

Power grid failure: Subsidy shock for utilities

Power grid failure: Subsidy shock for utilities

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 05:05 PM PDT

Providing free power to the agriculture sector has remained a controversial issue and the lack of political will to find a way to cut losses due to this practice has meant mounting losses for state utilities.

Power grid failure: Regulators bow to netas’ pressure, delay reforms

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 05:01 PM PDT

Failure of regulators to enforce and set the ground rules objectively has been identified as one of the key factors behind the precarious state of the country's power sector.

SC faults Odisha for clumsy handling of cases

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 02:52 PM PDT

The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticized the Odisha government for paying little attention to the clumsy representation it had in pending cases that had significant importance to the state's revenue and natural resources.

INS Baaz to keep hawk eye on threats in Indian Ocean Region

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 02:50 PM PDT

To keep an eagle eye on the region around the strategically-located Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Navy commissioned its new air station INS Baaz at Campbell Bay on Tuesday.

L N Mishra murder: SC reserves order on plea to quash trial

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 02:50 PM PDT

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a petition by an accused advocate seeking quashing of the trial in the murder of then railway minister L N Mishra in 1975 on the ground that 37-year-long trial had prejudiced him beyond redemption.

India leading exporter of illicit party drug: US state dept

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 02:48 PM PDT

The report says India's strategic location — situated between Southwest Asia (the Golden Crescent) and Southeast Asia (the Golden Triangle) — makes it an attractive transshipment area for contraband bound for Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia and North America.

Khap panchayats compete to fight feticide

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 01:57 PM PDT

Haryana caste panchayats appear to be ready to jettison the tag of ''kangaroo courts'' and lead the charge against the critical problem of skewed sex ratio, which is among the worst in the country.

Power grid failure: States start blame game

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 01:49 PM PDT

The power grid collapse triggered a blame game among the northern states on Tuesday.

Property owners get 90 days to pay tax in Haryana

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 01:47 PM PDT

Two months after re-imposing property tax in Haryana, the state government has given 90 days to property owners to sort out the issues of tax remission and self assessment.

Crack down on illegal emigration agents: Punjab and Haryana high court

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 01:46 PM PDT

Now, the two states and the UT would be duty-bound to ensure that no unauthorized recruiting agent is allowed to function in the region.

No respite for Punjab, Haryana & Himachal

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 01:42 PM PDT

After manic Monday, it was tiring Tuesday for over six crore residents of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh as they waited for over six hours to get the power supply restored properly.

Great expectations of reforms reboot from Chidambaram

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 01:37 PM PDT

Like a good batsman preparing for a tricky track, P Chidambaram would have sized up the job awaiting him ahead of his return to the finance ministry where he is tasked with rescuing a sinking economy and with it the UPA's poll prospects. tnnndi

Power grid failure: 30% power lost to theft, politics

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 01:33 PM PDT

More than 30% of the power produced in the country is lost to theft and inefficiencies in the state distribution networks as politics prevents speedy implementation of steps needed to stop the slippage.

Terrible Tuesday: 30% power lost to theft, politics

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 01:33 PM PDT

More than 30% of the power produced in the country is lost to theft and inefficiencies in the state distribution networks as politics prevents speedy implementation of steps needed to stop the slippage.

DRDO should focus on areas where it has capacity to deliver: Manmohan

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 01:30 PM PDT

With India still importing well over 60% of its military hardware and software, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday asked DRDO to concentrate on key strategic and military technology areas to ensure weapon systems are developed without huge time and cost overruns.

Sushil Kumar Shinde: Power failure & high-voltage job

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 01:27 PM PDT

From PowerGrid of electricity to NatGrid of intelligence, Sushil Kumar Shinde's journey has been one of a consummate survivor. And then, on Tuesday, he managed to emerge from the darkness India plunged into, to land in North Block.

Terrible Tuesday: The power sector dark hole

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 01:20 PM PDT

Mismanagement adds up to 1 lakh crore losses for state electricity boards, government interference is delaying crucial reforms and subsidies aimed at buying vote banks are bleeding energy companies.

Terrible Tuesday: Mismanagement adds up to Rs 1 lakh cr losses for SEBs

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 01:20 PM PDT

What would happen to a company that has 15 subsidiaries with combined losses of over Rs 1 lakh crore and accumulated debt of nearly Rs 2 lakh crore?

Power grid failure: Power plans have died slow death

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 01:02 PM PDT

Close to six months ago, the Koodankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu was stalled by a group of anti-nuclear protestors who skillfully allied with local church groups and won the support of fishing communities.

Power plans have died slow death

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 01:02 PM PDT

Close to six months ago, the Koodankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu was stalled by a group of anti-nuclear protestors who skillfully allied with local church groups and won the support of fishing communities.

Uttar Pradesh cabinet keeps Lokayukta outside RTI Act ambit

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 12:49 PM PDT

The Akhilesh Yadav cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to put the office of Lokayukta outside the RTI Act purview. The cabinet said there was a need to maintain secrecy while investigating corruption charges against officials.

Bengal food poisoning: 435 ill, 2 kids dead

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 12:48 PM PDT

Two children died and over 400 others were hospitalised after eating food at an iftaar party in neighbouring North 24 Parganas district, Minister of state for health Chandrima Bhattacharya said today.

Power grid failure: Amid gloom, Gujarat sets an example

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 12:43 PM PDT

A power surplus state with near 24 hour electricity supply not just in cities like Ahmedabad and Vadodara but in all the 18,000 villages.

Amid gloom, Gujarat sets an example

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 12:43 PM PDT

A power surplus state with near 24 hour electricity supply not just in cities like Ahmedabad and Vadodara but in all the 18,000 villages.

Powerless and clueless: 684 million Indians without power

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 12:24 PM PDT

In the world's biggest blackout that affected one-tenth of the global population, 21 states & UTs went on the blink after three arterial power lines collapsed on Tuesday.
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