New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The dispute over the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) is no longer about water; it’s about whether Islamabad can separate strategic interests from performative militancy, a report has noted. “Pakistan’s conduct is especially curious because it reveals a familiar habit in Islamabad: every crisis is treated as both existential and self-authored by India. The pattern is always the same. First comes the accusation that India is acting illegally. Then comes the declaration that an…
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New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Centre informed Parliament on Monday that as on July 12, 2026, the coal stocks available for use at the country’s thermal power plants stood at 42.8 million tonnes (MT), which is sufficient for 14 days at an 85 per cent Plant Load Factor (PLF). Also, sufficient coal is currently being supplied to the thermal power plants to meet daily demand. The Minister of State for Power, Shripad Naik, said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha that the scheduled …
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) India Inc’s revenue growth accelerated to 11–11.5 per cent year‑on‑year in the Q1 FY27, marking the fastest pace in two years, a new report has said.Strong domestic demand and price hikes offset the impact of higher input costs triggered by the West Asia conflict, helping corporates to maintain strong growth rate, the report from ratings agency Crisil Ratings.Even as supply disruptions in West Asia pushed up fuel, freight, packaging and feedstock costs, the resil…
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) Shares of Techno Electric and Engineering Company tumbled nearly 13 per cent during intra-day trade on Tuesday after the company reported a decline in its fourth-quarter profit.The stock fell as much as 12.8 per cent on the BSE to an intra-day low of Rs 1,194 per share.However, it recovered some losses later in the session and was trading 11.8 per cent lower at Rs 1,208.8 apiece at around 1:25 p.m.The decline in the share price came after Techno Electric announced its finan…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Government-owned giant NTPC Group has crossed 90 GW of installed power generation capacity following the successful completion of trial operations of Unit 2 (800 MW) of the Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (PVUNL), a subsidiary project comprising 3×800 MW units, in Jharkhand, according to an official statement issued on Monday.This achievement marks another important step towards building a sustainable and energy-secure future for India, the statement said.Patratu Vi…
Amaravati, May 11 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday strongly backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to the nation to save India’s foreign exchange reserves and asked everyone to follow it like a mission. Speaking at the CII Annual Business Summit in Delhi, he said the current geopolitical situation is a reminder for the country to focus on self-reliance and resource conservation.Referring to the national mission outlined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on …
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) State-owned Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) on Thursday announced a scheme offering relaxation in Performance Incentive (PI) and cash discounts to power sector consumers for the first quarter of FY27 (April-June).The scheme will be applicable to all eligible power sector consumers under Fuel Supply Agreements (FSA), including those covered under the Flexi-Linkage scheme, the company said.Under the plan, incentives will be linked to actual coal offtake through rail, r…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Pakistan’s LNG supplies are expected to fall to near zero from next month, removing a source that contributes more than one-fifth of total power generation, while coal availability is also under pressure, jointly affecting close to 30 per cent of supply, an article in the local media said.The fallback option, furnace oil, comes at a steep cost, with generation expenses significantly higher than gas or coal-based alternatives. These are structural shocks that no policy…
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) India added a record 52,537 MW (520.51 GW) of generation capacity from all sources during FY26 (up to January 31), marking the highest ever capacity addition in a single year, surpassing the previous record of 34,054 MW achieved in FY25, the government has said.The capacity addition included 39,657 MW from renewable energy with 34,955 MW of solar and 4,613 MW of wind capacity, lifting the total installed capacity to 520.51 GW, according to an official statement.The gov…
Bengaluru, March 12 (IANS) The Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) has completely stopped gas supply to the Yelahanka gas-based power plant in Bengaluru since March 12 at 6 AM, the officials in the Energy Ministry confirmed on Thursday. The 370 Mega Watt Yelahanka plant, set up by Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL), is the State’s only gas-based power generation facility, and any disruption in gas supply could affect its output, they stated.The Yelahanka gas-based unit, which was set…