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Topic: DISCOM

‘Unavoidable reasons’: UP discom scraps Adani Group tender for 70 lakh prepaid smart meters

Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd’s decision comes amid allegations of inflated pricing & cartelisation. UP Electricity Power Consumer Council claims Adani Group was lowest bidder.

Electricity Bill 2022 is a remedy worse than the disease afflicting India’s power sector

The 2022 Bill only takes forward the market-is-solution-for-all-ills theory of Montek Singh Ahluwalia who is the prime architect of Electricity Act 2003.

There’s an $80 billion hole in India’s net zero pledge at COP26

Without reforming bankrupt discoms, India will struggle to meet its bold target of raising non-fossil-fuel generation capacity.

What is Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020 and why farmers are opposing it

Farmers protesting against the three farm laws passed by the Centre are also against the proposed Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020.

Modi govt electrified India with poles & wires, but challenge is to keep electrons flowing

A major barrier to electricity access in India remains the concurrence between economic poverty and energy poverty.

Modi govt’s Uday scheme loses steam, power discom debts back to pre-2015 levels: Crisil

Report by rating agency Crisil suggests government 's Uday scheme not working, says states may implement another bailout or take 'hard decisions'.

Modi’s power industry revival plan takes a hit as discom losses rise

The stalled recovery will sustain discoms as the weakest link in India’s electricity supply chain & impede efforts to serve low-paying consumers.

Modi govt scheme to cut discom debts makes little headway, targets unlikely to be met

The discoms haven't met or are on the verge of missing deadlines even as states, which took over their debts, grapple with increased fiscal deficits. 

On Camera

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.