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Thursday, November 6, 2025
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Topic: electricity

Power-surplus state no longer? Sikkim braces for winter after 3 hydropower plants damaged in floods

State forced to purchase power from neighbouring states, it is learnt. Damage inflicted by 3 October glacial lake outburst flood led to a loss of around 77 MW of hydropower.

India steps up coal use to generate power & stop outages due to unusually dry weather

The driest August in more than a century has resulted in power generation surging to a record 162.7 billion kilowatt hours (units), a Reuters analysis showed.

UP IPS officer lives her Swades moment, brings electricity to elderly’s house in 3 days

There is darkness in a woman's house, and she is old. What would we do if something had happened? Crime prevention too is the police’s job, says ASP Anukriti Sharma.

India to provide $17 billion incentive to states for power sector reforms

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will provide incentives worth 1.4 trillion rupees ($17.08 billion) to states for power sector reforms in 2023-24, the government said in a statement on Wednesday. ($1 =

Power ministry to cut daytime power tariffs, raise fees for night use

The new policy will come into effect from April 2024 for commercial and industrial consumers and a year later for most other consumers except those in the agricultural sector.

Ahead of PM Prachanda’s visit, Indian firm gets approval for 2nd hydropower project in Nepal

SJVN Ltd gets nod for development of 669 MW Lower Arun Hydro Project. The state-owned company is already developing 900 MW Arun-III hydroelectric project in Nepal.

Free electricity ruined discoms. Now they will cause trouble in transition to renewables

When high tariff paying customers leave, discom finances will further deteriorate. Discoms, therefore, find ways to not allow open access to keep customers captive.

AAP will stop subsidised power to Delhi because LG ‘sitting’ on a file, says minister Atishi

The concerned file that the Lieutenant Governor is yet to clear is over the AAP’s decision to extend power subsidy to next year.

How do superconductors work? US physicist explains importance

For decades, scientists have been developing materials called superconductors that transmit electricity with nearly 100% efficiency.

Study finds that urban households across India prefer smart metres for their electricity connection

A report released by CEEW found that while most users across urban households in 12 states prefer smart metres, there are still gaps in digital literacy.

On Camera

Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.