Several parts of India are facing long hours of blackouts, while some industries are cutting output due to coal shortage, threatening the economy’s revival from a slump.
Energy Secretary B. Sreedhar says the state is facing a shortage of 50-55 million units, and this gap will be bridged through purchase and power restrictions applied on industries.
Punjab govt feels replacing existing analogue meters with postpaid digital ones will be cheaper reform, as state reels under debt. AAP’s poll promise of free power is a priority.
Union govt asks Punjab for roadmap to replace old meters within 3 months, or lose power reform funds. AAP govt is facing big debt burden, promised 300 units of free power in polls.
Coal buyers are paying 340% premiums to secure the fuel as even with high premiums, locally produced coal remains far cheaper than importing it from Australia or Indonesia.
Three ministries — Environment and Forest, New and Renewable Energy, and Power — have submitted a modification application with respect to an April 2021 SC order.
Just 4.69% power consumers in 200 villages under the scheme subscribe to it. Farmers complain they haven’t received promised benefits this year, awareness is also patchy.
Miners are finally starting to catch up. But major industries in Asia are expected to continue to face power disruptions through the winter as fuel supply remains tight.
India has been pleading for long to bring reforms in institutions like the United Nations, IMF, and World Bank, which it believes are West-dominated and don’t reflect current global realities.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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