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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
TopicNational Thermal Power Corporation

Topic: National Thermal Power Corporation

Gujarat, AP likely sites for NTPC nuclear plants; talks in advanced stages with MP, Chhattisgarh too

India has set target of generating 100 GW nuclear power by 2047. NTPC is scouting for about 35-36 sites across the country for setting up nuclear plants.

Delhi’s toxic Badarpur power plant shuts down but it may now pose fresh risk

Charged panels at the Badarpur power plant are likely to pose a fire hazard once officials leave.

India to test gas-fired plants as ‘peakers’ to supply uninterrupted power supply

Gas-fired power plants can be useful when solar-fired generation peters and coal plants take time to begin their operations.

Creating new winners

We can no longer argue simplistically that, if the government or public sector can’t do the job, call in the private sector.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.