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TopicPower Outage

Topic: Power Outage

‘PMO man’ AK Sharma back in spotlight but for the wrong reasons, from UP power cuts to viral rants

Sharma worked closely with Modi as an IAS till he joined BJP. Now, a minister in Yogi govt, with power & urban development portfolios, he has been facing flak over several incidents.

Pakistanis caught between heatwave and power outages—widespread protests in Karachi, Peshawar

A rising demand for electricity amid heatwave causes long power outages in Pakistan. A UN report warns of more heatwaves, floods, droughts, forest fires, and cyclones.

Why Modi is ‘rattled’, YouTubers taking on Indian PM & ‘blistering summer’ — global media coverage

Global media also reports on Opposition 'largely holding together' despite pressures, sustained inflation & rising food prices, and role of freebies in ongoing general election.

In Japan’s Okinawa & Kagoshima, Typhoon Khanun kills 2; 166,000 homes out of power

Typhoon Khanun also forced schools and businesses to shut in northern Taiwan on Thursday, with nearly 40 international flights being cancelled.

TVs, ACs, and Fridges: What Can an EcoFlow Portable Power Station Run?

EcoFlow’s portable power stations offer an X-Boost feature that helps provide additional output to get appliances up and running.

Pakistan suffers major power outage after grid failure

According to the federal energy ministry, at 7:34 AM (local time) the national grid experienced a loss of frequency, that caused a major breakdown.

How to Prepare for Power Outages In Your Area

If you live in an area that experiences frequent or long-term blackouts, you may want to consider a whole home backup solution.

Less than a day’s coal left, says Delhi power minister as blackouts loom

Minister Satyendar Jain said the coal back-up in power plants should at least be for 21 days.

Soaring mercury, long power outages & more — why ‘coal shortage’ has states & Modi govt squabbling  

Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh are facing some of the longest power cuts in the country, as a heatwave sweeps over India.

Power outage risks increase as India’s coal stockpiles plunge to 3-year low

Heavy rains in mining regions are worsening coal supply crisis. The dwindling supplies also come at a time when electricity consumption has been strong due to revival in economic activity.

On Camera

Pakistan can’t bend Taliban with bombs. It must stop the Yemen-isation of Durand Line

This confrontation looks subcontracted—escalation to re-establish Pakistan's indispensability to outside capitals while squeezing Afghanistan back under an old paradigm.

Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.