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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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Topic: power supply

Bangladesh halves power buying from Adani citing lower winter demand amid payment dispute

Adani has been supplying power under a 25-year contract signed in 2017 under ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, from a $2 billion power plant in Jharkhand that has two units.

How ‘house for Mr Das’ led to arrest of ex-TN special DGP amid running feud with estranged IAS wife

Tambaram police Friday arrested Rajesh Das, ex-special DGP, on charges of trespass, assault & intimidation based on complaint by his estranged wife, energy secretary Beela Venkatesan. 

Taking steps to ensure adequate availability of electricity during summer, says power ministry

Power utilities have been directed to maintain coal-based power plants in advance to avoid disruptions and all plants would have to run at full capacity from 16 March.

More trouble for Adani Group as Bangladesh seeks revision of power deal — ‘excessive pricing’

Bangladesh Power Development Board is seeking revision of power deal inked in 2017. It has objected to high price of coal brought from Adani's mine from Australia for the project.

You thought power subsidy is a Delhi-Punjab problem? Check out Tamil Nadu’s power sector mess

RBI data shows Indian discoms owe power generation firms over Rs 4.5 lakh crore, almost a third of which is owed by Tamil Nadu, where power subsidy cost is twice that of food subsidy.

Mumbai reels under sudden massive power outage, CM Thackeray orders enquiry

State Energy Minister Nitin Raut said there was a technical glitch in a power circuit and about 2,200 megawatts of power supply to Mumbai was disrupted as a result.

Clearances for coal blocks stuck, Modi can revive Manmohan Singh’s project monitoring group

Ex-IAS officer tells the Modi government to look at both demand as well as supply side issues to lift India's power sector out of crisis.

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.

FIRs against Kashmir stone-pelters to be withdrawn on Dineshwar Sharma’s advice

New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir government has announced that it will withdraw FIRs lodged against those charged with stone-pelting for the first time.

On Camera

Hrithik Roshan & Jr NTR in Janaab-e-Aali is exactly what a dance-off should not be

Forget comparing it with classics like Hrithik’s Ek Pal Ka Jeena or the slick title track of Dhoom 2, Janaab-e-Aali does not even come close to Ghungroo.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.