Populism’s Price
As Delhi gears up for its elections, the political discourse has once again been dominated by promises of handouts.
As Delhi gears up for its elections, the political discourse has once again been dominated by promises of handouts.
During his road shows in the Narela, Timarpur, and Burari constituencies, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann claimed on Wednesday that Delhi would once again choose Arvind Kejriwal as its chief minister who prioritised water, education, and electricity.
Villagers of Mondala gram, Hazipur gram panchayat in Goghat shed tears of joy on Monday, when their houses were lit up with electricity after a long wait of 14 years.
An ambitious project of converting solid waste into energy, is set to generate 15 megawatt electricity daily in the state capital here in the new year.
For the first time since independence, electricity has reached Buthani Vantangiya village in Gonda district of UPafter 77 long years. The village now shines with a radiant glow, ushering in transformative changes in the lives of its residents.
An eight-month-old baby has died of electrocution after she chewed the pin of a mobile charger wire that was connected to a switchboard socket.
The trajectory for both collection and billing efficiency, for distribution licensees, has to be determined by the state commission, accordingly.
India is the world‘s third-largest energy consuming country, thanks to rising incomes and improving standards of living. Indeed, energy use has doubled since 2000, with 80 per cent of demand still met by coal, oil and solid biomass. More elaborately, coal is the country‘s top energy source with a share of 46 per cent in 2021, followed by oil (23 per cent) and biomass (21 per cent)
Delhi lieutenant governor Vinai Saxena has written to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the delay in administrating the oath of office to Justice (Retd) Umesh Kumar as Chairperson, Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) and urged the that the oath be administered without delay and preferably by June 28.
Power Minister Atishi hits out at the Centre.
