Tag: Power Ministry
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Top bureaucrat seeks VRS after abrupt department shift
Although reports of the senior bureaucrat opting for VRS have surfaced, neither the ministry nor Garg himself has come out with any statement.
July 25, 2019 -
Piyush Goyal urges railways, power, coal to work in coordination for 24×7 power supply
The minister stressed on the necessity to increase the plant load factor of various power plants of the country
May 19, 2018 -
Centre reviews power situation
The Union Government today reviewed the power situation in the country, with special focus on Uttar Pradesh, and told states to upgrade their infrastructure to ensure smooth supply of power during peak demand in summer. The Power Ministry told the UP government to augment the intra-state transmission systems expeditiously. Similar instructions were given to states …
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March 31, 2017 -
Smart meters can be game changers in long run: Piyush Goyal
Outlining the need for smart and efficient electrical appliances, Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said smart meters can be a game changer in long-term planning for the power sector. "Smart meter can be a game changer when it comes to planning for the electricity sector in the long run," Goyal said at an event …
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January 23, 2017 -
Govt announces safety audit for 418 mines
Government on Tuesday announced safety audit for all 418 mines in the country in the wake of one of the worst open cast mine disaster under Rajmahal, killing at least 18 people. "We held a review meeting with Coal India and there we have taken few decisions on mine safety. We have also decided to …
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January 3, 2017 -
IT-enabled power distribution to save Rs.10k cr annually
Government aims to save as much as Rs 10,000 crore annually by leveraging information technology to ramp up its power distribution network in urban towns by January 2019. Moving in this direction, the Power Ministry is likely to award the works to have IT-driven power distribution in as many as 2,636 towns across the country …
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September 18, 2016 -
DDUGJY: 10,000 villages electrified
Moving forward in achieving its goal of electrifying 18,452 villages within 1,000 days, the Union government has said that 398 more villages have been electrified in the period August 8-14, thus taking the total to 10,051 villages. As many as “398 villages have been electrified across the country last week (from August 8-14, 2016) under the Deen Dayal …
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August 16, 2016