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Shreya Jai

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Rajasthan enters fray to attract Tesla India plant
Rediff.com18 Apr 2024

With US-based electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla scouting for a suitable location for...

Govt targets zero load shedding this summer
Rediff.com3 Apr 2024

As India's electricity demand soars, the power ministry on Tuesday reviewed the power...

'Successful listing is true justice to RE development in country'
Rediff.com24 Dec 2023

'This is not just the IREDA's IPO. It is the success of the ministry of new and...

Why leading steel cos are surrendering commercial coal blocks
Rediff.com14 Jul 2023

Essel Mining & Industries Limited (EMIL), Adani Enterprises (AEL), and JSW Steel are...

Peak power demand hits historic high of 220 Gw, may cross that level soon
Rediff.com18 May 2023

At around 3 pm on Wednesday, India's daily peak power demand touched 220 gigawatts...

Green hydrogen pilot to cover steel, transport and shipping sectors
Rediff.com19 Jan 2023

The mission has proposed pilot projects for replacing fossil fuels and fossil...

Joshimath: NTPC Not Responsible: Power Secy
Rediff.com16 Jan 2023

In a letter to the chief secretary, government of Uttarakhand, Union Power Secretary...

States add 1.1 million families to un-electrified list
Rediff.com29 Jun 2022

Two years after the Centre's flagship village electrification scheme Saubhagya...

Adani among 11 bidders in race for CIL's Rs 3,100-cr coal import tender
Rediff.com22 Jun 2022

Eleven bidders, including Adani Enterprises, have shown interest in the first-ever coal...

Coal India production slower than the captive mines
Rediff.com30 May 2022

Coal production by Coal India (CIL) has grown slower than the captive mines, awarded...

Govt pushes states, gencos to import coal before monsoon
Rediff.com20 May 2022

The Union ministry of coal, while acknowledging that domestic coal stock is not enough...

Of power, privatisation and politics
Rediff.com26 Aug 2021

As the Centre pushes reforms in the power sector, especially for the beleaguered...

Govt plans to contest SC order on this endangered bird
Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

The Great Indian bustard is at the centre of another impending legal tussle. The...

Lessons for foreign firms from SoftBank Energy's exit
Rediff.com27 May 2021

Energy's exit is a cautionary tale for several foreign investors in India as close to...

Solar power in India is likely to cost 20% more. Here's why
Rediff.com22 Mar 2021

Glass shortage in China and the rising prices of imported glass used in finished solar...

75 coal mines to go under the hammer in second round of auction
Rediff.com25 Feb 2021

In order to keep the interest of new and small players intact, the coal ministry is...

Vedanta, JSW among bidders for e-auction of coalmines
Rediff.com31 Oct 2020

This is the first time India is offering coalmines to private companies for commercial...

How Delhi plans to curb and control pollution
Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

In December 2016, the Supreme Court directed the central government to have a graded...

Coal India, NTPC 'break the jinx', report growth in Q2
Rediff.com2 Oct 2020

Growth in power demand remains in negative though it is picking up as...

Adani Green Energy to raise $1.8 bn from foreign banks
Rediff.com12 Sep 2020

The company will raise $1.8 billion for the under construction and contracted portfolio...