Powering India's MSMEs: Why reliable energy must become part of manufacturing strategyIndia's MSMEs may power the country's manufacturing ambitions, but their competitiveness ultimately depends on something far more basic—rel...
27 Jun, 2026, 10.31 AM IST
Sterlite electric ties up with Spanish company for smart cable systemsSterlite Electric is joining forces with RDT Lumiker to produce advanced cable monitoring systems. This move addresses the growing electric...
23 Apr, 2026, 12.06 AM IST
Core sector output fell 0.4% in March, lowest in 19 monthsIndia’s core sector output contracted 0.4% year-on-year in March, marking its lowest level in 19 months, driven by a sharp decline in ferti...
21 Apr, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
Rare Earths supply: India steps up mining, refining to safeguard EV futureThe Centre is working to secure the supply chain for rare-earth materials, essential for electronics and electric vehicles, by holding inte...
18 Jun, 2025, 12.34 AM IST
Kia India draws up aggressive business plan; to jack up production, widen sales network next yearKia is planning an aggressive business strategy for India in 2024, including expanding production capacity by 100,000 units, adding 100 mor...
15 Dec, 2023, 11.40 AM IST
E-scooter maker Ather says high costs pushing back profit timelineAther has witnessed an addition of "several hundreds of dollars" in material costs due to firmer commodity prices, some of which have been ...
20 Jul, 2022, 11.30 AM IST
Supply side crunch, high input prices affect e-scooter maker Ather's path to profitability"I was hoping to break even later this year itself. I would add a few quarters to that now," its Chief Executive and co-founder Tarun Mehta...
20 Jul, 2022, 11.07 AM IST
Bill to provide choice of multiple service providers to power consumers likely in Parliament's monsoon sessionThe bill provides for de-licensing of the distribution business to promote competition, appointment of a member from law background in ever...
16 Jun, 2022, 04.59 PM IST
China to consolidate overcrowded electric vehicle industryChina has "too many" electric vehicle makers and the government will encourage consolidation, but will build charging infrastructure in the...
13 Sep, 2021, 03.33 PM IST
Core sector output contracts 38% in April owing to stalled economic activityIn March, the output of the core sector that includes eight infrastructure sectors — coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, ferti...
29 May, 2020, 11.29 PM IST
Core sector output shrinks 6.5% in March as Covid-19 takes its toll on the economyThe IIP shrank 6.5% in March compared to 5.8% growth witnessed in the same period last year.
01 May, 2020, 06.47 AM IST
GDP likely to grow just 2% in 2020-21: IcraDespite the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) massive actions to spur the economy, India's gross domestic product (GDP) is likely to contract b...
07 Apr, 2020, 07.47 PM IST
Growth in India’s renewable energy sector has slumped to a five-year lowGovernment officials said curtailment of generation by states and slowdown in overall electricity demand are the key factors behind the low...
20 Dec, 2019, 04.42 PM IST
Green energy companies seek High Court directions to Andhra PradeshThe Andhra Pradesh High Court has asked the state grid managing agency, called the state load despatch centre, to publish report on curtail...
04 Aug, 2019, 11.34 PM IST
Bill on 'right to electricity' likely in monsoon sessionPrime Minister Narendra Modi has set a deadline of April 1, 2019, for ensuring that each household in the country gets 24x7 power supply.
27 Feb, 2018, 02.48 PM IST
New transmission capacities must for competitive power market:IEXIn August alone, about 223 million units of electricity were curtailed due to unavailability of inter-regional transmission corridor.
05 Oct, 2014, 01.02 PM IST
Frequent, long power cuts hit industry production in NCRFrequent power cuts in NCR have forced industrial units to curtail production by about 25%.
21 May, 2013, 06.16 PM IST