Power demand rises by 8% in April-August 2015-16Power demand between April and August has escalated to 21,371 million units against 19,839 million units during the same period a year ago.
19 Sep, 2015, 06.39 PM IST
Half of rural India still doesn't own agricultural land: SECC 2011The Socio-Economic and Caste Census 2011 (SECC) finds that a majority of rural households depend on manual labour for income.
09 Sep, 2015, 03.03 PM IST
Centre to launch 'unified' insurance product for farmersNarendra Modi-led government is planning to unveil an exclusive all-in-one insurance product for the farming community as part of its ongoi...
27 Jul, 2015, 08.49 PM IST
Punjab Power Corporation buys electricity worth Rs 4,000 croreA spokesman said quality service to consumers is of prime importance and any lapse in service to consumers will not be tolerated.
08 Jun, 2015, 07.12 PM IST
Solar-powered pump promises to end farmers' irrigation woes"ABB solar pump drive starts automatically when there is enough sunshine and the motor connected to it begins to run the pump to draw water...
11 Mar, 2015, 01.51 PM IST
World Bank agrees to consider Assam agri project: Chief Minister Tarun GogoiGogoi today said the World Bank has agreed in principle to consider a mega project in the state under Assam Agricultural Competitiveness Pr...
10 Nov, 2014, 05.33 PM IST
Power Finance Corporation to extend Rs 15,000-crore to Andhra Pradesh governmentThe loan which would be extended for a two-year period, would pave the way for providing high quality, reliable and adequate power to the p...
09 Oct, 2014, 08.53 PM IST
Consumers in Punjab to get rebate for using more power; 2.74% hike in tariffThe move to give rebate to consumers came on the back of power utility PSPCL's claims of surplus availability of power during coming winter...
22 Aug, 2014, 06.51 PM IST
Farmer suicides on the rise in Telangana over loan paymentsThe revival of the monsoon in recent days has bypassed many parts of south India, particularly Telangana where the deficit was 48% until Au...
07 Aug, 2014, 12.41 PM IST
Ten stocks that are likely to be most vulnerable if the monsoon failsA hit to agriculture will have a direct impact on India’s $2-tn economy and cos that depend directly or indirectly on the farm sector.
26 Jun, 2014, 09.58 AM IST
Two-wheelers biggest petrol users: SurveyThe survey shows that two-wheelers consume 61.42% of India’s total petrol sales while cars account for 34.33%.
29 Jan, 2014, 09.36 AM IST
Power tariff goes up by average 9% in Punjab; max hike in industryThe power regulator also announced hike in peak load hour exemption charges by whopping 50 per cent.
10 Apr, 2013, 04.11 PM IST
Sustaining water: Be sensible while using itWater is the oil of the 21st century and as with oil, supplies of accessible clean water are coming under strain.
08 Apr, 2011, 05.47 AM IST
- Naveen announces Rs 1095 crore loan assistance for farmers
Rattled by growing number of farmers’ suicide cases, the Naveen Patnaik government announced to provide Rs 1095 crore loan assistance to fa...
26 Oct, 2009, 09.08 PM IST
- Core sector disappoints
The July numbers for infra sector performance have dissapointed.
28 Aug, 2009, 01.33 AM IST
- PSERC hikes power tariff in Punjab
Electricity users in Punjab have to shell out extra bucks for power consumption as Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission hiked tar...
19 Sep, 2007, 03.10 PM IST
- Rural Electrification Corp plans 15.61 crore-share IPO
Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd is planning an initial public offering of up to 15,61,20,000 shares of Rs 10 each, price band for whi...
27 Aug, 2007, 04.15 PM IST