Govt working on plan to rollout water metro transport system in 18 citiesIndia is set to launch a water metro transport system in 18 cities. This initiative aims to transform waterways into efficient public trans...
18 May, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
Centre plans Guwahati Water Metro in Phase I of nationwide rollout: Union minister Sarbananda SonowalIndia is set to launch Water Metro services in 18 cities, with Guwahati leading Phase I. This initiative aims to transform waterways into e...
18 May, 2026, 11.07 PM IST
Chandra Mohan Patowary sworn in as pro-tem speaker of 16th Assam legislative assemblyIn a significant milestone for Assam politics, Chandra Mohan Patowary has been sworn in as Pro-tem Speaker of the 16th Assam Legislative As...
16 May, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
Day of Reckoning: West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala & Puducherry assembly poll results set to redefine India's political journeyWest Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala & Puducherry assembly poll results: Counting day arrives for five states after a heated election. Vo...
04 May, 2026, 06.13 AM IST
Puducherry exit polls 2026: NDA likely to win 16-19 seats, TVK may gain youth votePuducherry exit polls 2026: Exit polls indicate the NDA is poised for victory in the Puducherry Assembly elections. The ruling alliance sho...
30 Apr, 2026, 02.04 PM IST
Energy shock ripples from kitchens to forests as Africa and South Asia grapple with rising fuel costsGlobal fuel price hikes are pushing families in Kenya and India back to burning charcoal and wood. This reversal threatens years of progres...
27 Apr, 2026, 04.29 PM IST
Youdha plans 200 outlets by year-end, bets big on India’s booming L5 passenger EV marketElectric mobility brand Youdha is aggressively expanding its footprint by establishing over 200 retail outlets across India by year-end. Th...
21 Apr, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
Finolex Cables looking to increase its North East presence driven by govt's infra, electrification pushFinolex Cables is expanding its reach in Northeast India, focusing on Assam. Government investments in infrastructure and electrification a...
17 Apr, 2026, 12.50 PM IST
Assam seeks to follow Tripura's lead in selling Bangladesh surplus electricityTripura began supplying 100 MW of power to Bangladesh from the state-owned ONGC Tripura Power Company (OTPC) power plant in southern Tripur...
16 Jan, 2026, 05.32 PM IST
Union power ministry to consider Assam’s request for additional 300 MW of powerAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma called on Union Power Minister, RK Singh at his official residence here on Saturday. The Chief Min...
09 Sep, 2023, 10.26 PM IST
Assam's peak hour electricity demand has increased from 18OO MW to 2500 MW: Himanta Biswa SarmaThere is load shedding the state. Sarma said, “ There is load shedding for some time. Earlier, electricity demand during the peak hours was...
06 Sep, 2023, 11.49 PM IST
Jishnu Barua becomes new chairperson of power regulator CERCBarua was chief secretary of Assam from October 2020 to August 2022. Prior to this, he had been additional chief secretary to Assam looking...
02 Mar, 2023, 04.53 PM IST
Assam: WRI India, AEDA launch online, open source, interactive geo-spatial platformThe company said that while Assam has made great strides in electricity provisioning to homes in the past decade despite its difficult terr...
31 Aug, 2022, 09.08 PM IST
Assam announces Electric Vehicle Policy, targets 2 lakh EVs in next five yearsThis policy will seek to drive rapid adoption of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) in a manner where they contribute to 25% of all new vehic...
09 Sep, 2021, 05.45 PM IST
Why PM Narendra Modi is silent of foreigners issue, CM Tarun GogoiIllegal influx from Bangladeshis one of the prominent issues in Assam. Gogoi on Tuesday said Modi is not aware about the situation in Assam.
19 Jan, 2016, 08.37 PM IST
- Peak hour electricity demand in Assam likely to rise to 1752 MW
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday said that according to Central Electrical Authority (CEA), the peak hour demand in Assam is li...
27 Dec, 2012, 08.03 PM IST
- Assam to generate 2043.7 MW of additional power
Assam is eyeing to generate 2043.7 MW of additional power in next couple of years. The state government is talk with Oil India Limited (OIL...
15 Jul, 2009, 09.04 PM IST