Rs 10.9 lakh crore burden: Iran shock can take a load off India's backRising oil prices triggered by the Iran conflict are pushing India to accelerate its shift away from fossil fuels, with the government fast...
20 May, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
From India to China, a look at what governments worldwide are doing to shield households from rising energy costsGovernments globally are implementing diverse strategies to mitigate soaring energy costs stemming from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Measu...
13 May, 2026, 09.02 AM IST
Credit cards for NRIs and H-1B workers: Check features, fees, documents required and benefitsNon-resident Indians can now get credit cards in India. These cards offer benefits for spending both in India and abroad. Several banks lik...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.39 AM IST
How Asia-Pacific is fighting a fuel shock that could get worseAsian nations are grappling with prolonged energy supply strains due to the Middle East conflict, prompting governments to implement costly...
28 Apr, 2026, 07.52 AM IST
My three generations never paid farm electricity bills: Shiv Sena MPUnion minister Prataprao Jadhav revealed that his family has not paid farm electricity bills for three generations. Speaking at an event fo...
22 Sep, 2024, 12.25 AM IST
It's all created by media and is restricted to it: Devendra Fadnavis on buzz over BJP chief postMaharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis denied media reports suggesting he might be named BJP president, taking over from J P N...
02 Aug, 2024, 07.28 PM IST
25 lakh households get zero electricity bills: Punjab Power minister Harbhajan SinghThe minister said of the total 72 lakh domestic consumers, bills were sent to 42 lakh out of which, 25 lakh have received zero electricity ...
04 Sep, 2022, 12.12 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh: Pay power bills till May 15 sans penaltyThe energy department has also announced 1 per cent rebate on electricity bill and waiver of late payment charge on the electricity bill.
01 May, 2020, 01.51 PM IST
Gujarat government waives Rs 625 crore energy bill dues of rural usersThe move comes a day after the newly-formed Congress governments in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh announced farm loan waivers, fulfilling...
18 Dec, 2018, 09.26 PM IST
NCP chief Sharad Pawar to meet Maharashtra CM Fadnavis on June 2 to discuss droughtPawar said during his meeting with Fadnavis, he would demand special package for horticulture and kharif season, electricity bill waiver an...
31 May, 2015, 03.51 PM IST
New turmoil in Darjeeling sky: Waiver of old pending electricity bills worth over Rs 100 croreA new batch of dark cloud of uncertainty is brewing up over Darjeeling hills on the issue of waiver of old pending electricity bills worth ...
20 Feb, 2015, 10.54 AM IST
Maharashtra government supports suffering farmers: Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse"We are adopting various schemes like Employment Guarantee Scheme, both on temporary or permanent basis to create self-confidence among the...
29 Dec, 2014, 09.24 PM IST
Can't waive 50% power bills of defaulters: Delhi government to High CourtDelhi govt took a stand contrary to Cabinet decision of the then Kejriwal dispensation saying it cannot waive 50 per cent of the power bill...
22 May, 2014, 07.53 PM IST
No money to allow 50 per cent waiver on power arrears, says Delhi government to Delhi High CourtThe city govt told Delhi HC that non-allocation of funds for 50% waiver in power bills in the budget for 2013-14 has led to no-show for thi...
19 Mar, 2014, 12.35 AM IST
Put 50% relief on power bills of AAP supporters on hold: HCThe Delhi High Court asked Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung not to take any further decision on the AAP government’s announcement to give 50...
20 Feb, 2014, 06.40 AM IST
Delhi government's power subsidies challenged in HCWithin 24 hours of the Delhi govt's announcement of 50% waiver on electricity bills, the decision has been challenged in the high court.
14 Feb, 2014, 12.19 PM IST
AAP government move on power bill waiver 'unfair': BJPBJP today slammed the Delhi government's decision to allow a waiver on the pending electricity bills of those consumers who took part in an...
12 Feb, 2014, 10.00 PM IST