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Power theft accused cannot escape civil liability


The Madras High Court bench here has ruled that people accused of power theft cannot escape from th...
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‘Jharkhand may plunge into darkness, if urgent steps ot taken`


JD(U) MLA said the mineral-rich state will "plunge into darkness sooner or later" if urgent steps ...
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Tweaking solar cell can double its efficiency

Tweaking solar cell can double its efficiency


Doubling the amount of sunlight that a solar cell converts into electricity may be possible just by ...
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Power supply hit in Delhi


Several parts of the national capital reeled under power cuts for long hours on Thursday.
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Omar asks power dept to tackle power shortage


Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday asked the state Power Development Depa...
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ISI defaults on electricity bills worth Rs 8.2 mn

ISI defaults on electricity bills worth Rs 8.2 mn


Several government and military organisations owe a state-run Pakistani power utility over Rs 7 bill...
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Gilani wants India to light-up Pakistan

Gilani wants India to light-up Pakistan


Power-starved Pakistan is looking to import electricity from India, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilan...
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Further hike in power tariff possible: Delhi CM


Notwithstanding last month`s 22 per cent hike in power tariff, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Mo...
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Engineer in MP found to be worth crores


Unaccounted assets worth crores of rupees have been allegedly unearthed in the raid on the house o...
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Power problems will be solved within 48 hrs: Govt


As many parts of the country continued to face disruptions in electricity supply due to coal short...
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Electricity from the nose?

Electricity from the nose?


Engineers claim they are working on a technique which would generate power from human respiration.
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Taliban to attack officials if power cuts continue


A Taliban commander in Pakistan`s North Waziristan tribal region has warned that he will send suici...
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Kerala: KSEB engineer`s body found in car


The body of a Kerala Electricity Board engineer was found in his car in front of a private hotel at...
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A safety device to check electricity leakage

A safety device to check electricity leakage


The device called earth leakage circuit breaker detects current to earth & automatically disconnects...
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‘More durable and less expensive’ solar cell

‘More durable and less expensive’ solar cell


Scientists have developed highly efficient electrolyte system for solar cells that can convert sunli...
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Delhi :Now electricity bill to pinch your pocket


People already reeling under high inflation will now have to shell out more on electricity bills w...
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Ivy leaf-shaped panel to generate power

Ivy leaf-shaped panel to generate power


The panels generate electricity that is used by the building, offsetting the amount of power the bui...
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Another UPA flagship programme in deficit

Another UPA flagship programme in deficit


The rural electrification drive under RGGVY has fallen below its own stipulated target.
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Now electricity bill to pinch your pocket!


Be ready to loosen your purse strings further as Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Friday dropped str...
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Electricity from microbes a step closer: Study

Electricity from microbes a step closer: Study


Microbes have microscopic "wires" which are used to to discharge excess electricity.
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Soon, solar sheets that turn 95% of sunlight into electricity

Soon, solar sheets that turn 95% of sunlight into electricity


Patrick Pinhero and his team developed a thin sheet of small antennas which can harvest the heat an...
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Energy converter to transform industrial heat into electricity?

Energy converter to transform industrial heat into electricity?


The high-efficiency thermal waste heat energy converter actively cools electronic devices.
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Siddique demands CBI probe into BSEB revenue loss


Leader of Opposition Abdul Bari Siddique Wednesday demanded a CBI probe into the alleged revenue lo...
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Nitish wants share in electricity from Bhutan


Ahead of his Bhutan trip, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday demanded that the Centre sanc...
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Electricity demand rising in Maha: Pawar


NCP chief Sharad Pawar parried questions on protests over the proposed nuclear power plant in Jaita...
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India offers cheap electricity to Pak


At a time when Pakistan is facing acute shortage of electricity, India has offered to sell power a...
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Bihar government to float tenders for new power units


Bihar government would soon be floating competitive tariff-based tenders for new power plants to mee...
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Now electricity bills via SMS in the state


Power distribution company Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) has decided to send electricit...
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River water, salty water `to generate electricity`

River water, salty water `to generate electricity`


A battery to generate electricity from fresh and sea water developed.
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Now, battery that makes electricity from water

Now, battery that makes electricity from water


A battery that makes electricity from water has been developed by Stanford researchers.
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Northeast to be power self-sufficient by 2014


Power Grid Corp of India CMD SK Chaturvedi on Monday said the northeastern states would produce 5,00...
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Nearly 5,000 villages in MP without power: Study


Close to 5,000 villages in Madhya Pradesh do not have electricity while in another 3,000-odd villa...
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Plastic `that conducts electricity`

Plastic `that conducts electricity`


Scientists claim to have created a new array of plastics that can conduct electricity just like meta...
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J&K does not produce sufficient electricity: Omar


Jammu and Kashmir is unable to meet the growing demand of electricity in the state, CM Omar Abdullah...
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Another officer on duty roughed up in Maharashtra


Prashant Gade, Maharashtra State Electricity Board`s sub-divisional officer, was stopped, pushed aro...
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1.6 bn still have no access to electricity: UN

1.6 bn still have no access to electricity: UN


The UN has called for a clean energy revolution that would provide electricity to the world populati...
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Nitish for multi-pronged strategy for energy


Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar today laid emphasis on adopting a multi-pronged strategy for ma...
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Iran to supply 70MW electricity to Afghanistan, Pakistan

Iran to supply 70MW electricity to Afghanistan, Pakistan


Iran will export 70MW of electricity to Afghanistan, Pak this Iranian year.
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Bihar to become an electricity surplus state: Modi


Bihar will soon become an electricity surplus state going by the construction of a number of power...
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Wing Waves tap motion of Ocean

Wing Waves tap motion of Ocean


Experts are testing a new technology to convert energy produced by oceanic waves into electricity.
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Delhi govt has no jurisdiction on power tariff: Centre


The Centre today told the Delhi High Court that the NCT government has no jurisdiction to direct D...
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Now, electricity sub-stations that work through remote!

Now, electricity sub-stations that work through remote!


A power distribution agency in Haryana has started a unique experiment - running two 33 KV power sub...
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Electricity, water supply to Adarsh building cut


Power and water supply to Adarsh Housing Society in Colaba in south Mumbai, which is the subject o...
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Batteries to store sun`s heat instead of electricity!

Batteries to store sun`s heat instead of electricity!


MIT researchers have discovered how a molecule works to store and release heat on demand.
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Strike-hit France importing massive amounts of electricity

Strike-hit France importing massive amounts of electricity


Strike-hit France was forced to import electricity equivalent to the output of six nuclear reactor...
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MP village lights up 63 yrs after independence


Nearly 63 years after Independence, a village situated on a hillock near here, got its first ever ...
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New discovery paves way for pollution-free electricity production

New discovery paves way for pollution-free electricity production


Scientists have identified new properties in a material that could result in efficient and inexpensi...
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Photovoltaic cells better than existing cells

Photovoltaic cells better than existing cells


Photovoltaic cells built with nanotechnology can generate far more electricity than existing cells.
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Artificial leaves generate electricity!

Artificial leaves generate electricity!


Artificial leaves are less expensive and environmentally friendly than the current silicon-based sol...
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JMM demands waiver of loans and electricity bills of farmers


The Jharkhand government should waive loans and electricity bills of farmers with the state being ...
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