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New Delhi: The Government of India is implementing major hydropower and renewable energy initiatives in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to strengthen power infrastructure and promote clean energy, the Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shripad Naik, informed the Rajya Sabha today in a written reply. The Minister stated that NHPC Limited, a Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power, is implementing four major hydropower projects in Jammu and ...Read More >
NLC India Renewables Limited (NIRL), a wholly owned subsidiary of NLC India Limited (NLCIL), has entered into a landmark Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) with PTC India Limited, formerly known as Power Trading Corporation, on December 12, 2025, at Neyveli. This agreement follows the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the two organizations on September 8, 2025, and represents a significant step in the expansion of NLCIL's renewable energy portfolio. The signing ceremony was attended by key ...Read More >
Arunachal Pradesh Governor K T Parnaik emphasizes the cultural and developmental linkages between Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat. Highlighting shared heritage and collaborative opportunities, such as tourism and agriculture, he calls for deeper cooperation to foster national unity and progress. In a bid to fortify the bond between Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat, Governor Lt Gen K T Parnaik (Retd) highlighted the profound cultural and developmental connections shared by the two states. Speaking at ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 13 (PTI) Patel Engineering on Thursday reported an 11.73 per cent fall in consolidated net profit to Rs 64.7 crore for the September quarter, and a fundraising plan of Rs 500 crore. It had clocked a net profit of Rs 73.3 crore in the July-September period of FY25, the company said in an exchange filing. The company, however, increased its income to Rs 1,271.6 crore in the second quarter, from Rs 1,230.9 crore in the year-ago period. For April-September FY26, the company saw its ...Read More >
Thimphu [Bhutan], November 11 (ANI): India's Ambassador to Bhutan, Sandeep Arya said that the Global Peace Prayer Festival is an unprecedented event in the past from the past history of Bhutan. Arya, while speaking to ANI, said that it is an honour for India to participate in this peace festival. "There are two aspects to the significance of the visit. One is the it's a very, very special time at which the visit is taking place. There is something called Global Peace Prayer Festival, which Bhu ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 31 (ANI): The official visit of Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman to Bhutan has been cancelled due to bad weather conditions at Paro. The visit was earlier scheduled to take place from October 30 to November 2, 2025. Sitharaman was to lead the Indian delegation from the Department of Economic Affairs on the four-day official visit, aimed at strengthening economic and financial ties between India and Bhutan. According to the Ministry's s ...Read More >
The Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project Guwahati: After years of uncertainty, protests, and engineering overhauls, NHPC's 2000-MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project -- India's largest hydroelectric venture -- entered its commissioning phase with the mechanical run of the first turbine generating 250MW on Friday.NHPC statement on X described the wet commissioning of Unit-I as "a landmark moment for India's hydropower landscape", that marked the "beginning of commissioning of the first unit o ...Read More >
Daporijo (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], October 26 (ANI): Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein has inaugurated the TCS Secretariat Building-cum-Tagin Heritage Centre. He was attending the first-ever Tagin Seminar on 'Traditional System of Tagin: Change and Continuity', organised by the Tagin Cultural Society (TCS) in collaboration with the Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture (VKIC) at Daporijo on Saturday. In his address, the Deputy Chief Minister lauded the Tagin Cultural Soc ...Read More >
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh deputy CM Chowna Mein on Saturday urged people to welcome and create a conducive environment for the development of hydropower projects in the state.Speaking at the inaugural session of a seminar, titled 'Traditional System of Tagin: Change and Continuity,' organised by the Tagin Cultural Society (TCS), in collaboration with the Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture (VKIC) at Daporijo in Upper Subansiri district, Mein said the hydro projects would usher in socio-eco ...Read More >
DAPORIJO, 25 Oct: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein said that every religion should be respected and not criticized. He said this on the inaugural day of a two-day seminar on 'Traditional System of Tagin: Change and Continuity', being organised by the Tagin Cultural Society (TCS), in collaboration with the Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture (VKIC), here in Upper Subansiri district on Saturday. The DCM also inaugurated the TCS secretariat building-cum-Tagin Heritage Centre here on the occa ...Read More >
Srinagar, Oct 20: Jammu and Kashmir Bank MD and CEO Amitava Chatterjee on Monday said the flash floods caused by heavy rains a couple of months earlier have delayed the completion of hydel power projects in the Union Territory by three to five months. He, however, said that while there was no direct impact of it on the bank as of now, there was a possibility of cost overrun in these projects. Jammu and Kashmir has been battered by a series of natural calamities like cloudbursts, extremely heav ...Read More >
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Bank MD and CEO Amitava Chatterjee on Monday said the flash floods caused by heavy rains a couple of months earlier have delayed the completion of hydel power projects in the Union Territory by three to five months. He, however, said that while there was no direct impact of it on the bank as of now, there was a possibility of cost overrun in these projects. Jammu and Kashmir has been battered by a series of natural calamities like cloudbursts, extremely heavy rains ...Read More >
India is set to invest 6.4 trillion rupees in a massive transmission plan. This initiative aims to harness over 76 gigawatts of hydroelectric power from the Brahmaputra basin by 2047. The plan focuses on developing numerous projects in the northeastern states. This move is crucial for meeting India's growing electricity demand and reducing reliance on fossil fuels. India's power planning authority has drawn up a 6.4 trillion rupees ($77 billion) transmission plan to move more than 76 gigawatts ...Read More >
West Bengal Flood Alert: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said its team in Alipurduar has been placed on "the highest alert level". Even as Darjeeling reels from devastating rains and landslides that have killed at least 28 people, there are now fears of flooding in North Bengal's Dooars region. Authorities have sounded a high alert after Bhutan's Tala Hydropower Dam began overflowing due to a technical glitch. Bhutan's National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM) said the D ...Read More >
West Bengal Flood Alert: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said its team in Alipurduar has been placed on "the highest alert level". Even as Darjeeling reels from devastating rains and landslides that have killed at least 28 people, there are now fears of flooding in North Bengal's Dooars region. Authorities have sounded a high alert after Bhutan's Tala Hydropower Dam began overflowing due to a technical glitch. Bhutan's National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM) said the D ...Read More >
New Delhi: India is planning a massive dam in Arunachal Pradesh as a defensive measure against China's upstream project on the Siang River. The move is intended to secure water storage and mitigate potential threats from sudden releases of water, which Indian officials fear could be weaponised. The project comes amid tensions over the $167 billion Yaxia hydropower initiative in Tibet. The proposed dam would create a storage reservoir of approximately 9.2 billion cubic metres, equivalent to four ...Read More >
Thimphu: India's Ambassador to Bhutan, Sandeep Arya called on Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on Monday, appreciating his support for strengthening the special friendship and cooperation between both countries while encouraging various initiatives. "Ambassador called on H.E. Dasho Tshering Tobgay, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan. We appreciate his warmth and kind support for strengthening the special friendship and cooperation between India and Bhutan, and encouragement to adv ...Read More >
INDIA -- On a football field ringed by misty mountains, the air rang with fiery speeches as tribesmen protested a planned mega-dam -- India's latest move in its contest with China over Himalayan water. India says the proposed new structure could counteract rival China's building of a likely record-breaking dam upstream in Tibet by stockpiling water and guarding against releases of weaponised torrents. But for those at one of the possible sites for what would be India's largest dam, the project ...Read More >
New Delhi: India on Monday announced two major railway projects connecting it to its strategically-close neighbour Bhutan, with a total investment of over Rs 4,000 crore and a total distance of 89 km. The projects -- fully funded by India -- are expected to significantly boost Bhutan's economy by enhancing its export potential and integrating it more closely with India's vast railway cargo network. Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the two projects would link Kokrajhar in Assam with ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday welcomed his Bhutanese counterpart Aum Pema Choden in New Delhi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. The two Foreign Secretaries "reviewed the full spectrum of bilateral cooperation and reaffirmed the commitment of both sides to further strengthen the special India-Bhutan friendship," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on X. Also Read | 'Her Mann Ki Baat': PM Narendra Modi Writes Foreword for Italian ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday welcomed his Bhutanese counterpart Aum Pema Choden in New Delhi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. The two Foreign Secretaries "reviewed the full spectrum of bilateral cooperation and reaffirmed the commitment of both sides to further strengthen the special India-Bhutan friendship," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on X. India/status/1972695055086354628" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://x.co ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday held consultations here with his Bhutanese counterpart Aum Pema Choden, during which they reviewed the "full spectrum of the bilateral engagements", the MEA said. During the visit of the Bhutanese foreign secretary to India, an inter-governmental Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of railway links between India and Bhutan was signed, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement. "The MoU envisag ...Read More >
New Delhi: Further strengthening the people-to-people linkages, India and Bhutan on Monday signed an Inter-Governmental MoU for the establishment of railway links between both countries. The MoU, signed during the visit of Bhutan Foreign Secretary Aum Pema Choden to New Delhi, envisages establishment of first set of cross-border rail links, connecting Kokrajhar and Gelephu, and Banarhat and Serhoamtse, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) revealed late Monday evening. "These projects are par ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Pakistan Army is facing a major crisis in Balochistan due to a massive uprising by the locals. Pakistan has managed for a long time to give the perception that all is well in the country. The Balochistan issue has, however, exposed Pakistan's bluff, and the capability of its army is evident from the fact that it has suffered huge losses at the hands of its own people. With Balochistan becoming a tipping point, the Pakistan government is gearing up for anot ...Read More >
The Himachal Pradesh Police launched a Drug Abuse Awareness Campaign at Himachal Pradesh University, signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the university to collaborate on technology and research. This initiative coincides with the state's largest recruitment in the HPSEBL, addressing staffing shortages and improving services. The Himachal Pradesh Police Headquarters organized a crucial Drug Abuse Awareness Campaign at Himachal Pradesh University on Monday. This significant event included ...Read More >
Shimla, Sep 24 (PTI) Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has invited global investors to explore opportunities in clean energy, responsible tourism, horticulture, IT, and wellness sectors in Himachal Pradesh. Sukhu, who addressed the House of Lords, London, on Tuesday evening at a summit hosted by the Indo-European Business Forum, highlighted the state's 100 per cent literacy rate, along with its strong foundation of trust and resilience, which make it an attractive destination for investment ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 24 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has created history by becoming the first Chief Minister in the country to address the House of Lords, London. He delivered his keynote address on Tuesday evening at a summit hosted by the Indo-European Business Forum, according to an official statement. In his address, the Chief Minister invited global investors to explore opportunities in clean energy, responsible tourism, horticultur ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: Gujarat has emerged as the country's renewable energy (RE) frontrunner with a rapid rise in capacity addition over the past five months. Between April and Aug 2025 alone, the state commissioned 6,632MW of green power capacity, nearly matching the total capacity added in the entirety of the previous fiscal year.According to the data from the Union ministry of new and renewable energy, Gujarat's installed RE capacity stood at 25,471.7MW on March 31, 2024, rising to 33,393MW by March 31, ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, 15 Sep: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday said the issue concerning ecology and environmental conditions is not going to be limited to Himachal Pradesh only as the entire Himalayan range, which is 'very violent' this time, is facing it. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said it would pass its order on 23 September in the suo motu matter concerning issues relating to ecology and environmental conditions prevailing in Himachal Pradesh. "Ultimately, it is not going to be ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday said the issue concerning ecology and environmental conditions was not going to be limited to Himachal Pradesh only as the entire Himalayan range, which was "very violent" this time, was facing it. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said it would pass its order on September 23 in the suo motu matter concerning issues relating to ecology and environmental conditions prevailing in Himachal Pradesh. "Ultimately, it is not going to ...Read More >
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