New Delhi: It's summers in most parts of India and demand for power is at a peak of 2,17,000 megawatt (MW). But the power generation is much less at 1,99,877 MW and poor transmission and distribution is making it worse. Many cities like Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai are facing long power cuts and 40 per cent of the country does not get electricity at all. About 6 lakh villages do not...
11:06 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Can a monkey do a man's job? Yes, when it comes to climbing tall coconut trees and plucking its fruits - a skill that has been hit by labour shortage, say the Kerala authorities. With fewer people in the state willing to take up the arduous and risky job, the coconut business has taken a beating. To keep up the supply of the fruit, trained monkeys seem to be...
12:32 PM, Apr 30, 2012
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force is short of 363 pilots, a shortage that has lingered on for nearly five years owing to a lack of basic trainers. As per data, the sanctioned strength of aviators in IAF as on January 1, 2012, was 3,783. However, the force has only 3,420 in its ranks. The constant delays in the procurement of basic trainers are further making it difficult for the...
11:21 AM, Apr 30, 2012
New Delhi: Acute power crisis is threatening to cripple Tamil Nadu's leather exports. Hundreds of companies in Tamil Nadu's leather belt have been hit by power shortages, leading to as much as a 25 per cent increase in production costs. Enco Shoes is a medium sized leather unit in a state that is India's leader in leather exports. K Najmul Hasan, MD, Enco Shoes, says, "There are just about 50-60...
07:59 AM, Apr 18, 2012
New Delhi: As many as 18 power plants in the country are faced with critical level of coal shortage, Minister of State for Power KC Venugopal informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Of the 89 thermal power projects being monitored, 34 had fuel (coal) stock less than seven days and 25 of these had less than four days stock, he said during Question Hour. Stating the situation has improved subsequently,...
02:08 PM, Mar 19, 2012
Bangalore: Supply concerns over Apple Inc's new iPad are "overblown", Jefferies said in a note, adding that the company is expected to produce 12-15 million tablets this quarter. The third generation iPad sports a crisper display, dubbed the Retina Display, and some industry commentators and technology blogs have said the company could face a supply crunch for these displays in the near term. Jefferies analyst Peter Misek, however, said industry...
07:41 PM, Mar 13, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The water tank standing tall at Technopark is an iconic structure, but it has something more to say. The techies here have been facing acute water shortage for the past three days. Summer has become a tough time for techies as there is not enough drinking water in the offices. Technopark authorities have sent a mail to all employees regarding the issue. It urges limiting the use of water....
09:28 AM, Mar 05, 2012
HYDERABAD: At 340 MGD or 1555 million litres of water a day, up from the 300 MGD available until two years ago, surely the available water at the disposal of Hyderabad has gone up. But so has the population and number of residential projects dotting the city. Any wonder then, that fears of an impending water crisis loom large over Hyderabad. The signs of an early summer have only worsened...
08:47 AM, Mar 02, 2012
With no end to the violence, food and medicine supplies are running alarmingly low in Syria. ...
08:10 AM, Feb 22, 2012
New Delhi: Even as the 2012-13 Railway Budget is round the corner, the Railways is falling short of about 300 coaches to introduce 30 new trains promised in the last budget including double-decker AC trains between Delhi and Jaipur. Railways had announced introduction of 99 new trains including express and passenger services in the last budget, but till date 31 trains including seven Duronto trains, two double-decker AC trains and...
05:08 PM, Feb 09, 2012
Srinagar: With the Jammu-Srinagar highway closed, the Kashmir valley has been cut off from the rest of the country. The temperature is hovering at minus 6 degree Celsius and expected to fall further in the next few days. The power has been restored but only to Srinagar and some major townships. As the mercury dips further in Kashmir, the woes of people especially those living in Muffassil areas have only...
08:43 PM, Jan 09, 2012
Srinagar: It was a candle light dinner for Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday night as he directed disconnection of power supply to the VIP grid including his residence to divert the scarce electricity for maintaining essential services. "It did take us some time to understand the order but was complied with immediately as it had come from none other than the Chief Minister himself," a senior...
04:05 PM, Jan 08, 2012
Srinagar: One person was killed and two others were injured on Monday when Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel opened fire to quell a mob protesting against power shortage in Boniyar area of North Kashmir's Baramulla district. "One person has been killed in the firing and two others are injured," police said. Official sources said a group of around 500 persons staged protests outside the NHPC-run Uri power project at...
03:34 PM, Jan 02, 2012
New Delhi: Just days before Diwali, the country is dangerously close to a big power crisis with many areas already seeing hours of load shedding. The government on Friday promised an improvement within five days. However, in West Bengal, the Kolaghat Power Plant is left with only 20 hours of electricity while the Bakreshwar plant is left with just one day of power. In New Delhi, the Rajghat plant may...
08:39 PM, Oct 14, 2011
Mumbai: Though Maharashtra is facing 10-12 hours of load shedding in some parts currently, the government is confident that it will be a power-surplus state by 2012. "The current power crisis is temporary....We are confident that we will become a power surplus state by 2012," Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said on Wednesday, adding that "state will provide all the necessary facilities including land, water and electricity to companies who plan...
11:25 PM, Oct 12, 2011
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