The Q1 addition surpassed the 12.3 GW added in the corresponding quarter of FY26 Chennai: India’s renewable energy sector has begun FY27 on a strong footing, sustaining its record-breaking pace of capacity additions during the first quarter (Apr–June), driven largely by robust solar installations. Building on the momentum of recent months, the sector added more…
Hyderabad: BJP Telangana president N Ramchander Rao on Wednesday accused the Congress govt of using the Kaleshwaram project to divert attention from alleged irregularities in land administration. He demanded that the special investigation team (SIT) probing the Dharani portal also investigate alleged irregularities in the Bhu Bharati portal.Addressing a news conference at the BJP state…
Across Cyber City, Golf Course Road, Golf Course Extension Road, Sohna Road and other office districts, commuters reported markedly lighter traffic than a normal weekday Gurgaon: A day after torrential rain and hours-long gridlock crippled Gurgaon, the city’s roads wore an unusually deserted look on Wednesday, as thousands of corporate employees chose to work from…
Kolkata: A 61-year-old man, Judhajit Ghosh alias Yudhajit, has been arrested from Deshapriya Park on Tuesday evening for allegedly pretending to be an Enforcement Directorate official and trying to extort money from a former Kolkata Municipal Corporation councillor.The accused is from Kailash Ghosh Road in Haridevpur and was living at Regent Park Govt Colony. Police…
Ghaziabad: An 80-year-old woman was injured after a fire broke out at her house in Pratap Nagar likely from a gas leak.The woman suffered minor burn injuries. She was rescued by fire department officers and taken to a hospital, where she is said to be stable after treatment.Chief fire officer Rahul Pal said the fire…
Colva: A thick layer of water hyacinth, the invasive weed that has long choked the Sal river, has once again washed up along Mobor-Cavelossim beach, covering large stretches of the shoreline with decaying vegetation and raising concern among residents and authorities. The wash-up mirrors a similar episode in 2023, when hyacinth that had drifted into…
Varanasi: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday honoured 12 principals and headmasters from across the state for their outstanding contribution to improving school infrastructure and hygiene under the Swachh va Harit Yojana, during a programme in Varanasi.These schools were selected at the national level for developing better learning environments through cleanliness, safe drinking water, toilets,…
Ahmedabad: A Chandkheda-based travel agent has filed a complaint against his brother, two executives of a Gurugram-based company and others, alleging they cheated him of Rs 23 lakh. The accused allegedly persuaded him to invest in a waste material trading business on the promise of partnership and high returns.The FIR registered by the Detection of…
Chandigarh: Industry representatives, urban consumers and farmers from Gurugram and Nuh on Tuesday supported the proposal for parallel electricity distribution licensing during a public hearing of the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC), saying it would improve reliability, expand access to renewable power and provide consumers with a choice of suppliers.At the hearing in Panchkula, stakeholders…
Moshi garbage plant collapse Pune: A mountain of legacy waste piled up in the Moshi garbage depot for years collapsed on a three-storey administrative building located 30 metres away at Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s waste-to-energy plant around 1.30pm on Wednesday, causing a cave-in and trapping 20 people under the debris.Four people came out immediately after…
