Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Electricity

Elephant dies of electrocution in Gudalur forest range, seventh such death in the Nilgiris since 2016

Elephant electrocuted in Gudalur Forest Range; 7th such incident since 2016. Postmortem to be conducted; conservationists urge govt to ensure power lines are 14ft above ground & install braided cables in elephant habitats.

The Hindu

WA spends big to boost renewable energy

The Cook government will spend almost $900 million upgrading WA's main power grid and attracting renewable energy projects to the state.

AAP

Solar energy could power all health facilities in poorer countries and save lives, experts say

Move would cost less than $5bn and cut toll of deaths from power outages and lack of supply, Cop28 delegates will hear

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

How many dams does America have?

The average age of a dam in the United States is 61 years, leaving them susceptible to structural failure risks.

USAFacts

In crucial Gwalior-Chambal’s prestige battle, it is anger against BJP and lack of trust for Congress

People of Gwalior-Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh are uncertain of their choice in 2023 Assembly polls, with both BJP and Congress vying for their votes. While some are dissatisfied with BJP, they are wary of Congress’s promises. People cite issues of jobs, electricity, water and stray cattle. Despite BJP's welfare…

The Hindu

Despite subsidies rooftop solar still too expensive: study

Currently the cost of installing a 1-2 KW system is about ₹43,000 per unit, according to MNRE estimates.

The Hindu

Telecommunications cut off in Gaza after fuel runs out amid Israeli siege

Telecom companies Jawwal and Paltel say the network went out of service after ‘all energy sources’ were depleted.

Al Jazeera

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

KCR stands exposed on false claims on power: Eatala Rajender

The Hindu

Israel signals wider operations in southern Gaza as search of hospital has yet to reveal Hamas base

Residents say Israeli forces have dropped leaflets warning Palestinians to flee parts of southern Gaza

The Independent UK

How could Australia actually get to net zero? Here's how

Every bit of warming matters if we want to avoid the worst impacts for climate change, as the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shows.

The Conversation

KSEB issues formal orders for implementing tariff revision, subsidies to continue

KSEB issues orders to implement revised tariffs, subsidies to continue. Subsidies for BPL, domestic and agriculture consumers remain unchanged. High Court suspends govt. notification ending KSEB's electricity duty retention. Govt. to allocate funds to KSEB to continue subsidies.

The Hindu

Seeking lower electricity rates, residents in two East Texas towns hope the state will intervene

Livingston and Jasper residents hope a lawsuit will force their municipality-operated utility company to offer lower rates and create more transparency in setting rates. They’re among the 5 million Texans living outside the state’s deregulated market and cannot choose their energy provider.

The Texas Tribune

Israeli forces raid Gaza's largest hospital, where hundreds of patients are stranded by fighting

Israeli forces are raiding Gaza’s largest hospital, where hundreds of patients, including newborns, have been stranded with dwindling supplies and no electricity

The Independent UK

Asian economies must ramp up wind and solar power to keep global warming under 1.5C, report says

A German thinktank has reported that to prevent global warming from surpassing the critical threshold of 1.5 Celsius, major Asian economies must ensure they can get half of their total electricity from renewables by 2030

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU

Crossbenchers set to sink Labor’s bid to enshrine State Electricity Commission in Victoria’s constitution

Four upper house MPs refuse to back bill that would also force revived agency to solely invest in renewables

The Independent UK

UK inflation set to fall ‘dramatically’ as energy prices ease

A slowdown in gas and electricity inflation is expected to drive a drop in Consumer Prices Index inflation in October.

AAP

Labor's state-owned electricity bill appears doomed

The Victorian government is facing defeat in parliament as it tries to change the state constitution to safeguard its state-owned electricity commission.

Newslaundry

In MP, BJP turns to welfare schemes amid public anger over price rise

A couple in their forties, Santosh Dhiman and Savita Dhiman, are waiting outside their home in Mhow, a town close to Indore city in Madhya Pradesh. A man riding a motorcycle arrives with three gas cylinders strapped to the pillion seat. “The cylinder now costs Rs 950,” says Savita as…

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Lives of dozens of babies in Gaza’s largest hospital hang in balance: ‘The risks are really high’

Concern grows over fate of patients at al-Shifa with no fuel – as UN says just one hospital in nothern Gaza, al-Awda, still has electricity and is able to receive the wounded and sick

The Hindu

‘Paying’ for power outages with coins, ward member ‘keeps officials busy

C. Renjith, a Thalavoor panchayat representative, protested frequent power outages in his ward by bringing a sack of coins to the Pattazhy KSEB office. He paid the electricity bills of nine families with coins weighing over 50 kg. KSEB officials blamed the outages on trees, but Renjith's unique protest is…

The Hindu

Tangedco using AI to automate daily power demand pattern for efficient grid management

IT engineers of Tangedco use AI to produce daily reports of energy demand prediction to automise the process. The AI team is attempting to better read electricity demand pattern for grid management. The AI software uses weather data and consumption patterns to produce daily demand report. Correlation between manual, automated…

The Guardian - AU

Renewables predicted to avert risk of blackouts as scorching summer looms for Australia

New wind and solar farms will provide about 2,000MW more electricity than was available last summer

The Times of India

Delhi building fire: Lack of water, onlookers, electricity wires give firefighters major challenges in rescue operation

NEW DELHI: Firefighters encountered several challenges while battling a blaze in an east Delhi building on Tuesday, where a woman lost her life. The fire broke out in a five-storey building in Shakarpur, East Delhi, leading to the death of a 40-year-old woman named Anita.

Chicago Sun-Times

Medics, patients stranded in Gaza battle as Biden says ‘hospital must be protected’

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Battles between Israel and Hamas around hospitals forced thousands of Palestinians to flee from some of the last perceived safe places in northern Gaza, stranding critically wounded patients, newborns and their caregivers with dwindling supplies and no electricity, health officials said Monday.

Evening Standard

Best dehumidifiers for bathrooms of all sizes, from small to energy efficient models

Keep your bathroom mould-free this winter

1 … 118 119 120 121

People

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Bharatiya Janata Party

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.