Pumped storage projects enable greater renewable energy integration by storing surplus power and supplying it during peak demand, while strengthening grid stability and reliability. Chennai: India’s pumped storage project pipeline is gathering momentum, with around 24 GW of capacity under construction, appraisal or examination by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).At present, 11 PSPs with a…
Gujarat’s deputy chief minister Harsh Sanghavi has said high-level discussions are on for the task force’s formation Gandhinagar: Deputy chief minister Harsh Sanghavi on Thursday said that the state govt will soon constitute a task force to enforce the ban on analogue paneer, cheese and butter, warning that violators could face closure of their establishments.Speaking…
Kolkata: Police have launched an investigation following allegations that a 30-year-old woman, who was staying in north Kolkata, was lured with the false promise of employment in Tamil Nadu, abducted, and illegally trafficked across the international border into Bangladesh.The revelation has prompted calls for an urgent probe by specialized agencies to dismantle a suspected transnational…
Sanitation workers are expected to get raincoats among other facilities Pune: The standing committee on Thursday approved a Rs 8-crore proposal to provide facilities to conservancy staff handling domestic waste. The funds will be utilised to provide 42 facilities, including raincoats to sweepers and waste collectors. The committee’s chairman Shrinath Bhimale said the funds will…
Colva: Colva police have registered an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act against an minor Instagram user for allegedly downloading, viewing and transmitting pornographic material involving children through an electronic platform.PSI Anil Krishna said the minor accused, allegedly downloaded, viewed and transmitted electronic material depicting children engaged in sexual acts…
Surat police commissioner Wabang Jamir Surat: In a joint operation, sleuths of the Surat detection of crime branch (DCB) and Tapi district local crime branch (LCB) apprehended eight persons in the Satish Maratha murder case. Four of them are minors. Maratha was killed on Wednesday afternoon when he was with a woman friend near Saraswati…
According to draft directions issued by the central bank, NBFCs will be barred from offering revolving credit products and will be required to offer only credit facilities in the nature of term loans MUMBAI: RBI has proposed a sweeping overhaul of credit facility norms for non-banking financial companies, mandating a shift to term-loan structures while…
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: India’s batters will get an important chance to prepare for Sri Lanka’s spin challenge when they take on a Sri Lanka XI in a three-day warm-up match at the Nondescripts Cricket Club from Friday. The match comes just ahead of the two-Test series against Sri Lanka, with the first…
‘I’m used to it. I’ve been living alone since 1987’: Usha Nadkarni gets honest about solitude, career sacrifices and facing life Veteran actress Usha Nadkarni has been working across Marathi and Hindi cinema, television and theatre for nearly seven decades. The 80-year-old cinema veteran recently opened up about the personal struggles behind her illustrious career….
Fatemeh Pasandideh, left, and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh, former members of the Iranian women’s soccer team, stand with Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs, Tony Burke, after receiving their citizenship in Brisbane, Australia, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Department of Home Affairs via AP) Two members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who claimed asylum in Australia in March…
