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States add 1.1 million families to un-electrified list, shows data

Under Saubhagya, the Centre provided 60 per cent of the project finance to states for giving connections to rural households, and the rest was borne by states

Eastern Railway achieves 100% electrification of 2,848 km network

The total electrification will help reduce carbon emission significantly and support the Indian Railway in achieving its target of making the country's railway network carbon neutral by 2030

Konkan Railway completes electrification of entire 741-km route

Train operations with electrical traction will be implemented on the route in a phased manner, the KR releases said

Economic Survey 2021-22: Hindi Belt gets brighter in a decade

Night light data shows more electrification in northern and middle parts of the country

Economic Survey: Railways target 100% electrification by Dec 2023

The Indian Railways (IR) has set a target of 100 per cent electrification of its network by December 2023, said economic survey 2021-22.

Nissan to spend $17.6 bn over 5 years to increase vehicles' electrification

Nissan Motor Co announced it will spend 2 trillion yen ($17.59 billion) over the next five years to accelerate vehicle electrification

From PPP to organisational changes, a tight rope walk for Ashwini Vaishnaw

Electrification of 68,155 route kilometre (RKM) broad-gauge railway routes by December 2023 is nearing completion

West Bengal achieves 99.9% rural household electrification: Official

West Bengal has achieved 99.9 per cent rural household electrification with Darjeeling district getting completely electrified, a senior official of the state Power department said on Saturday

320,000 households un-electrified till August-end under Saubhagya: Govt

The number of un-electrified households stood at 320,422 till August-end this year under the Saubhagya Scheme, which is meant for achieving 100% universal electrification of homes in the country

Ola to focus on electrification of small vehicles, says Bhavish Aggarwal

The acquisition of Amsterdam-based electric scooter startup Etergo by Ola earlier this year, was a first step in that direction, Aggarwal said

Indian Railways likely to miss ambitious 100% electrification target

Need to electrifiy 9,700 km in 4 yrs, achieves only 41% target for 2019-20 till Jan

Household electrification benefits men more than women in India: Study

According to the study, households tended to have more male-used appliances than neutral, and more neutral than female-used appliances

Slowdown blues for electrical equipment industry as Saubhagya ends

In Q1FY20, sales growth of transformers fell 7%, transmission lines 8%, capacitors by 29%

We want to fully embrace electrification, says Shell Lubricants CMO

There is immense potential for lubrication and maintenance services to deliver significant business value, said Flood

Electrification or power highway?

Moving from a stage of power connectivity to that of real electrification will be tricky unless it is backed by changes in the Electricity Act