New Delhi: Power consumption in April dipped 22.75 per cent to 85.05 billion units (BU) compared to 110.11 BU in the same month a year ago, mainly due to low demand amid the lockdown to combat COVID-19. The government had imposed lockdown from April 25 to fight the deadly coronavirus […]
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By Anand AgarwalOver the last couple of decades, internet connectivity has become the lifeblood of global economies, fuelling innovation and technological advancement. We now live in the age of information superhighways, where data is the new visa. Unhindered by any physical borders, it is ubiquitous. The outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic […]
Fuel consumption in the country had never been this poor at any point during the last 10 years, the first estimate of total petroleum product consumption has revealed. As every economic activity got gummed up in the aftermath of the coronavirus lockdown, overall fuel consumption numbers in the country fell […]
MUMBAI: Indians are spending more time watching television with every passing week of the nationwide lockdown. In the week ended April 3 (week 13 of 2020), Indians have spent 1.27 trillion minutes — the highest ever in a week — watching TV. The latest TV and smartphone consumption report by […]
By Hari Hara Mishra In the last Rs 1.76 lakh crore stimulus package announced by the union finance minister to fight COVID 19, one of the announcements included doubling collateral free loans to women Self Help Groups (SHGs) from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh. This will help 63 […]
New Delhi: The animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries ministry is concerned over the low consumption of milk and poultry products due to the lockdown, even though they come under essential services. Union minister for animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries, Giriraj Singh along with ministers of state, Sanjeev Balyan and Pratap […]
New Delhi: India’s power consumption fell 9.24 per cent to 100.13 billion units in March compared to 110.32 billion units in the year-ago period mainly on account of lower commercial and industrial demand due to the lockdown imposed to fight COVID-19. According to the National Load Dispatch Centre Data, the […]