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Opinion

How many schemes does it take to light up a sky?

Neither Ujala programme nor Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana offer any compelling explanation for the sudden spike in brightness of India's night-time light satellite images

4 min read18 Oct 2017
Industry

Narendra Modi launches ‘Saubhagya’ scheme to make ‘electricity for all’ a reality

The Rs16,320 crore Saubhagya scheme will provide electricity connections to over 4 crore families in rural and urban areas by December 2018, ahead of the earlier target of March 2019

2 min read26 Sep 2017
Market

Can Uttar Pradesh emerge as a poster boy for India’s power sector reforms?

Given Uttar Pradesh's size, electricity situation and govt support, the Yogi Adityanath government's power sector reforms can have a pan-India impact

3 min read10 May 2017

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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared

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