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NITI Aayog released “Electricity Access in India and Benchmarking Distribution Utilities” report
On October 28, 2020, Niti Aayog released the “Electricity access in India and benchmarking distribution utilities” report. Highlights The report says that 92% of customers received electricity infrastructure within 50 metres of their premises. Around 87% of the customers had access to grid-based electricity. Reminding 13% were those who either used non grid sources or ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Electricity • electricity consumption • Electricity sector in India • indian electricity grid code • NITI Aayog
Ministry of Power released data on India’s per capita consumption of electricity
As per data released by the Ministry of Power, during 2018-19, India’s per capita consumption of electricity was 1,181 kWh. Highlights from the data released Dadra and Nagar Haveli, at 15,179 kWh he highest per capita consumption in 2018-19. Gujarat with 2378 kWh, Goa (2274), Haryana (2082) and Punjab (2046) making the top 5 as ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Dadra and Nagar Haveli • Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana • electricity consumption • Gujarat • Haryana • per capita consumption of electricity • Punjab
Did India Over-Estimate its Growth Rate?
In a research paper India s GDP Mis-estimation: Likelihood, Magnitudes, Mechanisms, and Implications former chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian has claimed that India s economy grew at a much slower pace between 2011-12 and 2016-17 (at about 4.5%) than the official estimate of 7 per cent. Observations made in the Research Paper India s GDP ..
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Credit • Economy • electricity consumption • exports • foreign tourist arrivals • GDP • IMF • imports • Interest Rates • International Monetary Fund • manufacturing • vehicle sales • World Bank