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UPPCL internal data: In UP, 80% of 37.47 L prepaid smart meters run despite negative balance

LUCKNOW, Jan. 4 -- Even as smart prepaid electricity meters are promoted nationally as a guarantee of uninterrupted cash flow for power distribution utilities and a solution to chronic bill defaults, ... Read More


Centre revises cab aggregator rules: Same-sex driver choice, tipping option for passengers

LUCKNOW, Dec. 28 -- Passengers can now tip their cab drivers after completing a ride and choose a driver of the same gender, following amendments notified by the Centre to the Motor Vehicle Aggregator... Read More


IIT-Kanpur, IIT-BHU to anchor UP's green hydrogen research

LUCKNOW, Dec. 16 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has approved establishment of two Centres of Excellence (CoE) for green hydrogen, selecting university-led consortia in Kanpur and Varanasi-Gorakhpur u... Read More


Can consumers choose between postpaid and prepaid power meters?

LUCKNOW, Dec. 2 -- A recent RTI reply from the Centre has left unanswered the key legal question of whether consumers can choose between prepaid and postpaid electricity meters. While citing subsequen... Read More