Jaipur: After Aadhaar revolutionised identity and UPI redefined digital payments, the state is now looking to build a “smart energy” ecosystem that uses artificial intelligence to manage, store, and trade electricity intelligently.“Our goal is to make every electron intelligent,” said Ajitabh Sharma, principal secretary (energy), while speaking at a panel discussion during the Pan IIT…
Jaipur: The smart meter rollout in the state is facing strong opposition from both consumers and stakeholders. They said that the cost of the smart meters will eventually be passed on to the consumers in the form of tariffs, even though the benefits are meagre.Agriculture accounts for about 40% of the power consumption in the…
Times News NetworkJaipur: The State Election Commission (SEC) said Tuesday it had raised expenditure limits for candidates contesting elections for panchayati raj institutions and urban local bodies.The spending limit for sarpanch candidates has been doubled from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh, panchayat samiti contestants from Rs 75,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh, and zilla parishad…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Armed Forces conducted Operation Sindoor on Wednesday night, targeting nine locations across Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and Pakistan. The operation aimed to destroy top leadership of terrorist organizations Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba, who were responsible for sponsoring terrorist activities in India, particularly the Pahalgam attacks.Residents of Barmer, a border city in…
Jaipur: In a significant development in the ongoing investigation into the 2021 sub-inspector recruitment exam paper leak case, the Rajasthan Police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) arrested a head constable and his son late Friday night.The accused cop, Rajkumar Yadav and his son Bharat Yadav, were subsequently remanded to police custody until Aug 12 by a…
