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Hundreds storm Pakistan power station over long outages Hundreds protest power cuts in Quetta due to fuel shortages and unpaid bills, leading to chaos. Balochistan faces prolonged outages affecting neighborhoods. Protesters claim they had no choice but to act. Climate change exacerbates heatwaves in one ...
05 Jul, 2024, 06.50 PM ISTEleven dead in New Delhi after heavy rain, flight operations stutter The death toll from this week's heavy rain in New Delhi has risen to 11, with four fatalities reported due to drowning in submerged underpasses, according to the Times of India. The city experienced its heaviest rainfall in decades on June 28, excee...
30 Jun, 2024, 02.16 PM IST9 things to do when you're stuck at home without electricity Enjoy the quiet time with a good book or magazine. It's an excellent opportunity to dive into that novel you've been meaning to read or explore new topics and ideas. Here are a few other ideas.
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What happens when telcos' DNS server is down Internet outages in India on June 18 affected over 45,000 Reliance Jio users and 9,000 Bharti Airtel users due to DNS server downtime, impacting popular applications like WhatsApp and Facebook.
24 Jun, 2024, 09.07 AM ISTReliance Jio down: Users report issues with JioFiber & mobile internet Reliance Jio is currently experiencing a widespread service outage across India, impacting access to communication applications and affecting remote employees. According to Downdetector, there is a notable issue with both fiber and mobile internet c...
18 Jun, 2024, 04.54 PM ISTDelhi Airport faces power outage Delhi Airport faced a power outage impacting operations. The incident was caused by a voltage spike from Delhi Transco Limited grid, affecting baggage collection and e-gates. Power demand due to heat waves and a fire at 400 kV Mandola substation con...
18 Jun, 2024, 11.02 AM ISTPassengers report power outage at Delhi Airport; Boarding and check-in facilities briefly impacted Delhi Airport Power Outage: Delhi IGI Airport's T3 terminal experienced a nearly 20-minute power outage, halting boarding and check-in services. Passengers reported non-functional counters and Digi Yatra facilities. The outage was due to a power gri...
17 Jun, 2024, 06.26 PM ISTBeware New York City! Thunderstorms, strong winds, showers expected The pleasant weather might fool you. The strong storm is expected to come to New York City. National Weather Service has strong winds, rain, and power outages that could affect the Tri-State area.
14 Jun, 2024, 06.40 PM ISTDelhi, Ghaziabad Power Cut: Here are affected areas, reason behind power outage and when it will be restored Delhi Power Outage: A fire at a power grid in Mandola, Uttar Pradesh, caused prolonged power outages in Delhi and Ghaziabad, exacerbating the city's heatwave and water crisis. Temperatures reached 42°C. Delhi Power Minister Atishi announced efforts ...
12 Jun, 2024, 10.06 AM ISTUP power station's failure led to outage in Delhi: Atishi Delhi Power Minister Atishi addressed a power outage in the national capital allegedly caused by a fire at a sub-station of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) in Mandola, Uttar Pradesh, disrupting electricity supply from the station's 1200 ...
11 Jun, 2024, 04.41 PM ISTInadequate tech at banks to blame for UPI downtimes RBI governor Shaktinata Das mentioned that downtime in the UPI payment system is primarily due to weak technology on the banks' side rather than issues from NPCI. The volume of UPI transactions per day exceeds 450 million, with several instances of ...
08 Jun, 2024, 01.11 AM ISTHow a small crack in a pipeline gave a big jolt to Europe’s gas market Repair efforts are ongoing for a pipeline on a Norwegian gas platform, highlighting the potential for even minor outages to impact European prices. The Sleipner platform, crucial to Europe’s gas network, faces repairs for a small pipeline crack. The...
06 Jun, 2024, 08.53 PM ISTPowering ahead: How India made big electricity blackouts a thing of the past The present situation is a far cry from July 30 and 31, 2012, when India experienced the world's largest blackout. During that crisis, the northern and eastern grids collapsed due to overload, leaving 620 million people without power for more than 1...
03 Jun, 2024, 11.10 AM ISTGoogle outage affects millions: Issues reported with search, maps, and more Google services experienced a significant global outage affecting platforms like Search, Maps, YouTube, News, and Gmail. Users reported issues starting at 6:00 PM IST, with disruptions peaking around 7:00 PM. Google acknowledged the problem with Sea...
31 May, 2024, 09.41 PM ISTOver 750,000 customers without power in Texas, other states after storms Over 754,000 homes and businesses in Texas, Kentucky, and other states were without power on Tuesday due to storms over the Memorial Day weekend. Tornado-spawning thunderstorms have killed at least 21 people across four US states. Texas power compan...
28 May, 2024, 08.09 PM ISTAt least 22 dead in Memorial Day weekend storms that devastated several US states Deadly storms ravaged central and southern U.S., causing widespread destruction and fatalities. Recovery efforts are ongoing.
28 May, 2024, 06.55 AM ISTAt least 14 dead from storms in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kentucky Search teams in the U.S. Southern Plains and Ozarks are assessing damage after tornado-spawning thunderstorms killed at least 14 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings. North Texas, near the Oklahoma border, was hit hardest, with seven fatalitie...
27 May, 2024, 06.42 AM ISTGovernment successfully met peak power demand in Delhi without outages: Atishi Delhi Power Minister Atishi commended the power department for maintaining uninterrupted electricity supply in Delhi amid intense heatwave conditions, asserting readiness for potential peak demands of up to 8000 MW while contrasting with reported po...
22 May, 2024, 06.40 PM ISTApple supplier Foxconn among firms asked to cut power use in Vietnam The request for energy-saving measures, which two other industry sources said was sent to multiple manufacturers, is precautionary and aimed at averting a repeat of last summer when power shortage led to over a billion dollars in lost output.
21 May, 2024, 04.08 PM ISTSevere storms kill at least 4 in Houston, cause widespread power outages Severe thunderstorms hit southeastern Texas, causing four deaths, flash floods, power outages affecting nearly 900,000 homes in Houston area. Tornadoes were possible. National Weather Service issued warnings.
17 May, 2024, 10.44 AM IST