High inflation and electricity costs hit Pakistan's textile industry

Feb 28, 2024

The textile industry in Pakistan's Karachi has been facing massive losses due to severe load shedding.

Pak: Jamaat-e-Islami stages mass protests in Karachi against high electricity costs, government failures

Sep 30, 2024

Jamaat-e-Islami and various Islamic organizations staged mass protests across Karachi, highlighting the burden of high electricity costs and excessive taxation on citizens. JI Karachi...

Budget Day: RJD's Rabdi Devi says Rs 26,000 cr support to Bihar for development is 'jhunjhuna'

Jul 23, 2024

"Farmers' fertilisers and seeds should be made cheaper, and inflation should be stopped. The costs of petrol and diesel are high and farmers don't...

Senate panel orders forensic audit of IPPs, warns of unrest over costly electricity

Aug 03, 2024

A parliamentary panel in Pakistan has called for a forensic audit of the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) in Pakistan. This action was demanded due...

Design of Robust Time of Use (ToU) framework for Electricity Tariff in Gujarat and Launch of ToU tool for utilities and regulators by ISGF

Apr 14, 2021

New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI/PRNewswire): Pricing of electricity is one of the key challenges in the efficient functioning of the power sector. Electricity...

Israeli families face rising taxes and prices in 2025

Jan 08, 2025

Chairwoman MK Naama Lazimi warned of the severe burden on young families, driven by increasing property taxes, electricity, water, and public transport costs, alongside...