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The AI-based innovation has been introduced in parts of Janakpuri falling under BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) distribution area, said a BSES official. Much like "Google maps for electricity", the Digital Twin allows engineers to monitor outages, forecast potential equipment failures and simulate contingencies through an interactive dashboard. View More

New Delhi: Power discom BSES has showcased its innovation 'Digital Twin of a Power Network' that serves as a 'Google map' of the electricity distribution network, enabling real-time monitoring and automatic fault restoration . The AI-based innovation has been introduced in parts of Janakpuri falling under BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) distribution area, said a BSES official. Much like "Google maps for electricity", the Digital Twin allows engineers to monitor outages, forecast potential equipment failures and simulate contingencies through an interactive dashboard. Its AI-driven analytics support automated fault restoration, significantly reducing outage durations and enhancing overall system reliability, he said. By integrating supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), geographical information system (GIS) and Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, SAP systems and smart meters into a unified digital ecosystem, the platform gives engineers real-time view of power flows across any area, he said. Live Events At the AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam , BSES is offering a glimpse into the future of power distribution. Through a live demonstration of its Digital Twin of Network among other AI technologies, the utility is showcasing how artificial intelligence and advanced digital technologies are reshaping power management in the national capital, he said. BRPL has deployed India's first large-scale, real-time Digital Twin of a power distribution network in parts of its Janakpuri Division that will be further expanded, he said. It also helps track and curb power theft, optimise load management and improve grid resilience. Globally, similar digital twin systems have enabled utilities to cut operational costs by 2-4 per cent and reduce supply restoration times by up to 20 per cent, highlighting the transformative potential of this innovation for Delhi's power sector, the BSES official said. Soon the Digital Twin will be rolled out in the entire Janakpuri division, making it Delhi's first fully digitised and live-monitored power distribution division, he said. BSES has also upgraded physical power infrastructure in Janakpuri, working to remove the dense web of overhead wires. At C4E Block of Janakuri, BSES has completed a pilot project to shift overhead electricity cables underground. Nearly 400 metering installations have been renovated, old cement poles replaced with modern streetlight poles, and 17 new feeder pillars installed and integrated with an intelligent monitoring system for rapid fault isolation and restoration, he added. .Pbanner{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;background-color:#ec1c40;margin-top:20px;padding:5px 10px;border-radius:4px;color:#fff;line-height:10px;} .Pbannertext{display:flex;align-items:center;font-size:16px;font-weight:600;font-family:'Montserrat';} .Pbannertext img{height:20px;margin:0 6px} .Pbannerbutton a{display:flex;align-items:center;background-color:#fff;color:#ec1c40;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;padding:4px 8px;border-radius:6px;font-size:15px;font-family:'Montserrat';} .Pbannerbutton img{height:20px;margin-right:6px} .Pbannerbutton a:hover{background-color:#f7f7f7} Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel) (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)

The Indian stock market recovered on February 20, with the Nifty 50 rising 0.46% to 25,570. Financials, metals, and FMCG sectors drove support, while broader markets showed mixed results, and oil prices surged due to geopolitical concerns. View More

The 2nd part capacity of 165 MW out of 1,200 MW Khavda-II Solar PV Project of NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd is declared on Commercial Operation with effect from 00:00 hrs of February 20, 2026 View More

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has mandated Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers to refund ?218 crore, including interest, to Thermax Ltd. This decision reverses an arbitral award as determined by the Bombay High Court, which the apex court has chosen not to contest. Central to this legal battle was the claim for damages resulting from a malfunctioning gas turbine. View More

The Supreme Court has asked public sector fertiliser major Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers (RCF) to refund ₹218 crore plus 6% interest to engineering conglomerate Thermax Ltd within four weeks. Refusing to interfere with the Bombay High Court order that set aside the 2023 arbitral award, the apex court dismissed RCF's appeal seeking to retain ₹218 crore deposited earlier by Thermax Ltd as a condition for staying the arbitral award that favoured the former. The HC had cited a lack of evidence and failure to provide reasons in the original award, which involved a dispute over gas turbine breakdown damages. .Pbanner{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;background-color:#ec1c40;margin-top:20px;padding:5px 10px;border-radius:4px;color:#fff;line-height:10px;} .Pbannertext{display:flex;align-items:center;font-size:16px;font-weight:600;font-family:'Montserrat';} .Pbannertext img{height:20px;margin:0 6px} .Pbannerbutton a{display:flex;align-items:center;background-color:#fff;color:#ec1c40;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;padding:4px 8px;border-radius:6px;font-size:15px;font-family:'Montserrat';} .Pbannerbutton img{height:20px;margin-right:6px} .Pbannerbutton a:hover{background-color:#f7f7f7} Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel) (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)

RBI approval for Bharti Airtel to begin NBFC operations, to a stay on an arrest warrant against Ola Electric CEO Bhavish Aggarwal...among reasons why these stocks will be in focus today View More

The gross refining margin (GRM) for Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) quadrupled in the third quarter, while that of Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) grew over two-fold, aided by softer crude and stronger product cracks. View More

New Delhi: State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs)-IOC, BPCL and HPCL-more than doubled their combined quarterly profit to ₹23,743 crore in the December 2025 quarter from ₹10,545 crore in the corresponding period a year ago, buoyed by robust refining margins and lower LPG under-recoveries. The gross refining margin (GRM) for Indian Oil Corporation ( IOC ) quadrupled in the third quarter, while that of Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) grew over two-fold, aided by softer crude and stronger product cracks. According to data from ICICI Securities, GRM for IOC stood at $12.2 per barrel, up from $3 in the year-ago period. It grew to $13.3 from $5.6 for BPCL, and to $8.9 from $6 for Hindustan Petroleum ( HPCL ). During the October-December quarter, crude oil benchmark Brent averaged $63.8 per barrel, down from $74.9 in the year-ago period. The crack spread-the difference between the price of crude oil and those of its refined products-on diesel, petrol and aviation turbine fuel improved from a year earlier. Live Events The benchmark Singapore GRM increased to $6.2 per barrel in the December quarter from $4.9 in the year-earlier period. Marketing margins muted The three state-run refiners, however, experienced a decline in marketing margins as pump prices remained the same. The retail margin on petrol was ₹7.8 per litre during the December quarter, down from ₹12 per litre a year ago, showed ICICI Securities data. Retail margin on diesel was ₹2.9 per litre, down from ₹8. IOC posted a profit of ₹12,126 crore during the quarter under review, while BPCL and HPCL reported profits of ₹7,545 crore and ₹4,072 crore, respectively. Compensation from govt For the three months ended December, the government also started paying the promised compensation to the oil marketing companies for selling cooking gas below market rates. Receipt of compensation, as well as lower liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices during the quarter, aided companies' earnings. Inventory gains, too, significantly aided IOC's profit. Of the more than one lakh petrol pumps in the country, 90% are operated by the state-run OMCs. Reliance Industries and Nayara Energy account for the remaining ones. .Pbanner{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;background-color:#ec1c40;margin-top:20px;padding:5px 10px;border-radius:4px;color:#fff;line-height:10px;} .Pbannertext{display:flex;align-items:center;font-size:16px;font-weight:600;font-family:'Montserrat';} .Pbannertext img{height:20px;margin:0 6px} .Pbannerbutton a{display:flex;align-items:center;background-color:#fff;color:#ec1c40;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;padding:4px 8px;border-radius:6px;font-size:15px;font-family:'Montserrat';} .Pbannerbutton img{height:20px;margin-right:6px} .Pbannerbutton a:hover{background-color:#f7f7f7} Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel) (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited has secured a significant power plant project from Steel Authority of India Limited. The order is valued between Rs 1,200 crore and Rs 1,500 crore. This captive power plant is a crucial part of SAIL's expansion at its IISCO Steel Plant in Burnpur. Project completion is anticipated within 39 months of contract award. View More

New Delhi: State-owned engineering firm BHEL on Tuesday said that it has received a power plant project worth Rs 1,200-1,500 crore from Steel Authority of India Ltd ( SAIL ). The letter of acceptance received for a captive power plant, which is part of a 4.08 MTPA crude steel expansion project of SAIL's IISCO Steel Plant at Burnpur , BHEL said in a regulatory filing. The size of the order is in the range of Rs 1,200 crore to Rs 1,500 crore, excluding GST ( goods and services tax ), it said, adding that the commissioning of the project is expected in 39 months from the date of awarding the contract. .Pbanner{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;background-color:#ec1c40;margin-top:20px;padding:5px 10px;border-radius:4px;color:#fff;line-height:10px;} .Pbannertext{display:flex;align-items:center;font-size:16px;font-weight:600;font-family:'Montserrat';} .Pbannertext img{height:20px;margin:0 6px} .Pbannerbutton a{display:flex;align-items:center;background-color:#fff;color:#ec1c40;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;padding:4px 8px;border-radius:6px;font-size:15px;font-family:'Montserrat';} .Pbannerbutton img{height:20px;margin-right:6px} .Pbannerbutton a:hover{background-color:#f7f7f7} Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel) (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)

Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran stated that AI's impact on India's demographic advantage hinges on current decisions, urging coordinated national action. He emphasized that technological adoption must be deliberately aligned with mass employability, requiring political will and national commitment to ensure human abundance and machine intelligence reinforce each other for co-created prosperity. View More

Addressing the AI summit 2026, Nageswaran said if AI displaces humans faster than people can be trained, if productivity rises without employment elasticity, and if institutional reform lacks technological adoption, there is a risk that India will squander its demographic window. View More

Law firms representing the NAACP sent xAI a notice of intent to sue over alleged Clean Air Act violations in Mississippi. View More

Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk's xAI, which merged with SpaceX last week, is facing increased pressure from environmental and civil rights groups over pollution concerns, this time at the company's facility in Southaven, Mississippi. On Friday, the Southern Environmental Law Center and Earthjustice, on behalf of the NAACP, sent a notice of intent to sue xAI and subsidiary MZX Tech LLC, saying the company's use of dozens of natural gas-burning turbines requires a federal permit, violates the Clean Air Act and harms nearby communities. Pollution from the turbines, which xAI has also used in Memphis, Tennessee, for its Colossus 1 and Colossus 2 data centers, has been a major source of local contention for more than a year. Plans for a third data center in Southaven, located about 20 miles from Memphis, were announced early this year, when Mississippi Republican Governor Tate Reeves said he expected the project to create "hundreds of permanent jobs throughout DeSoto County."Launched by Musk in 2023, xAI is trying to compete with OpenAI, Anthropic and Google in the booming generative AI market. On Feb. 2, Musk said SpaceX, his rocket maker and defense contractor, acquired xAI in a deal that valued the combined entity at $1.25 trillion. Musk is banking on the area in and around Memphis as the foundation of his AI ambitions, and he's been flouting environmental rules in order to develop as quickly as possible. Musk's social network X, formerly Twitter, is also owned by xAI, which created the Grok AI chatbot and image generator.XAI is currently under a myriad of government investigations in Europe, Asia and the U.S. after Grok enabled users to easily create and share deepfake porn, including explicit imagery depicting child sexual abuse. Last year, residents in the majority-Black community of Boxtown in South Memphis testified at public hearings about a stench in the air, and the impact of worsening smog on their health caused by xAI's use of natural gas turbines. Research by scientists at the University of Tennessee also found that xAI's turbine use added to air pollution woes in the area. Environmental advocates, including the NAACP, had previously said they would sue to stop xAI's un-permitted use of the turbines in Memphis. But they stopped short of filing a legal complaint after Shelby County's health department allowed xAI to treat the turbines as temporary, non-road engines, and issued permits for their use. At the federal level, the EPA recently clarified gray areas of the law and said these turbines can't be categorized as temporary non-road engines. Nonetheless, xAI has been using the turbines across state lines without obtaining federal permits. XAI didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.Noise pollution from the turbines has also been a source of local consternation. Jason Haley, a Southaven resident, told CNBC the turbines make headache-inducing noises around the clock that he can hear inside his home.Haley is part of a group called Safe and Sound which documents the decibel levels, and is pressing local officials to stop xAI from making so much noise, especially overnight, with its turbines.Mississippi officials will hold a public hearing, scheduled for Tuesday, for community members who wish to express their concerns about xAI's expansion plans in the area. The hearing will focus on whether the state should give xAI permission to install and run 41 permanent turbines at its Southaven facility, Mississippi Today previously reported. Similar community dynamics are playing out across the U.S. as tech giants rush to construct massive data centers, which can strain local energy and water supply and cause prices to increase.In November, Microsoft ended efforts to build a data center in Wisconsin due to the community's vocal opposition. Amazon also pulled out of plans for a data center in Arizona after community protests.In terms of Musk's Southaven project, Patrick Anderson, a senior attorney with SELC, said xAI "has to follow the law, just like any other company.""And when it flouts the Clean Air Act's bedrock protections against unpermitted emissions, it puts the health and welfare of ordinary citizens at risk," Anderson said in an email. "That's why we intend to hold xAI accountable here."The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Read the environmental groups' notice of intent to sue xAI here: