Assam's Lower Subansiri hydel project can learn lessons from Tapovan Vishnugad disaster
From the beginning itself, the Lower Subansiri hydropower project has been engulfed in controversies with serious flaws being pointed out to its design and structure by various experts and panels
Fourth tranche of Bharat-22 ETF: Anchor investors put in Rs 13,500-cr bids, subscription soars 27 times
The ETF issue that opened on Thursday received subscriptions from investors like mutual funds, foreign portfolio investors, and insurance funds
Bharat-22 ETF's 4th tranche to open today; govt expects to raise Rs 8,000 cr
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a basket of securities that trade on an exchange, just like a stock.
Govt approves Rs 2,790-cr interest subvention on loans to sugar mills; NHPC to take over Teesta hydel project in Sikkim
The interest subvention is for extending loans of Rs 12,900 crore by banks to sugar mills under the scheme for extending financial aid to sugar mills for enhancement and augmentation of ethanol production capacity, he said.
Splurging money on mega welfare schemes sans planning not wise, govt should find a way to make them productive
This is where the government’s planners have evidently lost their sense of proportion, their perspective of right and wrong, and also of what is good for India.
NHPC net profit plunges 73% to Rs 182 cr in Q3 on lower revenues; company's board approves interim dividend
In April-December period, NHPC's net profit also came down to Rs 2,138.26 crore from Rs 2,569.23 crore in same period last fiscal.
Awami Ittehad Party will show black flags to Narendra Modi during J&K visit in Feb, says ex-MLA Sheikh Abdul Rasheed
Former MLA Sheikh Abdul Rasheed said his Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) will show black flags to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 3 February visit to Srinagar to protest the Centre's "colonial mindset" and "looting" of Jammu and Kashmir's resources
Finance ministry shortlists 11 CPSEs for share buyback in the ongoing financial year
As per the guidelines, CPSEs having net worth of at least Rs 2,000 crore and cash and bank balance of above Rs 1,000 crore have to mandatorily go in for share buyback.
ULFA faction wants BJP govt to name schools, colleges after sons of Assam, blames NEEPCO for flood
Militant outfit ULFA has demanded the Assam government change the names of educational institutes christened after "outsider Indians" with Assamese leaders
Assam floods Part II: For Majuli island, Subansiri dam in Arunachal Pradesh is an apocalypse in the making
Majuli is one of the youngest districts in India but it is continually surviving an insecure present as it cannot take its eyes away from a probable perilous future.
Gorkhaland agitation: NHPC shuts down hydel power plant in Ramdi after mob surrounds unit
The Nation Hydel Power Corporation (NHPC) has shut down its hydel power plant at Ramdi in Darjeeling hills after a mob of over 600 people began agitation outside the plant site, a NHPC official said on Thursday.
L&T's construction arm bags job orders worth Rs 2,231 cr
Larsen and Toubro Construction has bagged Rs 1,324-crore turnkey order from the Andhra Pradesh Township Infrastructure Development Corporation for construction of 22,000 residential houses
To keep fiscal deficit under check, govt plans to raise $5.4 bn via stake sale in seven state-run firms
The part sale of government stakes in state-run and private firms is critical to meet the fiscal deficit target of 3.2 percent of gross domestic product in the year to March 2018
Fitch Affirms India's NHPC at 'BBB-'; withdraws Ratings
NHPC's ratings benefit from its position as the largest hydropower producer in India with about 15 per cent of the country's hydropower capacity
Niti Aayog working on second list of PSU divestment
In June, the think tank had submitted to the government the roadmap for closure and strategic sale of government stake in some PSUs
Kashmir unrest: PM Modi must strike a chord at grassroots to quell the Burhan Wani charm
The greatest loss for a Kashmiri is not only the hate, suspicion and prejudice received from certain sections of citizens from other parts of India but also the consequent denial of choice to them to affiliate with multiple identities.
REC Apr-Jun quarter net profit declines 4% to Rs 1,421 crore
The interest income increased to Rs 5,889.52 crore, over Rs 5,640.98 crore in the year-ago period
Disinvestment push: Govt okays 10% stake sale in HUDCO
CCEA also approved allowing a price discount of up to 5 percent on the issue price to retail investors and HUDCO employees
NHPC share sale opens to 41 lakh bids from retail investors
Government's 11.36 per cent stake sale in NHPC opened for bidding by retail investors this morning with a subscription of over 41.02 lakh shares in early hours of trade.
NHPC share sale subscribed 1.5 times
State-owned hydropower producer NHPC Ltd's $421 million share sale was subscribed 1.5 times at 1235 India time on Wednesday, according to stock exchange data.