(Asian Power) NTPC Limited has announced the commencement of operations for a portion of its 150 megawatt (MW) Dayapar Wind Energy Project Phase-I in Gujarat. In a bourse filing, the company said the second part capacity of 90 MW out of the said project in Dayapar, Bhuj, Gujarat started its commercial operations on 9 April. The project is part of the 450 MW Hybrid Project of NTPC REL, a step-down subsidiary of NTPC Limited through its subsidiary NTPC Green Energy Limited. The first part capacity of 50 MW was declared on commercial operation in 2023. With this, the total installed…
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(The Indian Express) A United Arab Emirates-based Indian national and four of his firms have been sanctioned by the United States for their alleged involvement in trade and transportation of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products. According to the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Indian national—Jugwinder Singh Brar—owns multiple shipping companies that cumulatively have nearly 30 vessels, many of which operate as part of Iran’s “shadow fleet”. Apart from Brar, four of his companies—India-based Global Tankers and B and P Solutions, and UAE-based Prime Tankers and Glory International—have also been sanctioned by Washington…
(PTI) President Droupadi Murmu has invited Slovakian businesses to join the ‘Make in India’ programme, underscoring that India stands as a shining example of progress in today’s world of uncertainties. President Murmu also visited the Jaguar Land Rover facility here on Thursday and met its Indian staff and witnessed the rollout of the Land Rover Defender unit. Murmu arrived here on Wednesday in the second leg of her two-nation state visit, becoming only the second Indian Head of State to visit the Slovak Republic. The last time an Indian President visited Slovakia was 29 years ago. Speaking at the Slovakia-India…
(PTI) Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the US administration’s reciprocal tariff policy has created an opportunity before India to increase its exports across the world. He also said the government was trying to reduce the logistics costs by strengthening the country’s infrastructure so that it can compete with countries like China in the export market. Gadkari inspected the ongoing construction work of the Rs 1,200 crore Multimodal Logistics Park project in Pithampur industrial area, about 30 km from Indore. Later addressing a programme, the Road Transport and Highways Minister said, “You know what kind of things are being…
(Business Standard) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed officials to promptly conduct a survey starting late Wednesday night to assess the damage caused to farmers’ crops due to adverse weather conditions, including strong winds and hailstorms in the state. He directed all District Magistrates, SDMs, and Tehsildars to visit the affected areas immediately and carry out a detailed survey. The results of this survey should be submitted to the relevant department so that compensation can be disbursed directly to the farmers’ accounts within 24 hours. CM Yogi also emphasised that there should be no negligence in the compensation…
(अमर उजाला) प्रधानमंत्री का स्वागत राज्यपाल आनंदीबेन पटेल, मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ, डिप्टी सीएम केशव प्रसाद मौर्य, डिप्टी सीएम ब्रजेश पाठक, जिला प्रभारी मंत्री सुरेश खन्ना, नगर विकास मंत्री एके शर्मा, भाजपा प्रदेश अध्यक्ष भूपेंद्र चौधरी करेंगे। PM Modi 50th Varanasi Visit प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार के आठ साल पूरे होने के बाद पहली बार शुक्रवार सुबह 10:30 बजे काशी पहुंचेंगे। वह 10:30 बजे बाबतपुर एयरपोर्ट पहुंचेंगे और वहां से हेलिकॉप्टर से मेंहदीगंज स्थित जनसभा स्थल जाएंगे। 50वें दौरे पर काशी पहुंच रहे प्रधानमंत्री 3884.18 करोड़ रुपये की 44 विकास परियोजनाओं की सौगात देंगे। इसमें 1629.13 करोड़ की 19…
(Financial Express) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) missed Street expectations on both the revenue and profit fronts in the January-March quarter. The country’s largest IT services firm faced some project deferrals in March and the near-completion of the BSNL deal added fewer numbers to the topline. This was the second consecutive quarter that the company missed estimates. Consolidated revenue rose 0.8% sequentially to `64,479 crore, missing Bloomberg’s estimate of `64,837 crore. Net profit declined by 1.3% quarter-on-quarter at `12,224 crore, falling short of the estimate of `12,765 crore. “There was some amount of project deferral that happened in March that was uncertain.…
(अमर उजाला) आगामी चारधाम यात्रा में बदरीनाथ व केदारनाथ धाम में विशेष पूजा व आरती के लिए ऑनलाइन बुकिंग आज से शुरू हो गई है। बीकेटीसी के मुख्य कार्याधिकारी विजय प्रसाद थपलियाल ने बताया कि ऑनलाइन पूजा की बुकिंग badrinath-kedarnath.gov.in पर उपलब्ध होगी। धाम में होने वाली सुबह व शाम की आरती, विशेष पूजा व लंबी अवधि की पूजा की बुकिंग अभी 30 जून की अवधि तक के लिए होगी। पोर्टल खुलते ही लोगों ने बुकिंग करनी भी शुरू कर दी है। अभी तक 93 पूजाएं ऑनलाइन बुक हुई हैं। बदरीनाथ धाम के लिए कुल 32 महाभिषेक और अभिषेक पूजा बुक हुई। वहीं, केदारनाथ के लिए 61षोडशोपचार पूजा बुक हुई है। इतना रहेगा…
(अमर उजाला) उत्तराखंड के पहाड़ी इलाकों में आज भी मौसम बिगड़ रहा। देर शाम रुद्रप्रयाग और चमोली में भारी बारिश हुई। वहीं अगस्त्यमुनि में ओलावृष्टि से फसलों को नुकसान हुआ है। साथ ही भारी बारिश से ओरिंग गांव में दो पुलिया बहने की सूचना है। नंदप्रयाग में गदेरा उफनाया चमोली जिले के नंदप्रयाग क्षेत्र में अतिवृष्टि से बरसाती गदेरा उफान पर आ गया, जिससे लोगों में दहशत का माहौल रहा। गदेरे में आया मलबा बदरीनाथ हाईवे पर स्थित नंदप्रयाग बाजार की दुकानों में जा घुसा। शाम पांच बजे बारिश थमने के बाद लोगों ने राहत की सांस ली। साढ़े चार बजे भारी बारिश के दौरान धारकोट…
(Financial Express) GreenLine Mobility Solutions, a unit of the Essar group on Thursday announced a $275 million equity investment to increase the decarbonisation of heavy trucking in the country. This includes a $20 million investment from Nikhil Kamath. GreenLine is the operator of LNG and electric-powered heavy commercial trucks. The funding will enable the deployment of over 10,000 LNG and EV trucks, along with setting up a nationwide network of 100 LNG refuelling stations, EV charging stations, and battery swapping facilities. This initiative aims to reduce 1 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually in the road logistics sector, with over…