NTPC Ltd., India’s largest integrated power utility, with an installed group capacity of 76,015 MW, has declared the financial results for the financial year 2023-24, on 24th May, 2024. NTPC Group recorded the highest-ever annual electricity generation of 422 Billion Units in FY24 as compared to 399 Billion Units in FY23, an increase of ~6%. NTPC’s standalone gross generation in FY24 was 362 Billion Units as compared to 344 Billion Units in the previous year, registering an increase of ~5%. NTPC Coal stations achieved a Plant Load Factor of 77.25% as against the National Average of 69.49% during FY24. On standalone…
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(TH) The Opposition INDIA bloc is exploring the possibility of holding a joint press conference of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Lucknow on May 15, a source said. Mr. Kejriwal, who was released on interim bail last week in the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam, will be taking part in the first such programme with Congress and SP leaders. He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 21. Though the AAP does not have any seat-sharing agreement in Uttar Pradesh…
(TH) Indian consumers faced a further acceleration in steep food prices in April, even as the overall retail inflation rate remained virtually unchanged at 4.83% last month from 4.85% in March. Food inflation surged to a four-month high of 8.7% in April from 8.5% in March, with rural consumers witnessing a sharper uptick of 8.75%. The gap between urban and rural consumers’ inflation experience remained sharp for the second successive month with rural households seeing a 5.43% rise in prices, while the overall inflation rate faced by urban consumers changed fractionally from 4.14% in March to 4.11% in April. On a…
(HT) Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Dashashwamedh Ghat on the banks of the Ganga here on Tuesday morning before his nomination filing from the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency. In a post in Hindi on X, Modi said, “My relationship with my Kashi is amazing, inseparable and incomparable… all I can say is that it cannot be expressed in words!” He is eyeing a hattrick in the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, which he had won for the first time in 2014. The prime minister held a dazzling roadshow in Varanasi a day ago and vowed to do a lot…
Acting tough on misbehavior with the general public by toll (user fee) operator and its employees, NHAI has taken strict action and debarred Ms. Riddhi Siddhi Associates for an incident of assault and misbehavior with the National Highway users at Sirmandi Toll Plaza on Amritsar-Jamnagar section in Rajasthan. An incident of assault and misbehavior by the employees of toll operating agency with highway users at Sirmandi Toll Plaza on 05.05.2024 was reported. Taking prompt action on the matter, the incident was examined by NHAI and a ‘Show Cause’ Notice was served to the firm. The reply submitted by the toll…
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID)a Maharatna CPSU under Ministry of Power, Govt. of India has been awarded Anti-Bribery Management System (ABMS) IS/ISO 37001 certification by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in a program held on 8th May 2024 at POWERGRID Corporate Centre, Gurugram. The ABMS Certificate was handed over by Smt. Lalthan Pari, Director, Management System Certification(Central), BIS to Shri Dharmendra Kumar Madan, Chief Vigilance Officer, POWERGRID in the august presence of Ajay Tewari, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power, Govt. of India, R. K. Tyagi, CMD, Abhay Choudhary, Director (Projects), G. Ravisankar, Director (Finance), Dr. Yatindra Dwivedi, Director (Personnel),…
B Sudarshan has been appointed as the Executive Director (Refinery) of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL). He previously held the Group General Manager – Marketing Projects officeand was head of MRPL’s Bangalore Office. A Native of Mysore, Shri Sudarshan is an alumnus of Shri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering. He has three decades of rich experience in the Fertilizers, Chemicals and Refining and Petrochemicals Sector. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) is a Mangalore-based schedule ‘A’ Miniratna, Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.
(HT) India and the European Union (EU) reiterated their commitment to a free and rules-based maritime order in the Indo-Pacific at their second security and defence consultations, which also focused on enhancing security cooperation. The consultations were held in New Delhi on Monday against the backdrop of China’s increasingly assertive actions across the Indo-Pacific. The EU has taken several steps in recent years to enhance its profile in the region and to forge a stronger security partnership with India, including the posting of a defence attache to India late last year. During the security and defence consultations, co-chaired by joint…
(AU) मुख्यमंत्री पुष्कर सिंह धामी ने कहा कि वनाग्नि पर नियंत्रण पाने के लिए हमारी सरकार हर मोर्चे पर कार्य कर रही है। सेना की सहायता लेने के साथ ही अधिकारियों को भी ग्राउंड जीरो पर पहुंचकर वनाग्नि पर नियंत्रण पाने के निर्देश दिए हैं। जो भी अराजक तत्व जंगलों में आग लगाकर उन्हें नुकसान पहुंचा रहे हैं उनके विरुद्ध कठोरतम कार्रवाई भी हमारी सरकार सुनिश्चित कर रही है। वहीं डीजीपी अभिनव कुमार ने वनाग्नि की घटनाओं में कार्रवाई के लिए रिस्पांस टाइम को कम से कम करने के निर्देश दिए हैं। उन्होंने दमकल वाहनों को ऐसी जगहों पर तैनात करने…
(HT) Eleven states and territories including Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat voted on Tuesday in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections amid searing temperatures. Tuesday’s polling covered 93 Lok Sabha seats as BJP bagged Surat unopposed after the nomination papers of the Congress candidate were rejected and the others withdrew from the race. Voter turnout of around 60% was recorded till 5pm, as per EC data, with the highest polling witnessed in BJP-ruled Assam (74.86%) despite overcast skies and light rainfall in most areas. While the official time for voting to end is 6 pm,…