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NMDC, the country's largest iron ore producer, and a Navratna CPSE, after a remarkable performance in the crisis year of 2020 has continued with its performance in the first month of the year 2021.

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NHPC for providing its technical expertise in developing renewable energy projects.

Union Minister for Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi has said that National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) will invest around Rs 30,000 crores by the financial year 2027-28 on the company’s expansion and diversification plans. Addressing the 41st Foundation Day of NALCO yesterday at the company’s headquarters in Bhubaneswar, he said that out of this proposed investment, the company will spend over Rs 7,000 crores on the 5th stream refinery, Pottangi bauxite mines, bauxite transportation system from the south block and Utkal D and E coal mines. The remaining Rs 22,000 crores will be spent on the smelter and captive power plant (CPP) expansions, which also include expansion of the company’s smelter plant at Angul district in Odisha with the construction of a 1400 MW feeder CPP. “With the ambitious growth plans that NALCO has for the future, it will contribute significantly to the alumina and aluminium sectors having a multiplier effect...

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed a contract with the Indian Navy for initially supplying 20 Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation Dazzlers (Laser Dazzlers). The Laser Dazzler is used as a non-lethal method for warning and stopping suspicious vehicles/boats/aircraft/UAVs/pirates, etc. from approaching secured areas during both day and night. It is capable of dazzling and thereby suppresses the person’s/optical sensor’s action with disability glare in case of non-compliance to orders. It disorients/confuses and makes a person blind temporarily. It also dazzles and distracts aircraft/UAVs. It is portable, shoulder-operated and ruggedised for military use in adverse environmental conditions. Laser dazzler technology was developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative, this unique product is indigenously designed and developed for the first time for the Armed Forces. In December 2020, BEL had won the contract-beating global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in buy global category. These...

Nandi will be responsible for providing technical leadership and spearhead company's digital transformation journey towards making it 'digital first' PSU.

In order to broaden its customer base and maintain a steady bottomline, Coal India favours twisting its e-auction policy, according to an official. The notion to put all e-auction coal in one bucket will help in realising a higher off-take, PTI quoted the official. "When pithead coal stock is nearly 70 million tonne and we have a surplus situation, the idea of putting all e- auction coal in single bucket will help expand the base of customers. This will result in a higher offtake," suggested the official. Earlier, the government had given an indication that some reform measures could be opted regarding the marketing of the fuel. Although the economic activities seem to be back in action after the lockdown, the allocation of coal for e-auctions is “more than demand at present," he mentioned. The coal giant conducts five types of e-auction of the dry fuel for its customers. Adopting a policy of conducting one...

Public sector player RailTel is lining up a Rs 700 crore initial public offer (IPO) early next year, valuing the company at around Rs 3,000 crore. This is a part of the government’s disinvestment programme. The IPO has been in the works for over a year now but given the government’s slow appointment process and the required number of independent directors still not on board, the building blocks are still being put in place. Puneet Chawla, CMD, RailTel said that the Covid-related restrictions had helped boost the company’s business, with the prospects looking up in the coming months. The miniratna PSU is one of the largest neutral telecom infrastructure providers in the country, owning an optical fibre network on exclusive Right of Way (RoW) along the railway tracks. It also provides broadband telecom and multimedia networks across the country. He added, “Railwire, which is a broadband service, has grown by around two-and-a-half...

Profit After Tax (PAT) of NMDC for Q2 of 2020-21 increased by 10% to Rs.774 crores against Rs. 703 crores during Q2 of 2019-20.

Hindustan Insecticides Limited is on the path to achieving its revenue target of ₹451 crore in the current financial year 2020-21, said HIL chairman and managing director SP Mohanty.

The collaboration will help IFFCO to reach out to over 3 crore registered customers of SBI YONO, a large part of which happens to be farmers.