Power equipment maker BHEL has bagged an order worth Rs 560 crore for supply and installation of the flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) system from NTPC for 2×490 MW National Capital Power Station (NCPS) at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh. The order has been secured by BHEL against stiff competition from Indian and multinational companies, a BHEL statement said. The notification calls for installation of equipment to control various harmful emissions, both in existing as well as new thermal power plants.

India regained the top spot in the ICC ODI Rankings after the 73-run win against South Africa on Tuesday at Port Elizabeth.

The win that gave India an unassailable 4-1 lead in the six-match ODI series also saw India take a good lead over South Africa in the rankings. It also means that even if India lose the final ODI of the series they will remain at the top.

NEW DELHI: Realty major DLF's net sales bookings rose by 78 per cent to Rs 480 crore in the third quarter of this fiscal mainly on improved demand for ready-to-move-in homes.

The company's net sales bookings stood at Rs 270 crore in the year-ago period.

New Delhi: NTPC Ltd will supply 300 MW of power to Bangladesh for 15 years at an estimated tariff of Rs 3.42 per unit.

NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN), a subsidiary of the state-owned thermal power producer, has emerged as the lowest bidder for the tender floated by the, Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB).

Bangalore: An explosion on a dry-docked drillship owned by the ONGC killed five workers and injured eight others at the Cochin Shipyard Ltd in Kerala on Tuesday.

Officials said the ship, Sagar Bhushan, was under repair at the shipyard when an explosion rocked a section of the vessel around 9.15am following an apparent gas leak near an air-conditioned compartment.

New Delhi: Idea Cellular Ltd’s board of directors has approved the issuance of equity shares worth up to Rs3,500 crore by way of qualified institutional placement (QIP) to eligible investors, the company said in a filing to the stock exchanges on Wednesday.

“The board has authorised the committee of directors to decide on the timing, price and exact quantum of equity shares to be issued,” the company said.

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) decision to tighten norms for resolution of stressed loans, currently estimated at over Rs10 trillion, will improve recovery prospects from bad loans but keep banks’ provisioning requirement at an elevated level, analysts said.

Late on Monday, the central bank withdrew a host of norms such as strategic debt restructuring (SDR) and scheme for sustainable structuring of stressed assets (S4A) among others, and made the process time-bound.

The benchmark BSE Sensex gained 173 points to 34,473.43 in early trade rising for the second straight session on back of positive macroeconomic data and sustained buying by domestic institutional investors (DIIs) amid appreciating rupee.

Besides, a mixed trend in other Asian markets following positive lead from Wall Street buoyed sentiment here.

In a major fillip to the State government’s plans to develop the electronics industry, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has come forward to invest in Andhra Pradesh.

Mukesh Ambani-led RIL has plans to manufacture 10 million mobile phones per annum in Andhra Pradesh. The RIL is looking for 150 acres of land to start a cellphone manufacturing unit near Tirupati in Chittoor district.

Amid reports that GAIL (India) may be split into marketing and gas pipeline verticals, Indian Oil (IOC)—which has shown interest in acquiring the gas utility—reckons that either divisions or the total business of GAIL offers synergies for the oil marketing company (OMC).

“Whatever plans GAIL has in future in terms of expanding infrastructure, we can do that and there is a possibility of integration to execute the plans faster.

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