Government extends tenure of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission chief, members till next yearGujarat cadre bureaucrat Pradeep Kumar Pujari, former power secretary, was appointed to head CERC for three years till January 31. Jha took...
30 Jan, 2021, 04.21 PM IST
CERC chief Pradeep Kumar Pujari may get extensionA senior government official said that as a special case, the Centre is likely to allow Pujari to continue as the CERC chief till he turns ...
21 Jan, 2021, 10.01 AM IST
Law ministry advises against MoP extension to CERC chairman; DoPT to decide“The law ministry has cited Section 89 of the Electricity Act 2003, which deals with term of office and conditions of service of members of...
02 Nov, 2020, 10.06 PM IST
INX Media case: Court extends interim bail of ex-NITI Aayog CEOThe CBI opposed the bail application moved by the six accused, on grounds that they may tamper with the evidence if granted relief.
17 Dec, 2019, 11.14 AM IST
INX Media case: Delhi court grants interim bail to ex NITI Aayog CEO Sindhushree Khullar, othersSpecial Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar also granted relief to former OSD to finance minister Pradeep Kumar Bagga and former FIPB director Prabodh S...
29 Nov, 2019, 02.54 PM IST
NTPC pays Rs 2,152-crore interim dividend for FY'17The RTGS advice for the transfer of Rs 1,500.95 crore, was presented by NTPC CMD Gurdeep Singh to power minister Piyush Goyal in the presen...
22 Mar, 2017, 08.13 PM IST
Questions raised over move to give telecom department charge to officer nearing retirementPower secretary Pradeep Kumar Pujari, set to retire in June, has been given additional charge of DoT.
13 Mar, 2017, 12.13 AM IST
Power Secretary P K Pujari gets additional charge of DoT SecyThe move comes after former Telecom Secretary J S Deepak was named India's next Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
09 Mar, 2017, 09.20 PM IST
Government asks Power Grid Corp to consider selling stakes in projectsThe company should cut its balance sheet size to half by selling stakes in projects, power minister Piyush Goyal said in New Delhi on Wedne...
22 Dec, 2016, 03.14 PM IST
10 names shortlisted for Sebi chief's postThe search-cumselection panel headed by the cabinet secretary met December 2 to whittle down the list from more than 40 applications that h...
16 Dec, 2016, 12.08 AM IST
NTPC eyeing 248 billion unit power generation in FY'17As per the signed MoU, NTPC shall strive to generate 248 billion units during the year under "Excellent" category," the company said in a s...
19 Jul, 2016, 02.14 PM IST
Jharkhand gets on board UDAY, eyes huge gainsJBVNL will have annual savings of almost Rs 115 crore in annual interest cost through reduction of debt to Rs 291 crore, from Rs 1,165 cror...
05 Jan, 2016, 08.22 PM IST
Government keen to hire engineering graduate as chairman of NTPCA search committee constituted for the job is currently entertaining applications only from candidates holding engineering degrees.
03 Sep, 2015, 05.31 AM IST
No extension for NTPC chief Arup Roy Choudhury, second instance after SAILNTPC achieved highest-ever capacity addition of 13,000 mw and also commissioned its first hydel project after overcoming several odds.
07 Aug, 2015, 11.16 AM IST
Power sector can take NPAs to alarming levels: SBI chairperson Arundhati BhattacharyaState Bank of India has red-flagged the power sector as a fast-ticking time bomb that could escalate the banking system’s non-performing as...
14 Jul, 2015, 05.32 AM IST
Teaotia named Commerce Secy; Choubey new Aviation SecretaryA total of 17 Secretary-level new appointments have been cleared by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Na...
03 Jun, 2015, 05.13 AM IST
Naveen Patnaik takes oath as Chief Minister for fourth term in OdishaNaveen Patnaik, who steered BJD to a landslide victory in the Odisha Assembly elections, was today sworn in as Chief Minister for a fourth ...
21 May, 2014, 12.58 PM IST