Reliance Power inks long-term power deal in Bhutan for 500 MW solar project with Green Digital

NEW DELHI: Reliance Power has signed a commercial term sheet with Bhutan’s Green Digital Pvt Ltd for a long-term power purchase agreement, marking a major milestone in cross-border clean energy collaboration. Green Digital is a subsidiary of Druk Holding and Investments Ltd (DHI), the investment arm of the Royal Government of Bhutan.The agreement paves the…

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Setback for telecom majors: SC rejects pleas by Vodafone, Airtel, Tata Teleservices for AGR dues waiver, calls appeals ‘misconceived’

Vodafone had requested relief of approximately Rs 30,000 crore. (AI image) The Supreme Court on Monday rejected appeals from major telecommunications companies Vodafone, Airtel andTata Teleservices regarding their request for adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues waiver. The bench, consisting of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan, deemed these appeals “misconceived”.“We are really shocked by…

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Protean eGov Technologies shares crash 20% after not being selected for PAN 2.0 project of Income Tax Department

Protean eServices participated in the competitive bidding process to become a Managed Service Provider (MSP) for the PAN 2.0 Project. (AI image) Protean share price crash: Protean eGov Technologies‘ stock plummeted 20% to reach its lower circuit of Rs 1,143 on NSE following the Income Tax Department‘s decision not to select the company for its…

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Asian markets slide as US loses last triple-A credit rating; Wall Street rally stalls, dollar and futures dip

Asian stock markets slid on Monday and the US dollar weakened after Moody’s downgraded the United States’ last remaining triple-A sovereign credit rating, triggering renewed investor concerns about Washington’s rising debt burden. Moody’s cut the rating from Aaa to Aa1, citing “the increase over more than a decade in government debt and interest payment ratios…

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Delhi Airport operator DIAL sells entire 50% stake in DASPL to Bird Flight Services for nearly Rs 13 crore

NEW DELHI: DIAL, the Delhi airport operator, has divested its complete 50 per cent ownership in Delhi Aviation Services Pvt Ltd (DASPL) to Bird Flight Services (India) Pvt Ltd for nearly 13 crore. DASPL held the concession for operating bridge-mounted equipment at Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), including ground power units, pre-conditioned…

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Tata confidant Mohini Mohan Dutta consents to will

Mohini Mohan Dutta and Ratan Tata MUMBAI: Mohini Mohan Dutta, a confidant of Ratan Tata and an erstwhile director at the Taj hotels group, has consented to the terms of the late industrialist’s will, which left him one-third of Tata’s residual estate valued at around Rs 588 crore.His consent expedites the process for the will’s…

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FPIs, India-US trade news to dictate Dalal-Street movement

MUMBAI: The trading pattern of foreign fund managers, developments on India-US trade deal, direction of the rupee-dollar exchange rate after Moody’s downgrade of US’s credit rating on Saturday, and quarterly numbers from large corporates will dictate the direction of the domestic market in the new week.The previous week saw a strong rally in largecap stocks…

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Affordable housing faces tough times on rising costs

CHENNAI: Despite reduction of unsold stock inventory and signs of recovery in the affordable housing segment, it has not enthused developers. Poor conversion rates, spiralling construction costs and unsustainable margins are posing a grave challenge to the affordable housing market.This has resulted in several developers keeping away from launching new projects in the segment. Their…

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