Weekly Insight learns that the order book of the state-run power equipment major Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) stood at Rs 1.14 lakh crore as at end December 2012, less than its order book of Rs 1.17 lakh crore at the end of 2008-09. The net profit of the firm declined 17.5 per cent to Rs 1,182 crore for the three months ended December 31, on the back of decline in
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Well-equipped
Wärtsilä India has conferred the Ninth Wärtsilä Mantosh Sondhi Award on B Prasada Rao, Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) for his outstanding contribution to the energy sector in India. Björn Rosengren, President and CEO, Wärtsilä Corporation, gave away this award.

