The country’s largest integrated power utility, Tata Power on Thursday announced the takeover of the management and operations of Odisha-based power distribution utilities WESCO and SOUTHCO upon completion of the sale process.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the 306 km long Rewari-Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) on Thursday through video conference. He also flagged off the double-stack long haul container train on this route.

Union Minister for Coal & Mines, Pralhad Joshi has said that the National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) will invest around Rs. 300 billion crores by the financial year 2027-28 on expansion and diversification.

L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) projects to defence multinational, Larsen & Toubro, has secured a contract from Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for their new living quarter (LQ) & Revamp at NQ Complex (NLRNC- RT2) project at Mumbai High.

The country’s largest iron ore producing company, the National Mineral Development Corp. (NMDC) Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Mineral Exploration Corp. Ltd (MECL) to collaborate and conduct exploration in mutually agreed projects for iron ore, gold, coal, diamond and other minerals across various states.

Minister of State for Civil Aviation (Independent Charge) Civil Aviation, Hardeep Singh Puri has informed that all flights originating from the UK into India stand temporarily suspended from December 22 to-31.

The first flight operations from Belgaum in Karnataka to Surat in Gujarat to Kishangarh in Rajasthan were flagged-off today under the Regional Connectivity Scheme-Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN) of the Central Government.

K Rama Mohana Rao has taken charge as Director & Chairman of Dredging Corp. of India Ltd (DCIL). This is in addition to his present post of Chairman, Visakhapatnam Port Trust.

The Union Minister of Law and Justice, Electronics and Information Technology and Communications, Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that the future of electronics and smartphone manufacturing in India was vigorous, with the sector alone contributing $1 trillion to the economy by 2025.