SCOPE webinar on strategy to combat covid pandemic

Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) recently organised its 9th virtual symposium on ‘CPSEs Strategies to Respond, Recover and Thrive to combat the pandemic’ chaired by Sailesh, Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises. Rakesh Kumar, Chairman, SCOPE & CMD, NLCIL, Kishor Rungta, vice-chairman, SCOPE & CMD, FACT, Atul Sobti, DG, SCOPE, Arindam Guha, Partner, Government & Public Service, Deloitte India and Anandorup Ghose, Partner, Human Capital, Deloitte India, also addressed the participants.

NHPC awards 1,600 MW photovoltaic projects

NHPC has given Letter of Awards (LOA) to solar power developers for interstate transmission system (ISTS) grid-connected photovoltaic projects aggregating to 1,600 MW installed capacity. As part of the LOA, NHPC shall purchase the power generated from the proposed ISTS-Connected Solar PV Power Project at tariffs of Rs 2.55 and 2.56 per unit. In another development, NHPC has awarded the work for “Execution of 1,500 metre Head Race Tunnel works for Parbati-II HE Project to M/s Gammon Engineer and Contactors Pvt. Ltd. for Rs 211.63 crore.

Chander Shekhar Sharma takes over as General Manager, SBI

Chander Shekhar Sharma has joined as General Manager, FI&MM, State Bank of India, Chandigarh Circle. Sharma (52) started his career with SBI as a probationary officer in 1994. In his illustrious career of 26 years, he has held important assignments in various fields like retail banking, credit management and international banking. He will head the FI&MM vertical of the bank in the financial inclusion and micro market sector for Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.

NFL, Nangal, celebrates World Environment Day

NFL, Nangal Unit, celebrated World Environment Day on June 5. Rakesh Kumar Markan, General Manager In charge, senior officers, union representatives, SC/ST Association & FOA planted saplings in the HR department premises. To keep the environment clean, NFL has planted 3 lakh trees inside and outside the factory. A webinar “Biodiversity” was also arranged by Pushpa Gujral Science City.

Galgotias University gets accreditation by NBA

Galgotias University has received the accreditation by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). The courses which have been accorded the accreditation are computer science, electronics and communication and mechanical engineering. The accreditation was accorded on the basis of academic excellence, placement and advance research facilities.

TIET, Patiala, to organise webinar for admission process on June 12

Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (TIET), Patiala, will organise a webinar focused on the TIET admission process at 5 pm on June 12. Interested students can register themselves for the webinar. Link to join the TIET admissions process webinar will be live on the website from June 8 at www.thapar.edu. The webinar will introduce interested students to the institute, choice of undergraduate engineering programmes, key dates, eligibility criteria and admission process.

GNA varsity’s e-seminar on ‘new normal’ for hospitality

GNA University recently organised an international e-seminar on the theme “Invent the Future: The New Normal for Hospitality & Tourism” in collaboration with Indian Hospitality Congress (IHTC). The global pandemic Covid-19 has brought the entire world to halt. It has impacted all sectors of the economy while hospitality and tourism industry is the hardest hit. The objective of the e-seminar was to have deliberations on the future travel business. It was attended by over 300 academicians, research scholars and industry professions from pan India.

Sonalika Tractors records 18.6% growth in May

Sonalika Tractors has registered an overall growth of 18.6% both in domestic sales and exports by selling 9,177 tractors in May as compared to 7,737 units in May last year. The company has strengthened its exports position from India by registering 25% growth with exports of 1,537 tractors in May. “We have seen a healthy growth of 26% in our tractor deliveries in May,” said Raman Mittal, ED, Sonalika Group.

NHPC opens ‘Herbal Park’ on World Environment Day

AK Singh, Chairman & Managing Director, NHPC, along with Ratish Kumar, Director (Projects), NK Jain, Director (Personnel), MK Mittal, Director (Finance), YK Chaubey, Director (Technical), AK Srivastava, Chief Vigilance Officer, and other senior officers inaugurated a ‘Herbal Park’ at the NHPC Office Complex in Faridabad on World Environment Day on June 5.