REC signs loan agreement of Rs 10,453 crorE with TANGEDCO
REC signed a loan agreement of Rs 10,453 crore with TANGEDCO for setting up of TANGEDCO's Udangudi Stage-I, 2x660 MW Coal-based Supercritical Thermal Power Project in Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu. The loan assistance from REC will not only improve the power infrastructure of the state utilities but will also improve their financial and operational performance. The signing ceremony witnessed the presence of Electricity, Prohibition and Excise Minister of Tamil Nadu, P Thangamani, Dr PV Ramesh, CMD, REC, Vikram Kapur, Principal Secretary(Energy), S Shanmugam MD, TANTRANSCO and Dr M Sai Kumar, CMD, TANGEDCO along with other officials from REC, Ministry and TANGEDCO.
a tremendous Boost to use of Fly Ash-Indian Road Congress
NTPC NETRA and CSIR-Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee have jointly developed high strength fly ash-based geo-polymer concrete for use in road construction. Indian Road Congress (IRC), New Delhi has accredited the construction of road by ‘Geopolymer Concrete' Developed/promoted jointly by NETRA-NTPC Ltd and CSIR-CBRI Roorkee recently. The project can now be replicated across the country and will help in addressing the environmental issues associated with huge quantities of fly ash being generated by coal-based power plants all over India. The IRC accreditation was based on construction of geo-polymer concrete road stretch of 50m long and 3m wide single lane at CBRI Roorkee & 100m long and 6.5 m wide double lane at NTPC Dadri as per IRC specifications using NTPC Dadri fly ash. Fly Ash will be used as a binder in place of conventional cement and does not require water curing. Unlike in conventional concrete roads, cracks would not appear in this Geopolymer concrete road as it is having negligible shrinkage. The road is more environment-friendly as it is made of waste generated from power plant and steel plants and it will avoid CO2 emissions by using fly ash in place of the cement for road construction.
NHPC organises Free Medical Camp at BSN High School, Faridabad
Under its CSR-SD Scheme, NHPC Limited, India's premier hydropower company in association with Department of Health, Faridabad and Apollo Hospital, Delhi organised a free medical camp at BSN High School, Indira Colony, Faridabad on last Friday (12th January 2018). The camp started in the presence of MLA Seema Trikha, SK Jain, Executive Director (CSR), NHPC and, Dr Kamla Fartyal, General Manager (Medical Services), NHPC. BP Rao, Chief Engineer (CSR), Dr RS Raathi, Dr Rakesh Ranjan, Dr Sushma Trivedi from NHPC, In-charge of Medical Officer, Urban PHC, Indira Colony, Faridabad, Dr Geetha, Dr Amit Mittal, Cardiologist, Dr Vibhu Behl, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr Nikhil Modi, Pulmonologist, Dr Amita, Gyne- cologist, Dr Venus, ENT Surgeon from Apollo Hospital Delhi, Dr Shikha, Eye Surgeon from BK Hospital along with other doctors and Councilor, Satish Kumar were also present on the occasion.
Saksham is an annual flagship event of PCRA under Petroleum Ministry
Saksham (Sanrakshan Kshamta Mahotsav) is an annual flagship event of Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, GoI, with active involvement of the Oil & Gas PSUs along with other stakeholders like State Governments, for creating focussed attention on fuel conservation through people-centric activities and to sensitise the masses about the conservation and efficient use of petroleum products leading to better health and environment. During this year's month long ‘Saksham-2018', various interactive programs and activities are planned with the campaign on fuel conservation, getting a kick-start in a mega inaugural function to be held at Siri Fort Auditorium in Delhi on 16th January,2018.
Lalit Kala Akademi announces 15 National Academy Award Winners
The Lalit Kala Akademi's National Exhibition of Art is held every year to exhibit the works of brilliance and to give appreciation and recognition to outstanding artists. The objective of the 59th National Exhibition of Art, 2017-18 is to showcase works of art of excellence both in terms of material application and aesthetic appeal. The exhibition will cover artworks from broad range of mediums like paintings, sculptures, graphics, photographs, drawings, installation and multi-media. For this exhibition, the fifteen awardees chosen by our esteemed panel of Jury: 10 awards for the age group between 30-50 years are- Jyotiprakash Sethy (Bhubaneswar, Odisha), Vivek Kumar (New Delhi, Delhi), Pappu Bardhan (Kolkata, West Bengal), Cherring Negi (New Delhi, Delhi), Debashish Dutta (Vadodara, Gujarat), Indira P Ghosh (Raipur, Chattisgarh), Vikrant Vishwas Bhise (Mumbai, Maharashtra), Shivakumar Kesaramadu (Mysuru, Karnataka), Rabi Narayan Gupta (Khairagarh, Chhattisgarh) Pradeep Prathap (Kottyam, Kerela) and 5 awards for age group above 50 years are Pankaj Gahlot (Shivganj, Rajasthan), Kumaran K R (Angamaly, Kerela), Atin Basak,(Kolkata, West Bengal), Amit Dutt (New Delhi,