IDBI Bank supports NHM to launch bike ambulance service in Mumbai POWERGRID News

IDBI Bank, as part of its CSR initiative, has extended financial assistance to National Health Mission (NHM), Government of Maharashtra for bike ambulances to provide rapid emergency services. The service was launched by Hon'ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri Devendra Fadnavis, in presence of Dr. Deepak Sawant, Minister for Public Health and Family Welfare of Maharashtra (2nd from left), Shri Uddhav Thackeray, Shiv Sena Chief (3rd from Left) and Shri K P Nair, DMD, IDBI Bank (1st from Left)

Nagpur Metro Rail Project is one of the hottest topics of discussion among Nagpurians. MAHA-MERO is making preparations for holding the trial run of at grade (ground level) sections and all eyes are on it. MAHA METRO has on 4th August, 2017 done the internal testing of new tracks and rolling stock at the hands of Dr. BrijeshDixit, Managing Director of MAHA-METRO by flagging off test run of Metro Coaches at Khapri Depot at MIHAN. Three coaches have been fetched from Hyderabad and another three coaches will reach here in a few days. The trial run of Research design and Standards Organization (RDSO) which comes under Ministry of Railways will be held either in last week of August or First week of September.

Pwer Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a ‘Navratna’ Company under Ministry of Power, GoI, has posted a net profit of Rs.2,052 crore for the first quarter of FY 2017-18 (Aporil-June, 2017), an increase of 14% against Rs.1,802 crore reported during the corresponding quarter ended June 30, 2016. Total Income (Turnover) for first quarter (April-June, 2017), rose to Rs.7,390 crore, up by 18% from Rs.6,259 crore in the corresponding year ago period. On a standalone basis, POWERGRID had registered a net profit of Rs.7,520 crore on a turnover of Rs.26,581 crore in the FY 2016-17. In the first three months (April - June, 2017) of the current financial year i.e. 2017-18, POWERGRID has added about 1,640 ckm of transmission lines and three substations with aggregate transformation capacity of 4,130 MVA. Some of the major transmission elements commissioned during the period April-June, 2017 are 765kV D/C Wardha-Nizamabad (Inter-Regional link), 400kV D/C Kakrapar- Navsari, Kakrapar-Vapi, 400kV D/C Lucknow-Kanpur, 132kV S/C Pasighat - Roing & 132kV Roing – Tezu. The substations commissioned during the period are 765kV Nizamabad, 132kV Roing and 132kV Tezu.