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Shares of Reliance Power on Monday jumped over 11 per cent after the firm posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 126 crore in the March quarter of FY25.
The stock surged 10.66 per cent to close at Rs 42.77 apiece on the BSE. During the day, it jumped 13.60 per cent to Rs 43.91.
On the NSE, it rallied 11.25 per cent to Rs 43.
The company's market valuation climbed Rs 1,654.99 crore to Rs 17,180.58 crore.
In volume terms, 236.89 lakh shares of the firm were traded on the BSE and 1,648.08 lakh shares exchanged hands on the NSE during the day.
Reliance Power on Friday posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 126 crore in the January-March quarter of FY25 due to lower expenses.
The company had reported a loss of Rs 397.56 crore in the quarter ended on March 31, 2024, a regulatory filing showed.
Total income dipped to Rs 2,066 crore in the fourth quarter from Rs 2,193.85 crore in the same period a year ago.
Total expenses declined to Rs 1,998.49 crore in the quarter under review from R

Shares of Reliance Power on Monday jumped over 11 per cent after the firm posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 126 crore in the March quarter of FY25.

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Delhi will conduct five cloud-seeding trials, each on a separate day, with flights operating for about one to one-and-a-half hours for injecting chemicals into clouds, an official said on Monday.
They said the trials could be conducted in quick succession, possibly within a week, depending on weather conditions.
"If suitable weather is observed, we may conduct all five trials within a week or with gaps of a day or two. The schedule will depend on cloud availability," they said.
Cloud-seeding, also known as artificial rain, is a technique to induce rainfall by dispersing specific substances into clouds, which eventually leads to rain if other weather conditions are favourable.
An official from the Environment Department, who requested anonymity, told PTI that the locations for the trials have not been finalised yet.
IIT Kanpur, which is leading the experiment from planning to execution, will select the sites based on various scientific and logistical factors. He added that the tria

They said the trials could be conducted in quick succession, possibly within a week, depending on weather conditions

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The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Friday presented a Rs 40,187 crore-budget for the megapolis.
Infrastructure spends across projects have been pegged at Rs 35,151 crore or 87 per cent of the overall expenditure, as per an official statement. The revenues have been estimated at Rs 36,939 crore, and the body chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will be borrowing Rs 22,000 crore.
This will result in a budget deficit of Rs 3,249 crore, which the body plans to bridge through land sales, issuance of bonds, financial assistance from the government, and loans from financial institutions, the statement said.
The ongoing metro line projects have been earmarked Rs 10,969 crore of expenditure in the new fiscal, which is a fourth of the overall expenditure..
Over Rs 5,697 crore have been allotted for multiple tunnel projects which are going across the megapolis, with Rs 2,684 crore earmarked for the four-lane road running under the Sanjay Gandhi National 

Infrastructure spends across projects have been pegged at Rs 35,151 crore or 87 per cent of the overall expenditure, as per an official statement

The Rajya Sabha on Thursday returned the Finance Bill 2025 to the Lok Sabha, along with 35 government amendments, including one that abolishes a 6 per cent digital tax on online advertisements, thus completing the 2025-26 budgetary exercise that started on February 1.
The House also returned the Appropriation Bill (3) with a voice vote.
Earlier in the day, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had moved the two bills in the House.
The Lok Sabha had passed the Finance Bill on March 25 and passed the Appropriation Bill on March 21.
Replying to the debate later in the evening, she said the tendency of the finance ministry would be to exercise caution and not let go of revenues.
"But, here we wanted to use this opportunity to show our respect for Indian taxpayer. We have moved towards setting Rs 12 lakh as threshold up to which no one will have to pay any tax," Sitharaman said.
The Union Budget 2025-26 envisages a total expenditure of Rs 50.65 lakh crore, an increase of 7.4 per cent ov

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