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State-owned hydropower developer NHPC has reported a 52 per cent growth in its consolidated net profit to Rs 919.63 crore for the March quarter, driven by increased income.
It posted a net profit of Rs 605 crore in the January-March period of the preceding 2023-24 fiscal year, the company said in an exchange filing on Tuesday.
NHPC increased its income to Rs 2,672.11 crore, from Rs 2,320.18 crore in the same quarter a year ago.
However, for the entire FY25, the net profit declined by around 15 per cent to Rs 3,411.73 crore, from Rs 3,999.54 crore in FY24.
The company's board has recommended a final dividend of Re 0.51 per equity share of face value Rs 10 for the financial year 202425, subject to shareholders' approval at the upcoming Annual General Meeting.
This is in addition to the interim dividend of Rs 1.40 per equity share for the FY 2024-25 paid in March 2025.
In April, the company commissioned the 800 MW Parbati-11 HE Project (hydroelectric) and 107.14 MW (out of a total o

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The country has reduced gas-based power generation capacity by 20 per cent or 5 GW in the last three months to 20.13 gigawatt (GW) as of April.
The development comes at a time when the government has issued a directive to use unutilised gas-based generation capacity to ensure uninterrupted power supply during the summer season, when projected demand is expected to hit 277 GW.
According to Central Electricity Authority (CEA) data, India's overall installed power generation capacity was 472.468 GW in April, while the share of gas-based capacity was at 20.13 GW.
In March, the total power generation was at 475.211 GW and the share of gas-based capacity was at 24.53 GW.
India's overall installed power generation capacity was at 470.448 GW in February and the share of gas-based capacity was at 25.18 GW.
The power ministry has decided to use unutilised gas-based electricity generation capacity to ensure uninterrupted power supply and maintain grid security amid an anticipated rise in the

The development comes at a time when the government has issued a directive to use unutilised gas-based generation capacity to ensure uninterrupted power supply

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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