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Abrasives manufacturer Carborundum Universal Ltd has reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 37.61 crore for the October-December 2024 quarter, the company said.
The city-headquartered company had registered a net profit of Rs 111.98 crore in the corresponding quarter of last year.
The net profit for the nine month period ending December 31, 2024 stood at Rs 268.61 crore, as against Rs 333.62 crore recorded in the year ago period, the Murugappa Group company said in a statement on Friday.
The consolidated total income during the quarter under review surged to Rs 1,271.83 crore, from Rs 1,165 crore registered in the corresponding quarter of last financial year.
For the nine month period ending December 31, 2024 the consolidated total income grew to Rs 3,711.84 crore from Rs 3,565.11 crore registered in the same period of last financial year.
The company said it incurred capital expenditure of Rs 202 crore at a consolidated level during the first nine months of the current financia

The city-headquartered company had registered a net profit of Rs 111.98 crore in the corresponding quarter of last year

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The government has invited applications for the posts of chairperson and three full-time members in the National Financial Reporting Authority.
The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) is an independent regulatory body overseeing financial reporting and auditing standards in the country.
For chairperson, the applicants will be a person of eminence, ability, and integrity with at least 25 years of expertise in accountancy, auditing, finance, or law and for full-time members, they must have at least 20 years of experience in the same fields, according to a release.
The chairperson will receive a consolidated monthly salary of Rs 5.62 lakh without house and car or the pay and allowances are equivalent to a secretary to the government of India, as per the NFRA's (Manner of Appointment and other terms and conditions of Service of Chairperson and members) rules.
For full-time, members will have the option of drawing either a consolidated monthly salary of Rs 5 lakh or receiving 

The government has invited applications for the posts of chairperson and three full-time members in the National Financial Reporting Authority.

ISRO on Friday said it has developed and realised the ten-tonne propellant mixer for solid motors.
Solid propulsion plays a crucial role in Indian Space Transportation Systems and vertical mixer is one of the critical equipment in solid motor production, ISRO said in a statement.
"Solid propellants are the backbone of rocket motors, and their production requires precise mixing of highly sensitive and hazardous ingredients," the statement read.
The space agency said that towards increasing the production scale of solid motor segments, Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in collaboration with Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI), Bengaluru has successfully designed and developed 10-tonne Vertical Planetary Mixers for processing the solid propellants.
ISRO has termed it a significant technological marvel. It added that the 10-tonne vertical mixer is the world's largest solid propellant mixing equipment.
The development involves collaboration with academia and ...

This high-capacity mixer will enable productivity, quality and throughput improvement for heavy solid motors production

Given the focus on social sector schemes, the state is planning market borrowing of over Rs 81,972 crore in 2025-26, projecting the total outstanding debt to go up to Rs 7,71,670 crore

Emphasising the importance of increasing green cover, the West Bengal budget for 2025-26 allocated Rs 1,091.11 crore for the forest department and Sunderbans Affairs.
A senior forest official explained that this allocation would fund projects like the Green India Mission, Integrated Watershed Management, Eco-tourism, afforestation efforts, the state's 100-day work schemes (in the absence of central allocations), School Nursery programmes, and the Sabujshree initiative, among others.
Minister MoS (Independent) Chandrima Bhattacharya said the government is committed to enhancing ecological stability by increasing forest and tree cover and conserving wildlife.
"A total of 3,584.40 hectares have been afforested under the state development scheme, with 113.34 lakh saplings distributed to the public. Under the Sabujshree initiative, 64 lakh seedlings have been distributed to mothers of newborns until November 2024," she stated in the budget.
Additionally, 131.48 hectares of plantations a

Minister MoS (Independent) Chandrima Bhattacharya said the government is committed to enhancing ecological stability by increasing forest and tree cover and conserving wildlife

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Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka: Big setback for BJP as its MLA cross-votes for Congress

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