Jaggi brothers: How the Gensol founders fell

Story so far:  Touted as a ‘one-stop shop for all things related to solar power’, Gensol Engineering Ltd saw its shares plummet by 90% in April this year from their 52-week high of ₹1125 in June 24, 2024. The fall followed after India’s regulatory body, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), found alarming pattern…

CWC-TAC recommends techno-economic viability nod for Sitarama LI, Sitammasagar projects

HYDERABAD The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the Project Appraisal Organisation in the Central Water Commission (CWC) chaired by Secretary to the Ministry of Jal Shakti Debashree Mukherjee, which met in New Delhi on Thursday, has recommended the techno-economic viability clearance to the Integrated Sitarama Lift Irrigation and Sitammasagar Multi-purpose Project. According to officials of…

Ponnamma DC passes away at 90

Ponnamma DC (90), wife of the late DC Kizhakemuri, the founder of DC Books, passed away here on Thursday following a brief ailment. A former teacher at Balika Madom School in Thiruvalla, Ms. Ponnamma was a guiding force behind the publishing house DC Books. For over two decades, she played a key role in the…

Srirangam railway station ready after renovation

The Srirangam railway station which has been renovated under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The ongoing project to give a facelift to the Srirangam railway station under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) has almost been completed. Passenger amenities have been upgraded at the station under the scheme at Srirangam, which is…

‘ESG frameworks key for long-term socio-environmental impact’

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Mysuru Zone, organised the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) conference and expo 2025 here on Wednesday. Themed “Driving Sustainable Transformation: Aligning Business with Sustainability”, it was held in collaboration with the CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development, JSS Science and Technology University, and the Schevaran Cleanfix Academy. The…

Chittoor MP condemns Pahalgam tragedy

Chittoor MP Daggumalla Prasad Rao on Thursday condemned the recent terrorist attack that led to the death of 26 tourists at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to the media, the MP termed the attack “cowardly”. He said that the tragedy also left several others injured, which was even more distressing. Referring to the three…