Day: October 2, 2024
Highest Annual Growth of Renewables Jobs in 2023, Reaching 16.2 Million
2023 saw the highest ever increase in renewable energy jobs, from 13.7 million in 2022 to 16.2 million, according to the newly released Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2024 by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).
NTPC Green Energy signs MoU with Rajasthan for 25 GW renewable energy projects
The MoU was exchanged during the Rising Rajasthan Investor Meet in New Delhi between K S Sundaram, Director (Projects), NGEL, and Alok (IAS), ACS (Energy), in the presence of Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma.
REC raises CBDT notified zero coupon bonds of Rs 5,000 crore
ZCB are issued at deep discount and are redeemed at face value. Since these ZCBs are CBDT notified, investors are benefitted in the form of lower taxation as redemption of ZCB on maturity is treated as long term capital gain and is accordingly taxed at much lower rate of 12.5 per cent per annum.