SK Roy appointed Director (Projects), NTPC
Susanta Kumar Roy has been appointed as Director (Projects), NTPC with effect from afternoon of January 19, 2018. Prior to this , Roy held the post of Executive Director(Projects), NTPC. SK Roy, a Mechanical Engineering Graduate from REC, Durgapur joined NTPC in 1981 as Executive Trainee. He is having more than 36 years of experience in large size coal power Stations in the area of operation, maintenance and project construction. He was associated in managing largest station of the country at Vindhyachal. Roy has worked at Korba, Unchahar, Singrauli, Rihand and Vindhyachal stations. Roy’s experience in power sector include 10 years of senior management level as O&M Head and Business Unit Head of NTPC’s largest stations at Korba and Vindhyachal. He has also worked as Executive Director (Operation Services) at Corporate Centre . Roy has a rich experience and exposure of entire life cycle from concept to commissioning of projects. Roy during his stint at NTPC has been deputed for overseas managerial, leadership development and technical training programmes to enhance strategic leadership qualities.
HUDCO Organises International Training Programme for Overseas Professionals
Dr M Ravi Kanth, Chairman and Managing Director HUDCO, interacted with the trainees of the 37th International Training Programme on "Planning and Management of Urban Services", being organised by HUDCO's HSMI from 15th January to 9th March, 2018. This programme, supported by MEA under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), Special Commonwealth Assistance for Africa Programme (SCAAP) and the TCS Colombo plan, is being attended by 23 participants from 15 countries. The participants will be visiting various urban development projects across India to understand the planning and management models of urban centres in India.
NHPC CMD delivers Address at 15th Annual Conference on Hydro Power
Balraj Joshi, Chairman and Managing Director, NHPC, India’s premier hydropower company delivered the Keynote address at the 15th Annual Conference on Hydropower in India organized by India Infrastructure at New Delhi on 22nd January 2018. In his address, Joshi presented an insight into the Indian power sector and showcased the role played by NHPC towards development of the hydropower in the country. Joshi spoke about the enormous scope of hydropower development in India and also highlighted the advantages of hydropower as being environmentally benign and non-polluting source of power. He also emphasized the role of Hydro Policy in development of Hydropower by Public as well as Private sector.
Kenya eyes 12-15% growth in footfalls from India in 2018
Kenya Tourism Board (KTB), in partnership with 10 members of the Kenya travel trade, participated in the Outbound Travel Mart (OTM) 2018 in Mumbai, India. KTB showcased Kenya’s authentic experiences to the trade from India through various presentations and round table discussions. The show provided a business networking platform for the Kenyan travel trade to engage with their Indian counterparts. Among the members of the Kenya travel trade that have confirmed participation in OTM 2018 include Wildtrek Safaris, Safari Trails, Golden Holidays and Travel Company and Golden Holiday Travel, Vintage Africa, Silverbird Safaris, Shian Tours, African Trotter and Serena Hotels. KTB Chief Executive Officer, Betty Radier said, “the show provides Kenya with a gateway to the high spending 22 million outbound adventurous Indian traveler, MICE groups, Safari seekers and those looking to do weddings and /honeymoon in Kenya.” She said KTB will position Kenya both as a high value tourist destination offering value for money and also the ultimate destination for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) for Indian groups. “Kenya is well positioned to take a major share of India’s growing travel market. Kenya is endowed with breath-taking landscapes, a magnificent range of captivating wildlife, a beautiful coastline that offers diverse magical experiences, an array of enriching cultural encounters, exquisite cuisine, vibrant cities and beautiful people propelling it to be the most preferred safari destination.”, KTB CEO has said. India is the third largest source market of Kenya after the US and UK. In 2017, Kenya hosted 64,116 Indians travellers.“looking at the momentum we are expecting the footfalls from India to grow by 12-15 per cent this year,” she further added.