Hi! Time for a brief #newswrap for Thursday from PSUWatch & DefenceWatch -- *Sanctions against Russia to have no major impact; oil prices to remain stable at $75-80: Indian Oil Chairman* https://psuwatch.com/newsupdates/sanctions-against-russia-to-have-no-major-impact-oil-prices-to-remain-stable-at-75-80-indian-oil-chairman *HPCL net profit more than triples in Q3 FY'25* https://psuwatch.com/newsupdates/hpcl-net-profit-more-than-triples-in-q3-fy25 *IREDA Board okays Rs 5,000-crore fundraising via QIP* https://psuwatch.com/newsupdates/ireda-board-okays-rs-5000-crore-fundraising-via-qip *BSNL launches IFTV Pilot in UP East offering over 500 live TV channels* https://psuwatch.com/newsupdates/bsnl-launches-iftv-pilot-in-up-east-offering-over-500-live-tv-channels *MNRE to host 800 beneficiaries of its marquee schemes, RE workers to witness Republic Day parade* https://psuwatch.com/newsupdates/mnre-to-host-800-beneficiaries-of-its-marquee-schemes-re-workers-to-witness-republic-day-parade *Bank of India to raise Rs 5,000 crore via infra bonds this quarter* https://psuwatch.com/newsupdates/bank-of-india-to-raise-rs-5000-crore-via-infra-bonds-this-quarter *NHPC forms JV with power producer APGENCO for renewable energy projects* https://psuwatch.com/newsupdates/nhpc-forms-jv-with-power-producer-apgenco-for-renewable-energy-projects Energy Watch *Govt annuls auction of Nayakkarpatti Tungsten mineral block in TN on request of locals* https://www.energywatch.in/critical-minerals/govt-annuls-auction-of-nayakkarpatti-tungsten-mineral-block-in-tn-on-request-of-locals Defence Watch *Paras Defence to invest Rs 12,000 crore to set up India's first optics park in Maharashtra* https://psuwatch.com/defencewatch/paras-defence-to-invest-rs-12000-crore-to-set-up-indias-first-optics-park-in-maharashtra *All you need to know about Indian Army’s Exercise TOPCHI* https://www.defencewatch.in/defence-news/latest-defence-news/all-you-need-to-know-about-indian-armys-exercise-topchi *JSW Defence signs MoU with Telangana for Rs 800-crore UAV manufacturing plant* https://psuwatch.com/defencewatch/jsw-defence-signs-mou-with-telangana-for-rs-800-crore-uav-manufacturing-plant Bureaucracy Watch *Sruti Pathak appointed as Second Secretary (Hindi & Culture) at High Commission of India, Port Louis* https://psuwatch.com/bureaucracywatch/sruti-pathak-appointed-as-second-secretary-hindi-culture-at-high-commission-of-india-port-louis *B Vijay Datta (IAS) promoted to Director-level in Urban Affairs Ministry* https://psuwatch.com/bureaucracywatch/b-vijay-datta-ias-promoted-to-director-level-in-urban-affairs-ministry PSU Events *DVC celebrates birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose* https://psuwatch.com/newsupdates/dvc-celebrates-birth-anniversary-of-netaji-subhash-chandra-bose — You stand updated for Thursday. Good night.