Hi! Time for a brief #newswrap for Friday from PSUWatch & DefenceWatch -- *Power sector workers hold nationwide protests against DISCOM privatisation in UP, Rajasthan, Chandigarh* https://psuwatch.com/newsupdates/power-sector-workers-hold-nationwide-protests-against-discom-privatisation-in-up-rajasthan-chandigarh *RVNL bags Rs 13,236-crore contract from BSNL for BharatNet Middle Mile Network development* https://psuwatch.com/newsupdates/rvnl-bags-rs-13236-crore-contract-from-bsnl-for-bharatnet-middle-mile-network-development *Oil India forms wholly-owned subsidiary for green energy business* https://psuwatch.com/newsupdates/oil-india-forms-wholly-owned-subsidiary-for-green-energy-business *ONGC reports Rs 8,240 crore Q3 profit, declares dividend of Rs 5 per share* https://psuwatch.com/newsupdates/ongc-reports-rs-8240-crore-q3-profit-declares-dividend-of-rs-5-per-share *RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group takes over power distribution, retail supply in Chandigarh* https://psuwatch.com/newsupdates/rp-sanjiv-goenka-group-takes-over-power-distribution-retail-supply-in-chandigarh *Economic Survey sees FY26 GDP growth at 6.3-6.8% on back of strong fundamentals* https://psuwatch.com/newsupdates/economic-survey-sees-fy26-gdp-growth-at-63-68-on-back-of-strong-fundamentals *RBI penalises Equitas Small Finance Bank, India Post Payments Bank* https://psuwatch.com/newsupdates/rbi-penalises-equitas-small-finance-bank-india-post-payments-bank *India remained net steel importer in Apr-Nov amid price pressures: Survey* https://psuwatch.com/newsupdates/india-remained-net-steel-importer-in-apr-nov-amid-price-pressures-survey *Train passenger traffic registers 8% growth, freight revenue 5.2%: Economic Survey* https://psuwatch.com/newsupdates/train-passenger-traffic-registers-8-percent-growth-freight-revenue-52-economic-survey *India's forex reserves rise $5.57 billion to $629.55 billion* https://psuwatch.com/newsupdates/indias-forex-reserves-rise-557-billion-to-62955-billion *PNB Q3 profit more than doubles to Rs 4,508 crore* https://psuwatch.com/newsupdates/pnb-q3-profit-more-than-doubles-to-rs-4508-crore *Air connectivity has improved considerably with new airports, UDAN Scheme: Survey* https://psuwatch.com/newsupdates/air-connectivity-has-improved-considerably-with-new-airports-udan-scheme-survey *Union Steel Minister visits Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, expresses confidence in RINL's revival* https://psuwatch.com/newsupdates/union-steel-minister-visit-vsp-expresses-confidence-in-rinls-revival Energy Watch *Energy transition: Dominance of China deserves serious consideration, says Economic Survey* https://www.energywatch.in/energy-transition/energy-transition-dominance-of-china-deserves-serious-consideration-says-economic-survey Defence Watch *Russian, US to showcase their fifth-generation fighter jets at Aero India 2025* https://www.defencewatch.in/defence-news/latest-defence-news/russian-us-to-showcase-their-fifth-generation-fighter-jets-at-aero-india-2025 *Defence PSU GRSE partners with Apollo Micro Systems Ltd for advanced defence technologies* https://www.defencewatch.in/defence-news/latest-defence-news/defence-psu-grse-partners-with-apollo-micro-systems-ltd-for-advanced-defence-technologies Bureaucracy Watch *Santosh Kumar Yadav’s (IAS) tenure as NHAI Chairman extended by 2 years* https://psuwatch.com/bureaucracywatch/santosh-kumar-yadavs-ias-tenure-as-nhai-chairman-extended-by-2-years *Rajeev Singh Thakur (IAS) appointed as Adviser to NITI Aayog with extended tenure* https://psuwatch.com/bureaucracywatch/rajeev-singh-thakur-ias-appointed-as-adviser-to-niti-aayog-with-extended-tenure *Arshad Ayub Sheikh (IAS) appointed as Deputy Secretary in DoPT* https://psuwatch.com/bureaucracywatch/arshad-ayub-sheikh-ias-appointed-as-deputy-secretary-in-dopt PSU Appointments *H Shankar set to be next Managing Director of CPCL* https://psuwatch.com/psu-appointments/h-shankar-set-to-be-next-managing-director-of-cpcl *Meenaxi Rawat (IES) gets additional charge as GAIL CVO* https://psuwatch.com/psu-appointments/meenaxi-rawat-ies-gets-additional-charge-as-gail-cvo — You stand updated for Friday. Good night.