Industry, Alstom, IRCON International Limited, Hindustan Copper Limited, NPCIL
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Alstom
Alstom is a French multinational conglomerate that works in the area of power generation and transport (especially railways) markets. According to its website, Alstom has supplied more than 25 pc of the world՚s installed power generation capacity.
Estd: 1928 HQ: Levallois-Perret, France CEO & Chairman: Patrick Kron
IRCON International Limited
Estd: 1976
Indian Railway Construction Company. It is a specialized constructions organization covering the entire spectrum of construction activities and services in the infrastructure sector.
Hindustan Copper Limited
Estd. 1967
HQ: Kolkata
HCL is a PSU under the Ministry of Mines. It is the only vertically integrated copper producer in India engaged in a wide spectrum of activities including mining, smelting, refining etc. Its units are: Khetri copper complex (Rajasthan) , Indian Copper Complex (Jharkhand) , Malanjkhand Copper Project (MP) and Taloja Copper Project (Maharashtra)
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)
Estd. 1987
HQ: Mumbai
Chairman/MD: S K Jain
Motto: Safety first and Production next
The PSU is responsible for the generation of nuclear power for electricity and construction and operation of India՚s nuclear power plants. It is administered by the Department of Atomic Energy and is the only power utility company in India which uses nuclear fuel sources. As of June 2010, it had 19 nuclear reactors in operation at six locations (Rawatbhata, Kakarpara, Narora, Kaiga, Tarapur, and Kalpakkam)
Bhartiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI)
Estd: 2003
It is a PSU under the control of DAE established with the objective of constructing and commissioning the first 500 MWe Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) at Kalpakkam and to pursue construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of subsequent FBRs for generation of electricity.
MMTC
It is India՚s largest bullion supplier.
Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI)
HQ: Hyderabad
Under: Ministry of defence enterprise
MIDHANI - an ISO 9001: 2000 Company with modern metallurgical facilities and high degree of technical competence in manufacturing a wide range of Superalloys, Titanium, Special Purpose Steels and other special metals and alloys meeting stringent international standards for application in Aerospace, Defence, Atomic Energy, Power Generation, Chemical and other hi-tech industries.
Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVN)
Formerly known as Nathpa Jhakri Power Corporation (NJPC) was established in 1988 as a joint venture between GoI and Govt of Himachal Pradesh to planning and operation Hydro-electric power projects in the area. It is a mini-ratna company.
Hindustan Shipyard Limited – Visakhapatnam (Gandhigram)
MSTC Limited
Estd: 1964 HQ: Kolkata
Under: Ministry of Steel
Two portfolios: 1. to propcure industrial (mainly metal) raw material for its principals 2. To provide a virtual marketplace for buyers and sellers of scrap metals (ferrous) . Of late it has emerged as a player in promoting e-commerce.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Estd: 1964 HQ: Bangalore
Formed by the merger of Hindustan Aircrafts Limited (estd in 1940) with Aeronautics India Limited and Aircraft Manufacturing Depot, Kanpur.
Defence projects: Dhruv, Tejas, Intermediate Jet Traniner, and Marut
Space projects: PSLV, GSLV, Indian Remote Satellite, INSAT
Cement Corporation of India Limited
Estd: 1965 HO: New Delhi
PSU established with the objective of setting up cement units in public sector to help achieve self-sufficiency in cement production in the country.
India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited
Estd: 2006 HQ: New Delhi
- IIFCL is a dedicated institution purported to assume an apex role for financing and development of infrastructure projects in the country. It renders financial assistance through:
- Direct lending to eligible projects
- Refinance to banks and FIs for loans with tenor of five years or more
- Any other method approved by Government of India.