People, Positions and Obituaries · 7 October 2026
P L S S Chaitanya Prakash Takes Charge as Director (Power) of NLC India
Exam-focused facts from the 7 October 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- P L S S Chaitanya Prakash, former Executive Director (Operations) at Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), has taken charge as Director (Power) at NLC India Ltd, bringing over three decades of experience in the power sector.
- At DVC, Prakash held senior responsibilities across thermal power generation, operations and maintenance, and project execution, and held board-level roles at Green Valley Renewable Energy Ltd and DVC-CIL Power Pvt Ltd.
- Prakash is a mechanical engineering graduate from GITAM, Visakhapatnam, and holds a postgraduate diploma in management from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar.
- NLC India is a Navratna enterprise under the Ministry of Coal operating in lignite mining and power generation while expanding its renewable-energy business.