Cement companies across India have announced significant price hikes for September 2023 following a decline seen in cement prices in August compared to July levels, said IIFL Securities after talking to dealers. According to the broker, cement manufacturers have indicated price increases of around Rs 35 per bag in the Eastern markets. Other regions like […]
The upcoming 2024 general elections in India have major implications for infrastructure, capital goods and construction sector stocks in the country. The infrastructure and housing segments are key areas that will likely see policy action and initiatives to support economic growth in the run-up to elections. Infrastructure Spending Push The ruling BJP is expected to […]
Sales of residential real estate have bounced back to 90% of their pre-pandemic levels, said real estate consultant Anarock Property, adding that this has led to a sharp fall in unsold inventory. “Resultantly, the housing inventory overhang across the top 7 cities plunged to 32 months [less than three years] by 2021-end, closing in on […]
DLF, one of India’s top real estate developers, said it has sold Rs 1,500 cr worth of luxury flats in ONE Midtown, its upcoming addition to the high-end Midtown township project being created west of Patel Nagar in Delhi. Midtown is designed as an ‘ecosystem of luxury residences, office and commercial spaces’ in ‘rolling acres […]
In a unique move to ensure quality of roads, Kerala government will next month start a program in which government officials will be put in charge of certain stretches of roads and will have to be submit monthly reports, including freshly clicked photos, on the condition of their stretch of roads. The move is being […]
Larsen & Toubro, India’s largest construction company, said it won a contract from the union government to build three 10-storeyed buildings that form part of the new central secretariat. The union government is current redeveloping the central vista — the hub of administration in India that houses most of the major ministries and departments of […]
RattanIndia, a company focused on next-generation and disruptive businesses and led by Indiabulls founder Rajiv Rattan, said it expects to benefit from the new drone rules announced by the government this week. Government of India had, earlier this week, announced several far-reaching regulatory changes aimed at allowing people to use drones or unmanned aerial vehicles […]
Tata Power, one of the country’s largest power generation and distribution companies, said it has signed an agreement to set up electric vehicle charging points at the petrol pumps operated by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd or HPCL. The two companies, however, did not disclose the estimated number of such charging stations that will be put […]
Telecom equipment and services provider HFCL Ltd said it plans to offer 5G equipment and turnkey services, marking a move up from its roots as a telecom contractor. The company, which has in recent years successfully diversified into manufacturing — particularly of fiber optic cables and terminal devices — said its new 5G network services […]
Seqrite, a cybersecurity consultant and the enterprise arm of Quick Heal Technologies, said a suspected Pakistani group has started a wave of sophisticated phishing attacks targeting India’s cricial infrastructure such as power and telecom. According to the IT security consultant, the initial intrusion chain begins with a spear-phishing email — an email that is designed […]
The confusion over the alleged freezing of the demat accounts of three big Mauritius-based investors in Adani group companies edged closer to being resolved, with National Securities Depository Ltd clarifying that the three accounts were frozen five years ago by a SEBI order. Adani Group divulged a clarification it received from NSDL, the agency which […]
Adani Transmission, a part of the diversified Adani Group, disputed a report by financial newspaper Economic Times that said that NDSL had frozen the share accounts of three foreign investors who held nearly Rs 43,500 cr worth of stock in various Adani group companies. Economic Times had carried the news quoting an update published by […]
Bharti Airtel said its Africa unit, Airtel Africa, has sold around 1,400 telecom towers in Tanzania to a joint venture company of SBA Communications Corp and Paradigm Infrastructure Ltd for $175 mn, or around Rs 1,280 cr. SBA Communications Corp is a leading global independent owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure, while Paradigm is […]
ACC, one of India’s largest cement makers, said it maintains a ‘cautious yet positive’ outlook on the market for the coming months despite the sudden surge of COVID-19 cases in the country. “The Company believes that the Government is taking all possible steps to intensify the vaccination program and control the spread of Covid. With […]
As part of a plan to double India’s nuclear power capacity by setting up 10 nuclear plants using indigenous technology, a government agency has put in purchase orders for more ‘reactor header assemblies’. The order for the ten reactor header assemblies has been won by public sector unit Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. Reactor header assembly […]
Bharti Infratel, the tower company spun out of Bharti Airtel, said it will change its name and ticker to Indus Tower on Friday, Dec 18. The name and stock ticker will come into effect on India’s major stock exchanges, including the NSE, on that day. The new ticker will be INDUSTOWER. The merger, originally designed […]
Larsen & Toubro, India’s biggest construction firm, said it has got an encouraging response to the launch of its second phase of its Seawoods Residences project in Navi Mumbai. The first phase of the semi-premium housing project, launched early last year, saw decent levels of interest, with reports claiming that the company got 1,800 bookings […]
Cochin Shipyard Limited, India’s largest shipbuilder, has signed a partnership agreement with Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilders. Besides ship-building, the two will co-operate in the areas of ship design, repair, marine equipment manufacturing and training & skill development, the Kochi-based company said today. Italy-based Fincantieri has over 230 years of history and more […]
AM Naik, chairman of the country’s largest infrastructure development company Larsen & Toubro, today called upon the government to create the right ecosystem to channel the anti-China sentiment productively. “The strong anti-China sentiment within India and around the world is a possible game changer for domestic industry,” he said, delivering the chairman’s statement at the […]
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, has requested all state governments to include IT and BPO employees, as well as e-commerce, in their list of essential services. Several state governments, including Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, have announced strict curbs on the movement of people and the functioning of shops […]
