The Maharashtra cabinet has today given approval for the redevelopment of Asia’s largest slum, Dharavi, at a cost of around Rs 20,000 cr. The latest plan involves the creation of 70,000 flats over an area of 200 acres, including 50 acres that has to be contributed by the Indian Railways. A total of 55,000 families […]
CNBC TV18, controlled by Reliance Industries, reported that the diversified company is likely to announce its acquisition of two of India’s top cable companies, Den Networks and Hathway Cable and Datacom, tomorrow. The TV channel, controlled by Reliance via a trust, said the acquisition is likely to be announced along with RIL’s second-quarter results on […]
Sterlite Tech said it has got the confirmed order to build and manage a pan-India digital network to enable communication for the Indian Navy. Typically, such projects are won by multinational companies. However, given that the network will be used for defence purposes, the Navy seems to have preferred an Indian vendor. Nevertheless, it will […]
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in India, said it has agreed to sell its API manufacturing unit located in Jeedimetla, Hyderabad, to Therapiva Private Ltd, an emerging generics pharmaceutical company. The company did not reveal the financial details of the deal, but said the transaction is designed as a slump sale […]
Online sales of smartphones in India continues to gather pace — expected to rise to 38% of all smartphone sales this quarter — even as Xiaomi is expected to outsell Samsung 4:1 online. In total, 15 mln (1.5 cr) smartphones are likely to be sold through online channels in the festival quarter — a growth […]
SPI Cinemas, a part of India’s largest multiplex chain PVR, has launched at Park Square Mall in Whitefield in Bengaluru. The four-screen cinema is set on the third and fourth floors and can seat 696 people in total. With the launch, PVR’s network now stands at 715 screens at 154 properties in 60 cities. On […]
Royal Orchid hotel chain said it has opened its 49th property near the Bharatpur bird sanctuary in Rajasthan. Regenta Resort has 50 rooms, including Royal Suites, Club Rooms and Family Suites, as well as executive suites. It also comes with an in-house restaurant and two function halls. Bharatpur is a popular winter destination for North […]
Oil India Limited (OIL) said it found hydrocarbons in two explorator wells in Assam in the July-September quarter. The first one, in Dibrugarh, produced natural gas at the rate of 1.15 lakh cubic meters per day, while the second one, in Tinsukia, produced gas at 1 lakh scmd. These numbers are at the higher end of production […]
The 2018 version of Ciaz, the ‘A3’ sedan from Maruti Suzuki, has notched up bookings of over 10,000 in the first month, India’s largest carmaker said. This comes as a relief as the numbers had seen a drastic decline in the run-up to the launch of the new, 2018 model in August. The new variant, […]
IndusInd Bank launched what it called India’s first dual, debit cum credit card. The ‘Duo’ card has two magnetic stripes on either edges and two chips on either ends. The card design uses the anagram technique to enhance and highlight the singularity of the Duo Card. IndusInd Bank, part of the Hinduja Group, is among […]
Heavy machinery maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited said it won four orders for emission control equipment from power producer NTPC, worth about Rs 2,900 cr, The orders involve the supply and installation of Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) systems for control of SOx emissions at NTPC’s producing stations at North Karanpura, Mauda Stage-I, Barh Stage-I and […]
Suzuki, the Japan-based parent of India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki, has started real-life testing of electric vehicles in India. The company had, in September, promised to bring 50 units of its electric vehicles to India for conducting tests in real life conditions. “This extensive real-life usage of the vehicles in multiple terrains and climatic conditions […]
NTPC, India’s biggest power producer, said it has taken a loan of Rs 5,000 cr from the State Bank of India to fund its capital expenditure. The loan is repayable over a period of 12 years. This is one of the first large corporate loans extended by Indian banks after the NPA crisis, in which […]
Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles, which manufactures Eicher branded trucks and buses in India, said it would increase its capacity by 44% by setting up a new, 40,000-trucks-per-year plant in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. At present, the joint venture between Eicher Motors and AB Volvo has a capacity of manufacturing 90,000 trucks per year at its […]
The key Nifty 50 stock index in India is likely to breach the 10,000 support mark this week as the Indian stock market enters what many have called its deepest correction since the 2008 financial crisis. The Nifty, which reflects the stock prices of 50 bluechip stocks traded on the National Stock Exchange, had gone […]
India’s largest lead recycler Gravita India said it has been forced partially cancel a Rs 300 cr order received earlier this year due to counterparty problems. The company said it supplied only 3,800 tons out of the contracted Rs 18,000 tons to buyer Kyen Resources Pte. Ltd. Singapore. “The contract entered with them has been terminated due […]
TVS Motor Company has introduced yet another version to its successful Jupiter line of scooters. Jupiter Grande, priced at Rs 56,000 ex-showroom in Delhi, has a few functional extras like an LED front-lamp that saves power and fuel, adjustable mono-shock suspension at the back and a new seat. The new model is priced at Rs […]
Kerala Blasters, one of the prominent teams in Indian Soccer League, has signed up Havells India brand ‘Standard’ as one of its co-sponsors. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. However, it should come as a positive for the new owners of the team — Nimmagadda Prasad, Chiranjeevi and Allu Arvind, who took over […]
IDBI Bank said its board of directors has approved the issue of shares to Life Insurance Corporation of India to make the latter the majority shareholder in the bank. The insurer will hold 51% of the total shares of IDBI Bank once the issue is completed, it added. The Bank had around 418 cr shares […]
Larsen & Toubro said it, along with its consortium partners Baker Hughes and McDermott International, has won the contract for constructing one of India’s largest deepwater oil and gas projects. The contract is for construction at ONGC’s KG DWN-98/2 basin that lies close to the KG-D6 block of Reliance Industries. “The integrated subsea package includes […]
