Reliance Infrastructure to build 20 km of Wadala-Thane Mumbai Metro line

Reliance Infrastructure, the construction arm of the Anil Ambani group, said it, along with its consortium partner, won three different contracts to construct about 20 km out of the 32 km Mumbai Metro line between Thane and Wadala. The total package is worth about Rs 1,584 cr. The consortium of Reliance Infrastructure Limited and ASTALDI […]

JSW-AION accepts terms for purchase of Monnet Ispat

JSW Steel Limited said it, along with its consortium partner and private equity player AION Investments Private II Ltd, has accept the terms and conditions for the acquisition of the assets of bankrupt steelmaker Monnet Ispat and Energy Limited. The duo were declared the successful, and only, bidders two days ago. The bids were placed […]

Mahindra Defence, BEL ink MoU for long-term partnership

Mahindra Defence Systems said it has entered into a long-term partnership with Government of India-controlled defence electronics manufacturer Bharat Electronics Ltd “to jointly address emerging opportunities in the domestic market”. The two will address opportunities created by policy initiatives of the Government of India, like ‘Make in India’ and the ‘Export Promotion Policy’ of the […]

Punj Lloyd, Adani tie up with Rave Gears USA to manufacture helicopter parts

Punj Lloyd, Rave Gears (USA) and Adani Group said they will set up a joint venture to manufacture helicopter parts. The collaboration will use the manufacturing base in India for exports to global OEMs, both in the military and civil aerospace domain, Adani Defence & Aerospace said. The JV will design, manufacture and assemble high […]

Strides Shasun launches generic version of Merck’s allergy drug in US

Pharma manufacturer Strides Shasun said it received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration to sell a generic version of Merck’s Periactin tablets. The US market for Cyproheptadine Hydrochloride Tablets is approximately USD 20 Million, according to IQVIA, the company said. The drug is an antihistamine used to relieve allergy symptoms such as […]

Israeli company to supply tactical drones to India under JV with Cyient

Cyient, formerly known as Infotech Enterprises, said it will form a joint venture with Israel-based BlueBird Aero Systems to manufacture drones for security use in India. The joint venture will be called Cyient Solutions & Systems Private Limited and will have 51% shareholding by Cyient. BlueBird Aero Systems, said the Indian company, is a specialist […]

ICRA downgrades Fortis Healthcare for missing loan repayment

Credit rating agency ICRA Ltd downgraded Fortis Healthcare’s outstanding debt obligations of Rs 1,170 cr after the company missed the repayment of a loan. The company’s long term rating for Rs 250 crore non-convertible debenture programme, Rs 105 crore fund-based limits, and Rs 195 crore term loans has been revised fromĀ  BBB- to C. It […]

Mahindra chosen as Indian partner for Japan’s ShinMaywa US-2 aircraft

Mahindra Defence, part of the Mahindra Group, has been selected as the local partner for Japanese aircraft maker ShinMaywa’s manufacturing and related operations for its US-2 seaplane in India. The amphibious aircraft can be used for both civilian and military purposes and the Indian Navy is expected to be among the customers for the same […]

Suzuki starts exporting vehicles from its fully owned plant in India

Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corp said it has started exporting vehicles from its recently established 100% Indian unit Suzuki Motor Gujarat Pvt Ltd. The first model to be shipped was the new Swift, destined for the South African market, the company said. “This is the first time an SMG model is being exported,” the company said. […]

Vedanta denied permission to restart smelter operations at Thoothukudi

Vedanta, one of the world’s largest metal producers, said its application for renewal of consent for operating its smelter plant in Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu has been rejected. The company had shut down the copper smelting plant on March 27 “as part of a regular maintenance program,” it said. “..the Company had applied for renewal […]

Fitch says Chanda Kochhar issue raises governance concerns at ICICI Bank

The ongoing allegations around the sanction of a loan by ICICI Bank to the Videocon Group and the bank’s reluctance to support an independent probe into the matter has created doubts about the bank’s internal governance standards, global ratings agency Fitch said. “..the presence of the bank’s CEO on this credit committee – and the […]

Bharti Airtel launches Fiber-to-the-Home services at Rs 2,199 per month

With the launch of Reliance Jio’s home broadband services drawing nearer, competitor Bharti Airtel has introduced new fiber-based broadband plans with speeds of up to 300 Mbps. The FTIH (Fiber-To-the-Home) based plan comes at a monthly rental of Rs. 2199 and offers 1200GB of ultra-high speed data along with unlimited STD and local calling benefits. […]

Reliance Infra beats L&T, others to win Koodankulam SSC contract

Anil Ambani Group’s construction and infrastructure arm Reliance Infrastructure said it received an order of Rs 1,081 crore for the construction of a “Common Services System, Structure & Components (SSC) package” and allied civil works for the upcoming Unit 3 and 4 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project at Tirunelveli District in Tamil Nadu. SSC’s are […]

India facing 37% shortfall in DTH spectrum – I&B ministry

India has a total registered demand of 175 satellite transponders for DTH services, but only 111 transponders are currently available, Rajyavardhan Rathore, junior minister for information and broadcasting said, adding that efforst are on to rectify the situation. Satellite transponders refer to the terminals on satellites that emit TV signals that are captured by dish […]

Supreme Court lifts HC stay on RCom asset sale to Jio, no relief in NCLT case

Anil Ambani Group’s Reliance Communications cleared a major hurdle for the sale of its assets to Reliance Jio with the Supreme Court lifting the stay imposed by the Bombay High Court on the transaction. However, there was no immediate relief for the company on the the NCLT stay. The stay by the High Court was […]

L&T wins major order from Saudi Aramco

Construction major Larsen & Toubro said its Hydrocarbon Engineering unit, along with its partner, won an order to supply three Gas Production Deck Modules from Saudi Aramco, one of the world’s largest oil companies. “This is the fourth award for the consortium of L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE) with Subsea 7,” the Indian company said. The […]