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Hindustan Copper May Exceed Capex Target Of Rs 350 Crore This Fiscal Year

NEW DELHI: State-owned Hindustan Copper Ltd on Friday said it is likely to exceed its capex target of Rs 350 crore for the ongoing fiscal year. “Although this year’s capex target is Rs 350 crore, it is expected that the company may exceed the target like last year,” the...

Jul 13 · >

RBI Governor Hints Interest Rates May Stay Higher For Longer

MUMBAI: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday indicated that interest rates may remain higher for longer. With a 4.75% rise in retail inflation in May, Das said that inflation numbers for June – which will be announced on Friday – are expected to be close to 5%, according to...

Jul 12 · >

Centre Notifies GST Levy On Corporate Loan Guarantees

NEW DELHI: India Inc will be liable to goods and services tax, applicable from October 2023, on intra-group corporate guarantees that will be 1% per annum of the value of the loan guaranteed, according to a notification that brings into effect the provision approved by the GST Council. There...

Jul 12 · >

Government May Use GeM Portal For Work Contracts

NEW DELHI: India’s public procurement portal Government e Marketplace (GeM) may also become a vehicle for the government to invite bids for work contracts. A proposal in this regard will be submitted to the commerce ministry following stakeholder consultations, chief executive officer of GeM P K Singh said on...

Jul 12 · >

India’s Oil, Gas Exploration Offers USD 100 Billion Opportunity: Oil Minister

NEW DELHI: Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday called for stepping up oil and gas hunt to cut India’s reliance on imports and making available fuel at an affordable and sustainable way. Speaking at the Urja Varta conference, he said the exploration and production (E&P) sector is integral...

Jul 12 · >

India Tops China In Billion-Dollar Realty Companies

India’s thriving property market achieved a major milestone, surpassing China in the tally of homegrown realty companies valued at $1 billion. The South Asian nation is home to 36 such realty companies, climbing from just 7 six years ago, showed latest data compiled by Hurun Research Institute. The list...

Jul 12 · >

DRDO Awards Projects To 7 MSMEs & Start-Ups To Meet Requirements Of Armed Forces

NEW DELHI: An underwater-launched drone for surveillance, a UAV for neutralising underwater threat objects  and developing detection of icing condition inflight for aircrafts are part of seven new projects Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has awarded to industries for various requirements of the armed forces, and aerospace and...

Jul 12 · >

Auto Component Industry To See Moderate Growth This Fiscal: ICRA

MUMBAI: The Red Sea crisis is likely to impact the margins of the auto component industry over the next few quarters amid higher container rates and shipping time, credit ratings agency ICRA said on Thursday, projecting a moderate growth for the industry this fiscal. Close to two-thirds of the...

Jul 12 · >

Budget Needs To Take Steps To Address Lower Than Expected Growth In Consumption: CEO

NEW DELHI: The government needs to take steps such as reviewing personal income tax slabs in the upcoming Union Budget to drive private consumption, which in turn will drive private investment, Godrej & Boyce Executive Director & CEO, Anil G Verma said on Thursday. He also expressed optimism that...

Jul 12 · >

SEBI To Auction HBN Dairies Properties; Fixes Reserve Price At Rs 67.70 Crore

NEW DELHI: Capital markets regulator Sebi will auction eight properties of HBN Dairies & Allied Ltd next month for a reserve price of Rs 67.70 crore. The move is a part of Sebi’s effort to recover money raised by HBN Dairies through illicit collective investment schemes. This came after...

Jul 12 · >

Rupee Falls 5 Paise To Close At 83.56 Against US Dollar

MUMBAI: The rupee settled for the day 5 paise lower at 83.56 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, weighed down by a weak tone in domestic markets and a recovery in crude oil prices. Forex traders said rupee traded with a slight negative bias on profit booking in...

Jul 12 · >

CPI Inflation Likely Rose To 4-Month High Of 4.9% In June

NEW DELHI: India’s retail inflation, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), likely rose to a four-month high of 4.9% in June due to increase in vegetable prices in the backdrop of delayed monsoon, a median of a poll of 18 economists by FE showed. The estimates ranged from...

Jul 11 · >

Telcos Call For Tax Reforms In Telecom Sector In Union Budget 2024-25

NEW DELHI: In their Budget recommendations to the Finance Ministry, telecom service providers have called for the introduction of a special regime for the telecom operators allowing them to carry forward and set off business losses for up to 16 assessment years, from the existing 8 years. The Cellular...

Jul 11 · >

Major Relief For Debenture Trustees On The Cards

MUMBAI: Debenture trustees are likely to get significant relief as a Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) working group is expected to recommend reduction in compliance burden and speeding up dispute resolution mechanism. The group also proposes pruning the number of regulations for listing and post-listing from five...

Jul 11 · >

India-Involvement M&A Activity Grew 4.4% In H1 At $37.3 Billion: LSEG Deals Intelligence

NEW DELHI: India-involvement announced M&A activity grew 4.4 per cent in January-June 2024 to touch $37.3 billion, latest LSEG Deals Intelligence Data showed. This is the highest first half period activity since 2022 when M&As had hit a record level of $ 129.77 billion. In the first half last...

Jul 11 · >

India Inc Raises Record $30 Billion In 6 Months, Riding FPO Wave

MUMBAI: Indian companies raised a record $29.5 billion (nearly Rs 2.5 lakh crore) in the equity market through IPOs & FPOs during the first half of 2024, more than double the amount raised in the same period last year. The Jan-June total is the highest-ever in terms of proceeds,...

Jul 11 · >

India’s Iron Ore Exports Rise In April–June Despite Falling Chinese Demand

NEW DELHI: India’s iron ore exports saw a near 5 per cent y-o-y increase for the April–June period (Q1FY25) to 10.25 million tonnes (mt) despite reduced demand from China, the key buyer. Indian exporters tapped into other smaller markets like Indonesia and Malaysia, trade data show. China, despite a...

Jul 11 · >

Power Minister Reviews Chhattisgarh’s Power Sector; Pushes For Cess-Free Hydro Projects

NEW DELHI: In a strategic move to ease the financial burden on consumers, Union minister for power and housing & urban affairs Manohar Lal, has urged the Chhattisgarh government to refrain from imposing any cess on hydro power projects and Pump Storage Projects. This appeal was made during his...

Jul 11 · >
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