Firms/companies
Adani Group to acquire 74% stake in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai airports
01 Sep 2020
Adani to assume the entire debt of GVKADL in Mumbai International Airports Ltd and the 23.5 per cent interest of two other investors to take a 74 per cent stake in MIAL and the green field Navi Mumbai Airport, respectively
Reliance-Future Group set to sign Rs30,000-cr retail asset deal: report
31 Aug 2020
FEL will transfer the retail and wholesale undertaking to Reliance Retail and Fashion Lifestyle Limited (RRFLL) and the logistics and warehousing undertaking to Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd while RRFLL will invest Rs1,200 crore in the preferential issue of equity shares of Future Enterprises Ltd to acquire a minority stake in FEL
Govt to sell 15% stake in?defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics
28 Aug 2020
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd had reported operational revenue of over Rs20,000 cr in FY20 and the sale of a 15 per cent stake in the defence PSU at a floor price of Rs 1,001 a share, could fetch the government as much as Rs5,020 crore
Coronavirus pummelled an already low aggregate demand: RBI
26 Aug 2020
`An assessment of aggregate demand during the year so far suggests that the shock to consumption is severe, and it will take quite some time to mend and regain the pre-Covid-19 momentum,’ RBI stated in its annual report
Mumbai’s iconic CSTM railway station up for grabs
25 Aug 2020
Railways plans to redevelop Mumbai’s iconic CSMT as also the New Delhi railway station on public-private partnership model, allowing commercial and residential development by the concessionaire, with lease rights of 60 years and 99 years, respectively
Tata Group to launch `Super App” for digital services: report
24 Aug 2020
Tata plans to use the `Super App’ to make available a range of services that would eventually include food and grocery, fashion and lifestyle, consumer electronics and consumer durables, insurance and financial services, education, healthcare and bill payments
M&M unveils the all-new Thar, bookings to start on 2 October
17 Aug 2020
The 2020 Thar is set to be the new flagship offering from the SUV maker, with a wide range of engine options to go with its heavy-duty off-road gear, and is expected to be more upmarket than before
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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