CPP Investments (CPPIB), Canada’s largest pension fund manager, has dropped its plans to sell stake in IndoSpace Core, its equal joint venture with IndoSpace, a developer of logistics parks promoted by Southeast Asia-focused Everstone Capital and US-based Realterm, people in the know said. CPPIB did not get the desired valuation from bidders, sources said. “Also
Not just kiranas, but quick commerce is beginning to hurt organised grocery retailers in urban centres as consumers seek instant gratification and convenience. While DMart, a popular grocery chain, admitted last week that online formats were hurting sales in metro stores, NielsenIQ data sourced from the industry corroborates this trend. Sales volume growth in modern
As the government looks to set up 500 gigawatt (GW) of green capacity by 2030, a key challenge is to ensure its seamless access to the Grid. This is because RE by nature is intermittent, which undermines its optimal use unless stored efficiently. Private companies such as ReNew, JSW Energy, Avaada Energy, Serentica Renewables, Gensol
India’s renewable energy RE) ambitions could increase the country’s annual solar import bill to $ 30 billion from $ 7 billion currently with most of it coming from China and as the entire world faces the same issue in its efforts to decarbonise key countries need to unite to global scale solar manufacturing facilities, according
By Dr Mohit Tantia Rajasthan has emerged as a prime destination for solar energy investment, not just in India, but globally. With an impressive installed capacity of 22,860 MW, the state now ranks first in the country in solar energy production. As India pushes toward its ambitious goal of achieving 500 GW of non-fossil fuel
India has proposed to the United States to convert their memorandum of understanding in critical minerals into a critical minerals agreement (CMA) that will give the benefits of a free trade agreement to the trade of electric vehicles. “I have suggested that our critical minerals MoU should be converted to critical minerals partnership agreement and
Kotak Mahindra Bank’s standalone profit rose 5% to Rs 3,344 crore in the second quarter of current fiscal from Rs 3,191 crore in the same quarter previous year, helped by healthy growth in net interest income and improvement in asset quality. The net profit was below expectations as Bloomberg analysts expected the lender to post
Tech Mahindra reported a higher-than-expected earnings in the September quarter on the back of improved revenue growth in communications, hi-tech and media, and banking, financial services and insurance verticals. The consolidated revenue rose over 2% sequentially to Rs 13,313.2 crore in July-September against Rs 13,005.5 crore reported in the June quarter. The topline also beat
Tax saving is one of the key factors when it comes to savings and investments for middle-class taxpayers and senior citizens. As regards senior citizens, they aim for financial security by investing their money primarily in non-market-linked products, which give them a sense of safety in times of volatile stock markets. Another key aspect of
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company’s share price slumped 10% to an intra-day low of Rs 572 despite reporting a 43% year-on-year jump in its net profit. The life insurance company reported a net profit of Rs 325 crore compared to Rs 227 crore in the same quarter a year ago. However, despite a stellar performance
The brokerage firm Kotak Institutional Equities has reaffirmed its ‘Buy’ rating on Karur Vysya Bank (KVB), citing the lender’s strong fundamentals and consistent financial performance as the key reasons for the positive outlook. According to them, the bank’s return on equity (RoE) of 17% and strong earnings growth have prompted the brokerage to increase its
Denta Water, a company specialising in the water treatment sector, has opened its IPO with a total size of Rs 220.50 crore today , January 22. As of the first day of bidding, the IPO made waves in the grey market, garnering the attention of many investors and analysts. Let’s take a look at the
Lenders frequently require certain loan applicants to provide loan guarantors. This condition is typically imposed when there are uncertainties regarding the repayment ability of the primary borrowers and co-borrowers. Additional circumstances that may prompt lenders to request loan guarantors include insufficient credit scores of the primary applicants, a precarious employment situation, loan amounts that surpass
