.
Sterling and Wilson bags orders worth Rs 1,080 cr

Sterling and Wilson bags orders worth Rs 1,080 cr

Sterling and Wilson Pvt Ltd has bagged three rural electrification orders worth Rs 1,080 crore. While one order is from Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Ltd (CSPDCL) in Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, two others are from South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd (SBPDCL) in Nalanda (also covering districts in Nawada) and Gaya. The projects, aimed at [...]
Coca-Cola acquires 15% stake in Hashtag Loyalty

Coca-Cola acquires 15% stake in Hashtag Loyalty

Beverage major Coca-Cola India Ltd has acquired a minority 15 per cent stake in Hashtag Loyalty, which owns the food ordering platform Thrive. This move will help Coca-Cola to get benefitted from Thrive, which has a partnership with over 12,000 restaurants across India. Hashtag Loyalty is an associate of the country's leading QSR chain operator [...]
Cement demand seen rising 8-9% in FY24 over 9% growth in FY23

Cement demand seen rising 8-9% in FY24 over 9% growth in FY23

Continued government push to build infrastructure will drive cement demand further this fiscal by 8-9 per cent on top of a 9 per cent growth in FY22, which will help the sector see some recovery in profitability, a report said. According to India Ratings, which has a neutral outlook for the sector for the year, [...]
Bank of Maharashtra hikes lending rates

Bank of Maharashtra hikes lending rates

State-owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) on Monday announced increase in the marginal cost of funds based lending rates (MCLR) by 10 basis points across tenors. The revision in MCLR is effective from April 15, 2023. The benchmark one-year MCLR is up by 10 basis points to 8.50 per cent, it said. The one-year rate is [...]
WTO panel rules against India’s import duties on certain ICT products in dispute with Japan, EU

WTO panel rules against India’s import duties on certain ICT products in dispute with Japan, EU

The dispute panel of the Geneva-based World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Monday said the import duties imposed by India on certain informational and technology products violates global trading norms. The ruling followed a dispute filed by the European Union, Japan and Taiwan against these duties in the WTO. "We recommend that India bring such measures [...]
Two individuals offload Poonawalla Fincorp shares for Rs 290 crore

Two individuals offload Poonawalla Fincorp shares for Rs 290 crore

Two individuals on Monday offloaded shares in NBFC company Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd for Rs 290 crore through open market transactions. The two individuals are Sanjay Chamria and Mayank Poddar, who were the co-founders of Magma Fincorp Ltd (now known as Poonawalla Fincorp Ltd). According to the block deal data available with the National Stock Exchange [...]