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Defence Stocks Soar As Ministry Approves ₹ 84,328 Crore Procurement; Brokerages See Up To 38% Upside 

Defence Stocks Soar As Ministry Approves ₹ 84,328 Crore Procurement; Brokerages See Up To 38% Upside 

In a major boost to the preparedness of the armed forces, the Defence Ministry approved the procurement of military equipment and weapons worth ₹ 84,328 crores. This includes light tanks, anti-ship missiles, long-range guided bombs and next-generation offshore patrol vessels.  The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh accorded approval for 24 [...]
PE fund Advent to buy Suven; merge it with Cohance lifesciences

PE fund Advent to buy Suven; merge it with Cohance lifesciences

Global private equity investor Advent International on Monday said it is acquiring a significant stake in Suven Pharmaceuticals from its promoters, the Jasti family. The PE major said this will be followed with an open offer to acquire 26 per cent more in the listed contract development and manufacturing organisation from public shareholders, and also [...]
BSE Stocks that rallied more than 10% today; Do you hold any?

BSE Stocks that rallied more than 10% today; Do you hold any?

After turmoil due to Covid fears, the Indian benchmark indices opened on a positive note amid mixed global cues on the last trading week of the year. In the late morning session, BSE Sensex was trading higher at the 60,500 level, while NSE Nifty 50 was trading above 18,000.  As the markets gained momentum, here [...]
Mukesh Choudhary takes over as Coal India Director, Marketing

Mukesh Choudhary takes over as Coal India Director, Marketing

State-owned CIL on Monday said Mukesh Choudhary has taken over as its Director, Marketing. He assumed charge on December 23, Coal India Ltd (CIL) said in a statement. Prior to this, he was Deputy Director General, Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence. Choudhary took the charge from B Veera Reddy, Director (Technical) CIL who [...]
Siemens, India to manufacture 1,200 high-horsepower electric freight locomotives for railways

Siemens, India to manufacture 1,200 high-horsepower electric freight locomotives for railways

Siemens, India will manufacture 1,200 electric freight locomotives of 9,000 HP each for the railways, according to the terms of a contract valued at Rs 26,000 crore, the national transporter said on Saturday. The Indian Railways has issued a letter of award (LoA) for the manufacturing and maintenance of the 9,000-HP electric freight locomotives to [...]
India recognised as pharmacy of the world: FM

India recognised as pharmacy of the world: FM

India is recognised as the pharmacy of the world as the country produces global standard medicine at affordable cost, Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday. India supplies about 50 per cent of all of Africa's demand for generic medicine, 40 per cent of USA's need for generic medicine and 25 [...]
Maruti Suzuki expects sales of vehicles with auto gear shift to accelerate

Maruti Suzuki expects sales of vehicles with auto gear shift to accelerate

With increasing congestion across cities in India, Maruti Suzuki India expects sales of its vehicles with auto gear shift to pick up further next year, according to company Senior Executive Officer, Marketing & Sales Shashank Srivastava. The company had introduced the auto gear shift (AGS) technology that relieves drivers from manually changing gears using the [...]
ONGC board revamp on lines of McKinsey suggestions

ONGC board revamp on lines of McKinsey suggestions

The Board of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is being revamped by merging two directorships into one and creating a new position of director for corporate affairs in an attempt to breathe fresh life into the state-owned behemoth that is increasingly looking beyond oil and gas, sources said. ONGC Board presently has six directors [...]