Nutrition snacking start-up Kikibix has raised USD 300,000 from founders and co-founders of nine unicorns, including Mama Earth, Pristyn Care, Fashinza etc, the company said on Friday. Early-stage venture capital firms Blume Ventures led the funding round and US-based Angelist also participated in the fundraising. Founded by paediatrician Ridhi Kaur in 2022, the company makes [...]

Water treatment company Va Tech Wabag (WABAG) has bagged a Rs 4,400-crore seawater reverse osmosis project in Tamil Nadu which after completion would be the largest sea-water desalination project in the South East Asia region. The project has been bagged in a joint venture with Metito Overseas Ltd and will be implemented on a design, [...]

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) has entered into a one-time settlement agreement with Standard Chartered Bank for the loan taken by Siti Networks, a part of the Essel Group. Standard Chartered Bank had sanctioned certain credit facilities to Siti Networks, which was inter-alia secured by DSRA (Debt Service Reserve Account) support and undertaking from ZEEL. [...]

IT services company HCL Technologies will hire 1,000 people in Romania in the next two years as it scales up operations in that country. HCL Tech, which completed five years of operations in Romania, will ramp up its offices in Bucharest and Lasi. A third of the new roles will be offered to graduates recruited [...]

Integrated facilities management Updater Services Ltd (UDS) has filed preliminary papers with capital market regulator Sebi to raise funds through an initial public offering. The Initial Public Offering (IPO) will comprise fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs 400 crore and an Offer For Sale (OFS) of up to 1.33 crore equity shares by [...]

Automation solutions provider Schneider Electric has appointed Deepak Sharma as its MD and CEO and "Zone President for Greater India region". Sharma's appointment is effective from May 1, 2023, the company said in a statement. "Schneider Electric announces the appointment of Deepak Sharma as Zone President, Greater India and MD & CEO, SEIPL. Sharma will [...]

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) on Thursday said it has signed a pact with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) for synergy in purchase and sale of hydrogen between the refineries the two firms operate in Mumbai. Hydrogen is an essential utility required for treating of diesel and petrol to produce low-emission fuel of Euro-VI or [...]

The industry is expecting the government to invite bids for power transmission infrastructure projects worth Rs 1.50 lakh crore in the next 18 months, Sterlite Power Transmission said on Thursday. In December, the government had launched a plan with investment opportunities of about Rs 2.44 lakh crore for building a transmission system for evacuating 500 [...]

Jain Irrigation Systems on Thursday said it has completed the deal to merge global irrigation business with Temasek-owned Rivulis. In June last year, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd had announced that its global irrigation business will be merged with Temasek-owned Rivulis in a cash-and-stock deal and the combined entity will have a revenue of USD 750 [...]

Water pumps company Shakti Pumps on Thursday said it has been assigned 'IND A' ratings by India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) with a stable outlook. The Madhya Pradesh-based company is a leader in the manufacturing of energy-efficient pumps and motors, including solar. In a regulatory filing, Shakti Pumps said, "India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has [...]

PepsiCo India, through its brand Lay’s, on Thursday announced a crop and plot-level predictive intelligence model to help farmers with real-time tracking of the health of potato crop. Launched in collaboration with global agri-tech firm Cropin, the predictive and plot intelligence models are fine-tuned for specific crop varieties, conditions, and locations, it said in a [...]

Sansera Engineering on Thursday announced it has entered into a definitive agreement for strategic investment of Rs 20 crore in MMRFIC Technology. Sansera would make an investment of Rs 200 million (Rs 20 crore) in MMRFIC by way of 1,49,250 CCPS (Compulsory Convertible Preference Shares) of Rs 100 each with a premium of Rs 1,240 [...]

Mahindra Group's agritech business on Thursday launched an IoT-based aftermarket device Krish-e-Smart Kit for farm equipment. The device, developed by agri-tech startup Carnot Technologies, provides detailed insights into tractors and farm equipment through GPS-enabled time-tracking and remote monitoring of various parameters through a smartphone, the company said in a release.   The startup was founded [...]

Insolvency appellate tribunal NCLAT has dismissed the plea of Jindal Stainless Ltd, one of the bidders for debt-ridden Mittal Corp, challenging the issuance of a fresh Request for Resolution Plan (RFRP) by the lenders. A two-member NCLAT bench observed the lenders of Mittal Corp were "empowered to issue fresh RFRP" when none of the resolution [...]

Tata Power on Thursday said it has re-appointed Praveer Sinha as the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director. His re-appointment to the top post is for a period of four years from May 1, 2023, to April 30, 2027, subject to the approval of the members of the company, Tata Power said in [...]

British carrier Virgin Atlantic has expanded its codeshare pact with budget airline IndiGo, offering new destinations to its customers pan-India, a statement said on Thursday. The two airlines had in August last year inked a codeshare partnership to help them expand their access to customers flying to the destinations serviced by them. In total, the [...]

Edtech firm Uncademy will lay off 12 per cent or about 350 employees amid a funding crunch as it strives to make the core business profitable, a top company official said. In an internal note, Unacademy co-founder and CEO Gaurav Munjal mentioned that a decision has been taken to meet the goals in the current [...]

Korean electronics major Samsung is planning to set up 15 premium experience stores across nine cities in India by the end of this year to increase the share of high-end products in total sales, a company official said on Thursday. Samsung India D2C business senior director Sumit Walia told PTI that the trigger for expansion [...]

Welspun Group on Thursday said it has acquired water tank maker Sintex for Rs 1,251 crore to expand its building material portfolio. In a statement, Welspun Group said Sintex has been a household name in India for decades for water tanks and other plastic products. It has a strong distribution network across India. "With its [...]

The country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp on Thursday said it has elevated Niranjan Gupta as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Gupta, currently designated as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Head - Strategy and M&A, takes over as the CEO with effect from May 1, 2023. The company's board has appointed Gupta as the new [...]

In a boost to the Centre's 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' initiative, the Ministry of Defence on Thursday inked a Rs 1,700 crore contract with BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) for procurement of next generation maritime mobile coastal batteries and BrahMos missiles. The delivery of these batteries is scheduled to commence from 2027, the ministry said in a [...]

Realty major Emerald Haven Realty Ltd (TVS Emerald) has signed a term sheet agreement with HDFC Capital Affordable Real Estate Fund-3, the city based company said on Wednesday. The two companies have come together to create Rs 1,000 crore platform for plotted development projects across Chennai and Bengaluru markets. TVS Emerald, an associate of TVS [...]

Pharmaceuticals firm Granules India Ltd on Wednesday said it has received approval from the US health regulator for its generic gabapentin tablets indicated for management of postherpetic neuralgia in adults. The approval by the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) is for the abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Gabapentin tablets of strengths 600 mg [...]

Pilots' bodies at Tata Group-owned Air India have accused the airline management of making unilaterally "rapid" and "regressive" changes in the service conditions of pilots. In a letter to Air India Chief Human Resources Officer Suresh Dutt Tripathi on Tuesday, Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) and Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) also stated that "all unilateral [...]

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pulled up J&K Bank Limited for not utilising the land worth over Rs 140 crore acquired during 2016-21 and recommended a proactive plan for its effective utilisation. It also said the bank's improper planning resulted into blockage of funds to the tune of Rs 22.78 crore and wasteful [...]

Billionaire Gautam Adani-led promoter group has paid off all of the USD 2.15 billion loans taken pledging their shares in the conglomerate, and only debt at operating company level remains, Adani Group said seeking to assure investors of its ability to repay debt. Adani Group in a statement termed reports of the group not completing [...]

Telecom gear maker HFCL on Wednesday said it bagged a Rs 282.61 crore contract from Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation to deploy communication systems for Surat Metro Rail Project Phase-1. The company has to deploy the project within 90 weeks from the date of contract. "..the company has bagged an order worth Rs 282.61 crore from [...]

Pharmaceutical ingredients maker SPC Lifesciences Ltd has filed preliminary papers with the capital market regulator Sebi to raise funds through an initial public offering. The Initial Public Offering (IPO) consists of fresh issuance of equity shares worth Rs 300 crore and an Offer For Sale (OFS) of 89.39 lakh equity shares by promoter -- Snehal [...]

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) delayed Krishna Godavari basin KG-D5 project is likely to start crude oil production in May this year and gas output a year later, a senior company official said. ONGC was originally to start gas production from Cluster-II fields in block KG-DWN-98/2 (KG-D5) in June 2019 and the first oil [...]

The NCLAT on Wednesday upheld the order of the fair trade regulator CCI imposing a penalty of Rs 1,337.76 crore on Internet giant Google. A two-member bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) directed Google to implement the direction and deposit the amount in 30 days. The NCLAT bench comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok [...]

Automaker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd on Wednesday said it has crossed the 25 lakh units milestone of cumulative exports since starting overseas shipments in 1986-87. The company, which started exports with shipments to neighbouring markets like Bangladesh and Nepal in 1986-87, said it currently exports to nearly 100 countries, including markets in Africa, Latin America, [...]

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India on Wednesday said it is setting up a separate unit at its Narsapura plant in Karnataka to roll out electric two-wheelers with the first two models expected to hit the market in the next fiscal itself. The company aims to touch 10 lakh electric vehicles production capacity annually by 2030. [...]

Online travel services provider, MakeMyTrip on Wednesday said it plans to grow its franchise base by over 50 per cent this year to expand its reach in smaller cities and towns across India. The company is seeking to tap into the opportunities provided by the government's initiative to increase the number of airports in India [...]

Homegrown server maker Netweb Technologies India Ltd has filed draft papers with the capital markets regulator Sebi to raise up to Rs 700 crore through an initial public offering (IPO). The IPO comprises a fresh issue of equity shares worth Rs 257 crore and an offer for sales of 85 lakh equity shares by promoters, [...]

Goyal Aluminiums has plans to invest Rs 200 crore to set up an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant in Uttar Pradesh. The company has been allotted 4,000 square metre land from the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) for the project. "Goyal Aluminiums...is gearing up to set up a new electric vehicle manufacturing plant with [...]

Edtech firm Upgrad has raised Rs 300 crore in a right issue led by co-founder and chairperson of the company Ronnie Screwvala, the start-up said on Wednesday. Screwvala contributed Rs 212 crore in the internal funding round. Existing investor Temasek contributed Rs 81 crore and the rest of the amount was raised from other minority [...]

Auto components maker Lifelong Group on Wednesday said it has acquired stressed automobile after-sales service startup GoMechanic for an undisclosed amount. The GoMechanic business has been acquired by the Lifelong Group as the majority shareholder under Servizzy consortium, the Delhi-based firm said in a statement. The Lifelong Group is an Indian company established in 1985 [...]

ReNew Energy Global Plc (ReNew) on Tuesday said it has repaid more than USD 1 billion to its offshore bondholders in the current financial year. The amount repaid includes the recent amortisation of USD 180 million, ReNew said in a statement. "ReNew has repaid more than USD 1 billion to its offshore bondholders in FY [...]

Adani Group CFO Jugeshinder Robbie Singh on Tuesday said stock exchanges update data on promoter share pledges at the end of the quarter, as he tried to clarify on present data not matching with the conglomerate's statement of repaying all the USD 2.15 billion of share-backed debt. Singh termed reports suggesting that the company's March [...]

Aster DM Healthcare on Tuesday said its main promoters, the family of its founder Azad Moopen, recently bought the 4 per cent stake held by a private equity investor for Rs 460 crore, increasing their holding to 41.88 per cent now. The deal values Aster DM Healthcare at USD 1.4 billion, the company said. Its [...]

The government has exercised the call option for the redemption of non-interest bearing special security to the tune of Rs 255 crore given to IDBI Bank in 2004. With this redemption the total outstanding amount will come down to Rs 2,378.73 crore, a gazette notification dated March 27, 2023, said. These 20-year tenure special securities [...]

State-owned NTPC Renewable Energy will supply 1,300 MW round-the-clock clean power to Greenko’s upcoming green ammonia plant at Kakinada. NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC Green Energy Limited, has signed a term sheet with Greenko ZeroC Pvt Ltd (A Greenko Group company) on March 28, 2023, to supply 1,300 MW round-the-clock RE [...]

Microsoft-owned GitHub has laid off 142 people in India, including the entire staff in its engineering division, people aware of the development said on Tuesday. Those affected by the decision were deployed across the company's offices in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Delhi. When contacted, a GitHub spokesperson said the decision was part of the company's reorganisation [...]

Tata Power on Tuesday exuded confidence that the financial capital will be able to avoid a re-occurrence of an electricity outage courtesy of improved coordination between stakeholders and more investments in multiple areas, including cybersecurity. The company, which competes with Adani Electricity Mumbai and claims to have a 70 per cent share in the transmission [...]

Honeywell Building Technologies will complete the Rs 600 crore Bangalore Safe City project by September, which will equip the local police with 7,500 surveillance cameras, control and command centre for swift action against crime, a senior company official said. Honeywell India and Honeywell Building Technologies Asia President Ashish Modi said that phase 1 of the [...]

Biscuit maker Saj Food Products, which is expecting to touch a revenue of Rs 2,500 crore in the 2023-24 fiscal, is eyeing at Rs 5,000 crore turnover in five years, a company official said on Tuesday. The Kolkata-headquartered company, which owns ‘Bisk Farm’ brand, is likely to close the current financial year with a revenue [...]

Axis Securities has appointed Pranav Haridasan as its new managing director & chief executive for a three-year tenure, following the incumbent B Gopkumar moving to head Axis AMC. Haridasan is currently managing director and co-head of equities at Axis Capital and has over 20 years of experience in financial markets across different asset classes. Before [...]

Vedanta Ltd on Tuesday said its board has approved an interim dividend of Rs 7,621 crore for the current financial year. The company has fixed April 7 as record date for the purpose of dividend payment. "The Board of Directors at a meeting held on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 approved the fifth interim dividend of [...]

City-based public sector lender UCO Bank on Tuesday said it hopes to achieve a net profit of Rs 1,500 crore this fiscal year. MD & CEO of UCO Bank S S Prasad said the bank had also doubled market capitalisation in less than a year from Rs 13,000 crore to Rs 28,000 crore thereby increasing [...]

Jindal Stainless Ltd (JSL) will invest around Rs 1,300 crore to set up a greenfield nickel pig iron (NPI) smelter facility in Indonesia to enhance its raw material security, the company's MD Abhyuday Jindal said. JSL is the first Indian company to own nickel reserves in any offshore market, he said, adding that the company [...]