The Indian Energy Exchange's total trade volume in December 2022 dipped 7 per cent to 8,452 million units as compared to the year-ago period mainly due to higher average spot price of electricity and lower trading of renewable energy certificates. "The overall volume on the exchange in December 2022 increased 9 per cent on a [...]
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has defended India's move to import crude oil from Russia notwithstanding the growing disquiet over it by Western powers, saying that Europe has imported six times the fossil fuel energy from Russia than India has done since February 2022. Jaishankar, who arrived here from Cyprus on the second leg of [...]
Indian media and entertainment sector is likely to grow 12-14 per cent to clock Rs 1.6 lakh crore revenue in FY24, rating agency Crisil said in a report. The revenue growth of the Indian media and entertainment (M&E) from advertising would be led by digital platforms, followed by TV and print, it added. "Ad revenue, [...]
Capital markets regulator Sebi has asked Oravel Stays Ltd, the parent company of travel-tech firm OYO, to refile the draft IPO papers with certain updates. The move might delay the Gurugram-based hospitality unicorn's initial public offering (IPO). OYO filed preliminary documents with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in September 2021 for a Rs [...]
Electric vehicle charger and lithium-ion battery maker Exicom on Tuesday said it signed an agreement with Hero Electric to supply its battery management systems. Under the agreement, Hero Electric intends to purchase 5 lakh units of Exicom BMS (Battery Management Systems) per annum, the company said in a statement. Exicom will provide intelligent BMS, built [...]
The shares of Likhitha Infrastructure Limited gained as much as 2 percent till the afternoon on Tuesday and were trading at Rs 237 levels. The scrip gained after the company reported that it has received orders worth Rs 120 crore from various Oil and Gas Distribution Companies during the quarter from October 2022 to December [...]
After having a volatile year in 2022 which was led by geopolitical tension, rising inflation, and a surge in covid, the Indian market is still holding its ground. The benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex began the year in the green, indicating investor optimism. Here are two stocks recommended by analysts in 2023 for an upside [...]
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Tuesday announced the launch of its 5G services in Indore. In a statement, the company said customers with 5G-enabled devices will experience high speed Airtel 5G Plus network at no extra cost until the rollout is more widespread. "Currently operational at Vijay Nagar, Rasoma chowk, Bombay Hospital Square, Radisson square, [...]
State-owned Convergence Energy Services Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), on Tuesday said the prices discovered for the 6,465 electric bus tender were 29 per cent lower than what it costs to operate diesel buses. This unified tender constitutes demand for electric buses from six Indian states & UTs – Delhi, [...]
Agrochemicals maker Safex Chemicals Ltd on Tuesday said it plans to invest Rs 100 crore in its new agri-tech arm, AgCare Technologies, in the next 3-4 years for launching an interactive tech platform and for setting up a manufacturing unit. Speaking to PTI, the company's Group Director Piyush Jindal said, "We are investing Rs 100 [...]
In the year 2022, the Indian stock market stood tall and resilient amid headwinds like the geo-political crisis, inflation, and massive FII selling. In fact, it outperformed many major markets. Insurance behemoth, the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) got listed on the bourses last year and it has already made investments in many Indian [...]
Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles on Tuesday sought extension of subsidies for EVs under the FAME II scheme and also include light to heavy commercial vehicles in it to promote electric mobility. In its pre-Budget recommendations, the industry body also called for a uniform 5 per cent GST on spare parts for electric vehicles. [...]
State-owned Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) on Tuesday said it has posted a credit growth of 21.81 per cent to Rs 1.57 lakh crore for the third quarter ended December 2022. The outstanding credit was Rs 1.29 lakh crore at the end of December 31, 2021, BoM said in a regulatory filing. The bank's deposits aggregated [...]
The Indian economy and exports will be moderately impacted in 2023 by weak global demand and recession in large economies and to improve its current account, the country should aim at reducing energy import bill, economic think tank GTRI said on Tuesday. The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said that in 2022, India will pay [...]
Domestic equity benchmarks turned green in the intraday trade after opening in the red territory on Tuesday amid mixed sentiment in global markets. The Nifty Bank index was trading 128 points or 0.25% higher on Tuesday at 43,317 levels. Here are 3 bank stocks that gained more than 5 percent on Tuesday after they announced [...]
The Indian Railways registered earnings of approximately ₹ 48,913 crores in the nine months ended December (April 2022 to December 2022). This is an escalation of 71% as compared to ₹ 28,569 during the corresponding period last year. The number of passengers with reserved bookings rose to 59.61 crores, up 6.35% as compared to 56.05 [...]
The Indian markets have started the new year on a happy note as the benchmark indices opened higher in green on Monday. With the new year, Indian companies have transitioned from Q3 to the last quarter and are set to release their earnings for the period. Here are two Tata stocks that remained in focus [...]
Online food delivery platform Zomato Ltd said its Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Gunjan Patidar resigned from the post on Monday. Patidar was one of the first few employees of Zomato and built the core tech systems for the company, it said in a regulatory filing. "Over the last ten plus years, he also nurtured [...]
Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday reported a 28 per cent rise in exports at 2,63,068 units in 2022, its highest ever overseas shipments. The company's previous highest exports was achieved in 2021 with 2,05,450 units. The highest exported models in 2022 were Dzire, Swift, S-Presso, Baleno and Brezza, the company said in a statement. "Crossing [...]
Public-private partnership in port infrastructure has been an important source of investment in the sector and the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) has a pipeline of 44 projects for total investment of Rs 22,900 crore till 2024-25, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Tuesday. Moreover, the government is working on the guidelines for [...]
