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With 70 per cent of its best-selling electric vehicle model Windsor coming from non-metros, JSW MG Motor India is stepping up efforts to accelerate sales by leveraging the opportunity through increased awareness, according to a senior company official. The MG Windsor has clocked cumulative sales of about 65,000 units since its launch in October 2024. Of the total sales of the model, four metros -- Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai accounted for 30 per cent and rest of India contributed to 70 per cent. Commenting on the trend, JSW MG Motor India Chief Commercial Officer, Vinay Raina said EV sales were initially concentrated in metro cities, largely due to limited awareness and the absence of products that truly appealed to the masses. "The introduction of the MG Windsor changed this dynamic and became a key enabler of rapid EV adoption in non-metro cities. It was the right product at the right time -- encouraging customers in these markets to experience a sustainable driving option
JSW Steel will develop Minas de RevuboA coking coal mine in Mozambique in phases, a company statement said. Located in the Moatize coal basin of the Tete Province, Minas de RevuboA has 850 million tonne (MT) of reserves, and the potential to yield 250 MT of usable coking coal. JSW Steel said it will develop the mine in phases, with the first phase expected to be developed over the next 2.5 years to produce 2.4 million tonne per annum (MTPA) prime hard coking coal. The project is a step towards JSW Steel's backward integration strategy and is expected to provide long-term supply assurance for one of the most critical and cost-intensive inputs in steel manufacturing. India's domestic premium coking coal resources remain limited, making captive overseas sourcing a strategic imperative. "As we grow to 50 MTPA steel capacity in India by 2030, we hope that this asset will provide strategic and diversified raw material security and cushion JSW Steel against volatile global coking coal ..
Paints and coatings maker Akzo Nobel India, in which JSW Paints has acquired majority shares, has received approval from Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) to change its name to JSW Dulux. The ministry has approved the name change and granted a fresh Certificate of Incorporation with new name JSW Dulux, according to a regulatory filing from the company. "We wish to inform you that MCA has issued a fresh Certificate of Incorporation pursuant to change of name (dated 11th March 2026) thereby approving the change of name of the company from "Akzo Nobel India Ltd" to "JSW Dulux Ltd" effective 11th March 2026," it said. Following this, the Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of the company stand consequently amended and altered to reflect the new name of the company as "JSW Dulux Ltd", it added. On December 10, 2025, JSW Paints, part of the USD 23 billion JSW Group, acquired 60.76 per cent shareholding in Akzo Nobel pursuant to the share purchase agreement between JSW
Days after a US-led 'Pax Silica initiative' excluded India from the rare earths alliance, JSW Group Chairman Sajjan Jindal on Friday called for increased focus on domestic exploration of minerals. Jindal, who leads the USD 23 billion conglomerate having interests in steel and also electric vehicles, said India has sufficient reserves of rare earths. "We have a lot of rare earth in our country. We have not worked on it very diligently. So therefore, we have not explored the rare earth mineral wealth in our country," he said. "But now, after the shock we got from China, I think the country is sincerely working to see that we develop our rare earths," Jindal added. On the country's exclusion from the Pax Silica initiative, he suggested that developing our own strengths is the way forward. "India has to develop its own. Atmanirbhar Bharat is a very important aspect and we have to (work)," Jindal told reporters on the sidelines of the World Hindu Economic Forum here. It can be noted t