Capex

Capex to be decided according to country's need, says MoS Finance

Chaudhary noted that there is a special focus from the Prime Minister, and all ministries have been directed to reach their capex targets by March

Q2 GDP showing not a systemic slowdown, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

India's growth slowed to a seven-quarter low of 5.4 per cent in the July-September period of FY25

Delayed BSNL equity infusion, sluggish state transfers drag capex momentum

Transfers to states from Centre are down 20 per cent compared to last year in the April-October FY25 period

Capex contracted, revenue expenditure gained pace in October: CGA data

Experts feel that the government is likely to miss the target of Rs 11.1 trillion capital expenditure in the current financial year

India Inc capex slows down marginally to Rs 9.4 trn in FY24: Care Ratings

This is mainly because of poor data for Q1FY25 due to election-related restrictions and uncertainties

CIEL to file papers for Rs 450-cr IPO on Friday, will be 2nd listed HR firm

Public offer expected to comprise a fresh issue of around Rs 350 cr and an offer for sale by earlier shareholders

Govt may relax quarterly spending limits to meet FY25 capex target

Analysts say the weaker spending is one of the reasons for a recent slowdown in India's high frequency economic indicators

Hindalco Q2 results: Net up 78%, plans $4-5 bn capex for upstream units

Co raises earlier capex plans for upstream by $2 billion

India Inc sends mixed signals on H2 FY25 capital expenditure path

Minutes from the October MPC show the RBI's optimism about private investments picking up

Adani Group's Rs 3,000 crore bet on ITD rides India's infra-capex wave

Group entity will acquire 46.64% in EPC firm, triggering an open offer

Private sector capex likely to improve among rising biz confidence: CII

According to survey, over 60% of firms in India see rate cuts this financial year

Balmer Lawrie plans Rs 700 cr capex to diversify into ethanol production

Diversified PSU Balmer Lawrie & Co has planned a capital expenditure of Rs 700 crore with the aim to achieve a revenue of Rs 6,000 crore by 2030, a company official said on Thursday. It plans to diversify into ethanol production, set up a free trade warehousing zone (FTWZ) in Mumbai and upgrade facilities, Chairman and Managing Director Adhip Nath Palchaudhuri told reporters. "The board of the company has approved a capital expenditure of Rs 700 crore, he said. The Kolkata-headquartered company also plans to enter third-party logistics for companies wanting to store their products, the CMD said. Palchaudhuri said Balmer Lawrie will make an investment of Rs 330 crore for producing ethanol using rice and maize as feedstock, and Rs 220 crore for setting up the FTWZ, which is akin to a special economic zone (SEZ). Another Rs 45 crore will be spent for setting up a third-party logistics hub at Dankuni in West Bengal. The top official said the company is aiming at a revenue of Rs 6,000

FM reviews Railway Ministry's capex plan, asks to expedite 'Kavach' system

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday reviewed the capex plan of the Railways Ministry and asked officials to focus on safety and convenience of commuters. Sitharaman also told the officials to expedite the implementation of Kavach system (India's indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system) in a phased manner and meet the allocated capex target in the stipulated timeframe. MoR officials informed the Minister that Kavach-related works are currently in progress in over 3000RKm (route km) on the Delhi-Howrah and Delhi-Mumbai sections. "Underlining the focus of the government on providing 'ease of living' for citizens, Sitharaman urged the officials of the Ministry of Railways to focus on capacity augmentation, safety and commuter convenience, including doubling and electrification of existing railway tracks and also laying of new railway lines across the country as per the capex outlay provisioned in the Union Budget," a finance ministry statement said. Sitharaman als

Poly Medicure to deploy Rs 1,000 cr fundraise for capex, future buys

The company is looking at portfolio expansion and increasing the number of products being added each year

In a first, govt to conduct yearly private capex survey from October

The annual private capex survey will run in conjunction with the annual survey of industries, which tracks output, value-added, and employment across manufacturing sector enterprises

Capex conundrum: Did election-related curbs slow economy in first quarter?

Several renowned experts and agencies, including the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), have blamed the MCC for the 6.7 per cent growth in the first quarter - a five-quarter low

Bankers put cash-strapped Vodafone Idea's call for Rs 35K cr loan on hold

Fund-strapped telco says banks have completed techno-economic evaluation, a key step in debt funding process

JSW Infra okays Rs 2,359 cr capex for expansion at Jaigarh, Dharamtar ports

The amount will be utilised to expand the cargo handling capacity of its Jaigarh and Dharamtar ports along the west coast of India

Spending lag, capacity issues behind govt's capital expenditure push

The growth slowed to a five-quarter low of 6.7 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) in the April-June quarter

To boost capex, FinMin relaxes norms for expenditure exceeding Rs 500 cr

The finance ministry has relaxed norms for expenditure exceeding Rs 500 crore to accelerate capex (capital expenditure) that is pegged at Rs 11.11 lakh crore for the current fiscal. This will give a push to government spending which suffered a slowdown for a couple of months due to general elections. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Budget proposed to raise the capital expenditure target by 11.1 per cent to record Rs 11.11 lakh crore for 2024-25. To provide requisite operational flexibility in the execution of the Budget, it has been decided to relax rules for big releases above Rs 500 crore for all items of expenditure in the current financial year, an office memorandum dated September 2, 2024, said. The relaxation permitted is subject to strict compliance by all ministries and departments, it said. All expenditures should be in compliance of the guidelines of the Single Nodal Agency (SNA)/Central Nodal Agency (CNA) and Monthly Expenditure Plan (MEP) and Quarterly ...