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Case for reforms validated by past experience: CII President Sanjiv Puri

India is growing at a time when most economies are under stress, Puri said

OEMs, electronic component companies seek greater govt support

Demand combination of upfront capex backing and PLI

India Inc seeking Rs 5 trillion credit to fund capex: SBI Chairman Khara

State Bank of India Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara has said there is a growing demand for credit from the corporate sector and loans worth Rs 5 lakh crore are in the pipeline. Unlike the past few years, when the corporates had sufficient cash surplus on their balance sheet, they have started looking for credit to fund working capital requirements and capacity expansion, he told PTI in an interview. "Now we have come to a stage where they (corporates) have started approaching banks for augmenting their capacity or for working capital purposes. Of course, this I can say with confidence because when we look at our unavailed term loan percentage, it has come down from 25 per cent to 18 per cent and when we see the working capital utilisation, even that has improved," he said. So, all these are confirming that private sector opportunities are going to be there and SBI will be in a position to create value for the sector, he said. At the same time, he said, "When we look at our pipeline for

Price hike, capex moderation key for further gains in Bharti Airtel stock

Valuation is where analysts remain divided, given different assumptions on tariff hike quantum and on capex moderation

Upgrading acquired Stelis unit to triple Syngene's biologics capacity by H2

The company plans to expand research and manufacturing facilities, allocates Rs 500 cr capex for FY25

Lok Sabha poll results: Portfolio shuffle may see capex-to-defensive switch

The 200 Day Moving Average -- a benchmark for a healthy bull market is also close enough to that level. A drop below 21,000 could have long-term bearish consequences.

States achieve 84% of capex budget, 4 exceed target amount: CAG data

States with the lowest capex absorption included Nagaland, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, and Mizoram, according to CAG data

No better story than steel in reviving private capex: Tata Steel MD & CEO

In India, we expect the EBITDA per tonne to be a little lower though the spreads have improved a bit because it's a quarter where we have a lot of shutdowns, said TV Narendran

Road transport fleet operators revenue to grow at 9-11% in FY25: CRISIL

Revenue growth of road transport fleet operators is expected to double to 9-11 per cent this fiscal, riding on better domestic demand amid tepid exports, CRISIL Ratings said on Thursday. It further said operating margin is seen improving 75-100 basis points on better fleet utilisation and steady fuel costs. According to the rating agency, the credit profile of operators should remain strong as well, as they may look to moderate capital expenditure (capex) towards fleet expansion, following strong additions in the past three fiscal years, as new guidelines for air-conditioned driver cabins kick in the next fiscal year. Fleet operators expanded their fleet size by 60 per cent in the three fiscal years through 2024, as demand recovered sharply post the Covid-19 pandemic and returns from fleet additions were immediate. "With focus now on consolidation of operations, fleet additions would moderate to 15 per cent of the existing fleet size this fiscal, on a significantly expanded base,"

Will invest about Rs 65K cr in the next 3 years: JSW Steel Joint MD & CEO

Demand in the last quarter did slow down a bit because of lower-priced imports and pre-election economic activity slowing. This will come back after the elections

Large PSUs spend Rs 50,200 crore in capex in April FY25, says official

Large public sector companies have spent a little over Rs 50,200 crore towards capital expenditure in April FY25 alone, which is 6.46 per cent of their full fiscal target of Rs 7.77 lakh crore, an official said. The pace albeit is slower than Rs 54,177 crore capex spent in April FY24, about 7.3 per cent of the full year budget target of Rs 7.42 lakh crore. "The capex spending will pick up going forward. Also, the numbers for April are still provisional and will go up in the revised final numbers," the official told PTI. The capital expenditure during the first month of 2024-25 fiscal was driven by railways, road, and oil and gas sectors. The Indian Railways and sector PSUs spent Rs 26,641 crore in April, followed by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at Rs 6,645 crore. Among oil and gas sector PSUs, ONGC incurred capex of Rs 2,318 crore, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) Rs 2,423 crore in the first month of the current financial year. Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd and Bharat .

Aluminium industry needs additional capex to reach net-zero emission: Study

The aluminium sector in India would need an additional capital expenditure (capex) of about Rs 2.2 lakh crore to attain net-zero carbon emissions, an independent study on Tuesday said. The study released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) said that green energy can abate 49 per cent of the total emissions from the industry. A complete transition to renewable is not feasible at the moment as it is intermittent in nature, and backup will always be necessary in case of grid failure, it said. Net-zero aluminium could be 61 per cent more expensive, the study said, adding that decarbonising this industry would also lead to a yearly increase of Rs 26,049 crore in additional operating expenditure, as per the study. Although the country's per capita aluminium consumption is low at 2.5 kg (compared to the world average of 11 kg), the industry emitted nearly 77 million tonnes of CO2 in 2019-20, it said. Electricity consumption by plants accounted for 80 per cent of the to

Strong capex, domestic demand behind India's growth performance: IMF

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in the interim budget, proposed to raise the capital expenditure target by 16.9 per cent to a record Rs 11.11 trillion for FY24-25

Expect capex for EV components to cross Rs 25K cr in next 3-4 years: Icra

The auto component industry is expected to invest over Rs 25,000 crore in the next 3-4 years to expand production of electric vehicle parts, rating agency Icra said on Tuesday. EV penetration in the country has reached 4.7 per cent in FY2024, with much of it driven by the electric two-wheeler segment, although e-three-wheelers and electric buses have also contributed to the same, it said in a statement. There has been substantial localisation in traction motors, control units, and battery management systems over the years, Icra said. However, advanced chemistry batteries, which remain the most critical and the costliest component, accounting for almost 35-40 per cent of the vehicle price, are imported, it added. The low localisation levels give rise to manufacturing opportunities for domestic auto component suppliers, it said. "Icra expects at least Rs 25,000 crore of capex for EV components in the next three-four years, for capacity building, technology and product enhancements,"

New BOT terms may revive pvt capex in highways: India Ratings and Research

Most Concerns Attended to, but Toll Estimation and Traffic Diversion from Competing Roads Pose Risk

Coal India's capital expenditure up 6.5% to Rs 19,840 crore in FY24

State-owned CIL on Tuesday said its capital expenditure increased by 6.5 per cent to Rs 19,840 crore in FY24. The company's capital expenditure was Rs 18,619 crore in FY23, Coal India Ltd (CIL) said in a statement. It accounts for over 80 per cent of the domestic coal output. "CIL achieved 120 per cent target satisfaction over the year's capex target of Rs 16,500 crore. For the fourth fiscal on sequence CIL's capex breached the budgeted target," the PSU said. CIL is aiming to have adequate infra in place to evacuate increased quantities of coal produced in future. This includes setting up first mile connectivity projects with coal handling plants and silos; rail sidings, rail lines and roads. Evincing a sharp upward swing on land acquisition and associated rehabilitation and resettlement, capex for land was Rs 5,135 crore in the last fiscal, the second highest, posting a jump of 52.5 per cent over Rs 3,367 crore in FY23. Procurement of heavy earth moving machinery (HEMM) made up

Continued growth hinges on big-ticket reforms: CII President R Dinesh

Dinesh said that it was imperative for the Indian industry to invest given high capacity utilisation and its resilience

Govt should leverage PSU rally to maintain the pace of capex: Axis AMC

A well-executed PSU divestment strategy could yield far-reaching benefits for the Indian economy

NHAI executed capex for FY24 increases by 20% to Rs 2.07 trillion

The highway authority has constructed 6,644 km stretch, exceeding its FY24 construction target, according to an official

RIL invest over $125 bn in capex in last 10 years as it undertook expansion

Reliance Industries Ltd invested over USD 125 billion in the last ten years as it undertook massive expansion in hydrocarbon and telecom businesses, a report said, estimating that the conglomerate's investments in the next three years would be in relatively less capex-heavy retail and upstream new energy. Reliance is coming out of a series of long and intensive capex cycles (hydrocarbons and telecom). "The company has invested nearly USD 30 billion between FY13-18 to increase scale, integration and cost competitiveness of the O2C (oil to chemical) business, and close to USD 60 billion between FY13-24E in 4G/5G capabilities to create a high-growth telecom business," Goldman Sachs said in a deep dive report on Reliance. With the pan-India 5G rollout now likely completed and potential telecom tariff hikes ahead, it expected the telecom business to become a strong free-cash-flow (FCF) generation business alongside current cash cow O2C (which comprises its mega oil refinery and ...