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Vedanta Group is targeting to increase women representation across all organisational levels to 35 per cent from 23 per cent at present. The company has also announced the launch of nationwide campaign #HerAtTheCore and a LinkedIn-led hiring drive inviting women to build careers across mining, metals, oil and gas, power and technology, a statement said. Quoting Annual Survey of Industries, Vedanta said women accounted for around 18 per cent of direct employment across industries in 2023-24, while in core sectors such as mining and metals, their share remained only 6 per cent. The campaign seeks to highlight the fact that India is entering a defining decade of industrial growth, powering the global energy transition, building EV supply chains, and strengthening its role in advanced manufacturing and technology, Vedanta said. Metals, minerals, oil & gas, and power are crucial for the growth of these industries. And yet, women represent only about 6 per cent of the workforce across ..
The committee of Directors of Vedanta Ltd has approved raising up to Rs 3,000 crore through debentures on a private placement basis. The fundraise is aimed at further strengthening the company's capital structure while optimising borrowing costs. The company has informed bourses that it will issue up to three lakh unsecured, rated, listed, and redeemable non-convertible debentures (NCDs) with a face value of Rs 1,00,000 each, aggregating to Rs 3,000 crore. The NCDs will be listed on the BSE. Previous issues of debt instruments and bonds have attracted significant investor interest. In October last year, a USD 500 million bond issue was oversubscribed three times, while an NCD issuance in June last year received a nearly 60 per cent oversubscription. The company continues to access both domestic and international debt markets. The latest fundraise comes at a time when the conglomerate has been gradually deleveraging its balance sheet and refinancing debt to lower its overall borr