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Firms lukewarm to capital expenditure on green energy in FY25: NSO

NSO data shows just 2.75% of firms planned capex for 'diversification'

NSO signals pvt capex lull in FY26; manufacturing investments may zoom 40%

'Information and communication' are reporting a capex dip to ₹1.09 trillion in FY26 from ₹1.5 trillion in FY25

Pvt sector capex likely to dip 25% to Rs 4.88 lakh cr in FY26: Govt survey

Intended capital expenditure of the private corporate sector is estimated to decline by about 25 per cent to Rs 4.88 lakh crore in 2025-26 from Rs 6.56 lakh crore in FY25, said a government survey report released on Tuesday. According to the Forward-Looking Survey on Private Sector CAPEX Investment Intentions between November 2024 and January 2025, conducted by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, the actual capex in the private corporate sector was Rs 3.94 lakh crore in 2021-22, Rs 5.72 lakh crore in 2022-23 and Rs 4.22 lakh crore in 2023-24. A total of 2,172 enterprises submitted complete information for all five years of the reference period, forming a fixed panel. The aggregated (unweighted) capex data from this panel of enterprises serves as a reliable basis for analysing capital expenditure trends over the five-year period, the ministry said. The results show an overall increase of 66.3 per cent in aggregate capex (unweighted) over the four-year period from

This smallcap stock zooms over 50% in 4 days; what's fuelling the rally?

The management of Rajratan Global Wire expects higher sales volumes in Q1FY26 and better amortisation of fixed costs.

Gallantt Ispat hits record high on capex plan; stock zooms 47% in 1 month

The company's board approved expansion in the capacities of various manufacturing units of the company situated at Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.

Govt's FY25 capital expenditure may surpass RE of Rs 10.18 trillion

To meet the RE would require a 44 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase in capex

'Laboured and tortuous': Chidambaram on Sitharaman's explanation on capex

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave a "tortuous" explanation to his question about capital expenditure and asserted that the numbers "conclusively" proved that there was a "cut" in capex during 2024-25. Chidambaram said this in a statement late this evening while responding to the answers given by Sitharaman in the Rajya Sabha. The former finance minister said Sitharaman has given a "laboured and tortuous" explanation to a simple question on what was the budget estimate for capital expenditure in the 2024-25 budget and what is the estimate at the end of year. "There is a reduction (cut), and I asked in the Rajya Sabha what are the reasons for the cut? FM could have listed the reasons and it is for the people to decide whether the reasons are acceptable or not. "Instead, she has questioned the very comparison of BE and RE. I am astonished that the Hon'ble FM should say that comparison of BE and RE is 'flawed'. If BE and RE ar

Capex not cut, states got Rs 1.46 trn special assistance in FY25: FM

Sitharaman said that state governments have requested for continuing the scheme and enhancing the outlay for the scheme from time to time. In FY25, a total of Rs 1,53,673 crore was earmarked for this

Capital expenditure not cut, rises to Rs 11.21 trn for FY26: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the capital expenditure has not been cut, but has gone up to Rs 11.21 lakh crore for 2025-26 fiscal, and there has been proportional increase in loans given to states for capital expenditure for the same year. Replying during the Question Hour in Rajya Sabha, Sitharaman said the capital expenditure was at Rs 11.11 lakh crore in 2024-25. "Actually, (in) the budget this year..., it has gone up to Rs 11.21 lakh crore. So, the capital expenditure has not been cut at all," she said. Loans to states under the scheme for interest-free 50-year special assistance for capital expenditure has gone up proportionately. "So, cutting down the capital expenditure is not the case with us," she added. Sitharaman was responding to a question by senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram. Chidambaram sought to know the reason for reduction in the capital expenditure for FY25 in the revised budget estimate to Rs 10,18,429 crore

Centre's capex spending dropped 35% in February, shows CGA data

The pace of capital expenditure in the first half of the current financial year had suffered on account of elections and the model code of conduct

Fresh capex to boost hospital bed expansion by 35-40% in 3-5 years

After a consolidation phase from FY17-FY24, hospitals are shifting focus to expansion, emphasising brownfield projects and operation and maintenance models to mitigate risks and enhance profitability

Adani group commits Rs 1.1 trillion capital expenditure for FY26

To be funded through a mix of cash, debt/equity sale

India to become world's third-largest economy by 2028: Morgan Stanley

According to Morgan Stanley, India was the 12th largest economy in the world in 1990, slipped to 13th position in 2000 before rising to 9th rank in 2020 and 5th in 2023

CPSEs exhaust over 94% of capital expenditure target till February

CPSEs exceeded their full year targets at 100.4 per cent and 108 per cent in FY23 and FY24 respectively

Railways, defence spends lift govt capital expenditure 51% in January

Capital expenditure for road ministry in the month of January 2025 was down 63 per cent over the corresponding month last year

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Sustainable recovery: The policy challenge is to increase trend growth

In recent years, government capital expenditure has been a key driver of growth and is likely to continue playing this role in the foreseeable future

Best of BS Opinion: The many hats a government wears in citizens' lives

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Trump tariff shadow over metal industry's Rs 8.6 trillion capex push

The US President announced a 25 per cent tariff on steel imports into the US and a similar 25 per cent tariff on aluminium on February 10

Trident Group allocates Rs 1,000 cr capex on sustainability, modernisation

Home textiles major Trident Group on Friday said it has earmarked Rs 1,000 crore capital expenditure for FY25-26 for sustainability, modernisation, and asset enhancement initiatives. The group has also set a target of increasing its domestic business by three-fold, by 2027, with its home textile brand, myTrident, expanding into the luxury segment with the launch of 'LUXEHOME by myTrident' label. "We are going to invest Rs 1,000 crore but out of that, almost Rs 600-650 crore would be in the renewable-sustainability side, the remaining would be on modernisation side," Trident Group CEO Samir Joshipura told PTI here on the sidelines of Bharat Tex 2025. The group is converting 60 per cent of the energy requirement at Budhni campus in Madhya Pradesh into a non-fossil base, he said adding, "we are going to increase from there". Stressing that sustainability is "going to be a significant focus" for the group, Joshipura said, "We want to consciously invest there, because we do see that in