Economists said that the Centre's capex needs to expand by 65 per cent YoY in December 2024-March 2025 or record a monthly run rate of Rs 1.5 trillion, to meet the FY2025 target of 11.1 trillion
Looking ahead, the Yogi Adityanath government aims to leverage this infrastructure development to build a robust network of GCCs
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
India's growth slowed to a seven-quarter low of 5.4 per cent in the July-September period of FY25
Transfers to states from Centre are down 20 per cent compared to last year in the April-October FY25 period
Experts feel that the government is likely to miss the target of Rs 11.1 trillion capital expenditure in the current financial year
This is mainly because of poor data for Q1FY25 due to election-related restrictions and uncertainties
Public offer expected to comprise a fresh issue of around Rs 350 cr and an offer for sale by earlier shareholders
Analysts say the weaker spending is one of the reasons for a recent slowdown in India's high frequency economic indicators
Co raises earlier capex plans for upstream by $2 billion
Minutes from the October MPC show the RBI's optimism about private investments picking up
Group entity will acquire 46.64% in EPC firm, triggering an open offer
According to survey, over 60% of firms in India see rate cuts this financial year
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
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
The company is looking at portfolio expansion and increasing the number of products being added each year
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
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
Fund-strapped telco says banks have completed techno-economic evaluation, a key step in debt funding process
The amount will be utilised to expand the cargo handling capacity of its Jaigarh and Dharamtar ports along the west coast of India