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Infrastructure push

The ambition will need policy support

Grasim Industries' rights issue will strengthen balance sheet, fuel growth

Caustic soda prices may have bottomed out and started to improve from lows and should be higher in Q3FY24

Maruti cranks up capital expenditure with Rs 1.25 trillion 8-year plan

MSIL operates with a total production capacity of 2.25 million units annually, with the Gujarat plant contributing about 750,000 units per annum to this figure

Schneider Electric lines up Rs 3,200 cr capex by 2026: CEO, MD Sharma

Schneider Electric India has lined up an investment of Rs 3,200 crore by 2026 to increase its footprint in the country, company's CEO & MD Deepak Sharma said. The investments will be made in nine states, Sharma who is also the President Greater India region told PTI in an interaction. "In line with our growth ambitions, we have plans to invest EUR 350 million (Rs 3,200 crore) in expanding our industrial footprint with the addition of 12,00,000 square feet up to 2026. These investments are spread over Gujarat, Telangana, Karnataka, West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand," Sharma said. When asked if the investments include setting up of green capacities, he said Schneider Electric aims to become net-zero in its operations by 2030, end-to-end carbon neutral value chain by 2040, and net-zero CO2 emissions across its entire value chain by 2050. "Our company is managing over 700 MW of renewable energy power purchase agreements and providing ...

GDP growth prospects bright, private capex takes off: CEA Nageswaran

On inflation, Nageswaran said that the food inflation is likely to subside with the arrival of fresh stock in the market and government pre-emptive measures

Nurturing capex

With foreign investments declining, it is necessary to maintain growth in government capital expenditure

India Inc plans to press the pedal on capital expenditure: CEO poll

59% expect markets to remain buoyant; rising prices a worry for 27%

NHAI, Railways on track to achieve 60% of capital expenditure target in H1

Capex by CPSEs touches 35% of target in Apr-July

Foreign players' share in private sector capital expenditure declines

Domestic players are driving new project announcements

India1 Payments to expand white-label ATM network to 20,000 units in 3 yrs

At present, white-label ATMs represent 15 per cent of all ATMs in India

Capital expenditure by CPSEs touches 32% of target in first quarter

NHAI and Railways start the capex cycle on a stronger note

Over Rs 19K crore capex lined up for adding airport capacity in FY24

The country has more than 140 airports

Centre's fiscal deficit at 11.8% of FY24 Budget target, shows CGA data

The finance ministry has targeted to bring down the fiscal deficit to 5.9 per cent of GDP in FY24 from 6.4 per cent of GDP in the preceding year

Centre approves Rs 56,415 cr to 16 states as special assistance for capex

The highest amount of assistance totalling Rs 9,640 crore will be given to Bihar

Private sector capex will be key contributor to growth: CEA Nageswaran

Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran expressed optimism about India's growth potential on Thursday during a special interactive session organized by FICCI

Mahindra & Mahindra increases capex outlay for FY22-24 to Rs 15,900 cr

Mahindra & Mahindra on Friday said it has revised upward the capital expenditure (capex) outlay for the three years cycle of FY22-FY24 to Rs 15,900 crore from Rs 15,075 crore. An additional Rs 1,600 crore will go into the conventional ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicles for the anticipated regulatory changes and capacity expansion, the company said. Of the Rs 15,900 crore revised capex for FY22-FY24 cycle, an additional Rs 1,600 crore will go into the ICE vehicles for the anticipated regulatory changes and capacity expansion while an additional Rs 1,125 crore for the electric vehicle segment to produce vehicles with changing requirements, the automaker said in a presentation. Another Rs 500 crore has been earmarked for auto and farm investments, said the Mumbai-based company which on Friday reported an 18 per cent jump in its consolidated profit at Rs 2,637 crore in the March 2023 quarter and highest-ever annual profit of Rs 10,282 crore in FY23. The company continued to ...

Wheels India reports Q4 net profit of Rs 24.8 cr, earmarks Rs 200 cr capex

Automobile wheel manufacturer Wheels India Ltd has reported a net profit of Rs 24.8 crore during the quarter ending March 31, 2023, the company said on Friday. During the corresponding quarter of the previous year, it had registered a net profit of Rs 27.9 crore. For the financial year ending March 31, 2023 the company registered net profit of Rs 65.2 crore as against Rs 79.8 crore in the previous year. The board of Wheels India, which met on Thursday, has recommended a final dividend of Rs 3.97 per share. Commenting on the company's financial performance, its MD Srivats Ram said, "We registered significant growth in the air suspension division during FY2023. The CV and Earth Mover Wheel Business also did well in FY23." "Machining of large castings which was commissioned in September 2022 was ramped up towards the end of FY2023," he said. Speaking of the company's outlook, Ram said it has earmarked Rs 200 crore as capital expenditure this year towards ramping up production. The

Gail to borrow up to Rs 7,000 cr to fund Rs 10,000 cr capex plan in FY24

Gail India plans to borrow up to Rs 7,000 crore in FY24 to fund the Rs 10,000 crore capital expenditure plan for this fiscal, a top company official said on Friday. The state-owned company's chairman and managing director SK Gupta said, "For this fiscal, we plan to spend Rs 10,000 crore". He added that even though FY23 was not good for internal resource generation, it invested Rs 9,100 crore, which was 15 per cent higher than the budgeted levels. He exuded confidence that FY24 will be robust on the internal resource generation front, and there will not be any problem with continuing with the capex. "We plan to borrow something around Rs 5-7,000 crore," he added. The company's director of finance, RK Jain, said that given the present scenario in global finance, the borrowing will be done domestically and not in global markets. Keeping in line with the Sebi mandate, a fourth of the borrowings will be in bonds while the rest will be bank borrowings, he said. At present, the company

Capex by large state-run firms jump 121% to Rs 53,000 crore in April

Expenditure cycle of NHAI, petroleum CPSEs off to a strong start

New phase of capex cycle to start soon, say analysts. Top stocks to bet on

Helped by a property upcycle, analysts at Jefferies believe various government initiatives are likely to drive capex going ahead