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Nova Agri, Netweb Tech India, EMS get Sebi's approval to float IPO

Agri-input manufacturer Nova Agritech, server maker Netweb Technologies India and sewerage solution provider EMS have received capital market regulator Sebi's approval to raise funds through initial public offerings. The three companies, which filed their preliminary papers with Sebi between March and April 2023, obtained the regulator's observations during June 26-30, an update with the markets watchdog showed on Tuesday. In Sebi's parlance, obtaining observation means its go-ahead to float the initial share sale. As per the draft papers, Nova Agritech's initial share sale comprises a fresh issue of equity shares worth up to Rs 140 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) component of up to 77,58,620 equity shares of shareholder Nutalapati Venkatasubbarao. The proceeds from the fresh issue worth Rs 14.20 crore will be utilised for investment in its subsidiary Nova Agri Sciences for setting up a new formulation plant, Rs 10.49 crore for funding capital expenditure by Nova Agritech and ...

SAIL selects mjPRO platform for project procurements, says mjunction

B2B e-commerce company mjunction on Tuesday said SAIL has selected mjPRO, its e-procurement platform, for all its project procurements. mjPRO is a cloud-based platform that comes with wide configurability and addresses key concerns of organisations such as access to new and credible suppliers, analytics and insights for decision-making, convenience of usage and integration with ERP systems, the company said without divulging commercial details. SAIL has selected mjPRO through an open tender for the implementation of an e-tendering solution for its project buys on a digital platform providing easy access to its global vendors to quote. The project is expected to go live within three months across five integrated steel plants of SAIL with connectivity with the steel major's in-house consultant, the company said. It can accommodate complex terms, multiple currencies and diverse evaluation criteria. It also provides access to registered vendors after due validation with procurement ...

India firms' deleveraging to slow down; little room for rating upgrade: S&P

Rated companies in good credit shape due to growth and accommodative balance sheets, says agency

Mankind Pharma's success boosts hopes of more consumer IPOs in India

The company, which raised Rs 4,330 crore ($528 million) in India's second-largest new share sale this year, has seen its shares jump 57% in almost two months, drawing a rush of buy calls from analysts

For advising on $64 billion HDFC Bank deal, bankers get a 0.0002% fee

HDFC's all-stock merger into HDFC Bank Ltd., which created one of the most valuable banks in the world, has about 18 advisers who got credit for a fee pool of just over $1 million

Govt calls off strategic disinvestment of Pawan Hans, scraps firm's bid

Majority owner in consortium that won stake sale for state-owned helicopter operator faces legal trouble

TVS Motor Company reports 3% jump in its total vehicle sales in June

The sale of its electric scooter, TVS iQube Electric, recorded a 209 per cent jump

Tesla sales jump 83% from a year ago on tax credits, broader adoption

Tesla's second-quarter deliveries rose 83 per cent from a year ago after the company cut prices several times on its four electric vehicle models and buyers took advantage of US government tax credits. The Austin, Texas, producer of EV, solar panels and batteries said Sunday that it sold a record 466,140 vehicles worldwide from April through June, nearly doubling the 254,695 it sold during the same period a year earlier. The vast majority of the sales were Tesla's popular Model 3 and Model Y versions. But the price cuts, both for special orders and on existing inventory, raised questions from analysts who expect the cuts to reduce Tesla's profit margins when it announces second-quarter earnings on July 19. Tesla's sales were better than Wall Street expectations. Analysts polled by data provider FactSet expected deliveries of 445,000 for the quarter. The company produced 479,700 vehicles from April through June, about 13,000 more than it sold, indicating that inventories may be ...

Addverb eyes Rs 8,000 cr revenue; to invest Rs 500 cr in manufacturing

Reliance Retail-owned robotics firm Addverb expects to cross Rs 8,000-crore revenue mark in five years, with scaling up of manufacturing operations and diversifying target market base, a senior company official said. Addverb Technologies co-founder and CEO Sangeet Kumar told PTI that the company will invest Rs 500 crore in its Greater Noida-based robot manufacturing facility in phases to realise USD 1-billion revenue in five years. "We will invest Rs 500 crore in our manufacturing facility in phases. Once this investment is done, we expect revenue of USD 1 billion, which will be over Rs 8,000 crore," Kumar said. The company has already invested Rs 200 crore in its Greater Noida manufacturing unit which was inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath last week. Addverb manufacturing unit is spread over 6 lakh square feet, out of which the company has built facility in about 2.5 lakh square feet. "Last year, we did revenue of Rs 450 crore. This year we are planning t

Office space leasing falls 22% in Apr-June in 8 cities: Cushman & Wakefield

India's top eight cities have witnessed a 22 per cent decline in gross leasing of office space as global companies remain cautious about their expansion plans, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield data showed that the gross leasing of office leasing declined to 17.42 million square feet in April-June this year from 22.41 million square feet in the year-ago period as corporates are taking longer time in taking decisions especially for large office space requirements. However, the gross leasing rose 11 per cent from the previous quarter which saw absorption of 15.7 million square feet. Anshul Jain, Head of APAC Tenant Representation and Managing Director, India & South East Asia, said, "India's office real estate market continues with its growth momentum. A significant reason for its ability to buck the global recessionary headwinds is the rise in domestic demand." The entry of new GCCs (Global Capability Centres) and the ongoing ...

Leading Taiwanese cos look to relocate production bases to India: Experts

Leading Taiwanese technology firms are looking at relocating their manufacturing bases to India to bring down their exposure to the Chinese market, top policymakers in the Taiwan government have said, amid the self-governed island's increasingly tense relations with China. Deputy Minister for Taiwan's National Development Kao Shien-Quey said there is huge scope for collaboration between New Delhi and Taipei in areas of emerging and critical technologies including manufacturing of semiconductors and electronics equipment. In an interaction with a group of international journalists, she said major Taiwanese technology giants are looking at India as a key destination to strengthen their global supply chains. Kristy Tsun-tzu Hsu, the director at premier policy think-tank Taiwan ASEAN Studies Center at Chung-Hua Institution of Economic Research, described India as an important country for Taiwan and said Taiwanese companies operating in China are looking at "decoupling" the global supply

Sebi imposes Rs 7 lakh penalty on Reliance Strategic Investments Ltd

Sebi on Friday penalised Reliance Strategic Investments Ltd for alleged manipulation in certain trades in long-dated Nifty options in 2017. The case pertains to certain trades in long-dated Nifty options between Reliance Strategic Investments and Morgan Stanley France SA done back in 2017. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) conducted an investigation into the trades done on July 31, August 8 and August 10, 2017. Based on the findings of the probe, the regulator alleged violations of certain PFUTP (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices) regulations by both entities. In an order on Friday, Sebi imposed a fine of Rs 7 lakh on Reliance Strategic Investments Ltd (noticee). "The observations relating to the conduct of noticee and other attending facts and circumstances of the case... when applied to the test of preponderance of probability, lead me to the undeniable conclusion that noticee had engaged in manipulation of the price/premium of 11400 PE at leas

Sebi imposes Rs 30 lakh penalty on Vedanta Ltd for incorrect disclosures

Markets regulator Sebi on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 30 lakh on Vedanta Ltd for failing to provide correct disclosures, including on its website, in relation to certain announcements made by the company last year. In a 24-page order, Sebi said the act of Vedanta Ltd (noticee) to carry news not pertaining to its operations on the website leads to providing misleading information to the investors of the public limited company. "All these events may lead one to cast aspersions on the intent of the company to host the press release on its website," the regulator said as it imposed a fine of Rs 30 lakh on the company for certain violations of norms. The fine has been slapped for the failure to provide correct disclosures, including misrepresentation on the company's website. In March this year, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) issued a show cause notice to Vedanta Ltd. The matter pertained to announcements related to the semiconductor business, including the company's

BigBasket loss widens to Rs 1,535 cr in 2022-23, revenue up by 5%

Online grocery delivery firm Innovative Retail Concepts, which operates as BigBasket, has posted widening of loss to Rs 1,535 crore for 2022-23, according to details shared by Tofler. Tofler said the loss of BigBasket increased by 89 per cent, implying the company had posted a loss of around Rs 812 crore in 2021-22. The company's revenue increased by 5 per cent to Rs 7,462 crore. "The company further reported a net loss of INR 1,535 cr during the same fiscal. This is 89 per cent increase from the last financial year. The company's total expenses for the fiscal were reported as Rs 8,998 crore," the report said. BigBasket declined to comment on the report.

Jio leads 5G roll out, Bharti likely to lose market share: Report

Bharti Airtel's 5G network rollout has been more "measured" and lags behind its biggest rival Reliance Jio, according to an analyst report. Analysts at investment services provider JP Morgan in the report said the measured coverage could prompt a higher capital expenditure over the next 12-18 months by Bharti Airtel, which could face potential market share losses if the coverage gap is not closed. "Bharti Airtel lags Reliance Jio in most metrics across circles, suggesting a modest relative pace of roll-outs across 21 circles, implying higher capex risk and potential market share losses if not closed," the report said. The study, based on the analysis of a recent OpenSignal report, mentioned that 5G BTS rollouts in India have gathered pace in 2023, with 2,53,000 deployments till June 19. Equity research firm Jefferies in its analysis of subscriber data released by the telecom regulator Trai for April said that expanding subscriber base was led by Jio's 4.7 million active subscriber

Ericsson, Nokia not ready to supply 5G equipment to Vi on credit: Report

Recently, Ericsson provided the telco with 2G radios, but only after it made the entire payment

Sebi to revamp, strengthen investor grievance handling mechanism

Markets watchdog Sebi on Wednesday decided to revamp its complaint redressal system as part of efforts to strengthen the investor grievance handling mechanism. At its meeting here, the Sebi board cleared various measures to boost the investor grievance handling mechanism and linking SCORES (Sebi Complaint Redress System) with the Online Dispute Resolution Mechanism. It would also look at reducing timelines, introducing auto-routing of the complaint to concerned regulated entities, and auto-escalation of complaints in case of non-adherence to the prescribed timelines by the regulated entity. Among others, Sebi, in a release after the board meeting, said it would also provide two levels of review. The first review would be by the designated body if the investor is dissatisfied with the resolution provided by the regulated entity concerned. The second review would be done by Sebi if the investor is still dissatisfied after the first review. Linking SCORES with Online Dispute Resoluti

Zee withdraws EOI for Reliance Broadcast; no resolution plan submission

News broadcaster Zee Media on Wednesday said it has withdrawn its Expression of Interest (EOI) and would not bid for the debt-ridden Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd (RBNL). Though Zee Media Corporation Ltd (ZMCL), earlier known as Zee News, has not specified any reason in a notice to bourses but said it will not participate in the resolution plan of RBNL. "We would like to inform you that the Company has withdrawn its EOI filed with the CIRP on June 27, 2023, and accordingly the Company shall not be participating in the resolution plan of RBNL," the company said. Earlier on May 5, the board of ZMCL had granted the approval to the company to submit EOI with the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Professional (CIRP') of RBNL. Earlier this year in February, the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) had directed to initiate CIRP against RBNL, which operates the Big FM radio network. The NCLT order came over a petition filed by IDBI Trusteeship Services Ltd. ZMCL is one

Indo-US ties in a regulatory bind; aligning regulations can be a challenge

Aligning regulations between the two countries in a slew of sectors could be a challenge in deepening the economic relationship

Tata AIA allows consumers to pay premiums through Whatsapp and UPI

Tata AIA has partnered with WhatsApp and PayU to make payments through Unified Payment Interfaces (UPIs) for their consumers more efficient