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Green hydrogen to play key role in India's net zero journey: Gautam Adani

Billionaire Gautam Adani on Tuesday said green hydrogen holds the key to India's journey to net-zero carbon emissions, and its current high cost can be reduced by replicating the solar power model. In a blog post for the World Economic Forum (WEF), the head of apples-to-airport Adani Group said leapfrogging to renewables and green hydrogen will help India achieve energy security and improve air quality in cities. Green hydrogen produced by splitting water using renewable electricity is a clean fuel with no carbon emissions. It can be used as a feedstock in industries like steel and oil refineries and as fuel in automobiles and produces water on being burnt. "Renewable energy has come a long way but relies on the right weather conditions; green hydrogen could be a viable alternative to fossil fuels," Adani said. Green hydrogen relies on renewable energy. And so the production cost of renewable energy must fall faster than green hydrogen's to be viable. Vertical integration, where a

Dharavi residents to get 350 sq ft flats after redevelopment: Adani Group

The Adani group on Monday said it will offer eligible residents of the Dharavi slum clusters new flats measuring 350 sq ft. The Adani group, which is redeveloping Dharavi slums in collaboration with the Maharashtra government, claimed the flat size was "17 per cent more" than what is offered as part of slum redevelopment projects. The new flats will have a kitchen and toilet, Adani said in a statement, adding that earlier, the dwellers of informal settlements were given houses measuring 269 sq ft. Since 2018, the state government started giving them homes measuring 315-322 sq ft. The redeveloped area will also have community halls, recreational areas, public gardens, dispensaries and daycare centres for children. January 1, 2000 has been decided as the cut-off date to determine eligible residents. The "ineligible residents" will be provided accommodation under the proposed affordable rental housing policy, as per the state government's norms. The Dharavi Redevelopment Project is

GQG's initial bets on Adani Group firms soar to $4.3 billion: Report

While Adani Green Energy Ltd. doubled from the price GQG paid soon after the purchase in March, flagship Adani Enterprises Ltd. reached that milestone in December

Adani Airports may be listed after achieving certain triggers: Jeet Adani

Adani Group may list its airports vertical on the bourses after it achieves a couple of triggers, said Jeet Adani, vice-president, Adani Enterprises Ltd and son of billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani, on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a programme here, Adani said that all the airports in the company's fold are currently expanding in terms of capacity and have collectively registered 80 million passengers last year. "In the near future, yes (on listing of airports vertical). It depends. We have a couple of triggers that we need to cross before we will do that. First big one is obviously Navi Mumbai (airport) being operationalised and having its first stable year of operations. But that is one of the triggers," Jeet Adani said, replying to a query when the airports vertical will be listed. Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL), a 100 per cent subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Ltd, currently manages seven airports- Mangaluru, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Jaipur,

At Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, firms unveil big spending plans

At the Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2024, India's corporate goliaths- Adani, Ambani, and Tata- collectively announced mega investment plans for the state

Adani Group to invest Rs 2 trn in Gujarat in next 5 years: Gautam Adani

Billionaire Gautam Adani on Wednesday announced an investment of over Rs 2 lakh crore in Gujarat, largely in building a green energy park that would be visible even from space. Speaking at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit here, he said the investment will create 1 lakh jobs. Of the Rs 55,000 crore committed at the last summit, Adani Group has already spent Rs 50,000 crore, he said. The apples-to-airport group is now building a green energy park in Kutch having a 30 GW capacity spread over 25 square kilometre which would also be visible from space, he added. Since 2014, India has achieved a 185 per cent growth in GDP and 165 per cent growth in per capita income which is unparalleled given the geopolitical and pandemic-related challenges, Adani said.

HC keeps abeyance in CBI, DRI inquiry of over-invoicing by Adani group

The Delhi High Court has kept in abeyance its order asking the CBI and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) to meticulously and expeditiously look into allegations of over-invoicing of imports by the Adani Group. A bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Neena Bansal Krishna, while noting in its January 5 order that a petition filed by the Commissioner of Customs (Import) in a matter involving Adani Power Maharashtra Limited is pending before the Supreme Court, said its December 19, 2023 directions to the CBI and DRI in respect of Adani Group firms be kept in abeyance until the outcome of the matter before the top court. On December 19, 2023, the high court had directed the two federal probe agencies to meticulously and expeditiously look into the allegations of over-invoicing of imports by various power generating companies in India, including the Adani Group and the Essar Group, to ascertain the factual position and take appropriate action against the erring ...

Adani Ports raises Rs 500 crore by issuing NCDs on private placement basis

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) on Tuesday raised Rs 500 crore by issuing non-convertible debentures on private placement basis. Billionaire Gautam Adani's firm in a regulatory filing said it has accepted bids aggregating to Rs 500 crore for two listed bonds, with one maturing in five years and the other in 10 years. "The company raised Rs 500 crore today i.e. January 9, 2024 by allotment of 50,000 rated, secured, listed, redeemable, non-convertible debentures (NCDs) of face value of Rs 1,00,000/ each on private placement basis," it said. The NCDs will be listed on the wholesale debt market segment of BSE. APSEZ is the largest port developer and operator in India with 7 strategically located ports and terminals on the west coast and as many ports and terminals on the east coast, representing 26 per cent of the country's total port volumes.

Gautam Adani reclaims Asia's richest spot after relief from Supreme Court

Adani's net worth rose $7.7 billion in a day to $97.6 billion, reclaiming the top spot in the region from Indian compatriot Mukesh Ambani, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index

Gautam Adani reclaims India's richest title from Mukesh Ambani post-verdict

Reliance Group's combined market-cap at Rs 18.97 trillion, however, is way ahead of Adani Group's Rs 15.1 trillion

Karan Adani now MD of Adani Ports, Gautam Adani stays as executive chairman

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) on Wednesday said that the company has elevated its CEO Karan Adani to the role of Managing Director, a position which was held by Chairman of Adani group Gautam Adani. Gautam Adani has been re-designated as executive chairman of APSEZ. "APSEZ, India's largest ports and logistics company, has elevated CEO Mr Karan Adani to the role of Managing Director, a position which was held by Mr Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group," the company said in a release. The company further said its board has also approved the appointment of Ashwani Gupta, former global Chief Operating Officer at Nissan Motors, as the new Chief Executive Officer of APSEZ.

Adani case: SC refuses plea for SIT; asks Sebi to finish probe in 3 months

Reliance on third party organisation report without any verification cannot be relied upon as a proof, says court about investigative journalists' work

Adani Group shares hold gains in weak market as SC grants Sebi more time

The Supreme Court on Wednesday also directed the government and Sebi to look into whether there has been any violation of law by Hindenburg Research on short-selling.

'Grateful to those who stood by us': Adani on Adani-Hindenburg case verdict

Adani Hindenburg case verdict: The SC has refused to interfere in the investigation by the Securities and Exchange Board of India

Adani-Hindenburg case verdict: SC grants Sebi 3 months for pending probes

Adani Hindenburg case verdict: SC also said that the Centre and Sebi will look into whether there has been any violation of law by Hindenburg Research on short-selling

SC to pronounce verdict on Adani-Hindenburg case today: The story so far

Adani Hindenburg verdict time: A bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will deliver the judgement at 10:30 am

The four fortunes riding on PM Modi's victory in Lok Sabha elections

Naturally, the biggest danger of allowing a handful of business groups to aggressively branch into new areas and extend their control over large swathes of economy is extreme concentration of power

India Inc billionaire promoter club: Count swells to record 152 in 2023

Mukesh Ambani back at the top ahead of Gautam Adani

Adani's JV hires global team for Dharavi overhaul project in Mumbai

Dharavi, about three quarters the size of New York's Central Park, is a crowded area that houses thousands of poor families in cramped quarters in the centre of India's financial capital

Year Ender 2023: Shiv Nadar, Savitri Jindal make the biggest leap in wealth

Following is the list of top Indian Business Personalities whose net worth surged the most in 2023