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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

Adani Group steps into AI joint venture with West Asia backer IHC

Adani Global Ltd. and IHC's Sirius International Holding Ltd. will own 49% and 51% respectively in the Sirius Digitech International Ltd., which will be based in Abu Dhabi

Adani Energy Solutions bags Halvad Transmission project in Gujarat

Adani Energy Solutions also said that its arm, Adani Transmission Step-Four, will form a joint venture with UAE-based Esyasoft Holdings to implement smart metering projects

Adanis to invest Rs 9,350 cr in green energy arm to achieve 45 GW target

Billionaire Gautam Adani and his family plan to inject Rs 9,350 crore into the conglomerate's green energy arm to equip it to achieve the 45 GW target by 2030, according to a company filing. The investment of Rs 9,350 crore in Adani Green Energy Ltd "will be used for deleveraging and accelerated capital expenditure," the firm said in the filing. The green energy developer already has a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) tie-up of 19.8 GW (out of 20.6 GW locked in capacity, balance 800 MW being merchant) and land of over 2,00,000 acres (equivalent to over 40 GW of additional capacity) in resource rich areas. The board of the company, which has a goal of 45 gigawatts (GW) of green energy capacity by 2030, approved a preferential issuance of warrants to the promoters for a quantum of Rs 9,350 crore at a price of Rs 1,480.75 per share. The issuance is subject to the approval of regulatory and statutory authorities as well as the shareholders of the company at the Extraordinary General Meet

Adani Green Energy announces incorporation of subsidiary Arasan Infra Two

Earlier on December 18, Adani Green had announced the incorporation of four step-down subsidiaries

Hindenburg's Adani Group, Icahn calls mark year of prominent bets

The US firm kicked off 2023 with allegations of accounting fraud and stock manipulation against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's conglomerate that led to a market value erosion of more than $150 bn