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Godrej Agrovet, SBI partner to offer loans to palm oil farmers: Report

Godrej Agrovet's Oil Palm Business on Thursday said it has partnered with the State Bank of India (SBI) to offer loans to oil palm farmers for setting up micro irrigation facility and install fencing to protect crops from cattle and improvement of tube well at their oil palm farms. Introduced with an objective of aiding oil palm growth by improving Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) productivity, it will act as a catalyst to maintain juvenile gardens during the gestation period of the first 5 years, Godrej Agrovet said in a statement. "The partnership with SBI is a testament of our company's efforts to improve farmer's confidence in sustainable oil palm farming. With no income visibility during the long gestation period, this partnership will aid bridge the gap for their finance needs during the initial years," Godrej Agrovet CEO, Oil Palm Business, Sougata Niyogi said. He further stated that the implementation of National Mission on Edible Oils - Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) has generated a new sense

Godrej & Boyce bags orders worth Rs 2,000 crore in solar segment

Godrej & Boyce unit Godrej Electricals & Electronics has bagged order worth Rs 2,000 crore from power transmission, railways and solar projects. "The Power Infrastructure and Renewable Energy (PIRE) business of Godrej Electricals & Electronics, a business unit of Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd, has secured orders worth over Rs 2,000 crore from Power Transmission, Railways, and Solar Projects," a company statement said. The projects include EPC (engineering procurement construction) for EHV substations of 400kV & 765kV across India, a GIS substation with 220kV underground cable in Mumbai and a 132kV substation project in Nepal, it stated. In the solar segment, the company has secured an order for a ground-mounted solar plant of 20MW in West Bengal. The order supports the business' aim to grow its solar EPC portfolio by 30 per cent annually over the next three years and promote energy conservation, it said. The business marks its entry into railway electrification with

Godrej Consumer Products acquires Raymond's FMCG biz for Rs 2,825 cr

RCCL will be a listed entity with a pure-play consumer-focused lifestyle business and sell the consumer products business to GCPL in a slump sale

Godrej Capital aims to double its loan book to Rs 12,000 cr in FY24

Eyes a size of Rs 50,000 cr in five years; plans to infuse Rs 1,200 cr capital in current fiscal

Godrej Capital launches digital platform to help MSMEs grow businesses

Godrej Capital, the financial services arm of the Godrej Group, on Monday said it has launched a new digital platform Nirmaan to provide support to MSMEs to grow their businesses. Carefully curated, Godrej Capital Nirmaan packs a range of partners that provide services critical to the growth of MSMEs, the company said in a statement. The MSMEs in the country today face challenges like limited access to the market and ability to expand beyond their regional reach; lack of know-how about legal and regulatory compliance requirements; limited access to technology, hiring and retaining a skilled workforce; and limitation of access to credit, it said. The platform aims to solve these challenges and provide services under the categories of Grow the Business, Ease Business Operations and Transformation through upskilling. The company has initially partnered with Amazon Global Selling, Onsurity, Zolvit, and MSMEx to help increase the potential market reach, simplify legal and compliance, ..

MSME lending will be our focus this year: Godrej Capital CEO Manish Shah

So most of our focus is where the homebuyers are. So, we work with about 200 projects in the country across all of the reputed developers, says Manish Shah, MD and CEO of Godrej capital

Stocks to Watch: Dmart, Tata Steel, HeroMoto, Nykaa, Equitas SFB, Godrej CP

Stocks to Watch: Hero MotoCorp is now looking to cut flab and move towards a leaner organisation. It has launched a voluntary retirement scheme for its staff to make the organisation agile

Early summer to boost white goods, premium segment to grow in double digits

Most firms anticipate high demand for ACs, refrigerators, coolers and fans, and are running at full production capacity to ensure they have enough inventory to meet demand

Godrej Aerospace to manufacture 8 modules of DRDO turbojet engine

This venture opens up a world of opportunities for future projects to be manufactured indigenously in India, the company noted

Bombay High Court rejects Godrej plea challenging land acquisition

Terming the upcoming Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project as of 'national importance', the Bombay High Court has rejected a plea of Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. challenging the acquisition of its land in Vikhroli, here on Thursday.

Indian business families that are shifting control to their next generation

From Ambani to Birla, more and more business families in India are showing trust in their scions

Godrej Properties buys 60-acre land in Chennai to develop housing project

In a regulatory filing, the company informed that it has purchased the land on an outright basis in the micro market of Oragadam Junction, Chennai

Godrej Properties to launch Rs 8,000 cr housing project in Delhi by March

Godrej Properties expects to launch a luxury housing project at Ashok Vihar in the national capital in March quarter and is eyeing Rs 8,000 crore of sales revenue from this property. It had in February 2020 acquired a nearly 27-acre land in the national capital for Rs 1,359 crore to develop a luxury housing project. The land parcel belonged to Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA). In an interview with PTI, Godrej Properties Executive Chairman Pirojsha Godrej said the company is still awaiting the final approval to start the work and sales of its upcoming housing project at Ashok Vihar. "There has been a good progress on the approvals. We are still hoping for a Q4 launch (January-March)," he said. The total development potential of the Ashok Vihar project would be around 4 million square feet and the company is eyeing sales of Rs 8,000 crore, said Pirojsha Godrej. "I am very very confident about this project. Quality of the land is so good because of those three parks in the (Ash

Godrej Yummiez expands vegetarian portfolio; aims for 30% growth in FY23

Godrej Yummiez, a brand of ready-to-cook products from Godrej Tyson Foods (GTFL), expanded its vegetarian portfolio with the launch of Godrej Yummiez Crispy Potato Starz

Godrej Capital forays into Rajasthan, targets 10% market share: Official

Godrej Capital, the financial services arm of Godrej Group, has forayed into Rajasthan. The company will target a 10 per cent market share with a focus on loan-against-property (LAP), a company official said. In addition, it will launch unsecured business loans for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Q4 FY23 and venture into supply chain financing. "We are looking to scale our existing operations and expand our offerings through product innovations. Jaipur has immense potential and is an important market to begin our expansion journey in Rajasthan," Godrej Capital MD and CEO Manish Shah said. Godrej Capital closed the first half of the financial year with a balance sheet of Rs 3,500 crore and aims to grow to Rs 6,000 in FY23 and is targeting Rs 30,000 crore by 2026. With an expansive network of 970+ channel partners and over 270 developers, Godrej Capital serves close to 7,000 customers across home loans and loans against property.

Godrej Properties net profit up 54% to Rs 55 cr, net income grows 13%

Company says it has added 6 new projects with a total saleable area of 6.34 million sq ft

India's Godrej Consumer profit misses view on weak Indonesia sales

India's Godrej Consumer Products on Tuesday reported a sharper-than-expected drop in second quarter profit, as expenses climbed, while Indonesia sales continued to decline

Godrej & Boyce creating hurdles for bullet train project: Maha govt to HC

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co Ltd had left no stone unturned to create unnecessary hurdles for acquisition of land, owned by the company, for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project. A division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Sharmila Deshmukh was hearing a petition filed by Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co Ltd challenging an order of September 15, 2022 passed by the state government awarding compensation to it for land acquisition for the project. The company, in their petition, sought that the high court direct the state government to not start the process of awarding compensation and initiate possession proceedings. The state government, in its affidavit filed by deputy collector (land acquisition) Jagatsing Girase, termed the company's allegations as frivolous, baseless, unwarranted and unsubstantiated. It also informed the court that the acquiring body of the state government has already deposited

China's zero-Covid move could hit India's white goods post festive season

This will impact the flow of finished products into the Indian market, unlike last year, this impact will be felt post Diwali

'We need to stop dividing country; govt, industry need to do more'

Billionaire Nadir Godrej has said we need to "stop dividing the country" and urged the government as well as the industry to "do more" on this aspect. Godrej, the chairman and managing director of the diversified Godrej Industries, said we are doing very well on the economic front and also undertaking welfare measures like financial inclusion and education, but efforts ought to be made to "unify the country". "I think we need to try and unify the country and stop dividing the country. I think that is important and I am sure the government also recognises the economic growth requires that, and we should be focusing on that," Godrej told PTI on the sidelines of a book launch earlier this week. When asked if the industry also needs to do more on this front, he said, "Of course, industry should try and do things also by trying to be as inclusive as possible. And the government should also do more." Godrej's comments are rare among top industrialists, who generally refrain from speaking