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External commercial borrowing of India Inc may stay muted in FY23

Approvals may be $30-35 bn in FY23, says ICRA

Q2 roundup: Indian firms get festive boost; almost 62% post profit rise

Of the 191 companies tracked, 118 reported a rise in profit, Refinitiv data showed, with almost 90% of those logging in a rise in quarterly revenue.

Piramal Enterprises posts net loss of Rs 1,536 cr on higher provisions

PEL has moved Rs 5,888 crore worth of wholesale assets from Stage 1 to Stage 2 as the management believed there could be potential stress from these assets

Cost inflation overhang set to hit Jubilant FoodWorks in near term

The stock was down 7.55 per cent in trade on Wednesday and ended at Rs 566.45 per share

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

Godrej Consumer Products net profit falls 25% in second quarter

Its net sales in the quarter was up 7.2 per cent to Rs 3,391.92 crore which was led by price hikes

Birla Corp posts Rs 56.4-crore net loss in Q2, appoints new MD & CEO

The company said profitability was impaired by a sharp increase in power and fuel costs, which could not be passed on to consumers

Eveready charged up, aims to double revenue in 4 years with existing biz

Company's focus shifts to topline growth under Burmans; may look at new categories later

We work in a few mkts, don't spread ourselves thin: Mahindra Lifespaces CEO

In a Q&A, Arvind Subramanian says his firm hopes to achieve Rs 2,500 crore residential sales a year and industrial leasing of Rs 500 crore by 2025

Giving a thrust: Exports to account for 48% of nine PLI schemes

Data suggests bulk of the exports will come from largescale electronic manufacturing, which is dominated by mobiles

GAIL Q2 net profit down 46% on higher prices, Russian gas disruption

In an emergency bid to secure stable LNG supply, GAIL has sought to expedite talks on short- and long-term supply deals with Gulf firm ADNOC

Aditya Birla Fashion Q2 revenue up 50%, hits lifetime high; profit rises 6x

ABFRL is aggressively expanding its network across brands with Pantaloons adding 21 outlets on a net basis and the branded business taking the store count up by 85

KFintech settles Sebi proceedings with payment of over Rs 91 lakh

The registrar and transfer agent was found to be violating rules during a Sebi inspection in 2019-2020

RCapital lenders meet ends in stalemate over key challenge mechanism issue

CoC decides that all bidders, while submitting their resolution plans, will agree in writing to participate in the Challenge Mechanism in whatever form it is implemented by the lenders later

Dixon to Lava, Indian firms in JV talks with Chinese electronics players

Eligible companies under the PLI scheme say they are unable to meet their production targets because of supply chain challenges

65% Indian firms now employing gig workers amid tech talent crunch: Report

While the share of organisations employing gig workers has increased, their proportion remains less than 5 per cent of the total workforce (in companies with more than 2,000 full-time employees).

Nykaa's strong performance in Sept quarter bucks new-age tech bloat

Nykaa has already expanded to 15 cities, not states. Ergo fulfilment costs are already down. Distance from warehouse to customer has therefore, shrunk

Mansukh Mandaviya asks companies to invest in India's chemicals industry

Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said the central government is pro-poor, pro-farmer and also industry friendly, and exhorted domestic as well as global companies to invest in the country's chemicals industry. He also said the government is creating an industry-friendly environment and consulting all stakeholders before framing any policy. Speaking at the event India Chem 2022 here, the minister also emphasised on industrial development in India and said an eco-system is being created for holistic growth. While stressing that all the "critical requirements" should be produced locally, he said there is a need to boost India's exports and reduce imports. Talking about the chemical industry, Mandaviya said there is a huge opportunity in the chemical and petro-chemical sector, and asked corporates to make investments to increase manufacturing capacities. "India is a best destination for investment. It is the biggest democracy with best judicial system

Cholamandalam Investment and Finance posts 7% dip in Q2 net profit

CIFC's total income increased by 22 per cent from Rs 2,481 crore during the second quarter of 2022-23 from Rs 3,038 crore during the same period last financial year