Indian Firms

Corporate affairs ministry to remove 3,300 firms from official records

The corporate affairs ministry is set to strike off the names of more than 3,300 companies from the official records after receiving applications for removal of their names. Registrar of Companies (RoC) from various states and Union Territories issued public notices regarding striking off the names of these companies in April in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, as per the latest data available with the ministry. More than 3,300 companies across states and Union Territories are set to be struck off from the official records, the data showed. Out of the total, there are over 700 such companies in Maharashtra, nearly 500 in Delhi, more than 350 in Karnataka, over 200 each in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, among other places. RoCs had received applications from the companies under Section 248(2) of the Companies Act on certain grounds, including that they failed to commence business within one year of their incorporation or that they are not carrying on any

Indian firms should avoid re-routing of goods from China to US: GTRI

Domestic exporters should not use India as a destination for re-routing goods originating from high-tariff countries like China to the US, economic think tank GTRI said on Thursday. Instead of re-routing, Indian exporters should build genuine value addition, supply chain transparency, and adhere to US customs rules, the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said. Cautioning against "shortcuts", GTRI Founder Ajay Srivastava said Indian firms need to build on genuine value addition, supply chain transparency, and comply with US customs rules. For countries like India, the opportunity is real, but only if exporters play by the rules. He added that exporters often misunderstood US non-preferential rules of origin (RoO), which determine a product's true origin. If a product contains high Chinese content and fails to meet the substantial transformation test, it may still be classified as Chinese, regardless of where it was assembled and subjected to punitive tariffs. The US has imposed

Top Indian IT firms post weak Q4 results amid tariff, trade worries

India's top-rung IT services companies TCS, Infosys and Wipro disappointed with their March quarter and full year FY25 scorecards on multiple counts and collectively signalled heightened caution up ahead, as macro uncertainties compounded by global trade woes eroded sentiments and weighed on business outlook. The overhang of macro concerns reflected on several fronts, from muted outlook to hesitation to commit upfront on wage hikes, as management commentary from India's billion-dollar IT powerhouses remained largely sobering in the just-ended quarter. Hiring trends fared a tad better. TCS, Infosys, and Wipro cumulatively added 1,438 employees between Q3 and Q4 FY25, marking a shift, and indeed a reversal, from declines of over 900 seen in the previous quarter. With US tariff posturing swiftly resetting global trade dynamics, the tone of business commentary in Q4 was punctuated with references to underlying uncertainties and caution. "The global industry environment remained uncerta

Liberation day: How should Indian firms and policymakers respond?

Firms in India tend to be highly connected into the US economy through elite human networks

Firms with Rs 250 cr turnover rush to join TReDS before March 31 deadline

Companies with annual turnover of Rs 250 crore are making a beeline to register on Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) platform to comply with MSME ministry's deadline of March 31. As per the government notification, all companies with a turnover exceeding Rs 250 crore, along with Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) involved in procurement from MSMEs, are required to register on the TReDS platform by March 31, 2025. At present, it is mandatory for all CPSEs and companies with turnover of more than Rs 500 crore to get themselves onboarded with TReDS platform. According to M1xchange director Sundeep Mohindru, there has been a significant surge in onboarding requests following the November 7, 2024 MSME Ministry notification. "Before the notification, the average number of corporate onboardings per month was around 30 corporates per month. However, this number has more than doubled in the months following the announcement. "In the first half of FY25, M1xchange witnessed

Indian firms seek technical help from Dutch Royal IHC for deep-sea mining

Unlike countries like China, India is not yet prepared to extract minerals from the ocean's depths due to a lack of seabed mining expertise, experts say

Syngene acquires first US biologics site for $36.5 mn to expand capacity

The facility, which the contract research firm said is strategically located near key biotech hubs in the Northeast US, is expected to be operational for client projects from the second half of 2025

Indian recruiters say finding mix of AI, human skills challenge: LinkedIn

They are looking for professions who are well versed in technology and soft skills, says professional networking platform's report

'Trump may be interested in Indian firms signing contracts for US LNG'

US LNG is usually sold with a Henry Hub plus formulae, which has been used since Cheniere started exporting in 2016

Cong blames 'myopic' policies for India Inc's refusal to invest, hike wages

The Congress on Wednesday blamed the Central government for corporate India's "failure" to generate employment and investment, claiming its refusal to invest or increase wages is a direct consequence of the Centre's "myopic" policy making. Citing a report, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh claimed that corporate India is choking the middle class and hurting the India growth story by failing to increase wages despite higher profits and paying lower taxes after GST and tax sops in 2019. "In all fairness to India Inc, these failures are squarely the responsibility of the Union government," Ramesh said. "Here is the government's track record -- indiscriminate corporate tax cuts without linking them to employment creation or investment. Introducing a punitive GST regime, with input tax credits only for corporates. Overseeing and enabling the growing oligopolisation of the market. Introducing a CBI/ED/IT Raid Raj to extort donations from the corporate sector to the BJP," the Congre

Five more firms look for govt approval to set up e-commerce export hubs

As many as five more firms have submitted their applications to the government to set up e-commerce export hubs in the country and a decision on this is expected soon, a senior official said. Logistics aggregator Shiprocket and air cargo handling company Cargo Service Centre (CSC) have already been selected by the government on a pilot basis to set up these hubs in the country. "We have received five more applications, including from DHL and Lexship. Out of the five, we have shortlisted three. We are going to decide on these applications soon," the official said. Two of the hubs will come in and around Delhi airport and begin operations in February next year. It will have facilities for expedited customs and security clearance in-house. Provision for quality and certifying agencies will also happen within the hub. It will also have an easy re-import policy, he added. This policy will enable the return of e-commerce consignments and rejects without payment of import duty. The offi

Carraro India IPO to open on Dec 20 with price band of Rs 668-774 per share

Carraro India Ltd, the manufacturer of transmission systems for off-highway vehicles and other agricultural and construction equipment, on Tuesday fixed a price band of Rs 668-774 per share of its Rs 1,250-crore initial public offering (IPO) that will open for subscription on December 20. The Pune-based company's initial share-sale will conclude on December 24 and the anchor bidding will open for a day on December 19, the company said. Carraro India's IPO is completely an offer for sale (OFS) of shares worth Rs 1,250 crore by Carraro International S E, with no fresh issue component, according to the red herring prospectus. Since the entire issue is an OFS, all the proceeds from the IPO will go directly to the selling shareholder, rather than the company. Founded in 1997, Carraro India, a subsidiary of Carraro S.p.A, began its manufacturing journey with transmission systems in 1999 and axles in 2000. The company started its operations using IP rights licensed from other entities wi

ReNew Energy offered to be taken private in $2.82 bln deal: US SEC filings

That represents an 11.5 per cent premium to the stock's closing price of $6.34 on Nasdaq on Dec. 10. The offer's valuation is based on a total of 398.61 million diluted shares outstanding as of Aug 1

ReNew Energy plans buyback to delist from Nasdaq at 11.5% premium

The company's shares have consistently traded well below a peak of about $12 in February 2021. A buyback of cheap shares could represent an opportunity as the Indian market is set to grow

Outbound M&A by Indian firms to rise on back of strong balance sheets: Citi

The last two years have been transformative for investment banking in India, not just in terms of the volume of activity, but also the quality of deals and their impact on businesses

Domestic firms take up 47% of total office space demand since 2022: CBRE

Domestic companies have taken 47 per cent of the total 154 million sq feet of office space leased since 2022 calendar year across nine major cities and the dominance of global firms particularly from the US has come down, according to CBRE. The real estate consultant CBRE noted that the share of domestic companies was one-third of the total office demand before 2022. CBRE's latest report India Inc's Ascension - The Rise of Domestic Firms as an Office Demand Driver showed that domestic companies accounted for nearly 47 per cent of overall office leasing activity from 2022 to H1-2024 "The total office leasing by domestic firms during 2022-H1 2024 period stood at 72 million square feet across the 9 cities. The total office leasing during this same period stood at around 154 million square feet. The nine cities include Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune, Kochi and Ahmedabad," the consultant said. Anshuman Magazine, Chairman & CEO, India, Southeast Asia, ...

Avoid export of missile-related items to Russia: US cautions India Inc

Flags risk of suppliers facing Western sanctions

Startup firm The Sleep Company achieves Rs 500 cr annual recurring revenue

The Sleep Company achieves Rs 500 crore annual recurring revenue; aims to become profitable by FY25

Private Indian firms look to bet big on coal-fired power after long absence

The potential investments, which have not been previously reported, could cumulatively cost billions of dollars and demonstrate renewed appetite in an industry seen by many as financially unattractive

Govt acts against Indian firm for undisclosed links with Chinese group

Cracking the whip for hiding the beneficial ownership links to a Chinese group, the Registrar of Companies (RoC) has slapped penalties totalling more than Rs 21 lakh on an Indian company and its related individuals as well as entities. Besides, the Indian company Metec Electronics Pvt Ltd has been directed not to enter into fresh agreements with entities of Metec Group of Companies in China and Hong Kong. An official in the know on Friday said Metec Electronics Pvt Ltd had portrayed itself as a standalone entity, with shareholdings held by two foreign nationals -- Chen Feiyan and Yang Wen -- and an Indian national. The company had denied any relationship with China's Metec Group of companies and claimed that the relationship was limited to buying goods only, the official said. However, the official said the company was "actually operating as a group company of the Metec Group of companies of China". For the violations, RoC, NCT of Delhi and Haryana have imposed penalties on the ..