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Vedanta exploring using biodiesel in CV fleet in Odisha's Jharsuguda plant

On the World Environment Day, Indian mining and metals firm Vedanta Ltd said on Thursday that it is exploring using biodiesel in the commercial vehicle fleet at its Jharsuguda township in Odisha. The company, Vedanta Aluminium, said in a statement that it has pledged to decarbonize 100 per cent of its light motor vehicle fleet by 2030. Towards this effort, the company is exploring the use of biodiesel in its commercial vehicle fleet after conducting successful pilot runs to evaluate its feasibility. Further, it has begun using biomass briquettes made from agricultural residue for co-firing applications at its Lanjigarh alumina refinery in Odisha and BALCO smelter in Chhattisgarh. At Lanjigarh refinery unit in Odisha's Kalahandi district, 20 tonnes of biomass are co-fired daily, cutting down over 10,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions annually, it said. Similarly, the company has introduced a 10-ton electric forklift at its aluminium plant in Jharsuguda and now operates a large

Vedanta surpasses 1 GW renewable energy mark, targets 2.5 GW by 2030

Vedanta has increased its clean energy capacity to 1.03 GW and aims to achieve 2.5 GW by 2030 as part of its strategy to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 or earlier

Vedanta to raise upto ₹5,000 crore via unsecured bond issue for refinancing

Vedanta Ltd will issue bonds worth ₹5,000 crore to refinance existing debt and back capital expenditure as part of its restructuring and investment plans

Vedanta Ltd to raise Rs 5,000 crore via NCDs as profit surges in Q4

Mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd on Friday said the committee of directors has approved raising up to Rs 5,000 crore via issuance of debentures. The committee approved issuance of 5 lakh unsecured, rated, listed, redeemable NCDs of face value of Rs 1 lakh each on a private placement basis, as per a regulatory filing by Vedanta. "The duly authorised committee of directors at its meeting held today... has considered and approved the issuance of unsecured, rated, listed, redeemable, non-convertible debentures (NCDs) on a private placement basis... aggregating up to Rs 5,000 crore," the filing said. The issue will be listed on the BSE. Mining major Vedanta Ltd reported a 154.4 per cent increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 3,483 crore in the March quarter driven by lower production costs and higher volumes. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 1,369 crore in the year-ago period. The income of the company during the January-March period rose to Rs 41,216 crore from Rs 36,093 c

Vedanta shares climb 2% after NCLAT stays NLCT order rejecting demerger

Vedanta stock gained 2 per cent after NCLAT granted an interim stay on an order passed by NCLT rejecting Vedanta's five-way demerger.

Assam CM Sarma urges Vedanta, ITC to fast-track ₹5.18 trn investments

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met top industrialists here and sought fulfilment of their commitments made at an investment summit held in Guwahati in February. The chief minister met Vedanta Group Chairman Anil Agarwal here on Friday evening and asked him to operationalise the group's investment commitment made during the Advantage Assam 2.0 investment summit, an official release said. Agarwal said the group is wholly committed to Assam's growth journey and is keen to expand its footprint in the state's hydrocarbon sector. Later, Sarma took to 'X' and wrote, "Today in New Delhi, I met the very enterprising Chairman of Vedanta Group Shri Anil Agarwal Ji". "We spoke on operationalising the group's investment commitment made during AdvantageAssam2. Vedanta is keen to expand its footprint in the state's hydrocarbon sector," he said. The chief minister also met the Managing Director of ITC Hotels, Anil Chadha, and discussed with him the potential of investment in the ...

Vedanta Chairman Agarwal calls for safeguard duty on aluminium imports

Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal urged the government to impose a safeguard duty on aluminium imports, citing the metal's strategic role and rising global trade tensions

Metal stocks in focus: What should investors do amid global uncertainty?

Metal stocks in focus: Tata Steel, JSW Steel, Vedanta among top metal sector bets by analysts

Global consulting firms keen to back Vedanta's $20 bn expansion projects

Several global consulting firms have shown interest in implementing Vedanta Ltd's USD 20-billion expansion projects spanning multiple segments, and the metal major will finalise the company in the current quarter, an official said. Vedanta plans to significantly expand its operations over the next three years, as it restructures into four entities -- Vedanta Aluminium, oil and gas, power, and iron and steel. Speaking with PTI, Vedanta Ltd Executive Director Arun Misra, said that "So, we have raised a global EOI and we have got multiple interests. We are finalising partners over a couple of weeks time....imagine a post-demerger, we have multiple businesses all listed and in that case, we at the group work as a private equity so that the EOI has witnessed multiple interests." When asked to name the companies which have shown interest, Misra said that "there are numerous and think of any large global consulting firms in India and the world over. They all have witnessed, they all have a

Serentica plans ₹1 trn investment to boost capacity to 17 GW by 2030: CEO

Akshay Hiranandani talks about about Serentica's future roadmap, and the current market scenario

Weak global commodity prices likely to dent Vedanta's profitability

Copper revenue came in at Rs 6,100 crore (up 22 per cent Y-o-Y and up 6 per cent Q-o-Q) in Q4FY25

Vedanta Resources weighs Zambia copper IPO to fund $1 billion investment

Vedanta has pledged to invest $1 billion in the operation as part of negotiations with the state to secure its return to Konkola copper mines

Vedanta expects demerger to complete by September, says CFO Goel

Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Ltd expects to complete the demerger of its businesses by the September-end, according to a top company official. The company had earlier said it has pushed back its demerger by a quarter to June-July. Speaking with PTI, Vedanta CFO Ajay Goel said, "We are on track to finish (the demerger) by the second quarter end." "So, by the end of September, the demerger will reach a conclusion. So, it will be completed," he added. The approval of the demerger proposal will pave the way for the company's various business verticals to become separate entities. The mining firm had last year revised its demerger plan and decided to retain its base metal undertaking within the parent firm. Vedanta had earlier said post-demerger its existing businesses will be structured in six independent companies -- Vedanta Aluminium, Vedanta Oil & Gas, Vedanta Power, Vedanta Steel and Ferrous Materials, Vedanta Base Metals, and Vedanta Ltd. However, later it revised the plan. Vedanta

Q4 results today: Adani Power, Indian Oil, Vedanta, Moil, Crisil on Apr 30

Q4 FY25 company results today: Varun Beverage, Jindal Steel & Power, and Federal Bank will be among 51 companies to post earnings reports for the January-March quarter on April 30

Vedanta Q4FY25 results: Profit surges 154% to ₹3,483 cr on higher volumes

Mining major Vedanta Ltd on Wednesday reported a 154.4 per cent increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 3,483 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, driven by lower cost and higher volume. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 1,369 crore in the year-ago period. The income of the company in the January-March quarter increased to Rs 41,216 crore over Rs 36,093 crore in the year-ago period, Vedanta said in a filing to BSE. In a statement, the company said that during the fourth quarter its "Profit After Tax (PAT) was at Rs 4,961 crore, up 118 per cent Y-o-Y and 2 per cent Q-o-Q." "This quarter concludes a year of exceptional achievement in FY25, where we not only delivered the highest-ever annual volumes for aluminium and zinc but also drove costs of production down significantly, reaching four-year lows for Zinc India CoP and ex-Alumina CoP at Aluminium. "Our outlook for FY26 is firmly focused on growth and efficiency. We are accelerating our transformation, driven by .

Vedanta unveils technology to create a productive, future-ready workplace

Vedanta Ltd on Tuesday said it has deployed several leading-edge technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI)-led monitoring systems and drones to create workplaces that are both highly productive and future-ready. Besides, Artificial Intelligence (AI)-led monitoring systems and drones, the company has also deployed fatigue detection systems, smart helmets, and tele-remote operations, which help in transforming industrial safety across its operations. As workplaces evolve with AI, robotics, exoskeletons, and remote work, these technologies are creating both opportunities and challenges. "By leveraging AI, smart systems, and people-first leadership, we are not just responding to risks, we're anticipating and preventing them. Our commitment is to create workplaces that are not only productive, but deeply safe, healthy, and future-ready," Vedanta Ltd spokesperson said. Vedanta's zinc business in India has deployed a virtual reality (VR)-based winder training simulator system t

Vedanta group's HZL plans to enter potash mining, eyes block in Rajasthan

Vedanta group firm Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) plans to foray into potash mining and is eyeing a block in Rajasthan which has a fair chance of having lithium reserves also, a top official of the company said. India heavily relies on potash imports and has been exploring ways to reduce its dependence on imports. India's potash imports primarily come from countries like Russia, Canada, Belarus, and Israel. The company is also planning to expand beyond base metals -- zinc and lead -- and precious metal silver as well as all critical minerals which are of strategic interest to the company. Hindustan Zinc was declared as the preferred bidder for Dugocha gold block in Rajasthan, resulting into expansion of its portfolio of precious metals. "So all the critical mineral blocks, as I said, we have got gold...block, we have got tungsten block. So Hindustan Zinc will expand beyond zinc, lead and silver. "We will expand into all critical minerals, whichever is of strategic interest to us, includ

Hindustan Zinc Q4FY25 results: Net profit jumps 47% to ₹3,003 crore

Vedanta group firm Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) on Friday reported a 47.3 increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 3,003 crore in the quarter ended March 2025 on the back of higher income. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 2,038 crore in the year-ago period. Income of the company during the latest January-March quarter increased to Rs 9,314 crore from Rs 7,822 crore in the year-ago period, HZL said in a filing to BSE. In a statement the company said that it was its "best-ever fourth quarter profit after tax of Rs 3,003 crore, up 47 per cent Y-o-Y". "As the world's largest integrated zinc producer, we aim to meet rising domestic demand while maintaining our position as one of the lowest-cost producers globally and most resilient producers in the industry," company's Chief Executive Officer Arun Misra said. HZL's Chief Financial Officer Sandeep Modi said despite the global uncertainties, including recent market volatility from the ongoing trade war, the company's fundamentals .

Vedanta Resources mulls US listing to raise $1 bn for Zambian copper assets

Vedanta is considering New York as one of the options to list KCM, as the Zambian unit is known, the sources said

Vedanta mitigates 28 million tonnes of carbon emissions since FY23

Vedanta Ltd on Wednesday said it has mitigated 28 million tonnes of carbon emissions since FY23, roughly equivalent to the carbon dioxide absorbed by more than one billion trees annually. Backed by the country's largest portfolio of energy transition metals, the company utilised 2.61 billion units of renewable energy including waste heat recovery in FY25, Vedanta Ltd said in a statement. Vedanta has a growing portfolio of low-carbon 'green' products in aluminium (Restora and Restora Ultra), zinc (EcoZen), and display glass (Super Green SaiSei), with some of the lowest carbon footprints in the world. The company said it has ramped up renewable energy usage by 14 times since FY'20 and is targeting to achieve 2.5 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030. "At Vedanta, we don't see sustainability as a checkbox, but as a responsibility that shapes every decision we make. From producing the world's greenest metals, scaling up renewables, to empowering our people to be climate champions ...