The divestment of government holding in Bharat Petroleum Corporation and National Aluminium Company would be undertaken simultaneously in the Indian and American markets, according to Communications and Divestment Minister Arun Shourie.
They want the authorities to fulfill their security-related demands which include no duty in the mining area after sunset, increasing the number of security personnel and their presence in the workers' colony and in buses used to transport the workers. The operations have halted following a Naxalite attack on the site in which 10 CISF jawans and five Naxalites were killed. About 100 Nalco workers were held hostage by the ultras for over eight hours.
Base metals have recorded a sharp rise in prices as global demand picks up. Rising alongside are the share prices of the leading metal companies in the country like Sterlite, National Aluminium Company and Hindustan Zinc.
'For the Indian economy to maintain a growth rate of 7 to 8 per cent, it needs large foreign direct investment coming in, and that's mainly coming from the US.'
National Aluminium Company of India Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs 1276.70 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2002 as compared to a net profit of Rs 1101.90 million in the corresponding period last fiscal.
The finance ministry's proposal to off-load a small part of the government equity in National Aluminium Company Ltd has been rejected by the administrative ministry.
Corporate margins and profits in India remain vulnerable to changes in crude oil prices in the international market. Historical quarterly data from listed companies (excluding banks, finance and insurance, oil and gas, and power sectors) indicate an adverse correlation between corporate margins and crude oil prices.
The National Aluminium Company Ltd has earned a profit after tax of Rs 520.92 crore (Rs 5,209.2 million) during 2002-03, according to the company's chairman-cum-managing director C Venkataramana.
In the wake of renewed threats from the unions to stall the proposed public offering of shares, the government is reworking its strategy to go ahead with the divestment of National Aluminium Company.\n\n\n\n
Ushering in reforms, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday proposed to open up the nuclear power sector for private players and announced a Rs 20,000 crore Nuclear Energy Mission for research in the field, with an aim to set up five small and modular reactors by 2033.
In a significant move to enhance its strategic resource security, India has officially released its first-ever critical minerals list, identifying 30 key critical minerals crucial to the nation's economic growth and technological development. This pioneering step aims at reducing import dependence, enhancing supply-chain resilience, and supporting the country's net-zero objectives. Union Minister Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi, while releasing the Critical Minerals for India report in New Delhi on Wednesday, said, "India is readying for an Atmanirbhar Bharat."
Sivakasi is fighting for survival, thanks to the ban on firecrackers in Delhi, regulations in several other cities, pandemic-imposed sales dips, the ban on the use of barium nitrate...
Stocks of public sector undertakings (PSUs) have been on fire in the past year as investors cheered an improvement in key operating metrics and embraced counters of these state-owned enterprises, analysts suggest. The S&P BSE PSU Index has gained over 90 per cent in the past year, rising much higher than the S&P BSE Sensex, which has rose nearly 19 per cent during this period, according to ACE Equity data. The BSE PSU Index, reports show, has delivered a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 28 per cent (including dividends reinvestments) over five years and risen by almost 60 per cent in the past year.
The divestment department has lined up a host of companies.
Faced with one setback after another in expanding the scope of mining in the country, almost all the major miners of the world have wound down their operations in India.
Mining conglomerate Vedanta Limited has received approvals from the majority of its creditors for a proposed demerger of businesses, marking an important step in the company's plan to split into six independent listed companies. "I am happy to let all of you know that we have received the 52 per cent plus the additional percentage, which is required for us to reach 75 per cent. "We have crossed that threshold as well. Most of the lenders have approved it," a senior Vedanta executive said in a recent bondholder conference call.
'While criticising India's high tariffs, Mr Trump stated he would impose reciprocal taxes on Indian products if re-elected.' 'However, since India's tariffs follow WTO rules, Mr Trump's actions would violate these rules,' Ajay Srivastava points out.
Promoters have not proved they mean well for the community.
The reopening of China has led to an ongoing readjustment of the global metals and commodities markets. China has a massive production capacity surplus to its own domestic demand. At the same time, it also has high domestic demand. China is also becoming carbon sensitive.
IndusInd Bank was down nearly 1% even after it reported a 21% rise in its fourth-quarter profit
Educational technology company Byju's chief financial officer Ajay Goel has quit after completing the audit process for the financial year 2022 and will return to Vedanta, the company said in a statement. The edtech major has roped in industry veteran Pradip Kanakia as senior advisor, and president (finance) Nitin Golani has been given additional responsibility as India chief finance officer (CFO) to handle the finance function of the company.
Traditionally, most PSUs have been cash-rich, which added to their value. However, the government has been tapping regularly into their cash resources to boost revenue for the exchequer
Currently, the company is running alumina refinery at half its capacity and may be forced to shut down the unit in a few days if the situation does not improve.
The EV industry is at an inflection point and batteries will play a critical role ahead -- batteries and related components typically constitute 35-45 per cent of an EV's costs.
Operating margins have been the primary driver of corporate earnings in India in recent quarters, despite revenue growth suffering from weak consumer demand. Companies across sectors have reported a sharp improvement in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (Ebitda) margins over the past two years, benefiting from lower commodity and energy prices. Higher margins more than compensated for slower revenue growth, resulting in double-digit growth in net profit for five consecutive quarters.
Company looking for acquisition of coal properties abroad.
Top corporates and banks, including Bharti Airtel, Maruti Suzuki, SAIL and SBI, have paid lower advance taxes during the July-September quarter reflecting the impact of slowdown.
The last year has seen public sector undertakings (PSUs) outperforming the Nifty50, albeit by a small degree. But PSU valuations are still, on average, less than half of private sector peers at price-to-equity or PE 8.7x for the Nifty PSU Index versus 20.9x for the Nifty50. There are several reasons for lower valuation.
National Aluminium Company had said on Friday that its power units, capable of generating 960 MW, had to be shut down owing to serious coal crisis.
This comes after both parties failed to arrive at an agreement on an appropriate valuation of the stake, a company executive said. Sterlite bought 51 per cent stake in Balco in March 2001 for Rs 552 crore (Rs 5.52 billion) when the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government decided to divest the government stake in the public sector company.
The national budget 2019-20 had an outlay of Rs 10,000 crore for Phase-II of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles scheme to boost electric mobility and increase the number of EVs in commercial fleets.
Chairman says turnaround has begun in sector expects 10% growth in firm's core business this year.
The three-judge arbitration panel set up to resolve the controversy over the sale of the government's residual 49 per cent stake in Sterlite-controlled Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd has decided to meet in August, raising hopes of a resolution to the five-year-old dispute.
Govt has drawn list of PSUs for strategic sale: Jaitley
There are 30 listed PSUs in which the public holding is less than 25%.
It has signed a strategic alliance with the arm of global miner Rio Tinto for increasing its presence in India and abroad, NALCO said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. The agreement signed on Friday in Bhubaneswar, facilitates both companies to share information for identifying potential to create value for both the organisations, the filing added.
'Aleris will bring in $3 billion of revenue. Novelis has $12 billion of revenues. If we add Hindalco's $6-billion revenue, then on a consolidated basis, we will become the world's largest aluminium company outside China.'
New Delhi has missed its target for partial privatisations for the past five years
A 25 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase in budget allocation towards the roads sector for FY24 has led to renewed interest among investors. However, a combination of escalating costs for Bharatmala and unseasonal rains to some extent have impacted progress. Bharatmala's cost has nearly doubled from Rs 5.35 trillion to Rs 10.6 trillion and the finance ministry has asked MoRTH to go slow until Cabinet approval is received.
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