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Wipro Secures Multi-million Dollar Deal From Mazda – Top Indian Market Updates

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Wipro secures multi-million dollar deal from Mazda

Mazda Motor Logistics Europe has selected Wipro Ltd for a five-year, multi-million dollar managed services contract for its entire application landscape. The partnership will help industrialize Mazda IT, digitize processes, and infuse tools to drive automation. Mazda is currently transforming itself into a more centralized organization with standardized business capabilities to reduce costs.

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KPTL wins new orders worth ₹1,397 crore in India, abroad

Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd (KPTL) has secured new orders in India and overseas markets worth ₹1,397 crore in the transmission and distribution (T&D) segment. With these new orders, the year-to-date (YTD) FY23 order intake has reached ₹15,784 crores at a consolidated level.

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Ramkrishna Forgings to buy up to 51% stake in TSUYO

Ramkrishna Forgings Ltd’s (RFL) board has approved a proposal to acquire up to 51% stake in TSUYO Manufacturing. This proposed investment will help TSUYO enhance its product portfolio and expand its facilities for manufacturing motors, controllers, e-axles, and differentials. The acquisition will significantly improve RFL’s capabilities and expand its market share in the evolving EV segment.

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Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency to lend ₹4,444 crore to SJVN Green Energy

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) has signed a loan pact with SJVN Green Energy Ltd (SGEL) for financing ₹4,444.71 crore for its 1,000 megawatts (MW) solar power project at Bikaner, Rajasthan. SGEL is a subsidiary of SJVN Ltd. The IREDA-funded project will connect to the 400/220 KV substation Bikaner-II (near Bikaner).

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Reliance Retail arm launches FMCG brand ‘Independence’ in Gujarat

Reliance Consumer Products, the FMCG arm of Reliance Retail, announced the launch of its made-for-India consumer packaged goods brand ‘Independence’ in Gujarat. The company will sell products ranging from staples to processed foods and other daily essentials. The company plans to step up the launch to cover FMCG retailers across Gujarat in the coming months.

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IDBI Bank approaches bankruptcy court against Zee Entertainment Enterprises

IDBI Bank has filed an insolvency resolution petition against Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) for the default of over ₹149 crore. The bank, claiming to be a financial creditor, filed the petition before the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). The development comes at a time when ZEEL is in the process of a merger with Sony Pictures Network India (SPN).

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Air Senegal picks RateGain for accurate and real-time intelligence

Senegal’s national carrier Air Senegal has selected RateGain Travel Technologies Ltd’s product ‘AirGain’ for real-time market insights. The product will enable Air Senegal to track movements on all important routes 80% faster to stay on top of market changes and give the most competitive offer to its customers. It will help the airline’s revenue managers adapt to the post-pandemic world by offering critical market insights and making the right pricing decisions.

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L&T wins two orders for its hydrocarbon business

L&T Energy Hydrocarbon (LTEH) has secured two significant orders (in the range of ~₹1,000-2,500 crore) for its asset management and AdVENT business verticals. It has received a five-year contract for integrated operations and maintenance of the upstream oil & gas processing facility at Rageshwari gas terminal. They have also received an order for the construction of a hydrogen generation unit (HGU) from Matheson Tri Gas, Inc.

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Hinduja Global Solutions to consider share buyback on Monday

Hinduja Global Solutions’ board will meet on December 19 to consider a share buyback. Earlier in January 2022, the company said as the sale of its healthcare business has enhanced free reserves substantially, the allowable limit of the share buyback can be about ₹1,000 crore.

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Raw sugar hits near 6-year high on lack of Indian supplies

Raw sugar futures on Intercontinental Exchange Inc hit their highest in nearly six years as flows from #2 exporter India declined. Mills in India are reportedly producing almost no raw sugar at the moment because white sugar is currently more lucrative (profitable), leaving the market short at a time when top exporter Brazil is in between harvests.

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DoT Extends Telecom PLI Scheme by One Year – Top Indian Market Updates

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DoT extends telecom PLI scheme by one year

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has extended the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for telecom networking products by one year. It has raised the incentive rate by an additional 1%. The DoT has also amended the existing PLI scheme to include design-led manufacturing based on the proposal in the Union Budget 2022.

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Apollo Hospitals to manage tertiary hospital in Bangladesh

Apollo Hospitals has entered into a partnership with Imperial Hospital Ltd (IHL) to operate and manage a 375-bed multi-specialty tertiary care hospital in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The state-of-the-art facility in Chittagong was built with support from the World Bank. It will be rebranded as Apollo Imperial Hospital.

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Bajaj Finance partners with Worldline India for POS payments

Bajaj Finance Ltd (BFL) has partnered with France-based Worldline to develop point-of-sales (POS) payment solutions for its merchant network. BFL aims to enhance its relationship with both existing and new networks of merchant partners by providing POS terminals. The partnership will provide services like billing integrations, EMI offerings, data analytics, and fraud management services.

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Adani Wilmar slashes edible oil prices by Rs 10 to pass on the benefit to its consumers

Adani Wilmar Ltd has cut edible oil prices by Rs 10 to pass on the benefit to its consumers. The maximum retail price (MRP) of Fortune refined sunflower oil’s 1-litre pack was reduced from Rs 220 to Rs 210. The MRP of Fortune Soyabean and Fortune Kachi Ghani (mustard oil) oil 1-litre pack has been slashed from Rs 205 to Rs 195. The steep decline in oil prices comes after the central government reduced the import duties on edible oils, making them cheaper.

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Birlasoft partners with Google Cloud to help enterprises accelerate digital transformation 

Birlasoft Ltd has entered into a global partnership with Google Cloud to help enterprises accelerate their digital transformation journey. The two entities will fast-track cloud-enabled digital transformation strategy for Bestseller India, a part of Denmark-based fashion company BESTSELLER. Birlasoft will bring end-to-end cloud adoption capabilities, which will be complemented by Google Cloud’s engineering capabilities and domain expertise. 

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Hinduja Global Solutions to launch a new delivery centre in Mysuru

Hinduja Global Solutions Ltd (HGS) has announced plans to open a new delivery centre in Mysuru, Karnataka. The company plans to hire up to 400 people in the area by October 2022 to scale up its operations at the new facility. In the initial stage, the Mysuru centre will provide international non-voice operations and back-office services to a US client. HGS is a business process management (BPM) firm based in Bengaluru.

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India faces slow growth, but low risk of stagflation: Finance Ministry

In its monthly economic report, the Finance Ministry said the Indian economy faces a low risk of stagflation than other nations due to cautious stabilisation policies. [Stagflation is a period of low growth and high inflation.] However, there is an upside risk to the gross budget deficit due to recent cuts in excise duties and spending on welfare subsidies. The report further states that the monetary policy of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is fully dedicated to taming inflationary pressures in the economy. 

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Vedanta puts on sale its Sterlite copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu

Vedanta Ltd has placed its Sterlite copper smelting plant at Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, on sale after facing a lot of hurdles in reopening the unit. The plant was forced to close in 2018 following a Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board’s order over environmental concerns. The Tuticorin plant has been catering to 40% of the national demand for copper and has played an integral role in India’s self-sufficiency in copper.

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KEC International secures new orders worth Rs 1,092 crore

KEC International Ltd has received new orders worth Rs 1,092 crore across its various businesses. Its transmission and distribution (T&D) business has bagged orders for projects in India, the Middle East and the Americas. The civil business has also secured an order for residential, industrial, and defence segments in India.

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Zydus Cadila to Seek EUA for ZyCoV-D in 7-8 Days – Top Indian Market News

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Zydus Cadila to seek EUA for ZyCoV-D vaccine in 7-8 Days

Zydus Cadila has informed the Centre that it could apply for emergency use authorisation (EUA) for the ZyCoV-D vaccine in the next 7-8 days. ZyCoV-D is a DNA Covid-19 vaccine, which carries the genetic code for that part of a virus that triggers the immune system of the body. It is the second vaccine to be made in India after Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin. The vaccine is being developed with support from the Centre’s National Biopharma Mission. The pharma company has enrolled more than 28,000 volunteers in their Phase-3 study.

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Tata Motors, Tata Power jointly inaugurate solar carport in Pune

Tata Motors and Tata Power Company have announced the inauguration of India’s largest solar carport in Pune. The 6.2-megawatt peak (MWp) solar carport deployed by Tata Power will generate 86.4 lakh kilowatt-hour (kWh) of electricity per year. It is estimated to reduce 7,000 tons of carbon emissions annually. The carport (spanning over 30,000 square metres) will generate green power and provide covered parking for finished cars at Tata Motors’ car plant in Chikhali, Pune.

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Minda Industries raises Rs 50 crore via issuance of commercial papers

Minda Industries has raised Rs 50 crore through the issuance of commercial papers. The auto components manufacturer said this fund-raising is in line with the management’s efforts to bring down finance costs. In May 2021, the company’s board had approved the acquisition of a 27.55% stake in CSE Dakshina Solar for Rs 27 lakh. This acquisition is for availing solar power from CSE Dakshina for Minda Industries’ units in Tamil Nadu.

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PSP Projects Q4 Results: Net profit rises 22.38% YoY to Rs 41.73 crore

PSP Projects Ltd reported a 22.38% YoY increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 41.73 crore for the quarter ended March (Q4). Net profit has increased by 43.11% when compared to the previous quarter. Its total income rose 8.73% YoY to Rs 504.36 crore during the same period. Net profit for the financial year 2020-21 (FY21) declined by 36.55% YoY to Rs 81.52 crore. The construction company’s board has recommended a final dividend of Rs 4 per share.

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Aster DM Healthcare partners with Dr. Reddy’s to administer Sputnik V vaccine in select locations

Aster DM Healthcare has entered into a partnership with Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories to administer the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine as part of a limited pilot soft launch. The healthcare provider will initially administer the vaccine to beneficiaries in Kochi and Kolhapur (Maharashtra). Aster has trained over a hundred staff at 14 of its hospitals to administer the vaccine jab. Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories has facilitated the necessary cold storage infrastructure for vaccine storage at the selected hospitals of Aster DM Healthcare.

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Eveready Industries Q4 Results: Net loss at Rs 441 crore

Eveready Industries India reported a standalone net loss of Rs 441.19 crore for the quarter ended March 2021 (Q4 FY21). It had posted a net loss of Rs 63.73 crore in the corresponding quarter last year (Q4 FY20). Its revenue from operations increased by 21.6% YoY to Rs 272.63 crore in Q4 FY21. Net loss for the financial year ended March 31, 2021 (FY21) stood at Rs 309.13 crore. This is compared to a net profit of Rs 179.57 crore in FY20.

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Hinduja Global Solutions Q4 Results: Net profit jumps 203% YoY to Rs 131.26 crore

Hinduja Global Solutions Ltd reported a 203.3% YoY jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 131.26 crore for the quarter ended March (Q4). Net profit has increased by 74.14% when compared to the previous quarter. Its revenue from operations rose 21.6% YoY to Rs 1,563.5 crore during the same period. Net profit for the financial year 2020-21 (FY21) increased by 66.41% YoY to Rs 336.05 crore. The IT service provider’s board has recommended a final dividend of Rs 22 per share.

RBI grants in-principle approval to Centrum Financial Services to set up SFB

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted in-principal approval to Centrum Financial Services Ltd to set up a small finance bank (SFB). The approval has been given to Centrum in accordance with the offer it made in response to the Expression of Interest (EoI) to take over the troubled Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank (PMC). According to reports, both Centrum and BharatPe will hold a 50% stake in the SFB, and assets and liabilities of PMC will be transferred to the SFB.

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Ashoka Buildcon Q4 Results: Net profit rises 6% YoY to Rs 142 crore

Ashoka Buildcon Ltd reported a 5.87% YoY increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 142.46 crore for the quarter ended March (Q4). Net profit has increased by 61% when compared to the previous quarter. Its revenue from operations rose 9.55% YoY to Rs 1,735.57 crore during the same period. Net profit for the financial year 2020-21 (FY21) increased by 67.08% YoY to Rs 276.22 crore. Maharashtra-based Ashoka Buildcon is an infrastructure development company. It is one of the leading highway developers in India.

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Paytm to raise Rs 12,000 crore via issue of fresh equity shares

One97 Communications, the parent company of Paytm, has announced plans to raise Rs 12,000 crore by issuing fresh equity shares. Paytm’s founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma may also get declassified as a promoter of the company in accordance with market regulator SEBI’s public listing rules. The company’s much-awaited IPO is expected to launch by November.

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IPO Updates: 

Dodla Dairy

The Rs 520-crore IPO of Dodla Dairy Ltd was subscribed 45.62 times on the final day of bidding. The portion reserved for retail investors was subscribed 11.34 times. The portion set aside for non-institutional investors (NIIs) saw a subscription of 73.26 times and that of qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) 84.88 times. You can learn more about the IPO here.

KIMS 

The Rs 2,144-crore IPO of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd was subscribed 3.86 times on the final day of bidding. The portion reserved for retail investors was subscribed 2.9 times. The portion set aside for non-institutional investors (NIIs) saw a subscription of 1.89 times and that of qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) 5.26 times. You can learn more about the IPO here.

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The Hinduja Group: Origin, Businesses, and Expansion

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The Hinduja Group is one of the largest diversified business groups in the world. Since its inception more than 107 years ago, the group has expanded gradually to business segments such as automotive, information technology, media & entertainment, oil and specialty chemicals, banking and finance, power generation, real estate, healthcare, and many more. The Hinduja Group has established its direct presence in 38 countries and conducts operations in more than 100 nations around the world.  

Let us take a closer look into the history of the Hinduja Group and learn more about their businesses. 

Brief History

The Hinduja Group was established by Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja in 1914. He hailed from a Sindhi family based in India. Initially, he began a small business in Sindh (now in Pakistan). One of the major milestones in his career was setting up an international trade centre in Iran in 1919. Merchant banking and trade were the twin pillars of the group’s business. After Parmanand Hinduja’s demise in 1971, his sons took over the family legacy. They formed a financial institution known as Hinduja Bank in Switzerland around the same period. The Hinduja Group also acquired the world-renowned ‘Gulf’ brand and later established Gulf Oil Corporation Limited. 

The Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979 forced the group to move its headquarters to London, United Kingdom. Around 8 years later, they acquired Land Rover Leyland International Holdings’ overseas stake in Ashok Leyland. They focused on setting up production units and showrooms across India, Sri Lanka, and the United Arab Emirates. The commercial vehicle manufacturer is now the flagship company of Hinduja Group. The automaker even launched India’s first CNG-powered bus in 1997.

The year 1994 marked the group’s entry into the Indian banking space. They established IndusInd Bank. It was one of the first private sector banks that helped in accelerating the process of reforms in post-liberalised India. Hinduja Group also set up IndusInd Media and Communications Ltd in 1995.

Hinduja Global Solutions was incorporated in 2000. This is essentially the business process outsourcing (BPO) subsidiary of the group, which is headquartered in Bangalore. In 2007, Ashok Leyland and Japan-based Nissan Motor Corp entered into a joint venture to build light-duty trucks. The group also owns Optare plc, which is a leading manufacturer of electric buses in the UK.

Major Company Segments

  1. Ashok Leyland Limited– It is the second-largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in India (after Tata Motors). The company is the fourth-largest manufacturer of buses in the world. It also offers power solutions for electric power generation, agricultural harvester combines, and earth-moving & construction equipment. They have set up around 10 manufacturing facilities across India, UAE, and UK.
  1. IndusInd Bank– The company offers banking and para-banking services. Para-banking may include insurance services, portfolio management services, pension fund management, mutual fund business, etc. The lender has established nearly 2,000 regional branches across India.
  1. Hinduja Global Solutions Limited– It provides services related to business process management (BPM). The company’s primary activities include information technology (IT), IT-enabled services (ITES), and business process outsourcing (BPO). Through its subsidiaries, Hinduja Global Solutions also offers contact center solutions and back-office transaction processing services across North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. It caters to the healthcare, telecommunications, media, insurance, retail, and consumer electronics sectors.
  1. Gulf Oil Corporation Limited– The company offers energetics, mining, and infrastructure development services. It manufactures and sells explosives, detonators, explosive bonded metal clads, and special devices for defence and space applications. GOCL also undertakes large-scale mining services in coal, iron ore, limestone, and bauxite mines.

The Hinduja Brothers

The Hinduja Group is currently headed by Srichand P Hinduja, the eldest son of Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja. Along with his brothers— Gopichand P Hinduja, Prakash P Hinduja, and Ashok P Hinduja— S.P Hinduja has led the company to great heights. They have collectively strategized and executed the diversification and expansion of the group as a whole. The Hinduja Brothers have lived up to their father’s vision and commitment towards building one of the most reputed business empires in the world.

Interestingly, the group trades in practically all products and commodities except tobacco, meat, and alcohol. On the other hand, they have focused on philanthropic activities, and have built hospitals, wellness centres, schools, and colleges in India and abroad. It has provided direct employment opportunities to more than 150,000 people. For years, the Hinduja Group has also promoted and developed the use of clean renewable energy sources.

The group had posted revenues of $50 billion in 2018. According to Forbes, the Hinduja brothers were the fifth-richest businessmen from India in 2020. They have a net worth of $14.8 billion as of March 2021.

Recent Developments

The Hinduja brothers are now involved in a legal dispute in the UK over their family fortune. A letter signed in 2014 and a related document had stated that the brothers appoint each other as their executors and that assets held in any one brother’s name belong to all four. The dispute between the Hinduja family came to light in a ruling delivered in June 2020 by a London judge, who said that the three brothers- Gopichand, Prakash, and Ashok- tried to use the letter to take control of Hinduja Bank. The bank was in Srichand’s sole name at the time. However, S.P Hinduja and his daughter Vinoo wanted the letter to be dismissed or to have ‘no legal effect’. Despite this issue, the brothers have reaffirmed that the court proceedings will not affect their businesses or the values which they stand for.

The third and fourth generations of the Hinduja family are all set to carry forward the rich heritage of the group in the years to come. Let us look forward to seeing how they execute future plans and expand further.