For breaking several rules, the Reserve Bank fined ICICI Bank Rs.12.19 crore and Kotak Mahindra Bank Rs.3.95 crore on Tuesday. According to the central bank, during ICICI Bank’s mandatory inspections in 2020 and 2021, the lender approved or committed loans to businesses where two of its directors also served as directors. In addition, the bank…
On Monday, Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL) announced that it has reached a deal with Endurance Technologies Ltd for the construction of a 12.5 MW captive solar facility in Maharashtra. According to a statement from TPREL, it has already signed a Power Delivery Agreement (PDA) in this regard with Endurance Technologies Ltd. The plant…
Based on statistics given by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, India’s inflation for the month of September 2023 was (-)0.26% (Provisional) for the wholesale pricing index (WPI). In August 2022, the WPI inflation rate was (-)0.52%, while in September 2022, it was 10.55 percent. Since April, the WPI-based inflation rate has been negative for…
In response to rising oil prices, the Indian rupee faces a record-low danger this week, and bond investors will be watching the central bank’s decision on debt sales. On Friday, Brent crude gained 5.7% as investors priced in the likelihood that the Middle East war could worsen as a result of Israel’s start of military…
Despite favorable domestic macroeconomic statistics, the rupee traded flat at 83.24 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday. This was due to the rising trend in crude oil prices. According to currency analysts, the ongoing flight of foreign funds amid weak Asian equities markets has put pressure on the Indian rupee. The rupee’s…
According to data provided by the National Statistical Office on Thursday, consumer price inflation in India, which is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), dropped to a three-month low of 5.02% in September after remaining above the 6% threshold for two consecutive months. The consecutive drop in the price of vegetables, especially tomatoes, and…
On Tuesday, the rupee lost 15 paisa to settle at 83.21 (provisional) against the US dollar as poor domestic equities and a strong US dollar dampened investor optimism. Forex traders claimed that the rupee was under pressure to fall due to subdued domestic macroeconomic indicators and ongoing FII withdrawals. The local currency started out at…
According to the S&P Global Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), India’s manufacturing activity climbed at the slowest rate in five months in September, but it remained strong, with strong demand lifting business confidence to its highest level this year, despite heightened inflationary pressures. S&P Global’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was 57.5 in September as opposed…
State-owned Coal India increased its supply of coal to the power sector by 3.4 percent to 294.8 million tonnes in the first six months of the current fiscal, despite record high demand for electricity in the previous two months, the Maharatna business said on Monday. Coal India Ltd (CIL) said in a statement that the…
Vedanta, the metals and energy conglomerate, revealed plans on Friday to spin out its companies into six publicly traded subsidiaries in order to avoid a debt crisis. The Anil Agarwal-promoted company said in a stock exchange announcement that the board has approved the demerger of various companies to unleash “significant value.” According to the regulatory…
