IRB Infrastructure to raise Rs 5,347 crore via preferential issue of shares

IRB Infrastructure NSE -9.99 % Developers (IRB) will raise Rs 5,347 crore through preferential allotment of shares to a subsidiary to Spanish infrastructure company Ferrovial S.A and an affiliate of Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, the Mumbai-headquartered company said on Tuesday. The transaction, among the largest equity fund raising by a listed infrastructure company, will […]

Centre release traffic management framework for drones

Bengaluru: India will onboard multiple public and private service providers for managing drone traffic in airspaces below 1,000 feet, as it moves forward with its plans to boost wider adoption of unmanned aircraft across sectors such as healthcare, logistics and agriculture in the next few years. The recently released National Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management […]

PSUs to compete with private firms in open market for rail contracts following Railway Board’s new order

The Railway Board has issued an order that will now make public sector companies, including those under the national transporter, compete with the private sector in the open market for rail contracts. The order on Tuesday, in effect, takes away a level of protection the PSUs enjoyed under a policy formed in 2019 which gave […]

India receives first direct shipment of Russian LNG under long term contract

India received its first direct shipment of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from Russia’s Yamal LNG project over the last weekend. The shipment was supplied by Russian gas company Gazprom under its long-term (20 year) LNG contract with GAIL NSE -0.72 % (India) Ltd, it was been learnt. The shipment travelled through the Northern Sea Route, […]

IOC Haldia refinery to go for planned shutdown in December

Indian Oil Corporation’s (IOC) Haldia refinery will go for planned maintenance shutdown in December, company officials said. There will be no maintenance shutdown of the refinery, which caters mostly to the eastern region, in November due to the festival season. However, the increase in demand for fuel will be marginal during the festive period, they […]

Reliance BP Mobility Limited launches first mobility station in Navi Mumbai

Reliance Industries NSE -0.08 % (RIL) and bp’s fuel and mobility joint venture, Reliance BP Mobility Limited, launched its first Jio-bp branded mobility station at Navde, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra on Tuesday. The joint venture operates fuel retail stations under the Jio-bp brand and is in the process of rebranding the existing 1400 fuel pumps. “The […]

Mahindra Electric Mobility launches Treo in Nepal

Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd, part of the Mahindra Group, on Tuesday said it has launched its electric three-wheeler Treo in Nepal priced at Nepalese rupee 8.4 lakh (around Rs 5.40 lakh) (ex-showroom). The lithium-ion-powered Treo is being imported to Nepal through the Completely Built Unit (CBU) form and is being manufactured at Mahindra’s Bengaluru facility […]

India targets major global firms for local battery manufacturing

India plans to pitch to companies such as Tesla Inc, Samsung and LG Energy to encourage them to invest in manufacturing batteries locally, as it looks to establish a domestic supply chain for clean transport, two government sources told Reuters. India will host five roadshows starting next month in countries including the United States, Germany, […]