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Ceiling fans would get costlier by 8 to 20 per cent as the category comes under the ambit of mandatory star labelling from January 1, as per the revised Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) norms. Star labelling denotes energy savings of minimum 30 per cent for 1-star rated fans to over 50 per cent for 5-star rated fans. Though leading manufacturers such as Havells, Orient Electric and Usha International have welcomed the move, they also believe it would lead to cost increase of 5 to 20 per cent as high energy efficient 5-star rated fans will require new imported motors and electronic components. Under the new mandate, now manufacturers would have to display star ratings between 1 to 5 stars on their fans. The star rating is dependent on service value (air delivery in cubic meters per minute divided by energy consumption in wattage). Terming it a "massive shift", Orient Electric MD & CEO Rakesh Khanna said, now consumers will get access to a superior product that consumes far less ...
Shares of electronics manufacturing services company Elin Electronics made a muted market debut on Friday and ended nearly 8 per cent lower against the issue price of Rs 247. The stock made its debut at Rs 243, a decline of 1.61 per cent against the issue price on the BSE. During the day, it fell 8.66 per cent to Rs 225.60. Shares of the company ended at Rs 227.80, lower by 7.77 per cent. At the NSE, the share of the company made its debut at Rs 244, lower by 1.21 per cent. It ended with a decline of 7.18 per cent at Rs 229.25. The company commanded a market valuation of Rs 1,131.24 crore on the BSE. In traded volume terms, 6.75 lakh shares of the company were traded at the BSE and over 80.19 lakh shares on the NSE during the day. The Initial Public Offer (IPO) of Elin Electronics was subscribed 3 times last week. The IPO had a fresh issue of up to Rs 175 crore and an offer-for-sale of up to Rs 300 crore, aggregating up to Rs 475 crore. The price range for the offer was Rs 234-2
The government is likely to start approving proposals to set up electronic chip and display manufacturing plants in the country in next 30-60 days, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday. Speaking at IESA Vision Summit, Chandrasekhar said there has been a tremendous progress in the development of the semiconductor ecosystem in the country in the last 8-9 months. The government has received proposals from five companies for setting up electronic chip and display manufacturing plants with investment of Rs 1.53 lakh crore. Vedanta Foxconn JV, IGSS Ventures, ISMC propose to set up electronic chip manufacturing plants with USD 13.6 billion investment and have sought support of USD 5.6 billion from the Centre under the Rs 76,000 crore Semicon India Programme. "Over the next couple of months, I think over next 30 to 60 days... Government of India and India Semiconductor Mission will be rolling out those proposals that have been scrutinized and that