The rating is based on limited or no updated information on the entity's performance since the time it was last rated in March 2019.
Rating agency says the investment arm of Karvy Group didn't heed its requests for information about the company's performance.
ICRA downgraded Bharti Airtel's long-term rating from "AA" to "AA-"on higher than anticipated provision for dues towards license fees on adjusted gross revenues (AGR) and spectrum usage charge.
The ratings continue to remain under watch with negative, ICRA said in a statement
The company, which is part of the Ashok Piramal Group, till July 2019 had Rs 2,310 crore in debts on a consolidated basis
The muted industry scenario has stressed credit profile of dealers, especially those of new entrants and, has forced some dealerships to shut down as well, he added.
The downgrade comes at a time when group flagship Piramal Enterprises is planning a rights issue worth Rs 3,650 crore
The recent changes in mutual funds regulations are likely to result in a decline in the volume of commercial paper outstanding by March 2020
The balance capacity is under various stages of resolution, including through Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)
Immediate term demand outlook in the dealer community is also negative
In July, in a bid to expedite the resolution process, the government made amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) that included revising the time limit to 330 days
Markets like Surat and Pune in the affordable segment could show higher slippages owing to delays and challenges faced by some projects
Securitisation under pass-through certificate (PTC) transactions was to the tune of Rs 92,000 crore in the past one year
The agency has downgraded rating for 20% of its rated portfolio for wind and solar
In addition to a slower tendering activity, the sector also faces concerns over delayed payments
The current financial year has so far been an anomaly for the cement sector with a decline in demand growth seen in Q1
Icra said it expects Coal India, which has missed annual production targets over the last few years, to fall short of its 2019/20 production forecast of 660 million tonnes by up to 75 million tonnes
In 2015, India embraced competitive auctions as the best long-term approach to clamp down on corruption after scandals over allotments of mines
India's major rating firms include Crisil, the Indian unit of S&P Global; ICRA, the local unit of Moody's Investors Service
These rated instruments (tier-II bonds under Basel III) is a hybrid subordinated instrument with equity-like loss-absorption features.