Page 19 - Investments

Mittal Jr ups his reputation as VC investor as firm invests $500 mn so far

Mittal Junior will not divulge how much the company has invested so far, but he admits that the investments range from $10 million, which is the minimum threshold, to $50 million

Nettle Infra buys 4.94% stake in Bharti Infratel for Rs 2,882 crore

Bharti Airtel on Wednesday said its subsidiary Nettle Infrastructure Investments has acquired an additional 4.94 per cent stake in Bharti Infratel for Rs 2,882.32 crore.

VC investments in online gaming start-ups hike 114% to $376 mn in 2020

According to reports, online gaming companies have risen up to 275 in 2019

LIC's equity portfolio value may be at an all-time high of $86 billion

The insurance behemoth's portfolio value has soared by $31 billion since March 2020

FPIs smash records in Nov: Highest net inflows in a calendar month ever

Previously, September 2010 had seen the record for highest FPI flows in dollar terms. In rupee terms, August this year had seen record flows of Rs 45,637 crore

Banks fear HTM hit, investment limits with repayment under TLTRO

The central bank had originally announced the on-tap TLTRO aggregating Rs 1 trillion in the monetary policy on October 9.

Village Global invests unknown sum in Kitchens Centre's Pre-Series A round

The start-up offers fully-fitted shared kitchens to online food and FMCG brands making it easier for them to launch operations, penetrate market faster

Odisha clears investment projects of Rs 4645 cr, provide jobs to 870 people

The government approved a Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF) manufacturing facility at Malipada in Khurdha district with an annual capacity of 72,000 cubic meters

UP eyeing pie of $5-bn projected investments in data centres by 2025

The state government will provide a host of incentives to the data centre developers, so that their projects are completed within timelines

With $40 billion, private equity players hope to better 2019 investments

RIL shores up the numbers, with $17 bn through PE, sovereign funds in 3 deals

Govt expands Rs 1.45 trn PLI scheme to 10 key sectors, industry hails move

The scheme is in addition to the already announced Rs 51,311 crore PLI for three sectors which takes the total around Rs 2 trn

NITI Aayog making strong case for further investment in science: V K Paul

The coronavirus pandemic has shown how important science solutions are for life, livelihood and development', and the NITI Aayog is making a strong case for increasing investments in science, its member V K Paul said on Monday. He was delivering the first Prof M K Bhan Memorial Lecture in a webinar. Bhan was the secretary, Department of Biotechnology. Paul said the think tank wants science and technology (S&T) to be the government's priority "more than ever". He said the NITI Aayog has prepared a couple of policy briefs which are aimed at creating institutional pace, capacity and resource base. We are working with VijayRaghavan (Principal Scientific Advisor to the government) and my colleague (Vijay Kumar) Saraswat, member S&T... three of us, looking at pathways, above all creating institutional pace, capacity base and also resource base, the official noted. Paul was responding to a question on what was the NITI Aayog doing to promote research and encourage young ...

Varmora to invest Rs 300 crore in two greenfield tile plants in Gujarat

Capacity pegged at 35,000 sq m a day, commissioning likely by April next, with direct and indirect job potential of 1,200

Nestle India to invest Rs 2,600 cr over four years to boost production

Some part of the funds will also be used for its plant in Sanand, Gujarat, which is currently under construction

Diversified portfolio is the best antidote to help you beat inflation

By allocating to equities, debt, and gold, you can earn positive real returns over long term

Kalrock to pilot Jet Airways take-off with Rs 1,000-crore investment

While Jet has admitted claims of over Rs 15,000 crore, the resolution plan consists of Rs 866 crore in upfront and deferred payment to creditors

Govt move to notify GICs as fin services at IFSC to spur MNC investment

Govt move will boost job creation, give a leg-up to social infrastructure in and around Gift City

Top-performing fund avoids investments in emerging markets low on ESG score

The $1.5-billion Candriam SRI Bond Emerging Markets Fund has outperformed almost 90 per cent of peers in the past three years and screens for ESG factors

Don't let past year's return guide you while deciding on asset allocation

Government and corporate bond schemes of NPS are unlikely to beat equity schemes over the long term

Tamil Nadu signs 14 MoUs worth Rs 10,000 cr, to create 7,000 new jobs

Among the companies that have committed investments are JSW Renew, Britannia, Apollo Tyres, Li-Energy for EV battery packs, Britannia and Hyundai Wia