Jubilant Foodworks, which operates the country’s largest pizza and restaurant chain, said it expects safety concerns to drive consumers more and more towards bigger brands as it prepares for a major expansion over the next two years. The company said it will plans to open at least as many stores in the current financial year […]
Hinduja Global Solutions, one of India’s top pure-play business process outsourcing companies, has been able to turn the massive challenge posed by COVID lock-down restrictions into an opportunity, posting record profits for the year. Like many organizations that depend on thousands of staff working inside a single building, Hinduja Global Solutions found its working model […]
Sobha Ltd, one of India’s largest real estate developers, said it will build a ‘Manhattan-like’ mini city at Yadavanahalli, which lies between Electronics City and Hosur towards the south east of Bangalore. Despite its somewhat removed location, the project is targeted at the well-to-do, with the three-bedroom flats costing upwards of Rs 90 lakh. Chairman […]
Close on the heels of Titan Co, jeweler DP Abhushan too reported unprecedented growth during the COVID-19 impacted financial year, particularly the last three months. Against Titan Co’s 61% revenue growth, DP Abhushan Ltd reported an even higher growth of 152% in its top line for the three months ended March 2021. The company’s revenue […]
Wonderla, one of India’s top amusement park operators, reported that it had managed to recover about 77% of its revenue during the fourth and final quarter of FY21 that ended in March. The company, which operates water parks and amusement parks in South Indian states such as Kerala, Karnataka and Telangana, was able to maintain […]
Talbros, one of India’s largest automobile components makers, reported a 16% increase in its full-year revenue for the year ended March, making it one of the few companies in India to report full-year growth. Full-year growth was made possible by a whopping 73% jump in revenues for the fourth and final quarter than ended in […]
Finally, here is a piece of good news if you are in an investor in the real estate sector: Arihant Superstructures, one of the most prominent residential developers in the Mumbai region, sold a whopping 250 residential flats during the month of April and May — which coincided with the peak of the second wave […]
Zydus Cadila, the pharmaceutical arm of the Zydus group, said it has launched a next-generation breast cancer drug in India at a fraction of its existing cost. The drug, Trastuzumab Emtansine, is considered the first targeted chemotherapy drug for breast cancer as it directs the cytotoxic activity at cancer cells by using a known biomarker. […]
Aarti Drugs, one of the biggest manufacturers of ingredients for the pharmaceuticals industry in India, reported a strong performance for the fourth quarter and full year 2020-21. All three of the Mumbai-based company’s business divisions — APIs or pharmaceutical ingredients, formulations or medicines, and specialty chemicals — contributed to a strong peformance, resulting in an […]
Jindal Stainless, India’s largest producer of stainless steel and part of the OP Jindal group, reported a strong recovery in its operating and financial performance during the fourth and final quarter of the financial year. For the three months ended March, the company’s sales volumes jumped 15% compared to the same period of last year […]
COVID-19 season has failed to make any dent in the growth of India’s matchmaking websites such as Matrimony.com, the largest. Going by the numbers, youngsters in the country seem to be finding more time for online matching making services during the COVID-19 era than ever before. In a year when most companies have seen double-digit […]
Hero MotoCorp, which announced a partnership with Taiwan-based battery swapping company Gogoro, said its new range of e-bikes with swapping technology will hit the Indian market next year, possibly as early as Jan-Mar. Niranjan Gupta, Chief Financial Officer at the world’s largest two-wheeler maker, said the company is working on bringing out electric bikes that […]
Mahindra Group said it has set up a automotive design center in the UK to help it come out with “sophisticated, authentic SUVs with an unmissable presence”. The group, home to India’s second-biggest home-growth automaker, said Mahindra Advanced Design Europe will further sharpen its “distinctive product designs and differentiated technology offerings” to further its connected […]
JSW Steel USA Ohio Inc, a US subsidiary of JSW Steel, has signed a long-term agreement with local steel producer Allegheny Technologies Inc. to convert JSW’s locally produced carbon steel slabs into hot rolled coils. The agreement will help diversify JSW’s steel offerings in the US, while also generating revenue for Allegheny Technologies and improving […]
Hyderabad-based Natco Pharma said it has decided to seek a compulsory license from the government of India to manufacture Baricitinib tablets to treat COVID-19 patients. Compulsory licensing is an internationally recognized patent provision under which the government of a country can give permission to a company to manufacture a patent-protected product for emergency use if […]
Tata Motors, which has been setting new records for auto sales in recent months, said it has decided to “calibrate” production of its vehicles with actual demand to prevent oversupply and a pile up of inventory at the company and dealers. “The lock-down enforced in various parts of the country is expected to impact vehicle […]
Saregama, India’s oldest and largest music label, announced that it has has been signed as by prominent film maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali as the music label for three of his forthcoming projects. These include Alia Bhatt starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi – the music rights of which has been acquired from Pen Studios, the next untitled Bhansali […]
ACC, one of India’s largest cement makers, said it maintains a ‘cautious yet positive’ outlook on the market for the coming months despite the sudden surge of COVID-19 cases in the country. “The Company believes that the Government is taking all possible steps to intensify the vaccination program and control the spread of Covid. With […]
Strong sales in China helped UK-based luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover report a 12.4% jump in retail sales for the Jan-Mar period of 2021. China sales were up 127% compared to a year ago when that market was heavily impacted by Covid-19. Sales in North America were also up year-on-year (+10.4%), while other regions remain […]
Pharmaceuticals manufacturer Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd said it received permission from India’s drug regulator to import and supply the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in India. Like the other two vaccines approved in India, the nod for Sputnik V is also an ’emergency use authorization’, meaning that it cannot be sold to anyone and everyone, but […]
