Piramal Fund Management (PFM), financial services arm of Piramal Enterprises, has sanctioned investments worth about Rs 2,000 crore within three months of launching lease rental discounting (LRD) for completed commercial assets that include office and retail space, it said on Wednesday. Of this, it recently approved two investments under LRD against assets in Mumbai and… Read More »
The promoters of DLF are in advanced discussions with shortlisted investors to sell their 40% stake in the realty developer’s rental arm, DLF Cyber City Developers (DCCDL), its management said. The final bids will be presented to a committee of independent directors for the evaluation and making the final decision, they told analysts on an… Read More »
If everything goes well, IT major Infosys will launch its operations for the entire northern region from Noida, two years from now. A team of officials from Infosys met Deepak Agarwal, CEO, Noida Authority, on Tuesday and submitted a revised layout plan for its Noida campus — the largest in north India. Later, speaking to… Read More »
Realty major DLF saw nearly 50% cancellations of gross sales in the first nine months of FY17, sparking concerns among investors. At an investor presentation, DLF said, out of Rs 1,550 crore gross sales booked in the first nine months of the current fiscal, it saw cancellationupgradation of Rs 790 crore, effectively reducing bookings to… Read More »
Embassy Industrial Parks, a joint venture between realty developer Embassy Group and private equity firm Warburg Pincus, will invest Rs 350 crore to build a 1.1-million sq ft industrial park at Chakan, Pune. The project will mainly comprise built-to-suit factories ranging from 50,000 sq ft to 2 lakh sq ft in size, Embassy Industrial Parks’… Read More »
India will soon have its first startup district with incubation centers and about 20 tinkering labs for schools aimed at encouraging the creation of innovative solutions in agriculture, health and education. Commerce & industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who is a Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka, is keen for the entire cluster to be developed in… Read More »
Real estate and infrastructure companies, already struggling with thin profit margins, could see a substantial fall in profits and a significant rise in tax liability next year due to the `thin capitalisation’ concept unveiled in the Union Budget for 2017-18. The new rule will not allow companies to claim tax deduction for interest paid on… Read More »
Three months back, if someone would have recommended real estate stocks, you would have thought he must be joking. After the demonetisation drive in November, the real estate sector was left in the ruins as the worst casualty of the cash ban. But you will be in for surprise if I tell you that the… Read More »
Highrises in Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna expressway are likely to adopt better fire safety measures as a draft proposal to suggest amendments in the building bylaws of the three development authorites has been given to a high-power committee. On Monday, CEO of Noida & Greater Noida authorities, Deepak Agarwal, held a meeting with the… Read More »
Waking up to the dangers of illegal structures, particularly after the building collapse at Nanakramguda that killed 11 people in December, the municipal administration department has decided to amend laws to make it tougher for people to register properties. The new law will ensure a builder or developer cannot sell flats or plots to people… Read More »
