Khaitans May Tie Up With Burmans To Run Eveready: Bidvest Sues GVK, Investors in Airports Holding Firm
Khaitans May Tie Up With Burmans To Run Eveready: Bidvest Sues GVK, Investors in Airports Holding Firm
Khaitans May Tie Up With Burmans To Run Eveready: Bidvest Sues GVK, Investors in Airports Holding Firm
GVK, investors
Total 1,155,191
Active cases
402,529 724,577 28,084
Recovered
INDIA
é37,148
Deaths
Burmans to run Eveready
Promoters hope to ring-fence long-term interests of the firm via this partnership in airports
é 12,070 é24,491 é 587
holding firm
ISHITA AYAN DUTT However, there are legal tan-
Note: Total cases Kolkata, 21 July gles. Finalising the deal is pend-
WORLDTotal include 1 migration;
ing because of an interim order
14,730,716
figures as of 7 pm IST;
T
Sources: Ministry of he Burman family — the of the Delhi High Court, prevent-
Health and Family
Welfare; Johns promoters of Dabur ing a change in the capital struc- DEV CHATTERJEE
Deaths Hopkins Coronavirus
India — may join hands ture and sale of assets of Mumbai, 21 July
610,587
Resource Centre;
arrow shows with the Khaitans of Eveready, McLeod Russel India,
1-day change
Williamson Magor Group to man- and other Williamson Magor Bidvest of South Africa, a key shareholder in Mumbai International
age the country’s largest dry cell group companies. Airport Ltd (MIAL), has moved the Delhi High Court against the
battery maker, Eveready KKR India, which had origi- National Investment and
Industries India. nally lent ~200 crore to Infrastructure Fund (NIIF),
INDIA’S GDP MAY A source close to the develop-
ment said, “The Burmans’ shoring
Williamson Magor Group
entities, had moved court late last
IN THE the Public Sector Pension
Investment Board (PSP
CONTRACT 6.1% up their holding could pave the way
for a partnership between the two
year, seeking relief over its expo-
sure. An order in favour of the
MAKING Investments) of Canada, and
the Abu Dhabi Investment
IN FY21: NOMURA families to jointly run the firm.”
After the last tranche of share
Khaitans will pave the way for
the partnership. BOUNCING BACK SHAREHOLDING IN EVEREADY
Authority (ADIA), as well as
the GVK group, saying the
Economic activity continues to remain purchase of 8.48 per cent by the However, Mohit Burman, vice- Eveready Industries in ~ Promoters 15.07% agreement signed between
weak and will lead to a 6.1 per cent Burmans about a week back, the chairman of Dabur India, told GVK and the new investors
contraction in India’s GDP in the current promoter holding in Eveready Business Standard so far it had Burmans 19.84% in October last year would
fiscal, Nomura said on Tuesday. The slipped below theirs. At present, been only a portfolio investment lead to a change in the share-
Reserve Bank of India is likely to pause at the Burman family holding is at in a business which “we believe is KEY FINANCIALS ~cr holding of MIAL, which vio-
the upcoming policy review in August and 19.84 per cent while promoters of undervalued and in a similar busi- FY19 lates its right of first refusal. EXIT HURDLE
cut rates by 25 basis points each in the Eveready are at 15.07 per cent. ness to ours”, which is FMCG (fast- FY20 The lawsuit, filed on Jan 2019: Bidvest notifies its plan to
October and December reviews, the From the current holding pat- moving consumer goods). Operating 1,458 1,211 Monday, comes at a time exit Mumbai airport to GVK, others
Japanese brokerage said in a report. All the tern, the Burmans are likely to be “We have been buying shares income FY19 FY20 when the Union government
analysts expect a contraction in GDP due to the majority partner, sources said. because we believe that the busi- is seeking foreign direct Feb: GVK raises objections, says offer
the Covid-19 pandemic. PTI With this partnership, the pro- ness has a lot of potential and the PBT before investment in India, promis- notice is vague
moters of Eveready are hoping to shares are undervalued. However, exceptional
82 ing ease of doing business to Mar: Adani agrees to buy MIAL
THE SMART INVESTOR P12 ring-fence long-term interests of there is no plan at the moment of items 68 overseas investors.
stake; Bidvest sends ROFR notice
the company. Eveready had ear- becoming a promoter,” Burman PBT after Bidvest, which is trying to
Vaccine hopes, EU deal lier held talks with Energizer and said. “We know them (Khaitans). exceptional
59 sell its 13.5 per cent stake in
to GVK, others
Duracell for a slump-sale of the They are still managing the busi- items 220 MIAL since January last year, Apr: GVK moves Delhi HC
help indices surge battery business. ness,” he added. Turn to Page 15 > Source: BSE said litigation by the GVK Jul: HC rejects GVK plea; firm moves
The benchmark indices on Tuesday rose on group had delayed its exit.
division Bench, which sends the
the back of vaccine hopes and after the GVK's stake sale in the air-
European Union leaders agreed on a PHOTO: TWITTER port holding company to the matter to arbitration
recovery package. A positive start to the
results season also boosted sentiment.
Rallying for a fifth day, the Sensex closed at GSK merger helps NIIF and other investors had Oct: ADIA, PSP and NIIF agree to invest
led to expensive litigation in ~7,614 cr in GVK Airport Holdings for
India, increasing its cost, it 79.1% stake
PBT down 6% in Q1
the sharp coronavirus-triggered selloff. pering its investment. 50.5% 10.0%
When contacted, an NIIF GVK Airport ACSA
spokesperson said: “We do Holdings
not have any comments as
DOUBLE TAKE VIVEAT SUSAN PINTO the matter is sub judice”. A WHO
Agriculture
Vir Sanghvi, the noted GVK official declined to com-
political commentator
Mumbai, 21 July
ment on the issue. However,
OWNS
and food writer, starts a Hindustan Unilever (HUL), the country’s the official had earlier said: MIAL?
monthly column
on the Opinion
page. 10 >
largest consumer goods company, on
Tuesday reported a mixed set of numbers
for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 (Q1),
driving growth; “They (Bidvest) are trying to
scuttle our ROFR (right of
first refusal) and instead
26.0% 13.5%
aided in part by its merger with GSK
Consumer on April 1. open to more must agree to conclude the AAI
transaction in line with the
Bidvest
SC registers contempt
case against Twitter
‘We want to price Covid vaccine below ~1,000’
The Supreme Court on Tuesday initiated suo Pune’s Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine maker by volume, is placing its bets on the Phase-III clinical trials are expected to commence rent phase of producing the Oxford-AstraZeneca
motu contempt proceedings against Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine candidate AZD1222 with CEO Adar Poonawalla stating he would start manufacturing at around August. We have studied the Phase-I trials vaccine. Once the vaccine goes into the develop-
activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan for his personal risk. In an e-mail interaction with Sohini Das, Poonawalla says the company is investing $200 million in the in almost 1,000 patients, but in other countries it mental phase, we will be able to elaborate more.
alleged derogatory tweets against the vaccine facility and that he wants to keep the price at below ~1,000. Edited excerpts: is usually done on 40 to 60 patients. For the Phase-
judiciary. The apex court also initiated III trials, we plan to look at 5,000-10,000 patients, Will the production capacity of other vaccines be
contempt proceedings against Twitter India According to the results of the first two phases of of whom 4,000-5,000 might be in India. There compromised as a result, to make way for the
on which Bhushan had posted some trials published in The Lancet, the Oxford- are a number of trial sites in both Mumbai and Oxford-AstraZeneca candidate?
alleged derogatory comments. The matter is AstraZeneca vaccine candidate is safe and Pune, since these cities have several hotspots, Keeping in mind the pandemic situation, we have
scheduled to be heard on Wednesday by a ADAR POONAWALLA inducing an immune response. How optimistic which will help us understand its efficacy. dedicated two of our facilities to produce millions
Bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra. PTI CEO, Serum Institute of India are you? of doses for the Covid-19 vaccine, while
I’m confident that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vac- Covid-19 antibodies are not lifelong, withholding vast production of other
cine candidate will be immunogenic and effective according to recent research. So, will one
FABIFLU products.
Zoom to establish tech “THE GOVERNMENT for mass use. Once the trials are successful in India need to keep repeating the shots for this CHEAPEST TO
TREAT COVID:
centre in Bengaluru WILL BE TAKING and the UK, we are certain that COVISHIELD will
be one of the first vaccines to be introduced .
vaccine candidate?
Most vaccines are administered in two to GLENMARK
What is the response and interest from
the government on this vaccine
Zoom Video Communications on Tuesday CARE OF THE three doses, in order to prime with the candidate so far?
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said it would set up a technology centre at DISTRIBUTION. WE You have indicated that you wish to start trials by first dose and then boost immunity with We are working in tandem with the gov-
Bengaluru and hire key talent over the HOPE THAT PEOPLE August. Are all the approvals in place? the second. Similarly, I predict that the vaccines ernment and regulatory bodies for approvals.
next few years to expand its presence in We seek to apply to the DCGI for licensure trials for Covid-19 will be administered in two doses. They are quite forthcoming.
India. The decision was taken following DO NOT HAVE in a week. With the government fast-tracking
Zoom’s increased level of adoption by TO PAY FOR everything, we are hoping to get approvals Serum plans to make 3-5 million doses per How do you plan to price it?
Indian users. “From January to April 2020, THE in about two weeks. Post that, we will begin month, and slowly ramp up to 350-400 million It is too early to comment on the pricing. However
Zoom has seen 6,700 per cent growth in phase-III human trials in India. a year. What kind of investments have you initially we would like to keep it under ~1,000. The
free user sign ups in India,” the firm said. It
VACCINE already made and would further investments government will be taking care of the distribu-
has an office in Mumbai and two data INITIALLY” Can you share details about the trials, be required? tion. We hope that people do not have to pay for
centres there. PTI number of sites, protocols, etc? We have invested close to $200 million in the cur- the vaccine initially. Turn to Page 15 >
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FabiFlu cheapest
IN BRIEF
Biocon expands biz model, Lockdown takes the fizz
enters e-therapeutic space out of Coke’s operations
Going beyond medicine, bio-
pharmaceutical major Biocon has
diversified and entered the digital
therapeutic segment as part of its
pill to treat Covid, ARNAB DUTTA
New Delhi, 21 July
India, its third-largest market
in Asia and fifth-largest globally,
dragged regional business for
> Coke’s overall volume
dipped 16%,
claims Glenmark
aerated drinks biz
global strategy. The Bengaluru- Coca-Cola’s operations took a sig- Coke to a greater extent. Volume
down 12% due to
based firm’s Malaysian subsidiary nificant dent during the June offtake in Asia-Pacific plunged
lockdown in India
has collaborated with France-based 2020 quarter, owing to the lock- 18 per cent, “primarily due to the
healthcare solutions firm Voluntis to down. Disruption in the Indian strict lockdown in India”, said the > Bottling business
develop and distribute a digital product for diabetic patients. “We market impacted all aspects — firm. Operating income fell 9 per volume plunge
see the world evolving after Covid. Technology and digital will play
a major role in our strategy because it will bring costs significantly
Writes to DCGI, says claims over pricing of the drug false from volume offtake to its key
sparkling beverages business —
cent for the region in constant
currency (CC) terms.
36% globally,
driven by Covid
down in the healthcare systems,” said Christiane Hamacher, CEO SOHINI DAS reduced the price of the drug to ~75 a tablet, bring- The Coca-Cola Company Operating income for the BIG pandemic in
and Managing Director, Biocon Biologics. BS REPORTER< Mumbai, 21 july ing the cost of treatment down to ~9,150. informed the NYSE on Tuesday. segment shrank a whopping 98 India and
The DCGI had asked Glenmark to clarify if it Global volume offtake drop- per cent (in CC terms) during the South Africa
G
lenmark on Tuesday said FabiFlu — its has claimed that the drug is effective on patients ped 16 per cent year-on-year quarter, driven by top line pres-
> Operating
generic version of oral antiviral drug with comorbidities such as hypertension or dia- (YoY) and its aerated drinks busi- sure in India and South Africa
Indian Hotels to buy LinkedIn slashing favipiravir — is cheaper than other drugs, betes, whereas in reality, according to protocol ness fell 12 per cent YoY, with the due to the outbreak, Coke said.
income from
remaining stake in 960 jobs globally including remdesivir, tocilizumab, itolizumab, summary, the trial was not designed to assess lockdown being the major fac- According to James Quincey,
bottling ops
plunge 98%
Sea Rock Hotel amid pandemic etc, approved for emergency use for the treat- FabiFlu in comorbid conditions. tor. Products under its flagship CEO of The Coca-Cola Company,
due to top-line
ment of Covid-19. Kolhe had claimed that FabiFlu has not been Coca-Cola contributed signifi- the lockdown had a significant
The Indian Hotels Company has Networking site LinkedIn on The Mumbai-based tested as monotherapy. cantly towards the decline in its impact on business. Though pressure in
signed a binding agreement for Tuesday said it is slashing about firm was responding to It was given along with sparkling beverages business. some markets have shown signs India
the acquisition of the balance 960 jobs globally, about six per the Drugs Controller ICMR-approved stan- The trademark Coca-Cola busi- of recovery, many are experienc- > Asia-Pacific
14.28 per cent equity interest in cent of its worldwide staff, General of India’s dard protocol treatment ness fell 7 per cent, while the ing a second spike — thereby regional volume
ELEL Hotels and Investments from amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (DCGI) letter seeking in selective clinically Coke Zero Sugar segment pushing sales back into a nega- uptake
the Nanda family, Indian Hotels The company, which is part of clarification over its stable Covid patients. declined by 4 per cent. tive trajectory. dipped 18%
said. This will make IHCL the 100 tech giant Microsoft, has about alleged ‘false claims’ on Kolhe alleged that The category, which consti- “It is unlikely that the recov-
per cent leasehold owner of the 1,200 employees in India. It also FabiFlu’s efficacy on the data “clearly shows” tutes the majority of Coke’s vol- ery will be linear. Too many
Lockdown making
Sea Rock hotel site by December has a development centre in Covid-19 patients with that the claims made by ume and revenue, was severely ‘unknowns’ ahead of us — such
future uncertain but
31, 2021, it said. BS REPORTER< Bengaluru. PTI< comorbidities and high Glenmark in their press hit “led by the decline in India, as the continuing lockdown. In
we’ll focus on adding
price of the drug, after a conference that FabiFlu western Europe, and fountain many markets, a lockdown had
new consumers in
legislator raised these alone is effective on business in North America”, the to be re-imposed following an
India: Coke CEO
issues in a letter to mild to moderate firm told its investors. unlocking,” he told investors.
Bezos adds record $13 billion in one day to fortune Sunny Kataria, vice-president,
Auto at OLX India.
In a clear trend towards budget of ~4-7 lakh for a pre- metros in demand and supply
JACK PITCHER surged 7.9 per cent, the most since economic downturn since the unprecedented stimulus efforts by downshifting, buyers’ prefer- owned car. Meanwhile, smaller in 2020. The key factor for this is
21 July December 2018 on rising optimism Great Depression. He’s now per- governments and central bankers. ence is likely to veer towards towns and cities are seeing a lot that non-metros have seen the
about web shopping trends, and sonally worth more than the mar- Seven of the ten richest people on entry-level models. Seven out more traction for used cars. Of lesser impact of Covid-19. “The
Jeff Bezos added $13 billion to his are now up 73 per cent this year. ket valuation of giants such as the planet owe their wealth to the of every 10 respondents said all the respondents keen to buy pandemic has been a stress test
net worth on Monday, the largest Bezos, Amazon’s 56-year-old Exxon Mobil, Nike. and sector, including Elon Musk, they have reduced their car- a car in non-metro towns, 70 for the dealer community and
single-day jump for an individual founder and the world’s richest McDonald’s. whose fortune has soared $47 bil- buying budget because of the per cent are interested in a pre- the pre-owned car retail busi-
since the Bloomberg Billionaires person, has seen his fortune swell Mackenzie Bezos, his ex-wife, lion so far in 2020. pandemic. For a new car, while owned car and rest are interest- ness overall.
Index was created in 2012. $74 billion in 2020 to $189.3 billion, gained $4.6 billion Monday and is Facebook Inc. Chief Executive 39 per cent buyers have a budg- ed in a new car. For pre-owned car dealers,
Amazon.com. shares despite the US entering its worst now the 13th-richest person in the Officer Mark Zuckerberg has et under ~3 lakh, 24 per cent are The narrative flips for metro the focus right now would be
world. added almost $15 billion to his net willing to spend between ~4 and towns, wherein 70 per cent of on liquidating their existing
Amazon.com shares surged 7.9%, the most since Other tech titans are also enjoy- worth so far this year, even as the ~7 lakh. For a pre-owned car, 50 the respondents are more like- inventory, in order to meet their
December 2018 on rising optimism about web ing a surge driven partly by people company deals with brands boy- per cent buyers have a budget ly to buy a new car. working capital requirements,”
shopping trends, and are now up 73% this year forced to stay at home and helped cotting ads on the social network. under ~3 lakh, the survey found. OLX estimates that non- said Amit Kumar, business
by the boost given to markets by BLOOMBERG Only 20 per cent buyers have a metros are expected to surpass head, OLX Cash MyCar.
deliver diesel
Bengaluru, 21 July structured demand from cus-
WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES tomers. “Earlier, there was a lot
As a wave of local lockdowns
and restrictions grip several
IN THE STATES WHERE of panic-buying among cus-
tomers, but now they know that
states in the country, online
ESSENTIAL SERVICES ARE groceries will be delivered to
ALLOWED TO OPERATE
at doorstep
grocers are seeing an uptick in them either online or offline,”
the number of orders per day, DESPITE INTERMITTENT said Satish Meena, senior fore-
with people avoiding markets LOCKDOWNS” cast analyst at Forrester
and mandis. Research.
During the initial phases of ALBINDER DHINDSA, For Walmart-owned
Co-founder & CEO, Grofers
the nationwide lockdown, there Flipkart, consumers’ focus on
were several restrictions that the grocery and other essential
delivery executives faced lead- because of the support from fruits and vegetables, which products continues to see an
ing to breakdown of the home local authorities and commit- contributed 16-18 per cent of uptake, with the average order
delivery mechanism. ment from our delivery execu- monthly revenue during pre- size in the category seeing
I
n what might be the Uber- ital petrol pumps, that can be For online grocers Big- lockdowns in several pockets. vegetables and staples section. “The potential danger of a Covid-19 continued to impact units in the year-ago period.
Ola moment for fuel retail operated with a small invest- Basket, Bengaluru, being the According to Grofers co- “Consumers are paying extra crowded market during the cur- the sentiment of buyers, auto- Three-wheeler sales fell
in India, oil marketing co- ment of ~20-30 lakh. We expect biggest city in terms of revenue founder and Chief Executive attention to hygiene. Hence, it rent pandemic, for both shop- mobile dealers’ body FADA 75.43 per cent to 11,993 units last
mpanies (OMCs) are planning at least 30,000 entrepreneurs contribution, has seen a spike Officer (CEO) Albinder Dhindsa, has a direct impact on floor pers and workers, and the said on Tuesday. month as compared with
to rope in start-ups or FuelEnts to get registered as FuelEnts, in orders during the lockdown. his company is working with cleaners, toilet cleaners, deter- fragility of the food supply, have According to Federation of 48,804 units in June 2019. Total
(fuel entrepreneurs) for door- that may see investments to the Currently, the company is doing local authorities in the states gents as well as soaps and sani- people frantically looking for Automobile Dealers Associ- sales across categories slipped
step delivery of high-speed die- tune of ~9,000 crore. We have a close to 40,000 orders a day in where essential services are tizers,” said Anant Goel, co- reliable, low-contact or no-con- ations (FADA), which collect- 42 per cent to 984,395 units in
sel (HSD) through mobile pet- presence in 130 cities and plan the city. The base is constantly allowed to operate despite inter- founder and CEO, Milkbasket. tact groceries. Farms and small ed vehicle registration data June as against 1,697,166 units in
rol pumps. This move is to expand with this move,” said increasing though not as fast as mittent lockdowns. The Gurugram-based firm is businesses are rising to the occa- from 1,230 out of the 1,440 the year-ago period. FADA
expected to help garner around Chetan Walunj, CEO, Repos En- it happened in April and May Categories such as fruits and now fulfilling 60,000 orders per sion, adopting more direct dis- regional transport offices, pas- President Ashish Harsharaj
~9,000 crore of investments, ergy, which is a start-up backed when people were seen vegetables are seeing traction day, compared to 50,000-55,000 tribution models for local foods senger vehicle sales stood at Kale said the overall weak econ-
according to industry experts. by Ratan Tata. indulging in panic buying. in revenue contributions for per day earlier. in a time of crisis,” said 205,011 units in June 2019. omic sentiment and rising nu-
The OMCs — Indian Oil, The total diesel consump- “We are facing challenges online grocery players during According to e-commerce Somdutta Singh, founder and Two-wheeler sales declined mber of Covid patients have im-
Bharat Petroleum Corporation, tion in India in 2019-20 was 82.6 when it comes to delivering in the second phase of lockdowns. experts, home deliveries are CEO of e-commerce manage- 40.92 per cent to 790,118 units pacted consumer confidence,
and Hindustan Petroleum Cor- million tonne (mt), down by 1 the containment zones but For Alibaba-backed BigBasket, running smoothly during inter- ment firm Assiduus Global. last month, as compared with especially in bigger cities. PTI
poration — have invited exp- per cent from 83.5 mt in 2018-
ressions of interest 19. The FuelEnts will be
(EoIs) from start-ups Home delivery able to substitute the
that wish to be enr- of diesel may supply location or
olled as FuelEnts. The help bring in retail outlet if the deal-
firms that were already investments er gives a consent letter
in the sector as part- of ~9,000 cr, and has loading facility
ners of OMCs will now say experts for the mobile dispen-
become official rese- sers at the retail outlet,
llers after turning FuelEnts. according to Petroleum and
The major players already Explosives Safety Organisation
running home delivery of die- (PESO) regulations, the EOI
sel include FuelBuddy, Repos document said.
Energy, Pepfuels, MyPetrol- “This is going to be the
Pump, and Humsafar. A Uber-Ola moment in fuel retail.
source said around ~2,000 It will open up at least 30 per
crore of revenue is up for grabs cent of the overall diesel market
for interested players in the for start-ups. Moreover, the
next 12-18 months. demand for diesel is going to
Calling for EoIs on July 15, increase in the coming years
IOC said the aim was to register and, hence, this will be a game
start-ups to set up the door-to- changer,” said Adnan Kidwai,
door delivery of diesel as a bu- co-founder of FuelBuddy.
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FOR THE FOR THE FOR THE FOR THE FOR THE FOR THE
QUARTER YEAR QUARTER QUARTER YEAR QUARTER
PARTICULARS
ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED
30.06.2020 31.03.2020 30.06.2019 30.06.2020 31.03.2020 30.06.2019
Total income from operations 19,125,57 78,171,72 19,123,71 19,461,77 80,057,67 19,409,09
Paid-up equity share capital 564,40 564,34 523,90 564,40 564,34 523,90
(Face value `2/- per share)
Reserves (excluding
84,383,51 84,383,51 66,161,97 85,776,09 85,776,09 67,288,29
Revaluation Reserve) as shown
(As on (As on (As on (As on (As on (As on
in the Audited Balance Sheet of 31.03.2020) 31.03.2020) 31.03.2019) 31.03.2020) 31.03.2020) 31.03.2019)
the previous year
Note:
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Ind AS is not yet made applicable to banks.
2. The above is an extract of the detailed format of Quarterly/Annual Financial Results filed with the Stock Exchange
under Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The full
format of the Quarterly/Annual Financial Results are available on the website of the Bank (www.axisbank.com) and
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BAD LOANS
poser to Centre T
he banking sector is (developer loans) Fewer customers opting for the
divided on extending CV/ auto 68 moratorium in the second phase has
the moratorium on loan also been cited as a point against exten-
SME/ LAP 51
repayments yet again. sion beyond August. However, Neeraj
SBI Chairman Rajnish Housing (retail) 40 Vyas, MD and CEO of PNB Housing,
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA been made clear that the Kumar has dismissed the need Unsecured 37 said the assumption by some cus-
New Delhi, 21 July Ministry of Finance itself has, for further relaxation on repay- Agri loans 31 tomers that they would be automati-
by a Circular, directed ments, with initial estimates — Credit cards 16 cally eligible for an extended moratori-
The Supreme Court has asked personal guarantees issued by pertaining to the impact on banks’ CV: commercial vehicles; SME: Small um — because of which they did not
the Finance Ministry to promoters/managerial person- asset quality in FY21 — causing much and medium enterprises; LAP: Loan move the bank with a fresh application
ILLUSTRATION BY BINAY SINHA against property Source: Jefferies
respond to a representation nel to be invoked. worry. Krishnan Sitaraman, senior — has resulted in the falling number.
seeking disciplinary action “According to the petition- director (financial sector ratings and Nonetheless, there is growing con-
against public sector banks ers, despite this Circular, structured finance ratings) at CRISIL, tingency provisioning towards likely regarding an extended moratorium have an impact on ALM of lenders. sensus among experts that while the
(PSBs) for not invoking per- Public Sector Undertakings however, has said that slippages could loan losses due to the pandemic, indi- stem from, despite the perils of a pile- “An ALM mismatch is bound to two phases of moratorium have
sonal guarantees of promoters continue not to invoke such increase by 250-300 bps in FY21, with- cating that the amount set aside earli- up in bad loans being clear? It could be happen, with banks having to pay inter- achieved their purpose, the efficacy of
and directors of firms default- guarantees resulting in huge out any relaxation. er could be insufficient. due to possible challenges on the asset est despite no real inflow of cash,” a third one is questionable.
ing in repayment of huge loans. loss not only to the public On similar lines, Prakash Agarwal, Many of the top banks have either and liability management (ALM), as Sitaraman warned. “Whether it ends up being a defer-
The plea claimed exchequer but also to director and head (financial institu- raised or are in the process of raising well as the implication of the morato- Banks are yet to feel the pressure of ment of a 2008-like problem, needs to
around ~1,900 crore the common man,” tions) at India Ratings, said slippages capital to hedge against a potential rium on credit behaviour of customers. an ALM mismatch. But this is largely be seen,” said Agarwal, given how the
are lost every day due the top court said in could rise to even 5.5 per cent, reiterat- spike in bad loans. This indicates that Moratorium allows banks to book because withdrawals haven’t been sig- prolonged relaxation has been a moral
to PSBs not invoking its order. ing that banks could be bracing for a the picture on asset quality is yet to be the interest earned during the period nificant so far, given the magnitude of hazard and could affect the repayment
personal guarantees of The plea, filed by tough year in the absence of any regu- clear, and explains why banks aren’t for which the relaxation has been grant- the lockdown, said Agrawal. culture, going by past experience.
big corporate loan one Saurabh Jain, has latory intervention. too optimistic on the bad loan front ed. However, there isn’t any real cash Cash in circulation is expected to What is clear, though, is that banks
defaulters. sought “to initiate dis- HDFC Bank, Federal Bank, and from August, after the moratorium gets flow coming into the bank. Given that rise significantly once economic activ- have a mountain to climb when it
In an order on ciplinary proceedings Bandhan Bank have all raised their con- lifted. So where do Kumar’s concerns the interest booked is notional, it could ity picks up, given that withdrawals by comes to balance sheet preservation.
Monday, a Bench com- against PSU Banks
prising Justices R F which have not
Nariman and Navin Sinha invoked the personal guaran-
took note of the submissions
of senior advocate Manan
tees of promoters, directors, or
managerial personnel in accor-
Govt plans to lease out N Q1 REPORT CARDN
GMR, Sterlite, Bharat Forge, Rites in fibre network a 31.29 per cent year-on-year
(YoY) drop in profit before tax
need to capitalise whatever
opportunity comes”
Just about 9.7 per cent of the
bank’s advances books are under
SHINE JACOB (PBT) for the first quarter ended moratorium, the bank manage-
race for ~30K-cr private train project New Delhi, 21 July June 30 owing to higher provi-
sions and a more conservative
AMITABH
CHAUDHRY,
ment said. In the first phase of
moratorium, the share was
At least 16 players, including GMR Group, Sterlite Power, RITES, The Centre is working on a mode of accounting. MD & CEO, 25-28 per cent of the advance’s
Bharat Forge, JKB Infrastructure, Medha Group, R K Associates, comprehensive plan for asset The lender’s PBT stood at Axis Bank books. In the first phase, the
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), monetisation of the dedicated ~1,427.98 crore, against ~2,078.18 bank said, customers were
Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL), and Bombardier participated freight corridors (DFCs) by leas- crore in the year-ago quarter. uncertain about their liquidity
in a pre-application conference of bidders for the private train ing out rail tracks to private Net profit after tax in Q1 fell 19 prospect and therefore availed
project held on Tuesday. The project is expected to bring in pri- players to run trains and rope in per cent to ~1,112.17 crore. The moratorium in larger numbers.
vate investments to the tune of around ~30,000 crore. existing telecom players to use bank said it would have booked cent YoY to ~6,985 crore. In the second phase, however,
However, the meeting was marked by the notable absence its optic fibre network, among profit after tax of ~1,626 crore Provisions rose to ~4,416.42 customers wanted to pay back
of Tata and Adani Group, which were believed to be the
frontrunners for the private train bids. SHINE JACOB
other measures.
This will be part of the 1,856 km 1,504 km for the quarter if accounting
practices were not changed.
crore in the first quarter under
review, vis-à-vis ~3,814.58 crore
and the bank also advised the
customers on the need or lack of
upcoming measures that a Eastern Dedicated Freight Western Dedicated Freight Other income, which in the year-ago quarter. The it in availing moratorium and
high-powered committee of Corridor from Ludhiana Corridor from Dadri to includes fees and commissions bank said it also holds addi- the financial implication in both
secretaries is working on for to Dankuni Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust earned from selling third-par- tional provisions, including for cases. The management said
FORMALISATION OF improving the Indian Railways.
The committee is entitled to ~81,400 cr Total project cost
ty products, fell to ~2,586.68
crore, from ~3,868.76 crore in
Covid-related stress of ~6,898
crore, of which ~915 crore was
credit card spent had returned to
75 per cent of the pre-Covid
framework for this will be in cer (CEO) Amitabh Kant and ~13,625 crore for the project. rose 14 per cent to ~7,640 crore, While the new business ~285 crore on account of
place,” said Anurag Sachan, members include Railway The empowered group of against ~6,690 crore in the premium of the insurer higher effective tax. The
318,789
managing director (MD) of the Board chairman and secretary secretaries was set up last year same period a year ago. declined 33 per cent year on company’s new business
509,352
Dedicated Freight Corridor of the department of economic to mainly speed up the redevel- The value of new busi- year to 2,623 crore in Q1FY21, premium fell 32.6 per cent
172,548
Corporation (DFCCIL). affairs, among others. opment of 50 railway stations ness was down 29 per cent the renewal premium grew year on year to ~1,499 crore in
100,825
According to sources, the “Monetisation of these and for speedy implementation year on year to ~240 crore. 24 per cent to ~3,239 crore. It Q1FY21, against ~2,226 crore
plans include allowing private assets will only help in faster of private trains on Indian The new business margin of takes the total premium in the same period last year.
players to operate their trains repayment of loans that we tracks. Now, the terms of refer- the insurer stood at 18.7 per earned by the insurer in the Value of new business was
on DFC tracks and telecom have taken from multi-lateral ence of this committee has exp- cent in Q1FY21, against last quarter to ~5,863 crore, down 35 per cent to ~201 crore
players to use its optic fibre net- agencies,” said a railways offi- anded, looking into the overall 17.9 per cent in the same peri- down 10 per cent over ~6,536 in the first quarter this finan-
‘17-18* ‘18-19 ‘19-20 April ‘20-21 May ‘20-21 work. This would ensure that cial. The Western DFC is being revamp of the railway infra- od a year ago, up 80 basis crore in Q1FY20. cial year to ~309 crore.
* (from September) Source: EPFO over 2,800 kilometres (kms) of partly funded through a loan of structure in the country. points. BS REPORTER BS REPORTER BS REPORTER
1. The above is an extract of the detailed format of Annual finanical results filed with the Stock Exchange under Regulation 33 of the 6 Other equity as shown in the Balance Sheet of the previous year 32,207.64
SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The full format of the above financial results of the
Company is available on the website of BSE Limited i.e. www.bseindia.com, the Stock Exchange where the Company's shares 7 Earnings per share (Not annualised) (Face value of ?2 each)
are listed and on the website of the Company i.e. www.jct.coJn. Basic (?) 16.04 20.71 89.77
2. The above results are reviewd by audit committee and have been approved by Board of Directors in its Meeting on 20" July, 2020. Diluted (?) 15.93 20.55 89.07
3. Figures for the previous period have been regrouped wherever necessary.
For and on Behalf of JCT Limited Key standalone financial information is given below: (? In Crore)
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Place: Hoshiarpur Chairman & Managing Director Sr. No. Particulars Quarter e n d e d Quarter e n d e d Year ended
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2019-20 will be sent only by electronic mode t o all t h e M e m b e r s whose email addresses are registered w i t h
Sr. No. Particulars Quarter e n d e d Quarter e n d e d Year ended
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t o register / update their email addresses w i t h their Depository Participants ("DP") by f o l l o w i n g procedure 30.06.2020 30.06.2019 31.03.2020
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t o the Company's Registrar and Share Transfer Agent, Link Intime India Pvt Ltd at rnt.helpdesk@linkintime.co.in.
1 Total income 37.94 31.54 815.16
The Company has engaged services of NSDL for providing remote e-voting facility ('remote e-voting') t o all its
members t o cast their vote on all resolutions set o u t in t h e Notice of 32 nd AGM. Additionally, t h e Company is 2 Profit before tax 3.19 0.71 681.88
providing t h e facility of voting t h r o u g h e-voting system during t h e AGM ('e-voting'). The details such as manner
of (i) registering / updating email addresses, (ii) casting vote through remote e-voting/e-voting and (iii) attending 3 Profit after tax 1.04 0.49 666.86
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The Board o f Directors had declared and paid interim dividend of Rs.3/- per share, during FY 2019-20. The
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Board, w i t h a v i e w t o conserve cash for continuing its business operations smoothly and given the uncertainties
associated w i t h the nature o f COVID-19 pandemic and its duration, has recommended t h a t t h e interim dividend
by Board of Directors at its m e e t i n g held on 21 July 2020, subjected to l i m i t e d r e v i e w by statutory auditors and filed w i t h the stock exchanges under
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The Notice of 32 nd AGM and Annual Report for FY 2019-20 will also be made available on t h e Company's website
respectively.
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For Varroc Engineering Limited For B a j a j F i n s e r v L i m i t e d
By Order o f the Board of Directors
Sd/-
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Group General Counsel and
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MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, 22 JULY 2020 1
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limited trade pact with the possible. “The US and India need to of doing business remains a priori-
US is only a few phone calls sit down on the negotiating table. I ty, Goyal said a GIS-based system New Delhi, 21 July
away and will solve the bilat- don’t know if that can be done that maps available land banks
eral issues that have accumulated before the elections or post elec- across six states, occupying a ‘few Tension in the two camps of the Congress in
over the past few years, Commerce tions, but we need to work towards hundred thousand hectares of land’ Rajasthan mounted as the High Court deferred
and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal a more robust and enduring part- will soon be launched on a pilot till Friday an order on the disqualification of
said on Tuesday. nership in the form of an FTA, basis. A Google Earth view of the sacked deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot and 18
Speaking at the India Ideas towards which India is willing to land parcel will be made available to other MLAs. The HC has prevented the Speaker
Summit, organised by the US India work with an open mind,” he said. investors. from taking any action against the MLAs till then.
Business Council, Goyal stressed that For that, India is willing to open A step-by-step reduction of However, to preempt Pilot and the BJP join-
Ashok Gehlot Sachin Pilot
rather than wait for talks on a full “our hearts and our markets with a import duties on high-value US agri- ing hands, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will like-
Free Trade Agreement (FTA), India
was willing to have an ‘early harvest
corresponding opportunity for
Indian businesses in the US”, Goyal
cultural products, trade margin pol-
icy for medical devices, and a prom-
ly call an Assembly session as soon as possible
and seek a vote of confidence. The Congress
WHAT NEXT
CM Ashok Gehlot likely to call a Session
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal says trade deal’ that takes into account said. The minister also pitched ise to continue talks on cutting price MLAs who vote against Gehlot in a trust motion
India is willing to have an ‘early harvest 50-100 export products and services. India as the next manufacturing restrictions on tech goods remains will automatically stand disqualified. According
to seek vote of confidence
trade deal’ for 50-100 export products ‘Early harvest’ refers to a trade hub for tech innovations that US- India’s basic proposal for trade talks to laws governing Indian legislatures, no other If the rebels vote against the Congress,
and services policy, in which both parties sign companies come up with, provid- with the US. trust motion can be held for six months after the disobeying a party whip, the Speaker
government has won one. can disqualify them
The numbers are almost equal on both sides. If the HC accepts the Speaker’s action of
respect to existing FTAs having been (160.0) (1.98) the revenue India has had to forego due accepts the Speaker’s action, the rebels will not be the court before any action. “The Speaker and the
22,922
34,779
4,883
13,090
4,053
3,683
termed “hasty and inherently to all trade pacts amounted to ~65,734 allowed to vote, the strength of the Assembly Assembly are not in the judicial purview of the
11,161
(-38.95)
1,511
1,541
1,416
unequal” by the government. crore in FY20, up from ~48,793 crore will come down and winning the trust motion court for now,” said Singhvi. On Tuesday, Mukul
403
246
India has pushed to ink a limited last year. Further, a NITI Aayog study will be a breeze for Gehlot. If the HC says the Rohtagi, arguing on behalf of Pilot, said Speaker
trade pact with the US, along with the last year used Asean as a model, given Speaker’s action was wrong, and the rebels are CP Joshi had shown a “tearing hurry” and had
possibility of an FTA later. However, Asean* South Korea* Japan* Malaysia* South Asian Preferential Others the range of goods covered and volume allowed to vote, Gehlot’s government barely given no reasons while serving notices to dis-
officials say talks will pick up only after
Free Trade & Asia Pacific of trade — saying the utilisation rate of scrapes through but the rebel MLAs stand dis- qualify Pilot and others after they skipped two
E: Estimated; *Due to concessional duties for imports Area* trade deals
the US presidential elections. Talks had Source: Revenue impact on account of FTA/PTA/CEPA/CECA, Receipt Budget 2019-20
current deals by Indian exporters was qualified for voting against the party whip. The meetings. He said there was nothing to show the
progressed after India pulled out of the very low (5-25 per cent). card that the Centre can play is to ask the gover- Speaker “applied his mind” while serving the
Regional Comprehensive Economic have been panned by the Centre for not doesn’t improve, given the same issues Sectors in which the trade deficit nor for a report. If the governor says the political disqualification notices. Moreover, the Speaker
Partnership (RCEP) in November 2019. boosting exports but flooding the will continue to crop up, Dhar had has worsened account for 75 per cent of situation is conducive to horse-trading, and a has no authority to decide on party matters.
Referring to the RCEP, External domestic market with cheap imports. warned. Even if the domestic industry exports to Asean, while trade-surplus law and order problem could arise, the Centre can Constitutional expert Subhash Kashyap says:
Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Subsequently, New Delhi has called is brought on board, the government sectors showed only marginal improve- place the House under suspended animation. “To disqualify a legislator, the Speaker should
Monday justified India’s move, arguing for reviewing FTAs with Japan and has to deal with the unenviable task of ment, it added. The top brass of the Congress, including receive a petition stating that he or she has
that the economy was not being served South Korea. Going by that, a trade deal deciding the exports that could be lever- Among the present FTAs showing National General Secretary and Rajasthan in- indulged in an anti-party activity or they have
well by the FTAs signed so far. However, with the US is unlikely to be beneficial, aged upon to boost outbound trade, significant trade deficit, five are with charge Avinash Pande, K C Venugopal, Ajay voted against the party directives. Then the
he emphasised that the present global say experts. Average import tariffs for according to him. members of Asean. Exports to these Maken, Randeep Surjewala, and Vivek Bansal, is Speaker can consider and give a proper hearing
situation warranted the leveraging of India are significantly higher than those “Besides tariffs, New Delhi needs to nations constituted 10 per cent of the in Jaipur. Gehlot got a slight setback when Delhi to all sides. The power to disqualify under Anti-
specific partnerships — a statement of developed nations, and domestic be watchful of the US’ strict insistence on total outbound trade, and stood at reproved him for using insulting language for Defection Law is with the Speaker. And it is sub-
indicating that exceptions could be businesses need to become competi- maintaining high standards on labour, $31.49 billion in FY20, down 5.1 per Pilot — proving that the Gandhi family has still ject to judicial review. So one can go to the court
made for the US, the EU, and the UK. tive faster, said senior trade policy environment, and intellectual property cent year-on-year. Conversely, imports hopes that Pilot will be won over even as Gehlot challenging the Speaker’s decision,” he said.
Existing trade deals, especially the expert and JNU professor Biswajit Dhar. rights, which may make exports tougher were almost double at $55.36 billion equally determinedly wants to ensure that Pilot The decision of reserving its order will make
2009 pact with the Association of the History could repeat following the and increase compliance for businesses as of FY20, down 6.6 per cent from $59 is out of the party forever. both groups highly skittish. Tighter sequestering
Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) bloc, RCEP drama if the domestic scenario to an extent for which they are not ready,” billion in FY19. On Monday, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, repre- of MLAs to prevent poaching is on the cards.
GEE Limited
CIN : L99999MH1960PLC011879
Registered Office : Plot No E-1, Road No. 7,
Wagle Industrial Estate, Thane-400604
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Telephone : +91 22 25820619, Fax: 02522-281199
NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to Regulation 47 read
with Regulation 33 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015,
that the Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company will
be held on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, inter alia to consider and
approve the Audited Financial Results of the Company for the
year ended March 31, 2020.
This notice is also available on Companys website
www.geelimited.com and on the website of stock exchange
www.bseindia.com.
By order of the Board
For GEE Limited
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Payal Agarwal
Whole Time Director & CFO
Date : July 21, 2020 DIN : 07198236
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T
he US House of nights of fighting and wrangling over money establish a ^750 billion coronavirus fund, partly
Representatives has COURSE ON At a time when Indian Navy's P-8I surveillance planes are carrying and power in one of their longest summits ever. based on common borrowing, to be sent as
out frequent sweeps over the eastern Ladakh sector, the Navy's
unanimously passed an
amendment to the National
MASKS maritime fighter jets MiG-29K will be deployed in the Northern
With masks and hygienic gel everywhere at the
summit, the 27 leaders were constantly
loans and grants to the hardest-hit countries.
That comes on top of the seven-year, ^1 trillion
Defense Authorization Act sector for operations, news agency ANI reported. The deployment reminded of the potent medical and economic EU budget that leaders had been haggling over
(NDAA), slamming China's of the naval fighter aircraft at the IAF bases is in line with PM threat the virus poses to their continent, and for months even before the pandemic. “The
aggression against India in the Narendra Modi's directives for enhancing jointness between the grudgingly committed to a costly, massive aid consequences will be historic," French
Galwan Valley and its growing three services and Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat's call package for those hit hardest by Covid-19. President Emmanuel Macron said. AP/PTI
territorial assertiveness in and for the possibility of deployment of maritime combat aircraft along
around disputed areas like the Trump took to Twitter on Monday, posting a picture of himself the northern or western borders with the Air Force. AGENCIES
Over 23% Delhiites have Covid antibodies urged further assessment of its role in the
2016 Brexit referendum, CNBC reported.
“Russia is a highly capable cyber actor,
employing organised crime groups to
one of its top Western intelligence targets,” the
report added. The report found that Russia
had tried to influence a separate referendum
in 2014 when voters in Scotland rejected
RUCHIKA CHITRAVANSHI than 954 cases on Tuesday. CURVE DECLINING BUT 77% STILL VULNERABLE supplement its cyber skills," the report independence.
New Delhi, 21 July The health ministry said in the first published by the UK’s Intelligence and But it said the committee was unable to
week of June, when Delhi was con- Security Committee on Tuesday, said. determine whether Russia had attempted to
A sero-survey conducted in Delhi has ducting an average of 9,500 tests per Weighted prevalence (as per population) "Russia carries out malicious cyber activity influence the EU referendum, which led to
shown the prevalence of Covid-19 anti- day, the positivity rate was 37 per cent. in order to assert itself aggressively — for Britain’s exit from the bloc this year. AGENCIES
bodies in nearly 23 per cent of the pop- In July first week, the tests were
ulation, even as the virus curve for the increased to over 25,000 and the posi-
national capital is starting to see a
declining trend, registering less than
1,000 cases on Tuesday.
tivity rate has come down to 9 per cent.
Does the declining curve indicate
that Delhi is past its peak? “We cannot Russian elite got access
to experimental vaccine
The study was conducted by the say that yet because there is still a lot of
National Centre for Disease Control population which is susceptible to the
(NCDC) between June 27 and July 1 virus... the remaining 77 per cent are still
across 11 districts and collected 21,387 vulnerable and the containment meas-
samples. It also indicated that a large ures need to continue with the same Scores of Russia's business and political elite the people said. They declined to be identified
number of infected persons remain rigour,” said S K Singh, director, NCDC. have been given early access to an experimental as the information isn't public. The Gamaleya
asymptomatic. India plans to increase its testing vaccine against Covid-19, according to people vaccine, financed by the state-run Russian
While the adjusted prevalence of capacity to around 550,000 over the familiar with the effort, as the country races to Direct Investment Fund and backed by the
antibodies is 22.86 per cent, some dis- next two weeks and hopes to achieve be among the first to develop an inoculation. Defense Ministry, last week completed a phase
tricts have shown a higher spread. For the target of 1 million tests per day in Top executives at companies including 1 trial involving military personnel.
instance, in Central and Shahdara dis- the medium term. India is currently aluminum giant United Rusal, as well as The institute hasn't published results for
tricts more than 27 per cent of the pop- conducting 180 tests per day per mil- billionaire tycoons and government officials the study, which involved about 40 people,
ulation was found affected. lion. It also plans to bring down the began getting shots developed by the state-run but has begun the next stage of testing with a
> No lockdown Amarnath Yatra >IPL will now be
Delhi, after seeing a daily rise of
close to 3,900 in June, registered less
positivity to 5 per cent or lower, from
around 8 per cent now.
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of E H V Lines, T R - 1 1 / 2 0 2 0 for - R e p a i r of 2 2 0 K V 1 6 0 M V A a n d 1 0 0 M V A P o w e r T r a n s f o r m e r s , T R - 2. To consider and approve any other business item with the permission of the
In the matter of Reduction of Non-Convertible Redeemable Preference Share Capital of bank's website:- https://www.pnbindia.in up
1 2 / 2 0 2 0 f o r - A p p o i n t m e n t o f I n d e p e n d e n t E n g i n e e r for 4 0 0 K V S a t p u r a - A s t h a T r a n s m i s s i o n line P P P chair
Chimera Industrial and Development Private Limited (Formerly known as to 3:00 PM on 30.07.2020. Chief Manager
Project, T R - 1 3 / 2 0 2 0 f o r E x t e n s i o n W o r k o f 4 0 0 K V S u b s t a t i o n s at K i r n a p u r a n d C h h e g o a n o n total Chimera Industrial and Development Limited) Further as per the Code of Conduct of the Company under the SEBI (Prohibition of
Chimera Industrial and Development Private Limited Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 the trading windows for dealing in the securities
turn-key basis T R - 1 4 / 2 0 2 0 for - 1 9 8 K V & 1 2 0 K V Lightning Arresters with Polymer Insulators, TR-
(Formerly known as Chimera Industrial and Development Limited), of the Company has been closed and will be opened 48 hours after the declaration
15/2020 for- Carrier Cabinets Protection Coupler a n d Coupling device (LMU). T R - 1 6 / 2 0 2 0 for- HF
a company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, of financial results to the public.
Coaxial C a b l e . T R 17/2020 for- 1 3 2 K V Coupling Capacitor T R - 1 8 / 2 0 2 0 for- 2 2 0 K V and 1 3 2 K V W a v e
CIN: U29254MH2012PTC232826,) having its registered office at 8, Suleman For G O L D R O C K I N V E S T M E N T S L I M I T E D
traps. T R - 1 9 / 2 0 2 0 for-Design of well/Pile Foundation for Specified Locations of 2 2 0 K V and 132KV
Chambers, 1st Floor, 4 BatteryStreet,Colaba,Mumbai-400005 _ .. _ S. C. Aythora
T r a n s m i s s i o n lines, T R - 2 0 / 2 0 2 0 for- 1 3 2 K V C u r r e n t T r a n s f o r m e r s ratio 4 0 0 / 1 - 1 - 1 A m p . T R 2 1 / 2 0 2 0 Petitioner Company Director
for- 3 3 K V C u r r e n t T r a n s f o r m e r s ratio 4 0 0 / 1 - 1 A m p . T R - 2 2 / 2 0 2 0 for- 3 9 0 K V L i g h t n i n g A r r e s t e r s , T R - NOTICE Din: 0 0 0 8 5 4 0 7
23/2020 for- 220KV Solid Core Insulators. for further details please visit our website. Notice is heieby given that an order passed by the Hon'ble National Company Law
e-mail-mptransco@nic.in Tribunal on 7th February, 2020, has been disposed off in accordance with the application Kamadgiri Fashion Limited
SOUR
filed. CIN: L 7 4 9 9 9 M H 1 9 9 5 P L C 0 8 5 8 7 8 CIN : L17120MH1987PLC042424
//SAVE ENERGY// Chief Engineer (Procurement & IT-ERP)
This is to inform that the certified copy of the order dated 7th February, 2020 has been
INDUSTRIES
Registered office: "Solar" House, 14, Kachimet, R e g d . O f f . : B - 1 0 4 , 'The Qube',
registered with the Registrar of Companies, Mumbai on 16th July, 2020. Amrovofi Road, Nagpur - 4 4 8 8 2 3 . Off M. V. Road, Marol,
INDIA
The Minutes as approved by the Hon'ble National Company Law Tribunal by the said
Phone: 0 7 1 2 - 6 6 3 4 5 5 5 / 5 0
EQUITAS SMALL FINANCE BANK LTD order passed on 7th February, 2020 is quoted herein below:
A n d h e r i (East), M u m b a i - 4 0 0 0 5 9 .
LIMITED
Fox: 8 7 1 2 - 2 5 8 8 2 8 8 / 2 5 6 8 2 8 2
Tel.: 022-71613131
EQUIEEIS c o r p o r a t e Office: N o . 7 6 9 , S p e n c e r Plaza, 4th Floor, Phase-ll,
"The issued, subscribed and paid up share capital of Chimera Industrial and Development
Private Limited being Rs. 2,660,499,500 (divided into 1,049,945 Equity Shares of Rs.10/-
E - m a i l : investor.relations@solargriiup.com
Website: www.solargroup.<»m
Fax : 022-71673199
~ Small Finance Bank A n n a Salai, Chennai, T N - 600 002 each and 265,000,005 0.01% Non-convertible Non-cumulative Redeemable Preference W e b s i t e : www.kflindia.com
DEMAND NOTICE Shares of Rs.10/- each) be and is hereby reduced to Rs. 10,499,450 (divided into N O T I C E E m a i l : cs@kflindia.com
NOTICE UNDER SECTION 13 (2) OF THE SECURITISATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND 1,049,945 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each) on account of cancellation of NCRPS Capital.
Further, the Retained Earnings Account of the Petitioner Company be adjusted by Rs.
Pursuant to the Regulation 2 9 read with Regulation 4 7 a n d other N OTICE
ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST ACT, 2002
applicable Regulations of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and
331,250,006 on account of cancellation of its NCRPS Capital." Pursuant to Regulation 29 read
NOTICE is hereby given that the following borrower/s have availed loan from Equitas Housing Finance Limited (EHFL) / Equitas
Place: Mumbai Sd/- Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2 0 1 5 ; w e h e r e b y inform y o u
Finance Limited (EFL) / Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd. In the meantime, M/s Equitas Housing Finance Limited., has amalgamated w i t h Regulation 4 7 of SEBI (Listing
Date: 22nd July, 2020 Kirti Shukla that t h e m e e t i n g of t h e Board of Directors will b e held o n F r i d a y t h e
with M/s Equitas Finance Limited., as per the Scheme of Amalgamation sanctioned by the Hon'ble High Court of Judicature, at Madras.,
Director 3 1 " d a y o f J u l y , 2 0 2 0 a t 1 2 . 3 0 p . m . a t the registered office of t h e Obligations and Disclosure
i n C P N o s : 1 1 9 T 0 1 2 1 OF 2016 vide its order dated 06-06-2016. By virtue of the said amalgarriation, all the rights and liabilities of Equitas
Chimera Industrial and Development Private Limited C o m p a n y situated at "Solar" House, 1 4 , Kachimet, A m r a v a t i Road,
Housing Finance Limited stands vested in Equitas Finance Limited. This is to further infbmn you that under the certificate issued by the Requirements) Regulations, 2015,
8, Suleman Chambers 1st Floor, 4 Battery Street, Mumbai - 400005
Registrar of Companies, Chennai, the name of M/s Equitas Finance Limited., was changed to M/s Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited, N a g p u r - 4 4 0 0 2 3 inter alia; to consider a n d a p p r o v e t h e a u d i t e d
Notice is hereby given that a M e e t i n g
and the Reserve Bank of India had issued a license dated 30-06-2016 to Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited to carry on the business of S t a n d a l o n e a n d C o n s o l i d a t e d F i n a n c i a l Results f o r t h e q u a r t e r a n d
of the Board of Directors of the
banking. The said borrower/s had/have failed to pay Equated Monthly Installments (EMIs) of their loan on account of which their loan yearended on 3 1 " M a r c h , 2 0 2 0 .
account has been classified as Non-Performing Asset as per the guidelines issued by Reserve Bank of India. The borrowers) have Company will be held o n Monday,
provided security of the immovable property/ies, the details of which are described herein below. The details of the loan and the amounts ATN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED T h e said N o t i c e m a y b e accessed o n t h e C o m p a n y ' s website at
h t t p : / / w w w . s o l a r q r o u p . c o m a n d m a y also b e accessed o n t h e Stock July 2 7 , 2 0 2 0 , inter-alia to c o n s i d e r
outstanding and payable by the borrower/s to ESFB as on date are also indicated herein below. The borrower(s) as well as the public in R e g d O f f i c e : 10, Princep Street, 2 n d Floor, Kolkata • 7 0 0 0 7 2
Exchange websites at http://www.bseindia.com and and approve the Audited Financial
general are hereby informed that the undersigned being the Authorized Officer of ESFB, the secured creditor has initiated action against Email: info@atninternational.co.in, website: www.atninternational.co.in.
http://www.nseindia.com. Results f o r the quarter and financial
the following borrowers) underthe provisions of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and enforcement of Security Phone No.033-40022880, Fax: 91-33-22379053
CIN: L65993WB1983PLC080793 For S o l a r I n d u s t r i e s I n d i a Limited
InterestAct, 2002 (the SARFAESI Act). If the following bomower(s)fail to repaythe outstanding dues indicated against their names within year ended o n M a r c h 3 1 , 2 0 2 0 .
60 (Sixty) days of this notice, the undersigned will exercise any one or more of the powers conferred on the Secured Creditor under sub- E X T R A C T OF S T A N D A L O N E A U D I T E D FINANCIAL RESULTS Sd/-
Above notice is also available on
section (4) of Section 13 of the SARFAESI Act, including power to take possession of the praperty/ies and sell the same. The public in F O R T H E 4 T H Q U A R T E R & Y E A R E N D E D 3 1 S T M A R C H , 2 0 2 0 (Rs. In Lacs) Khushboo Pasari
general is advised not to deal with property/ies described herein below. Place : N a g p u r C o m p a n y S e c r e t a r y 8> website of the Company www.
Quarter ended Year Ended
31.032020 31.12.2010 31.03.2010 31.03.2020 31.03.2010 ^Date : 21.07.2020 Compliance O f f i c e r ^ k f l i n d i a . c o m and w e b s i t e of the S t o c k
Name of the Borrowers) / Demand Description of Secured Asset
Guarantor(s) Notice Date (Immovable Property) (Audited) (Unaudited) (Audited) (Audited) (Audited) Exchange w w w . b s e i n d i a . c o m .
(NAME OF THE BRANCH) and Amount Total Income from Operations 8.55 4.13 4.11 20.94 20.68
Branch: Ratlam 10.01.2020 All the piece and parcel of land/building situated at Village-Undava, Gram
Net Profit / (Loss) for the period
(before Tax, Exceptional and/or
PUBLIC HOTICE For K a m a d g i r i Fashion Limited
& Extraordinary items#) Mumbai G a u r a v K. Soni
L.No: SEINDRE0102649 Panchayat-Mundari, Survey No.1, Tehsil & Dist-Ratlam Area 2500 sq.ft. North by: (3.22) (6.66) (1.04) (26.76) (23.37) N O T I C E is h e r e b y g i v e n t o t h e p u b l i c t h a t m y c l i e n t is n e g o t i a t i n g
Net Profit / (Loss) for the period
Borrower: 1. Mr. Sanjay Rs.1,30,303/- Common Road; South b y : House of Lakhan; East by: Land of Kailash; West by: with M r .K i s h o r e k u m a r P u k h r a j Jain, Mrs. Usha Kishorekumar July 2 1 , 2 0 2 0 Company Secretary
before tax (after Exceptional
Co - Borrower: Open Land and House of Madan; Measurement: 50 x 50 = 2500 sq.ft. Situated at and/or Extraordinary items#) Jain a n d Mr. R o n a k K i s h o r e k u m a r Jain for purchase of
(3.22) (6.66) (1.04) (26.76) (23.37)
1. Mrs. Seema within the Sub-Registration District of RATLAM and Registration District of RATLAM Net Profit / (Loss) for the period
after tax (after Exceptional and/or P r e m i s e s m o r e particularly d e s c r i b e d in t h e S c h e d u l e hereunder
Branch: Ratlam 20.01.2020 All the piece and parcel of immovable property/house situated at no 50 Plot no 60 Extraordinary items#) (3.22) (6.66) (1.04) (51.76) (23.37) w r i t t e n ( " t h e s a i d P r e m i s e s " ) f r e e f r o m all e n c u m b r a n c e s .
& Total Comprehensive Income for
L.No: SEINDRE0102148 Village Uni The & Dist. Ratlm Patta of land issued by village panchayat Sarwani jagir the period [Comprising Profit I All persons having a n y c l a i m i n r e s p e c t o f t h e s a i d Premises
Borrower: Rs.1,64,574/- in the name of Mr. Sandeep s/o Daya singh dated 20/07/2016 measuring land aws (Loss) for the period (after tax) and
by way of sale, exchange, mortgage, charge, gift, trust,
1. Mr. Sandeep Gurjar per attached map. Total Area - 3648 Sq.Ft.. Bounded b y : - E a s t : house of Raju; Other Comprehensive Income
Co - Borrower: West: house of Ashok; North: House of vijay and way; South: C.C.road.
(after tax)]
(3.22) (6.66) (1.04) (51.76) (23.37)
maintenance, inheritance, possession, lease, lien or otherwise ^'Jf Grandeur Products
1 .Mrs. Leela Bai Gurjar Equity Share Capital 1,578 1,578 1,578 1,578 1,578 howsoever are hereby requested to m a k e the s a m e known in crasdeM Limited
Reserves (excluding Revaluation
w r i t i n g a l o n g w i t h certified t r u e c o p i e s all s u p p o r t i n g d o c u m e n t s t o CIN: L15500TG19B3PLC110115
Branch: Anand Nagar 10.01.2020 All the piece and parcel of land and building situated at-village INTKHEDICHHAP, Reserve) as shown in the Audited
Balance Sheet of the previous year the undersigned having his office at Behramji Mansion, Sir P.M. Registered Office: H. No. 1-62-192,
& - - (1768.87) (1717.11)
L.No: SEANDNR0208296. bearing P.H.No.40 Part of Revenue Survey No.85, Tehsil-HUZUR, District- Earnings Per Share (of Rs.4/- each) 3rd Floor, Dwaraka Avenue, Kavuri Hills,
Road, Fort M u m b a i - 4 0 0 001, within a period of 15 days from the Madhapur, Hyderabad, Telangana-500033
Borrower: 1. Mr. Rakesh, Rs.2,69,812/- BHOPAL, M.P.Extent of Ad-measured area 30*25=750 Sq.Ft. North b y : House of (for continuing and discontinued
Co - Borrower: IMRATH SINGH; South by: House of SANTOSH; East by: Vacant land of operations) date of publication hereof, failing which, the claim of s u c h persons/s
1. Basic: (0.01) (0.01) (0.01) (0.13) (0.06) E-mail: info@grandeurproducts.com
2.Mrs. Seema. BHAGWAN SINGH; West by: Common Road Measurement: 30*25=750 Sq.Ft; will b e d e e m e d to h a v e b e e n w a i v e d a n d / o r a b a n d o n e d .
2. Diluted: (0.01) (0.01) (0.01) (0.13) (0.06) Website: www.grandeurpreducts.com
Situated at within the Sub-Registration District of Bhopal and Registration District of T H E S C H E D U L E A B O V E R E F E R R E D T O
Note:
Bhopal a) The above is an extract of the detailed format of Quarterly/Annual Financial Results P u r s u a n t to R e g u l a t i o n 4 7 react w i t h
(Description of the said Premises)
filed with the Stock Exchanges under Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing and Other Regulation 29 of SEBI (Listing Obligations
Branch: Adhartal 20.01.2020 All that piece and parcel of land and building comprised in out of Khasra No - 233/2, Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The full format of the Quarterly/Annual 12 Class-B Equity Shares of Rs. 50/- each fully paid bearing
& and Disclosure Requirements)
L.No: SEJBLPR0065521 with an extent o f 4 0 0 Sq.ft., Sitauted at Mauza- Gohalpur, Settlement no. 601, Halka Financial Results are available on the Stock Exchanges website i.e. www.nseindia.com,
Distinctive Nos. 2911 to 2 9 2 2 (both inclusive) comprised under Regulations, 2015, Notice is hereby given
www.bseindia.com and www.cse-india.com and on the Company's website:
Borrower: 1. Mr. Netram Patel Rs.1,37,419/- No-24/2, Ward Adhartal, Part of house No-33 (New) and 77 (Old). The and Distt- thai a meeting or the Board or Directors or
www.atninternational.co.in. Share Certificate No. 2911 to 2 9 2 2 issued by RESHMA REAL
Co - Borrowers. Jabalpur M.P. Bounded as. North by: Street; South by: House belongs to babulal b) The impact on net profit I loss, total comprehensive income or any other relevant the Company is scheduled to be held on
ESTATES PRIVATE LIMITED a Private Limited Company
1. Rati Bai Patel kumhan East by: House belongs to Sammu Kachhi; West by: House belongs to financial item(s) due to change(s) in accounting policies shall be disclosed by means Thu rsday, 30rh day of July, 2020, [o cgnsider
of a footnote. incorporated underthe companiesAct, 1956 alongwith Residential inter-alia a n d take on record the Audited
2. Mrs. Satish Patel Shirramprasad; Measurement : North to south - 20 Feet, East to West -
c) # - Exceptional and/or Extraordinary items adjusted in the Statement of Profit and Financial Results (Standalone and
20Feet.Situated at within the Sub-Registration District of Sub-Registrar Office and Loss in accordance with Ind-AS Rules /AS Rules, whichever is applicable. Flat No. 5 a d m e a s u r i n g 2 4 5 9 s q u a r e feet (carpet) equivalent to
Consolidated) of the Compa ny for the fourth
Registration District of Jabalpur By order of the Board 228.53 sq. mtrs. o r t h e r e a b o u t s on the 1" floor of the building called
q u a r t e r a n d f i n a n c i a l year e n d e d 3 V
For ATN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED "Krishna Mahal" a n d situate at lying a n d being at 63, Marine Drive,
Branch: Adhartal 10.01.2020 abadi khasra no-409, with an extent of 900 Sq.ft., Situated at Mauza-Khshner, halka Sd /-
& Mumbai - 400 020 together with one closed garage No. 12 Further, the trading window for dealing in
L.No: SEJBLPR0117318 no - 23/10, The-Panagar and Distt-Jabalpur M.P. Bounded as. North b y : Babulal Santosh Kumar Jain
Place : Kolkata Managing Director the securities of the Company has already
Borrower: 1. Mr. Chote Lai Rs.1,33,193/- Patel; South b y : Road; East b y : Pratibha Mishra; West b y : House belongs to Late admeasuring 200 s q ft. a n d one open unreserved car parking
Date : 20th July, 2020 DIN NO 00174235 been closed from 1 " April, 2 6 2 0 and shall
Patel Ramfal Patel; Measurement: 900 Sq.ft. Situated at within the Sub-Registration space in t h e compound of the said building more particularly further remain closed for all insiders and
Co - Borrowers. Districtof Sub registrar Office and Registration District of Jabalpur. s i t u a t e d at all t h a t p i e c e a n d p a r c e l of l a n d a n d g r o u n d bearing connected persons (including their
1. Mrs. Ketki Patel C.T.S. No. 1739, Fort Division, in the Registration District of dependents and immediate relatives) til 143
hours of conclusion of the Board Meeting in
Branch: Vidishal
L.No: SEVIDSA0147376
20.01.2020
&
All that Piece and parcel of land and Plot/Residential House Situated at Vidisha Plot
No.15 Puranpura Colony P.H.No.60 Khasra/Land Survey No.2536/1 with in the
CMS FINVEST LIMITED M u m b a i City orthereabouts.
nd
which the Unaudited Financial Results for
R e g d O f f i c e : 10, Princep Street, 2 n d Floor, Kolkata - 7 0 0 0 7 2 D a t e d this 22 of July 2020 the quarter ended 3ff" June, 2020 shall be
Borrower: 1. Mr. Rama Rs.2,11,399/- Municipal Area of Vidisha Municipal Corporation Ward No.34 Tehsil and District
E : info@cmsinfotech.com, W : www.cmsinfotech.com
Malviya Vidisha total Admeasuring area of 450 sq ft.. North b:15 feet wide Proposed Road; Sd/- For further details, please refer to the beiow
P h o n e : 91-33-4002 2880, F a x:91-33-2237 9053
Co - Borrowers. South by: Land of the seller; East by: land of the seller; West by: land of the seller; Mr. M a y u r e s h Nagle
CIN: L67120WB1991PLC052782
1. Mr. Hemant Malviya Measurement: 450 sq.ft; Situated at within the Sub-Registration District of VIDISHA Advocate High Court http:/Awvw-bselndla.com/stock-share-pricer
EXTRACT OF STANDALONE AUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS
2. Mrs. Poonam Bai and Registration DistrictofVIDISHA g rr: ndou r-f jrod urds-l: id ,''g n I 3 F,2 3 5/
F O R T H E 4 T H Q U A R T E R & Y E A R E N D E D 3 1 S T M A R C H , 2 0 2 0 (Rs. in Lacs) Behramji M a n s i o n , Sir P.M. R o a d , Fort, Mumbai - 400 001.
For G R A N D E U R PRODUCTS LIMITED
Branch: Mandsour 10-01-2020 All the piece and parcel of land along with building situated at H.No. Part of 27, Ward SI. Particulars Quarter ended Year Ended E m a i l id : m a y u r e s h . n a g l e @ r e d i f f m a i l . c o m
&
L.No: SEMNDSR0219565 No. 32- Pashupatinath Path Puliya to Gudari Gate Tehsil and district Mandsour M.P No. 31.03.2020 31.12.2019 31.03.2019 31.03.2020 31.03.2019 Vijay Kumar Deekonda
Borrower: 1. Mr. Dharmendra Rs. 5,38,171/- Total ad measuring of area 278.50 Sq.ft; North by: Rest part of house of Seller; South P|a™ ^ f ^ a d Director)
( w h o l c TinlB
(Audited) (Unaudited) (Audited) (Audited) (Audited)
Date: 21-07-2020
PUBLIC NOTICE
Bhati b y : House of Briji Ji Teli, East b y : 20 Feet Road, West b y : Open land and Drainage, 1 Total Income from Operations (11.93) 10.86 4.82 21.43 54.78
Co - Borrowers. Measurement: 278.50 Sq.ft. Situated at within the Sub-Registration District of 2 Net Profit / (Loss) for the period
1. Mrs. Reena Bhati MANDSOUR and Registration Districtof MANDSOUR. (before Tax, Exceptional and/or
Notice is h e r e b y g i v e n t h a t S A N T H O M E TRUST OF KALYAN
Extraordinary items//) (15.72) 9.58 2.51 12.66 33.97
Branch: Dwarikadheesh 10.01.2020 BUILDING SITUATED AT VILLAGE SUKHNIVAS P.H.NO. 10, TEHSHIL AND 3 Net Profit / (Loss) for the period [ R e g . N o . E 1 1 7 9 9 ( M u m b a i ) ] , h a v i n g Office at B i s h o p ' s House,
&
Colony DISTRICT INDORE M.P. TOTALAD MEASURING OF A R E A - 1 5 * 6 0 = 9 0 0 SQ.FT; before tax (after Exceptional and/or Plot No B/38, I IT P . O . Powai, Mumbai,- 400078, who is the
L.No: SEDWRIC0153736 Rs.1,64,157/- North b y : Land of Suresh, Kamal; South b y : House of Sarita; East b y : Land of Extraordinary items//) (15.72) 9.58 2.51 12.66 33.97
owner of the Scheduled Property hereby invites offers/bids
Laxminarayan; West b y : Common Road; Measurement: 15*60=900 Sq.ft. Situated 4 Net Profit / (Loss) for the period alter
Borrower: 1. Mr. Asharam to purchase its below mentioned property. The intending
tax (after Exceptional and/or
Co - Borrowers. at within the Sub-Registration District of INDORE and Registration district of
1. Mrs. Mamta Bai INDORE.
Extraordinary items//) (19.01) 9.58 (6.39) 9.37 25.07 Purchasers/ Bidders should send their offer letters within 30 Lotus Eye Hospital and
5 Total Comprehensive Income for the d a y s f r o m t h e d a t e o f p u b l i c a t i o n o f t h i s N o t i c e d i r e c t to its a b o v e
Branch: Dwarikadheesh 10.01.2020 ALL THE PIECE AND PARCEL OF LAND ALONG WITH BUILDING SITUATED AT
period [Comprising Profit / (Loss) for
address. T h e bid/offer received after 30 days of from the date
Institute Limited
& the period (after tax) and Other
Colony VILLAGE SUKHNIVAS P.H.NO. 10, TEHSHILAND DISTRICT INDORE M.P. TOTAL CIN No.: L85110TZ1997PLC007783
Comprehensive Income (aftertax)] (27.83) 8.29 (72.85) (24.90) (41.38) of publication o f this N o t i c e will not be t a k e n c o n s i d e r a t i o n . The
770/12, Avinashi Road,
L.No: SEDWRIC0153736 Rs.1,64,157/- AD MEASURING OF AREA-15*60=900 SQ.FT; North b y : Land of Suresh, Kamal; 6 Equity Share Capital 1399.59 1399.59 1399.59 1399.59 1399.59 offer of the highest bidder will b e subject to the a p p r o v a l of the
Civil Aerodrome Post, Coimbatore - 641 014.
Borrower: 1. Mr. Asharam South b y : House of Sarita; East b y : Land of Laxminarayan; West b y : Common 7 Reserves (excluding Revaluation concerned Charity Commissioner and such highest bidder has
Reserve) as shown in the Audited Tel: 0422 4229900,4229999. Fax: 0422 4229933.
Co - Borrowers. Road; Measurement: 15*60=900 Sq.ft. Situated at within the Sub-Registration to deposit with 2 0 % of the total bid/offer a m o u n t . O n the d a y he
Balance Sheet of the previous year - - - 128.82 153.72 E Mail: companysecretary@lotuseye.org,
1. Mrs. Mamta Bai District of INDORE and Registration district oflNDORE. 8 Earnings Per Share(of Rs.10/- each) r e c e i v e s the intimation of a c c e p t a n c e o f his bid a n d s u c h final Website: www.lotuseye.org
(for continuing and discontinued
Branch: Ujjain 10.01.2020
&
All the piece and parcel of land along with building, Situated at-Village Gonsa,
operations)
b i d d e r will h a v e to a c c e p t the price a m o u n t of the said property NOTICE
L.No: SEUJAIN0177928 P.H.No.Khasra No.35, Plot No.91 Tehsil Ghatiya District Ujjain (M.P) Total Ad 1. Basic: (0.20) 0.06 (0.05) (0.18) (0.30) to b e fixed by the concerned Charity Commissioner, otherwise Pursuant to Regulation 29 read with Regulation
Borrower: 1. Mr. Bharat Rs.1,64,349/- measuring of area is 30*30 = 900 Sq.Ft. North by: House of Ramchandra Choudary; 2. Diluted: (0.20) 0.06 (0.05) (0.18) (0.30) the bid a m o u n t will b e r e f u n d e d w i t h o u t interest to s u c h bidder. 47 of the Securities and Exchange Board of
Bamniya South by: House of Shyamu Bai; East by: Common Road; West by: Vacant Land; Note: Conveyance of the said property will be executed only after India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Co - Borrower: Measurement: 30*30 = 900 Sq.Ft. Situated at within the Sub-Registration District of a) The above is an extract of the detailed format of Quarteriy/Annual Financial Results receiving the sanction of the c o n c e r n e d Charity Commissioner. Requirements) Regulations 2015, Notice is
1. Mrs. Anita UJJAINand Registration District of UJJAIN. filed with the Stock Exchanges under Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing and Other hereby given that the meeting of the Board of
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The full format of the Quarterly/Annual Directors of the Company is scheduled to be
Branch: Jabalpur 05-02-2020 All the part and parcel of land and building, comprised in out of Khasra No-151-159/2 S C H E D U L E O F T H E P R O P E R T Y
Financial Results are available on the Stock Exchange website i.e. www.cse-india.com held on Thursday the 30th July, 2020 at the
&
L.No: SEJBLPR0129172 and 161, Plot No.20, with an extent of 600 Sq.ft., situated at Mauza - Amkera, and on the Company's website: www.cmsinfotech.com F l a t N o 2 0 7 o n t h e S e c o n d F l o o r , in T r i n i t y S q u a r e Co-Op. registered office at 770/12, Avinashi Road, Civil
Borrower: 1.Mr. Muliya Bai Settlement No.4, Halka No.22, The and Dist-Jabalpur M.P. Bounded as:- North by: b) The impact on net profit I loss, total comprehensive income or any other relevant Aerodrome Post, Coimbatore - 641 014 to inter
Rs. 6,30,327/- H o u s i n g S o c i e t y Ltd., built u p a r e a a d m e a s u r i n g 8 0 5 S q . ft
financial item(s) due to change(s) in accounting policies shall be disclosed by means
Co - Borrowers. House belongs to Ramnihor Kesharwani, Souh by: Road; East by: House belongs to -alia consider and approve the Audited
of a footnote. situated at Survey No. 2, Hissa No. 2/9, Diwanman,
1. Mr. Tilak Kushwaha. Budhiya Bai; West by : House belongs to Rajendra Prasad Vishwakarma; Financial Results of the Company for the year
c) # - Exceptional and/or Extraordinary items adjusted in the Statement of Profit and Vasai R o a d (W), Taluka Vasai, Dist. T h a n e - 4 0 1 2 0 2 .
Loss in accordance with Ind-AS Rules /AS Rules, whichever is applicable. ended 31st March, 2020.This information shall
Measurement: North to South - 30 feet, East to West 20 Feet. Situated at within the
also be available on www.lotuseye.org,
Sub-Registration District of Sub Registrar Office and Registration District of By order o f the Board Date : 22/07/2020
For C M S FINVEST LIMITED www.bseindia.com and www.nseindia.com.
Jabalpur. Sd/- S A N T H O M E TRUST OF KALYAN For Lotus Eye Hospital and Institute Limited
Surendra Kumar Jain Fr. J e f r i n T h o m a s P a l l i t h a r a
D a t e : 22-07-2020 Sd/- Authorised Officer, Place : Kolkata Managing Director Coimbatore W ^ t e h ^ r r w
Place: Madhya Pradesh Equitas Small Finance Bank Date : 20th July, 2020 q i n NO. 00166852 Trustee
21.07.2020 (Company Secretary)
Business Standard MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, 22 JULY 2020 9
NAGA Limited
2. Audited Financial Results (Standalone own judgement. m a i n t a i n e d b y t h e d e p o s i t o r i e s a s o n c u t - o f f d a t e i.e 5 th A u g u s t , 2 0 2 0 o n l y
and Consolidated) for the quarter and Business Standard does not associate itself with or of the Companies Act, 1956 / 2013. Accordingly, the unclaimed / shall be entitled to avail t h e facility of r e m o t e e-voting as well as e-voting at
year ended March 31, 2020. stand by the contents of any of the advertisements unpaid dividend for the year 2012-13 declared by Indian Bank the AGM.
3. Recommendation of dividend, if any. accepted in good faith and published by it. Any
claim related to the advertisements should be direct-
as well as erstwhile Allahabad Bank (Allahabad Bank has been A n y p e r s o n w h o b e c o m e s a m e m b e r of t h e C o m p a n y after d i s p a t c h of t h e N o t i c e
The notice of board meeting is uploaded
on the website of the company at http:// ed to the advertisers concerned. CIN : L24246TN1991PLC020409 amalgamated into Indian Bank with effect from April 0 1 , 2 0 2 0 ) is of t h e M e e t i n g a n d h o l d i n g s h a r e s a s o f t h e c u t - o f f d a t e i.e. 5 th A u g u s t , 2 0 2 0
m a y o b t a i n t h e U s e r Id a n d P a s s w o r d in t h e m a n n e r a s p r o v i d e d in t h e
www.rajabahadur.com/nac.phpand also Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all rights reserved Regd. Office: No.1, Anna Pillai Street, Chennai - 600 001. Telephone - 044 2536 3535 d u e f o r t r a n s f e r t o IEPF during August 2020.
by M/s Business Standard Pvt. Ltd. Any printing, Website: www.nagamills.com, email: marikannanv@nagamills.com Notice of the A G M .
on the website of the Stock Exchange at
publication, reproduction, transmission or redissem- O n l y t h o s e M e m b e r s / S h a r e h o l d e r s , w h o will b e p r e s e n t in t h e A G M t h r o u g h
www.bseindia.com Details of Unpaid Dividends (Indian Bank a n d erstwhile
For and on behalf of the Board
ination of the contents, in any form or by any NOTICE TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF 29™ ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING V C / O A V M facility a n d h a v e not caste their v o t e t h r o u g h r e m o t e e-Voting are
means, is prohibited without the prior written con- Allahabad Bank) are available o n the website of the Bank, i.e., e l i g i b l e t o v o t e a t t h e A G M a s p e r i n s t r u c t i o n s g i v e n in t h e n o t i c e . H o w e v e r ,
R a j a B a h a d u r I n t e r n a t i o n a l Ltd. sent of M/s Business Standard Pvt. Ltd. Any such Notice is hereby given that the 29" Annual General Meeting of the Members of the Company
Akash Joshi
www.indianbank.in at the link - "About Us > Investors > M e m b e r s w h o h a v e v o t e d t h r o u g h R e m o t e E - v o t i n g will b e e l i g i b l e t o a t t e n d
prohibited and unauthorised act by any person/legal will be held on Friday, 14" August, 2020 at 12:10 p.m. 1ST through Video Conferencing
Shareholder Information > 8 (c) Unpaid / Unclaimed Dividend. t h e A G M . M e m b e r s will b e a b l e t o a t t e n d t h e A G M t h r o u g h V C / O A V M p r o v i d e d
Company Secretary entity shall invite civil and criminal liabilities. ("VC") / Other Audio Visual Means ("OAVM") to transact the business, as set out in the Notice
& by KFinTech by accessing the s a m e at https://emeetings.kfintech.com using
oftheAGM.
Compliance Officer N o Air Surcharge Shareholders of Indian Bank as also shareholders of erstwhile their s e c u r e login credentials. Instructions for attending t h e A G M t h r o u g h
Notice is also given puieuant to Section 91 of the Companies Act, 2013 that the Register of V C / O A V M is p r o v i d e d in t h e N o t i c e o f t h e 5 8 t h A G M .
Place: Mumbai Members and Share Transfer Books of the Company will remain closed from Saturday,
Allahabad Bank, w h o have not encashed their dividend
T h e r e s o l u t i o n s p r o p o s e d will b e d e e m e d t o h a v e b e e n p a s s e d o n t h e d a t e
Dated : July 21, 2 0 2 0 8" August, 2020 to Friday, 14* August, 2020 (both days inclusive) for the purpose of Annual warrants for FY 2012-13 are requested to send a written claim
o f t h e A G M i.e W e d n e s d a y , t h e 12 th A u g u s t , 2 0 2 0 , s u b j e c t t o r e c e i p t of r e q u i s i t e
General Meeting of the Company. duly signed by the shareholder addressed to the C o m p a n y n u m b e r o f v o t e s in f a v o u r o f t h e R e s o l u t i o n s .
Notice p u b l i s h e d in t h i s n e w s p a p e r o n 11 t h July, 2 0 2 0 a n d 15th July, 2 0 2 0 , this notice is 1. Total Income from Operations 5782.32 7176.47 8179.39 28363.98
h e r e b y a g a i n g i v e n t h a t p u r s u a n t t o R e g u l a t i o n 4 4 o f t h e S E B I (Listing
T h i s is in f u r t h e r a n c e t o o u r N o t i c e p u b l i s h e d o n 1 4 th
J u l y 2 0 2 0 in Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 read with Rule 20 2. EBIDTA before exceptional items 1101.40 1120.44 712.66 3518.27
of t h e C o m p a n i e s ( M a n a g e m e n t a n d A d m i n i s t r a t i o n ) R u l e s , 2 0 1 4 , t h e B a n k
a n English Daily Business Standard a n d Bengali Daily Ei-Somoy
o f f e r s R e m o t e e - v o t i n g facility a s a n a l t e r n a t i v e m o d e o f v o t i n g f o r t h e 3. Net Profit for the period (before tax 846.62 830.30 397.44 2326.79
about the conduct of Annual General Meeting of the Company s h a r e h o l d e r s of C E N T R A L B A N K O F I N D I A for t h e A G M s c h e d u l e d t o b e held
through Video Conference/Other Audio Visual Means on Friday o n Friday, 7 t h A u g u s t , 2 0 2 0 a t 11:00 A M at t h e h e a d office o f t h e B a n k
and exceptional items)
s i t u a t e d at C h a n d e r m u k h i , N a r i m a n Point, M u m b a i - 4 0 0 0 2 1 ( d e e m e d v e n u e of
1 4 t h A u g u s t 2 0 2 0 at 11.30 A . M . , r e m o t e e - v o t i n g etc., S h a r e h o l d e r s
the meeting) through Video Conference (VC) or Other Audio Visual M e a n s
4. Net Profit for the period before tax 1224.21 830.30 397.44 2326.79
are hereby informed that KFin Technologies Services Private Limited (OAVM), to transactthefollowing business: (after exceptional items)
("KFINTECH"), for and behalf of the Company, have e-mailed the
A n n u a l R e p o r t for the year 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 along with the Notice of the
1) To d i s c u s s , a p p r o v e a n d a d o p t t h e A u d i t e d S t a n d A l o n e a n d t h e C o n s o l i d a t e d 5. Net Profit for the period after tax 953.03 609.62 537.89 2282.63
B a l a n c e S h e e t of t h e B a n k a s at 3 1 s t M a r c h 2 0 2 0 , S t a n d A l o n e a n d
Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 21 st
J u l y 2 0 2 0 t o all t h o s e C o n s o l i d a t e d Profit a n d L o s s A c c o u n t o f t h e B a n k f o r t h e y e a r e n d e d 3 1 st
(after exceptional items)
M a r c h 2 0 2 0 , t h e report of t h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s o n t h e w o r k i n g a n d activities
s h a r e h o l d e r s w h o s e e - m a i l a d d r e s s is registered w i t h t h e C o m p a n y /
of t h e B a n k for t h e p e r i o d c o v e r e d by t h e a c c o u n t s a n d t h e A u d i t o r s ' report
6. Total Comprehensive Income for the 1384.69 (3.01) 507.77 1694.68
depositories. The Annual report along with the Notice convening on the Balance Sheet and Accounts. period [Comprising Profit/(loss) for
A G M is a l s o a v a i l a b l e o n t h e w e b s i t e www.evoting.karvy.com, 2) To raise C a p i t a l t h r o u g h F P O / R i g h t s / Q I P e t c . the period (after tax) and other
www.eihltd.com,www.nseindia.com,www.bseindia.com. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS comprehensive income (after tax)]
T h e Register of M e m b e r s a n d share transfer books will remain for CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA
closed from 7 th
August 2020 to 9 th
A u g u s t 2 0 2 0 (both d a y s inclusive). 7. Paid up Equity Share Capital 1227.23 1227.23 1227.23 1227.23
Sd/- (Face Value of Rs. 10/- each)
R e m o t e e-voting c o m m e n c e s o n 11th A u g u s t 2 0 2 0 at 10.00 a . m Place: M u m b a i Anand Kumar Das
and ends on 13th August 2 0 2 0 at 5.00 p.m. Thereafter K F I N T E C H Date: 20th July,2020 Deputy General Manager / Company Secretary 8. Earnings per share (for Continuing
will disable the r e m o t e e-voting m o d u l e . T h e cut-off d a t e for NOTES
determining entitlement of electronic voting is Thursday 1. D a t e o f c o m p l e t i o n of s e n d i n g of A n n u a l R e p o r t c o n t a i n i n g inter alia t h e
and discontinued operations)
6 t h A u g u s t 2020. M e m b e r s w h o have cast their vote through r e m o t e N o t i c e o f A G M , inter alia t h r o u g h e m a i l : 15th July, 2 0 2 0 . Basic 7.774.38 18.60 4.97
2. D a t e a n d t i m e of c o m m e n c e m e n t of R e m o t e E - v o t i n g : T u e s d a y , 0 4 t h A u g u s t
e-voting prior to the m e e t i n g date m a y attend the m e e t i n g but shall
2 0 2 0 at 10:00 A M (1ST).
Diluted 7.774.38 18.60 4.97
not b e entitled to cast their vote again.
3. D a t e a n d t i m e o f e n d o f R e m o t e E - v o t i n g : T h u r s d a y , 0 6 t h A u g u s t 2 0 2 0 at Notes: 1. The above un-audited finanical results have been reviewed by the Audit Committee and thereafter approved by the Board of
A n y person, w h o acquires shares of the C o m p a n y and become a 0 5 : 0 0 P M (1ST).
4 . C u t - o f f d a t e : Friday, 3 1 s t J u l y 2 0 2 0
Directors of the Company in their respective meetings held on July 21,2020.
m e m b e r after sending of Notice b y K F I N T E C H by e-mail a n d holding
s h a r e s a s o n t h e c u t - o f f d a t e i.e. T h u r s d a y 6 t h A u g u s t 2 0 2 0 may 5. A n y p e r s o n w h o b e c o m e s a m e m b e r o f t h e B a n k after s e n d i n g of t h e N o t i c e 2. Key Standalone Financial Information:
o f t h e M e e t i n g a n d h o l d i n g s h a r e s a s o n t h e cut-off d a t e i.e. Friday, 3 1 st J u l y
obtain the login ID a n d password by sending an email to
2 0 2 0 , m a y o b t a i n t h e U s e r ID a n d p a s s w o r d by referring t o t h e notice of A G M Quarter Quarter Quarter Year
e v o t i n g @ k f i n t e c h . c o m by m e n t i o n i n g their folio N o . / D P ID a n d a s sent to shareholders through email and also uploaded on Bank's website Particulars Ended Ended Ended Ended
Client ID. H o w e v e r , if t h e m e m b e r i s a l r e a d y r e g i s t e r e d with w w w . c e n t r a l b a n k o f i n d i a . c o . i n u n d e r t h e link " I n v e s t o r R e l a t i o n s " a n d o n
https://instavote.linkintime.co.in., t h e w e b s i t e of e - v o t i n g p l a t f o r m p r o v i d e r -
30-06-2020 31-03-2020 30-06-2019 31-03-2020
K F I N T E C H for remote e-voting, then h e c a n use his existing user
L i n k Intime India P r i v a t e Limited. T h e notice of A G M inter alia c o n t a i n s (Unaudited) (Audited) (Unaudited) (Audited)
ID a n d p a s s w o r d for c a s t i n g v o t e .
detailed procedure for remote e-voting.
In c a s e o f a n y q u e r y a n d / o r g r i e v a n c e in r e s p e c t o f n o n - r e c e i p t o f 6. R e m o t e e - v o t i n g s h a l l not b e a l l o w e d b e y o n d 5 : 0 0 P M (1ST) o n 6 t h A u g u s t
Total Income from Operations 5782.32 7176.47 8179.39 28363.98
Annual Report and A G M Notice by e-mail and voting by electronic 2020. Profit before Tax 1224.52 827.94 397.44 2326.84
7. S h a r e h o l d e r s / M e m b e r s , w h o will b e p r e s e n t in t h e A n n u a l G e n e r a l M e e t i n g
m e a n s , m e m b e r s m a y c o n t a c t Mr. D. S. N a g a r a j a , Dy. M a n a g e r of
KFin Technologies Private Limited, Selenium, Plot 31 & 32,
t h r o u g h V C / O A V M by I n s t a M e e t facility a n d h a v e n o t c a s t e d their v o t e o n t h e Net Profit after Tax 953.39 607.57 537.89 2282.49
Resolutions through remote e-Voting and are otherwise not barred from
G a c h i b o w l i Financial District, N a n a k r a m g u d a , Hyderabad-500032 d o i n g so, s h a l l b e eligible t o v o t e t h r o u g h e - V o t i n g facility d u r i n g t h e m e e t i n g . 3. The above is an extract of the detailed format of un-audited Financial Results filed with the Stock Exchanges under Regulation
or at einward.ris@kfintech.com and evotino@kfintech.com or 8. S h a r e h o l d e r s / M e m b e r s w h o h a v e v o t e d t h r o u g h R e m o t e e - V o t i n g prior t o 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The full format of the un-audited
phone no. 040-6716 1582 or call KFINTECH toll free No. t h e A n n u a l G e n e r a l M e e t i n g will b e eligible t o a t t e n d / p a r t i c i p a t e in t h e A n n u a l
1800-3454-001. For e-voting, M e m b e r s m a y also refer to the Help
G e n e r a l M e e t i n g t h r o u g h V C / O A V M b y Insta M e e t facility. H o w e v e r , t h e y will Financial Results will be available on the Stock Exchange website namely www.bseindia.com and www.nseindia.com and also
& Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and E-voting user manual
n o t b e eligible t o v o t e a g a i n d u r i n g t h e m e e t i n g . on the Company's website at www.asahisongwon.com. F o r a n d o n b e h a l f o f B o a r d o f Directors
9. A p e r s o n , w h o s e n a m e is r e c o r d e d in t h e register o f m e m b e r s o r in t h e
available at the download section of https://evoting.karvy.com register o f beneficial o w n e r s m a i n t a i n e d by t h e d e p o s i t o r i e s a s o n t h e cut-off Asahi Songwon Colors Limited
(KFINTECH Website). d a t e , i.e. Friday, 3 1 s t July, 2 0 2 0 o n l y s h a l l b e entitled t o a v a i l t h e facility of
remote e-voting and e-voting a t A G M .
Sd/-
for EIH Limited 10.In c a s e t h e s h a r e h o l d e r s / m e m b e r s h a v e a n y q u e r i e s o r i s s u e s r e g a r d i n g Place: Ahmedabad Mrs. Paru M. Jaykrishna
Place: Delhi S.N.Sridhar e - v o t i n g , y o u c a n w r i t e a n e m a i l t o i n s t a m e e t @ l i n k i n t i m e . c o . i n o r Call at
Dated : 2 2 n d July 2 0 2 0 Sr. V i c e P r e s i d e n t & C o m p a n y S e c r e t a r y T e l e p h o n e no. 0 2 2 - 4 9 1 8 6 2 7 0 .
Date : July 21, 2020 Chairperson & Mg. Director
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10 ISSUES AND INSIGHTS
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MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, 22 JULY 2020
Birth pangs of virtual courts bunals, which presently lack basic facil-
ities like stable tables and chairs, that
will find difficulty in adapting to the
CHINESE WHISPERS
brave new world. They have to deal with Income source unmasked
Litigants will gain in the long run as digital justice will be faster and cheaper original documents, scores of witnesses
and accused persons kept in jails. Video
tors have been frantically trying to meet admitted that “we had to resort to VC the judicial system. For one thing, they proceedings might make it difficult for
the situation brought about by the coro- hearings because Covid-19 descended will eliminate long-winded arguments the judges to read the minds of witnesses
navirus with some success, the policy- without warning and we had no other by arguing counsels who earn lakhs of who are not physically present. Lawyers
makers in top judiciary were groping in choice”. The SC has issued guidelines on rupees per hour. Virtual hearing and will find it hard to sense the thoughts of
the dark for four months now, including virtual hearing. They involve simplifying streaming it to public will force lawyers judges and spin their arguments accord-
a laid-back vacation in between. The vir- the filing procedure, among other steps. to be less verbose and theatrical. ingly. Their cross-examination will be
tual court (VC) system functioning at They would take quite some time. Judgments are likely to be shorter. The devoid of sound and fury, whose exag-
present has been found to be deeply With 35 million cases pending in var- new paperless system will eliminate gerated versions are found in the last The Lucknow Police have procured
flawed and is assailed by the legal pro- ious courts, 65,000 in the Supreme Court cumbersome procedures, and would part of thriller movies and novels. 50,000 masks from the state rural
fession, represented by the Bar Council itself, urgent steps should have been protect forests as 11 billion sheets per Amid the turmoil caused by the development department for
of India and several Bar associations. taken long ago. But the development was year are reportedly used in court pro- future crashing through the roof, the fil- distribution among those found in
OUT OF COURT They have alleged that it is crippled by
technical glitches, is opaque, violates
halting in the last decade. Videocon-
ferencing in criminal courts started
ceedings. The system will be cheaper,
faster and more democratic, as all
ing of new cases has fallen in recent
months. But they will bounce back in
public places without wearing one. This
will serve two purposes. The department
M J ANTONY the principles of open court and “basic around 2003 and only in 2014 it became parties and even judges will be equal all courts when the virus emergency is will have an additional income and
structure”, favours the rich and tech- more prevalent, that too in prominent before technology. Litigants need not go over. Litigants are either waiting for people who refuse to wear them will be
O
n an average day set for hear- savvy law firms and tends to bring in cases. The courts should now urgently to crowded courts or tribunals situated return of normalcy or abandoning their covered up. Not that these masks are
ing new cases, the Supreme inequalities in the profession. It has set up special e-benches which should far away. rights. Those who lost faith in the sys- free. While offenders are liable to pay
Court used to hear more than impoverished many lawyers who are dispose of old cases where the issues Governments will also gain as there tem meanwhile will try to settle issues ~500 as penalty for not wearing masks,
800 cases in 16 court rooms. given doles by some Bar associations. might have lost relevance and parties would be no need to set up new benches out of court or in the streets. Police jus- they are also supposed to buy two masks
That was till the lockdown was imposed Some are reportedly leaving legal hubs might have given up hope. In a 2017 judg- of High Courts or the Supreme Court tice will rise. Bounced cheques might for ~10 on the spot. Lucknow Police
unexpectedly in March due to the coro- and migrating to their native places and ment, the SC itself had suggested this. under political pressure. Artificial intel- float like autumn leaves and debt recov- Commissioner Sujeet Pandey is at the
navirus pandemic. Now only some five even changing profession. Litigants should welcome digital jus- ligence (AI) might reduce the need for ery will be outsourced to 56-inch re-pos- forefront of the “masking” drive by
virtual courts are sitting, and they take Justice D Y Chandrachud of the SC, tice, despite the birth pangs. VCs are appointment of more judges (another sessors. If the route to VC and artificial conducting surprise checks at important
up a hundred urgent matters. The situ- who is piloting the digitalisation, has dis- here to stay whether or not coronavirus vexing issue) as AI might do some of intelligence is not cleared urgently, we intersections in the city and even pulling
ation is similar in other courts. suaded people from the idea that VC succumbs to our prayers of various their job better, without fear or favour. might expect dark industries growing up policemen if they are found to be lax
While the health and education sec- hearings are “some sort of a panacea”. He kinds. They will permanently change It is the subordinate courts and tri- green shoots. in following safety protocols.
A
s Covid-19 tightens its grip on is at one of its lowest points in history Berhard remains relatively insignificant. Congress MLAs because it wants to
the world’s aviation industry, and airline economics is likely to be Lion Air, in fact, has taken on Air Asia reduce its dependence on Scindia’s
fault lines are beginning to grimmer than ever. “If someone is will- Berhard in its home country with its supporters. That’s because, they say,
appear. In India, many players ing to pay Fernandes ~550 crore for his subsidiary Malindo and more recently Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan
are in the throes of chaos and pain but at 49 per cent in today’s scenario, he in Thailand with Thai Lion. In was under pressure from team Scindia
least one partnership — Air Asia India — should simply grab it,” said one industry Indonesia, Air Asia Indonesia is in a while allotting ministerial berths and
that was fraying even before the pan- player. He says finding adoptive parents position similar to what Air Asia India departments. With these two
demic now finds itself at breaking point. for this child in today’s environment is to IndiGo in India — more an annoy- resignations, 26 seats have fallen vacant
In the last few weeks, conflicting ne- seems close to impossible and he would- ing fly to swat at than something to take for by-election.
ws reports have appeared across media n’t take it on even if it were handed to notice of.
on how the Tatas want to sell their stake him free on a platter. Similar attempts to replicate its suc-
and exit, followed closely by reports that A point worth reflecting is why Air cess in Malaysia and Thailand in China
the Malaysian partner Air Asia Berhard Asia Berhard — with its wealth of ex- AIR ASIA INDIA: VITAL STATISTICS and Japan have not worked either for a A princely tale
wants to bow out. perience and expertise — variety of reasons. “Other than its own They are known as the “babalog” of the
The truth of the matter is failed to replicate its suc- Promoters First flight: Current home base, it’s only Thailand where it Congress. The latest speculation in
that Air Asia India today is a cess in Malaysia and Tha- Market had a first mover advantage that Air political circles is that the “babalog”, or
fleet size:
failure — although neither iland, in India. Barring 49% 51% June 2014 share Asia Berhard has been successful. In all princelings, born to leading politicians,
side is openly acknowledg- these two countries, none Air Asia Tata Sons 30 A320s 6.8% other markets, its performance has been could join forces to negotiate collectively
ing the fact — and is a bit of Air Asia India’s forays in Berhard Destination (plus 3 A320 lackluster,” says an industry source and get a better bargain from either
like an unwanted child, with the region can be called un- 21 Neos expected) familiar with the region. their parent party or the Bharatiya
neither parent keen to take
full responsibility. In 2014, TAKE equivocal successes.
One, comparisons with Total staff : Accumulated Share Current liabilities
In India too, Air Asia India entered
in 2014 when competition was already
Janata Party (BJP). According to sources,
there is already pressure on rebel
Air Asia Berhard chairman
Tony Fernandes might have
TWO Malaysia don’t hold much
3,100 losses : capital: exceed current assets: intense and the opportunity to manage Congress leader Sachin Pilot from the
ANALYSIS BEHIND water since that was home approx. with ~1,284 crore ~534 crore ~962 crore the environment limited despite a pow- legislators who have supported him to
sold a dream to then Tata THE HEADLINES territory for Fernandes and erful partner. This combined with a negotiate with the BJP. These legislators
Sons chairman Ratan Tata he was able to manage gov- 370 captains for year ended for year ended for year ended series of poor decisions, from choice of do not see much hope in Pilot launching
but over six years, the dream ernment policy and the and co-pilots 2018-19 2018-19 2018-19 CEOs to routes that failed to deliver, a party. But there are others who believe
has effectively unravelled. environment — a bit like Jet Airways Source: Company landed the airline in the abyss it finds the younger generation in the Congress
More recently, this newspaper car- founder Naresh Goyal in India — to his itself today. Controversies also dogged should form a breakaway group that
ried a report claiming a valuation of advantage, besides being an early the market. It was young and nimble. was one of the major factors that helped the venture from the word go. could help get them a better bargain.
~550 crore for Air Asia Berhard’s 49 per entrant. When Air Asia Berhard got Moreover, Malaysian Airlines — the Air Asia succeed. It was able to quickly Aviation industry analysts and The Congress’s Uttar Pradesh leader Jitin
cent stake, a figure almost everyone in going, serious competition was vir- national carrier — was beset with all occupy an empty space (the country’s observers are divided on how this Prasada, Maharashtra’s Milind Deora,
the industry laughed off. Most argued tually non-existent in Malaysia and the usual problems flag carriers suffer first low-cost airline) and a strong part- unhappy saga will play out but almost and a couple of others are being spoken
that they would pay nothing — not even Fernandes, who famously bought the and far stodgier and relatively un- ner (then prime minister Thaksin Shi- everyone is convinced that we are see- of as possible leaders of this breakaway
~2, as Ajay Singh famously did for loss-making airline from its Malaysian steady. “It was a bit like Jet Airways tak- nawatra) helped. Competition was vir- ing the beginning of the end. Tony group. Tripura’s Pradyot Deb Barman,
Kalanithi Maran’s stake in SpiceJet back owner for a token one ringitt in 2001, ing on Indian Airlines in the early tually non-existent with only state Fernandes and Ratan Tata are faced who had quit the party last year, could
in 2014 — because the joint venture has was able to offer a new product at the days,” says an industry analyst. owned Thai Airways and a very small, with the sad prospect of watching their be a welcome addition.
accumulated losses, many liabilities and right price point to capture a chunk of In Thailand, a very early entry (2004) boutique although well-managed Ban- joint dream unravel.
INSIGHT LETTERS
OBC sub-categorisation is caught up in bad politics communities. It needed to court the most
backward within the OBCs. Hence the BJP’s
Intelligent Win-win situation
Anyone interested in social policy should demand that the Justice Rohini
alacrity in considering sub-quotas within
the OBCs and also the Scheduled Castes (SC).
spending The proposal of the government
to reduce the adjusted gross reve-
The difficulty now is that the BJP has This refers to the editorial nue on wireline broadband from
Commission findings be released as soon as the coronavirus pandemic subsides discovered that it does enjoy substantial ‘Managing public debt’ (July 21). 2.5 per cent to 1 per cent is a pleas-
support among the dominant farming com- Macroeconomics deals with the ant surprise for telcos that are sa-
tasks, to justify its continuation. Little wonder that after three decades of munities as well. So, it does not want to do creation of wealth and growth ddled with huge dues. This move
the implementation of the Mandal Co- anything to annoy them. Hence the decision indices, while microeconomics, is aimed at giving a boost to wire-
A good idea mmission’s report, we find that a dispropor- not to use the sub-quota card before the guided by government policies line telephone and broadband.
The problem is not that the Justice Rohini tionately large share of jobs have gone to a 2019 Lok Sabha election. The same consid- after analysis of the needs of The wireline telephone, which
Commission is unable to come to any clear very small number of communities, largely eration appears to weigh with the govern- stakeholders, helps in under- lost its way amid the exponential
conclusion. The commission must have from the first category mentioned above. ment now, before the Bihar Assembly elec- standing and designing how the growth of mobile phones, is cur-
been given a political brief when it was set The Justice Rohini Commission seems to tion scheduled later this year. The Modi wealth can be spent. rently languishing at just 2 per
up: its job was to split the OBC quota. At any have found some facts and figures that val- government seems to be keeping both Covid-19 has helped us real- cent of overall customer base.
rate, the case for dividing up OBC reserva- idate this widespread impression. options open: defer the quota till an oppor- ise that we lag in the application This needs to change.
tion into sub-quotas is pretty straight-for- Sub-categorisation is a simple way of tune moment or just put it in a permanent of microeconomics, which Work from home getting wi-
ward. What is called the OBC is not a social addressing this inequality within the OBCs. freeze. We should not be surprised if the incurs infectious expenditure der acceptance amid Covid-19
YOGENDRA YADAV community. It is a rather ungainly legal-ad- The overall 27 per cent quota can be split commission wants to wait for the data of and debt. The unique problem could be the right catalyst for in-
ministrative nomenclature that puts toge- into two or three sub-quotas and the OBC Census 2021 to finalise its report. That would amid Covid-19 is that every sec- creasing the wireline broadband
ther a wide range of disparate social groups list accordingly split into those many parts. be a pity. tor has been eroded of wealth penetration. The telcos must sei-
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ub-categorisation of Other Ba- and communities, with the sole qualifica- Those castes that have taken disproportion- and the ability to create it. ze the opportunity. It’s a win-win
ckward Classes (OBC) is a good tion of being socially and educationally ate advantage so far could be clubbed Way forward Nations need massive deficit situation for everyone — the tel-
idea caught up in bad politics. For “backward” compared to the “upper” castes. together and given a sub-quota as per their Anyone interested in social policy should financing and more impor- cos, government and consumers.
the longest time, it was blocked by The 3,500-odd castes and subcastes population share. This would ensure that demand that the Justice Rohini Co- tantly its judicious allocation for For the telcos, it would increase
vested interests. Then it found endorse- listed in the central list of OBCs include at the most backward communities would mmission findings be released as soon as optimum benefit with job crea- their top line by increased data
ment due to external calculus of electoral least five very different kinds of social have a sub-quota of their own and won’t be the coronavirus pandemic subsides. The tion at the core. consumption; government
politics. Now it is being deferred, once groups. First of all, there are powerful land- required to compete in an unfair race. real debate should not be about whether Yesterday (Monday), 27 would reap dividends higher
again, to suit the electoral calendar. Or, owning farming communities like Jats, Simply put, the reason that the OBCs there should be a sub-quota or not. The European nations concluded goods and services tax collection
perhaps, something even more diabolic. It Yadavs, Kurmis in the Hindi heartland, Vo- deserve reservation is also why the most serious issue is how to carve out the sub- their discussions on extra budg- and consumer could enjoy the
is time to push for an early, transparent kkaligas in Karnataka, and Kunbis in backward among the OBCs deserve a sub- lists and assign them appropriate quota. etary provisions for post-pan- boundless virtual world.
and fair implementation of the OBC Maharashtra. The second group comprises quota. I have been arguing for this for more The courts have repeatedly said that such demic economic recovery. For Sanjeev Kumar Singh
sub-categorisation. a large number of numerically small peas- than a decade. The Supreme Court had a classification cannot be arbitrary. It should every member nation, the allo- Jabalpur
On June 24, the Narendra Modi govern- ant and allied communities such as fish- explicitly endorsed this idea in the famous be based on credible evidence, something cation has been split into loans
ment extended by six months the term for workers and herdsmen who have little or no Indra Sawhney judgment (paras 801-3, 859- the Justice Rohini Commission appears to and grants. Amounts misspent Letters can be mailed, faxed or e-
the Justice Rohini Commission, which is land holdings. The third group includes arti- 5), which is the binding wisdom on this be engaged with. There is also the more dif- would be deemed as loans and mailed to: The Editor, Business
meant to inquire whether and how the 27 sanal communities like weavers, black- matter. At least nine states are already using ficult task of determining the population would incur penalties. Our cen- Standard,Nehru House, 4 Bahadur Shah
per cent OBC quota in central government smiths, carpenters and those engaged in sub-quotas for the OBCs in government share of each caste group in the absence of a tral and state governments can Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002 Fax: (011)
jobs and educational institutions should handicrafts. Then there are the traditional jobs, etc. caste census. It would be appropriate to do emulate this. 23720201 · E-mail: letters@bsmail.in
be subdivided. “service” communities — barbers, wash- this classification at the state level because R Narayanan Navi All letters must have a postal address
It was the ninth extension of this five- ermen, entertainers, and so on. The fifth Bad politics the socio-educational condition of the same Mumbai and telephone number
member commission. When it was consti- and residual category includes nomadic The problem is political. Ideally, this sub- caste varies from state to state. All this
tuted in October 2017, the commission was communities or groups traditionally en- quota should have been introduced in 1990 requires an informed public debate.
meant to give its recommendations within gaged in socially stigmatised occupations with the implementation of the recommen- But perhaps the Modi government is
12 weeks, perhaps in time for Karnataka like begging, stealing or crime. dations of the Mandal Commission. The waiting to use this announcement as a polit- HAMBONE
elections. The Modi government was in a The case for sub-categorisation follows Commission’s report had a note of dissent ical brahmastra, in case the current trend
great haste then. Apparently, the commis- from this bewildering diversity. An ocean that recommended splitting the OBC quota. of its loss of popularity continues and it
sion was ready to submit its recommen- like this cannot possibly comprise social But the dominant landowning commu- faces a legitimacy crisis. Is this the social
dations, some of which had even been groups of similar levels of “backwardness”. nities, the driving force behind the pro- upheaval that could distract India from the
leaked in the media, way back in 2018 The official OBC list includes groups that Mandal movement, did not allow any sub- death of democracy? That is a diabolical
itself. Since then, the government has are only a couple of steps behind the upper quota because it would have hurt them. The thought. But you have to be politically naïve
found one pretext after another to ensure castes, and also castes and communities UPA government extended OBC reservation not to entertain it.
that the bombshell that it wanted to lob that are worse off than some Dalit commu- to educational institutions, but continued (In special arrangement with ThePrint)
does not land in its lap. Clearly, the com- nities. Clubbing them all together in a single to dodge this difficult question. The Bhara-
mission is happy to play along, ready to basket, as the Mandal Commission did, was tiya Janata Party (BJP) took it up because its The author is the national president of
invent arduous routes and accept new bound to set up an unfair race within. vote bank was outside the powerful landed Swaraj India. Views are personal
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Ground realities
Problems along the LAC demand transparency
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t is now becoming clear that the pullback of Indian and Chinese troops along
the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is more complex than
the robust official narrative suggests. Recent media reports from a variety of is being sidelined and humiliated by Ashok Gehlot.
sources have all pointed to the same fact: That Chinese intrusions are deeper Like nearly everything else in the party these
and cover a broader set of points on the map than has been officially admitted, days, the current mess is not about ideas. It is about
and that the so-called “buffer zone” between troops of both countries encom- power and personal ambition. Early in his tenure
as general secretary during UPA-I, Mr Gandhi spoke
passes, in fact, a significant portion of Indian territory. As late as July 18 — almost
about the need to move away from dynasty and
two weeks after de-escalation talks began between National Security Advisor instituted a system of internal elections.
Ajit Doval and Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi — The Hindu reported That spirit is now missing. There is very little
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ithin the top echelons of the Congress, a appalled as such measures as demonetisation Even after last year’s electoral humiliation, many
Poor intelligence has been a repeated failing of the Indian military — from Kargil
siege mentality has set in. The party feels wrecked the India growth story and they wondered of the Congress supporters believed that the party
in 1999 through Pathankot and Uri (both 2016) to Pulwama in 2019 — resulting in it is under attack from the government if we were getting the worst of all possible worlds: A could recover. It is unusual for any party to win a
casualties. Unless this basic flaw is addressed on an urgent footing, India is likely and its agencies, from Hindu fundamentalists, ruthless exercise of untrammelled government third general election, so there is the distinct pos-
to see history repeating itself as an escalating tragedy. China’s well-armed incur- from what it sees as fascist elements, and from the power but without any increase in efficiency of sibility that anti-incumbency may fell the BJP in
sions along the LAC are just one facet of the threat along the northern borders. money power that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delivery or prosperity. 2024. But that hope is now fading. Even if the BJP
There is also growing concern, expressed by serving and former generals, of a has deployed. This constituency looked to the Congress to effec- loses, it seems unlikely that the Congress will win.
China-Pakistan pincer in Ladakh, which China had refrained from during the All this may well be true. But the Congress tively oppose the regime. It was disappointed when And so the disillusionment and anger among
1965 and 1971 wars, when Cold War calculations counted for something. sometimes forgets that there is one other constit- the party did nothing and then blundered blindly Congress supporters are growing.
The second lesson must, therefore, be that defence capital budgets have to uency that is fast turning against it. And while it into another electoral debacle. They waited, after There is increasingly a sense that the new gener-
may be able to fight off attacks from the BJP and that defeat, for the Congress to recognise where it ation of Congressmen are stubborn, spoilt children
be boosted immediately and for some years to come. Right now, India spends no
its associates, this is a constituency that it cannot had failed, to correct its mistakes, and to become who insist on having everything their way — or they
more than 25 per cent of its defence budget on capital expenditure — less than afford to lose. an effective opposition again. stamp their feet and walk away. Even Mr Gandhi is
Pakistan’s 37 per cent and considerably lower than China’s 41 per cent. Most of A large number of educated Instead the Congress party has viewed as part of this trend. His post-defeat resig-
the defence budget is absorbed by salaries and pensions, which the one-rank Indians, who might be described — lost itself in issues of personality nation is being seen as no more than a hissy fit.
one-pension scheme has bulked up. India will need to find resources for improving for want of a better term — as secu- and power. Rahul Gandhi Otherwise, why is he still around? How can a party
defence capabilities. That apart, long-term requirements tend to be unaligned to lar liberals, are growing increasing- announced, after the election president resign and then never leave?
priorities or budgetary realities and requisitioned on an ad hoc basis. Banning ly disillusioned with the Congress results, that he would step down as The vacuum that the Congress party is creating
Chinese imports and investment and stirring anti-Chinese sentiment cannot and are reluctantly coming around Congress president. This should will be filled in all the states when it has no strong
to the view that the party is unable have been the cue for a larger regional leadership. In Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal has
make up for underspending and poor planning, now that it is evident that the
(or even unwilling) to effectively renewal. But that never happened: annexed the Congress vote. In Maharashtra, the
country’s security environment has taken a turn for the worse. oppose the BJP. The party has just drifted along, Shiv Sena is moving to occupy the anti-BJP space.
These are people who subscribe rudderless, with no new internal In Andhra, the YSR Congress is the only Congress
to what the Congress party says are elections being called and no sig- that matters. In Bengal, Mamata Banerjee has already
A multilateral solution its core values. They are perturbed
by the unchallenged exercise of
DOUBLE TAKE nificant introspection. It is not clear
what Mr Gandhi’s status is now, but
made the Indian National Congress irrelevant.
Strangely, the Congress seems to have learned
power by the Modi government, VIR SANGHVI mysteriously he appears to still call nothing from its defeats. At a time when its sup-
Create joint norms on digital taxation with other jurisdictions concerned about the spread of the shots and is still the face of the porters worry that the idea of India is under attack,
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peaking recently at a meeting of G-20 finance ministers and central bank majoritarianism, dismayed by the alienation of Congress’s opposition to the Modi government the party is still preoccupied with its own battles. It
governors, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman raised the vexed issue minorities, worried about the threats to freedom of despite having resigned as president. seems set to go into the future— and the next gen-
of cross-border digital taxation, and said that a “consensus-based solution speech, and fearful that the basic character of the Even as the central leadership in Delhi coasts eral election—with exactly the same leader and the
Indian nation may change beyond recognition if along, personal battles have erupted in the states. same chaotic style that led it to two of the worst
should be simple, inclusive, and based on a robust economic assessment”.
this government gets its way. The significance of Jyotiraditya Scindia and Sachin defeats in its history.
The finance minister was right to bring up the problem at this venue, since the These are the same people who watched horrified Pilot’s revolts is that neither was framed in terms of And that, as they say, is the classic definition of
question of taxing cross-border digital services is one that the G-20 (together as the United Progressive Alliance-II (UPA-II) hur- ideology. Mr Scindia did not leave because he had insanity: To do exactly the same thing again and
with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD) tled from scam to scam while Manmohan Singh differences over policies; he had not suddenly again and still expect a different result.
has sought to address for some time now. Indeed, Ms Sitharaman’s words directly sleepwalked through the last two years of his prime become a believer in Hindutva. He left because he
echoed the work programme on digital taxation produced by the OECD/G20 ministership creating the leadership vacuum that felt he was being mistreated by Kamal Nath.
Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, or BEPS. India has of Narendra Modi rushed in to fill. Later, they watched Similarly, Mr Pilot has rebelled because he feels he The writer is a journalist and TV presenter
course introduced since April 1 a 2 per cent “equalisation tax” on non-resident e-
commerce companies, which has proved to be controversial. This adds to a pre-
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The reason for this effort is the need to repair the economic relations with ommon sense suggests that the demand for the time of redemption is likely to be low. More as instruments that are better than physical gold.
the US in such a way that it aids India’s recovery from the effects of the pandemic an asset should be high when its price is low, generally, it is likely that more SGBs will be ready This is true but somewhat misleading. This is
and the pre-existing investment and demand slowdown. This particular issue and vice versa. However, in practice, the for redemption in future at a time when because the choice is not just between physical gold
should not be seen as a specific irritant in India-US relations. The US has launched demand for an asset is quite often high when its the real price will be low than at a time when the and SGBs; it can be more general. There are, in this
price is rising. And, the demand tends to be low real price will be high. An interesting conclusion context, other assets like bank deposits, units issued
a “Super 301” enquiry — an investigation under Section 301 of the 1974 US Trade
when the price is low and falling. This appears to be follows now. by mutual funds, real estate investment trusts
Act — into digital services taxes in its trading partners, to “investigate and respond true also for sovereign gold bonds (SGBs). These are The Government of India may be — inadvertently (REITs), international funds, and so on. Some of
to a foreign country’s action which may be unfair or discriminatory and negatively denominated in terms of gold. The demand for SGBs — running a profitable “business” here — selling these can be, at this juncture, probabilistically
affect US commerce”. The Indian government’s argument is that the equalisation is high now when the price of gold is high and rising. high and buying (or redeeming) low in real terms. speaking, better investments for a period of eight
tax is not discriminatory, in that it is levied on all non-resident e-commerce com- Earlier, when the price of gold was This has a corollary. The investors years despite the 2.5 per cent interest, some tax
panies. However, the government must also accept that questions can legitimately low, the demand for SGBs was low. could be entering now into a deal that benefits, and the denomination in terms of gold in
be asked about whether the levy favours domestic competitors over non-resident Though SGBs were launched in may not be adequately rewarding. case of SGBs.
companies. Further, the levy itself has several inconsistent facets, which needs November 2015, almost 35 per cent It is true that SGBs can be good The main issue is the future price of gold. It is
of the amount mobilised is in the not just for the government but also true that if one senses that going forward the market
to be addressed. For example, if particular goods from a foreign country are not
current financial year. And, gold for the economy. Investors invest in for gold is likely to be weak, then the SGBs can be
subject to tax in India, then why should a digital transaction for these goods be
price, as of July 17, has shot up 39 gold-denominated bonds and not sold in the market before the redemption date. So,
subject to the new tax? The rules also cover all transactions with an “Indian” IP per cent over the last year. physical gold. So, there is no need there is an exit route. But that is available in practice
address, even if between two non-residents. Historically, the price of gold has for the country to spend on gold only if volumes traded are decent. Even more impor-
India is not the only country to seek to fairly tax the big transnational digital increased over time in the long run. imports. While this is true, it is still tant, the difficulty is that if one has to keep making
services companies. Eight large economies in the European Union, as well as However, only a relatively small part the case that effectively SGBs may sense of which way the gold market will go, then
Britain, Mexico, and Tunisia, have introduced digital services taxes of some kind, of this is real appreciation; a good part not be good for investors. the SGBs will fall in the category of speculation and
according to a recent report of KPMG. Others, such as Australia, have extended is due to the general inflation. A study GURBACHAN SINGH All this is not to say that the SGBs not investment.
goods and services tax to imported digital services or introduced taxes targeted for the long period, from 1836 to 2011, are always bad for investors. In fact, It does help to diversify. However, the ideal time
shows that gold’s average annual real they can be a good investment when for that was when the gold price was low. Finally,
at multinationals. The Indian solution is far from the best of the various ones on
appreciation rate is 1.1 per cent (Robert Barro and the real price of gold is low relative to its plausible isn’t gold and accordingly an investment in the SGBs
offer. But as the BEPS project itself argues, some form of digital tax can work at Sanjay Misra, Economic Journal, 2015). Historically, long-term trend. That is when the real appreciation a safe haven? Well, not quite. The price matters. If
best as an interim solution till international tax treaties reflect the changed digital periods of high real appreciation have been followed till the time of redemption is likely to be good. So, one buys a “safe” asset at a high real price and then
economy. India’s commitment to multilateralism over unilateralism means that more or less by periods of low real appreciation. SGBs can be a good investment. But not many inves- one has to possibly sell or redeem at a time when
the government must seek out its counterparts with similar concerns about It is clear now that, ceteris paribus, more SGBs tors invest when assets are available at relatively the real price is low, then the so-called safety is itself
digital services taxes, and produce the inclusive and simple principles that can will get sold at a time when the real price of gold low prices! questionable.
underlie these treaties. It will then have something to take to the US, as part of a is high than at a time when its real price is low. What we need are instruments that are not just in
coalition of concerned countries. Also, given that SGBs are, for all practical purpos- the of interest society and government but also in
es, redeemable after eight years only, if the current the interest of investors, and that is indeed possible. The writer is visiting faculty, Indian Statistical
real price is high, then the real appreciation till The SGBs are typically marketed by distributors Institute, Delhi
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hanks to the ennui caused by that renowned institution of burden of tradition her theme carries. writing, but luckily for comes to the in the stars but in the provokes thought. She is especially
endless television reruns of cultural scholarship, the Deccan Her scholarship is wide-ranging, us, continued her conclusion that, people themselves but Dr severe on the bhakti cults and their
B R Chopra’s Mahabharat College of Pune. encompassing classic Greek and Latin series over the next above all, the Karve believes that fate romanticisation.
(1988) and its later clones with their I first learnt of Dr Karve and texts as well as the Jaina manuscripts. five years. Mahabharata is a and character both Dr Karve had probably not even
tawdry settings and costumes, Yuganta in the United States in 1968- Dr Karve claims not to be a Sanskrit Dr Karve believes the story of stoic people, affected the Mahabharata heard of Jacques Derida, the patron
overacting to the hilt, with sham 69. Its Marathi version won the scholar. She read the Mahabharata Mahabharata to be the not superhuman personalities. Bhishma, saint of modern deconstructionism,
Sanskrit-studded stilted dialogues, I Sahitya Akademi award for the best because she liked it; can there ever be a history of events that took beings Kunti, Yudhisthira, because his first works appeared just
found great joy in rediscovering a Marathi book of 1967. It was then better reason to do so? She read the place ca 1,000 BC, in the Arjuna, Draupadi, all before she died. But Yuganta is the
prize jewel in my library, Dr Iravati serialised in a Marathi literary Bhandarkar Oriental Research northern plains around have character flaws. deconstructionist classic of all times.
Karve’s magisterial essays on the epic magazine, now defunct, called rather Institute’s critical edition, based on present-day Delhi, culminating in a Some, notably Karna, aspire to
titled Yuganta. I reread it slowly, inappropriately Satyakatha (True the earliest manuscripts from the great fratricidal battle between nobility, but due to their fatal flaws
savouring every nuance the learned Stories). Shreekant, my husband, seventh and the eighth century. Many cousins. It is the history of the cannot adhere to the code of gallantry Pandemic Perusing is an occasional column
social anthropologist brings out as a would read out from his subscription later interpolations are omitted in this pastoralist Aryans invading a new and chivalry in moments of crises. about books and reading by our writers and
priceless nugget from her careful copy the Karve essay sentence by edition, but Dr Karve thinks that even land and clearing it for cultivation, Krishna Vasudeva is no avatara to Dr reviewers
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be the best July for the
momentum in PSU stocks. Analysts say the stock market in the
MUMBAI | stock is trading below the fair value of ~220. past 20 years”
WEDNESDAY, 22 JULY 2020 Further, it offers attractive dividend yield of SANDIP SABHARWAL
6 per cent and is trading at a P/E below 10 Investment advisor
Big Bull’s portfolio rises HUL’s Q1 strengthens case for earnings upgrade
THE COMPASS
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he value of investments made by ace sentiment for the stock, ume growth reflects the which was flat YoY, was ahead
stock-picker Rakesh Jhunjhunwala MARKET which is up 26 per cent from impact of product mix and of the ~2,577 crore estimated
and his family has surged past the Net-worth in ~ crore its March lows. actual volume growth. by analysts. Its pre-tax profit
~10,000-crore mark, with the net-worth of (figures in brackets Strong support from its Kausthubh Pawaskar, before exceptional items
his portfolio rising by ~2,618 crore since the indicate change) resilient portfolio and analyst at Sharekhan, says, declined by 1.1 per cent YoY to
start of this financial year (FY21). Based on improved cost efficiency, “Besides better-than-expect- ~2,529 crore, slightly lower
Tuesday’s closing, the Jhunjhunwala fam- along with synergy benefits ed performance in Q1, HUL’s than the estimate of ~2,574
ily’s investments in listed companies were from the merger of GSK resilient portfolio, which has crore. HUL reported an
worth ~10,965 crore, up 32.4 per cent from Consumer, bode well large revenue share, would exceptional cost of ~118 crore
~8,284 crore at the end of March. for HUL. continue to see good growth related to merger and busi-
In the April-June 2020 quarter (Q1FY21), Although the Q1 numbers going ahead supported by ness integration in Q1.
Jhunjhunwala increased his stake in Rallis are not strictly comparable distribution synergies from While Q1 beat estimates
India, Jubilant Life Sciences, Federal Bank, because GSK Consumer’s GSK Consumer merger.” We and there is scope of earn-
Edelweiss Financial Services, NCC, and merger came into effect from believe there would be ings upgrade, the road ahead
Firstsource Solutions (FSL), and trimmed April 1, HUL’s top line grew upward revision in HUL’s will still be bumpy. The
his holding in Lupin and Agro Tech Foods, by 4.2 per cent year-on-year earnings estimates,” he unprecedented situation and
the latest shareholding pattern available on (YoY) to ~10,406 crore, beating added. localised lockdowns in many
the exchanges show. He added Indian expectations of ~9,880 crore. The GSK Consumer parts of the country could
Hotels and Dishman Carbogen Amcis to The growth was driven by merger and VWash acquisi- have some impact, which the
his portfolio by acquiring more than 1.05 per health, hygiene and nutrition tion have strengthened management also alluded to.
cent stake in the June quarter. 4,982.9 981.3 products, which accounted HUL’s portfolio. The compa- Thus, how the company
His stake in Titan Company and Escorts (399.9) (378.3) 679.8 600.1 588.7 567.3 for 80 per cent of overall busi- ny is also enhancing them manages its overall supply
remained unchanged, along with 16 other ness and grew by 6 per cent in with new launches — and distribution chain will
firms, including Orient Cement, Multi (180.3) (261.0) (413.9) (164.0) volume terms. Horlicks with added Zinc is be crucial.
Commodity Stock Exchange of India, ION
Exchange, Crisil, and Fortis Healthcare.
Among the lot, Rallis India, Escorts,
Jubilant Life Sciences, and Crisil helped
Jhunjhunwala’s portfolio beat market
Titan Co. Escorts
*Change over March 31, 2020
CRISIL Rallis India Jubilant Life Lupin
Source: BSE, Capitaline Plus
Cost-control measures cement ACC’s Q2 showing
returns at the index level since April 1, 2020.
These stocks collectively added half, or Valuation of 7.6x UJJVAL JAUHARI cement realisations stood at crore was in line with expecta-
~1,234 crore, of the total gains made in
Jhunjhunwala’s portfolio during the period
the global equity market may remain on
the sidelines over the next few months as
similar views and suggested a cautious
stance on the markets. its CY21 EV/Ebitda ACC’s performance in the
~5,144 per tonne according to
analysts, up 9.4 per cent
tions of ~396 crore, whereas
net profit of ~268 crore, down
under review. Titan, however, underper-
formed the market, gaining 8.7 per cent, as
profit-booking may set in. Within equities,
Indian equities may underperform their
“The markets are largely focusing on
earnings and the recent announcements
and EV/tonne second quarter ended June 30,
2020 (Q2) bore the brunt of the
sequentially but marginally
lower by 1.3 per cent YoY.
41 per cent YoY and 16 per cent
sequentially beat estimates of
against a 28.7 per cent surge in the Sensex Asian peers over the next few months by index majors have positively surprised, of $79 appears lockdown as cement volumes Lower prices of inputs such ~244 crore.
during the period. Given the sharp run-up because of lack of a demand stimulus,” which, in turn, is fuelling the recovery. declined. ACC’s accounting as coal and pet coke led to a After the results, Emkay
in the markets since their March 2020 lows, wrote Jitendra Gohil, head of India equity Besides, the global markets are also not attractive year is January-December. fall in fuel and freight expens- Global raised its CY20, CY21,
most analysts are now cautious and suggest research at Credit Suisse Wealth showing any signs of slowing down, help- However, good realisations es, the two biggest cost com- and CY22 Ebitda estimate by
the trajectory will depend on the number of Management India, in a July 16 note. It ing the index to maintain the momentum. and cost-control measures lift- ponents. Operating cost per 51, 32, and 25 per cent, respec-
Covid-19 cases and the progress in vaccine was co-authored with Premal Kamdar, However, the rising number of Covid-19 ed its operational performance. tonne, thus, contracted by 7.5 tively, considering higher
research. That said, equity as an asset class, equity research analyst. They remain bull- cases and talks of community transmission While cement demand per cent YoY and 2.7 per cent cement prices, cost-saving ini-
they believe, should deliver good returns ish on the agri-linked, telecom, FMCG, and may affect this pace. We suggest focusing was significantly impacted in sequentially to ~4,326, as tiatives, and improved
from a long-term horizon. utility sectors. Ajit Mishra, vice-president more on risk management and opting for the peak months of April and employee costs and other demand scenario. YES
“Given the significant rally, we believe for research at Religare Broking, echoed quality counters for investment,” he said. May, some recovery was seen expenditure, too, fell. Securities, too, has raised its
in June. Yet, ACC’s sales vol- With firm realisations and Ebitda estimates by 29.3 per
umes declined 34 per cent lower cost, Ebitda per tonne, cent and 6.1 per cent for CY20
year-on-year (YoY) and 27 per according to analysts, was at & CY21, respectively.
Vaccine hopes,
EU deal help
‘Correlation of Indian mkts cent sequentially to 4.8 mil-
lion tonne (mt) in Q2.
However, it was in line with
~915, better than ~741 in the
March 2020 quarter, but a
shade lower than ~922 in the
Valuations, too, appear
attractive at 7.6x its CY21 enter-
prise value (EV)/Ebitda and an
1,281.88
create a sustainable revenue model before Bengaluru-based investment platform slowdown in MF flows can also have an
2,652.54
funding the next leg of growth. Groww has also started to offer impact on the segment and prolonged
810.36
605.94
701.28
“Over the past two years, PE flows were investment in stocks on its platform. pressures can lead to consolidation.
422.21
strong. Now, PEs want to see some Players operating in this space say that In June, flows to equity schemes had
revenues from platforms offering direct platforms that have proven their business seen a dip of 96 per cent from the previous The Securities and Exchange
plans online. Some of the players have also models are likely to be able to access month. This was the worst month for the Board of India (Sebi) has
started to diversify in services such as funding to take their growth cycle 39.46 9.20 8.00 3.40 industry in terms of flows to equity amended insider trading
stock broking and insurance,” said Vijay forward. FundsIndia iFAST Financial Scripbox.com Fisdom schemes in over four years. norms, wherein listed entities
Kuppa, co-founder of Orowealth. “We are looking at diversifying as India Source: Amfi Digital platform providers say that they will have to maintain a
“The rush of establishing new MF clients are showing interest in other are not seeing any material client exits on structured digital database
platforms has slowed down, with players products such as direct equities. We are their platform to be worried about. containing nature of
looking for a monetisation play in this also working on allowing clients to access Industry observers say that platforms themselves and solve a real customer “Direct plans have continued to gain unpublished price-sensitive
segment,” said Nithin Kamath, co- direct international equities through our will have to offer propositions with strong problem in creating alpha-generation traction among millennials, who are information. This comes after
founder of brokerage Zerodha, which runs platform. Good businesses will continue differentiators. portfolios. Through a combination of holding onto their investments amid the the board of Sebi approved a
the MF platform Coin. to attract funding,” said Harsh Jain, co- “Platforms will have to go beyond machine learning and artificial volatility and are also seeing gains from proposal in this regard last
Besides MF products, Paytm Money founder of Groww. their user interface to differentiate intelligence, such platforms would need the recent market upmove,” Jain added. month. PTI
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he top line of Bajaj Finance in the Net interest income 16,913.0 4,152.0
June 2020 quarter (Q1) was better
than Street estimates, but the YoY change (%) 42.4 12.4
lender lagged on the profit front because Profit before tax 7,322.1 1,309.7
of Covid-19-led increase in credit cost.
The consumer finance major report- YoY change (%) 18.5 -29.3
ed a 12.4 per cent year-on-year (YoY) Net profit 5,263.8 962.3
increase in consolidated net interest
income to ~4,152 crore, beating consen- YoY change (%) 31.8 -19.5
sus estimate of ~3,638 crore. But, a three- Source: Company
fold rise in bad loan provisioning saw
profit before tax fall 29.3 per cent YoY to
~1,310 crore, 35 per cent lower than the
expectation of ~2,019 crore.
The company made additional pro-
visioning of ~1,450 crore in Q1, taking
the contingent credit loss provision due
to Covid to ~2,350 crore or 10.8 per cent
of the moratorium book. Total provi-
sions, along with that for Covid, rose to
~2,973 crore at the end of June (13.7 per
cent of moratorium book) as against
~1,870 crore at the end of April. Sanjiv Bajaj (left) will replace Rahul Bajaj as non-executive chairman on August 1
Its moratorium book came down to
~21,705 crore — 15.7 per cent of the assets
under management (AUM) at the end
of Q1 — from ~38,599 crore (27.1 per cent
Rahul Bajaj hands over reins to son Sanjiv
of AUM) at the end of April because of ABHIJIT LELE been at the helm of the board with effect from
improved collections. The improvement Mumbai, 21 July company since its incep- close of business hours on
in moratorium was across segments. tion in 1987 and the group July 31, the company said
Higher provisioning and moderate Sanjiv Bajaj will be new for over five decades. in an exchange filing.
growth of 7 per cent YoY in AUM were in non-executive chairman As part of a succession Rahul Bajaj will con-
line with the company's priority to mit- of Bajaj Finance from plan, Rahul Bajaj has tinue to serve as a non-
igate balance-sheet risk, including effi- August 2020. He will suc- decided to demit the executive non-independ-
cient liability management. ceed Rahul Bajaj, who has office as chairman of the ent director.
Shweta Daptardar, analyst at
Prabhudas Lilladher, says: “Bajaj
Finance’s Q1 provides comfort on the delinquencies. Deepak Kumar, analyst expectations from April due to extend-
collection front and provision for mora- at Narnolia Financial Advisors, says, ed disruptions, and reversed interest
torium book. Though there will be some “There is no clarity on the overdue sta- income of ~220 crore related to morato-
delinquencies due to Covid-19 in FY21, tus of the moratorium book.” Therefore, rium account. Analysts consider this as
the impact shall be limited.” Q2 results will give some idea whether a prudent step.
A major chunk (around 70 per cent) the current Covid-19 provisioning is suf- In the first quarter, gross NPAs fell by
of consumer B2C and mortgages, which ficient, he adds. 210 basis points sequentially to 1.4 per
together account for over 50 per cent of The three-month moratorium period cent because of an 86 per cent fall
AUM, saw no bounce history in recent for the March dues ended in June in slippages.
times. “This is very positive,” opines and slippages, if any, would be reflected The lender said it has acquired
Daptardar, who also foresees a 15-16 per in September. 0.53 million new customers in Q1, taking
cent upside in the stock. Currently, 85 per cent of the lender’s its total consumer base to 42.95 million,
After the resumption of activities in business is functional. It estimates AUM up 16 per cent YoY. Its capital adequacy
May, the bounce rate and collection effi- growth of 10-12 per cent in FY21, assum- ratio at the end of Q1FY21 stood at 26.4
ciency of all 1.7 million newly disbursed ing no further lockdown. According to per cent, with tier 1 capital at 22 per cent.
loans are in line or marginally better its estimates, more than 75 cities in On the whole, how Q2 pans out
than pre-Covid-19 loans and, if this which it operates will show return to would be crucial for the stock, which
trend continues, the company expects pre-Covid volumes by October, a fur- shed 4.3 per cent after results on
to focus on growth in the second half of ther 40-75 cities by November, another Tuesday. Part of the fall, however, can
FY21. Thus, how the collection trend 10-40 cities by January 2021 and the top be attributed to profit-booking as
pans out in Q2 will be crucial. 10 cities by March next year. the stock had risen 45 per cent from its
Q2 will also be crucial in terms of It has also increased FY21 credit cost lows in March.
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38.0 38.0 426.3 426.3 570.0 570.9 13173.2 13162.5 463.7 464.2 3879.7 3880.4 364.9 364.9 104.0 104.0 308.4 308.4 589.1 590.1 212.4 212.6 661.4 662.3 126.1 126.0 133.1 133.1 XO1412.8 1413.7 457.1 457.0 806.9 806.9 387.9 388.3
1782K 24122K 174K 2774K 15275 277K 2052 47985 1751K 49145K 67884 1881K 166K 3512K 418K 6825K 104K 956K 55478 413K 403K 10687K 270K 4315K 125K 4119K 418K 10376K 28226 1181K 157K 4378K 39419 689K 56506 1489K
- - 68.4 68.4 13.9 13.9 59.8 59.7 37.5 37.5 55.0 55.0 31.7 31.7 - - 10.0 10.0 8.5 8.5 16.5 16.6 34.5 34.5 19.5 19.5 4.9 4.9 47.1 47.1 74.1 74.1 22.2 22.2 17.1 17.1
W 65/19 65/18 455/211 447/211 808/373 807/372 17137/787417260/7850 550/252 549/252 4015/2101 4010/2100 W 385/206 385/202 269/74 269/74 987/220 988/219 855/366 852/365 349/117 349/117 696/357 697/355 W 249/110 249/110 224/119 223/119 1641/1065 1643/1065 665/263 666/263 822/337 823/337 764/282 765/280
M 13232 13232 51156 51156 4390 4396 38848 38816 100588 100697 93344 93362 M 37355 37350 15116 15116 3444 3444 7808 7822 17408 17421 53329 53401 M 9294 9290 81995 82026 38428 38451 27851 27842 23649 23650 10751 10764
Cyient (A) < Dabur India (A) « DCB Bank (A) Deepak Nitrt (A) H Divis Lab (A) H Dixon Tech (A) DLF (A) H Dr Lal PathLabs (A) Dr Reddys (A) < Eicher Motor (A) Embassy Office (IF) Equitas Hold (A) Escorts (A) Exide Ind (A) « Federal Bank (A) H Future Retail (A) H GAIL (A) Glenmark (A) «
(296.9) (296.8) (501.1) (501.0) (81.6) (81.6) (523.5) (523.6) (2300.4) (2298.8) (6833.3) (6831.3) (140.9) (140.9) (1920.9) (1921.8) (4092.4) (4092.1) (19180.9) (19187.7) (343.7) (-) (58.3) (58.3) (1119.8) (1119.6) (158.2) (158.4) (53.7) (53.7) (110.8) (110.8) (100.2) (100.2) (418.8) (418.6)
O 298.0 300.0 500.8 499.1 83.4 82.0 531.0 528.9 2316.8 2305.0 6985.0 6957.2 O 142.4 142.5 1948.9 1944.9 4092.0 4100.3 19226.0 19292.1 341.5 - 59.0 58.9 O 1135.0 1127.0 158.5 158.6 54.8 54.6 113.8 113.5 100.3 100.7 423.9 422.5
304.0 304.1 502.4 502.7 83.5 83.5 543.7 543.9 2327.2 2327.0 7189.9 7160.1 147.4 147.4 2029.9 2029.0 4130.0 4130.7 20273.8 20287.0 348.5 - 59.2 59.2 1178.5 1179.0 162.1 162.0 54.8 54.6 113.9 113.9 104.4 104.5 426.0 426.6
w 298.0 298.1 490.7 490.5 82.1 82.0 525.0 524.5 2275.8 2277.0 6828.9 6860.0 w 141.8 141.7 1943.8 1930.1 4010.0 4006.1 19226.0 19292.1 341.5 - 57.3 57.3 w 1127.0 1126.1 158.3 158.2 53.8 53.8 106.5 106.5 99.9 99.9 412.5 412.4
299.8 299.9 491.6 491.7 82.4 82.4 534.4 534.4 2281.9 2282.3 7110.9 7120.4 143.4 143.3 1976.7 1979.8 4035.0 4033.6 20111.5 20116.7 348.0 - 57.7 57.7 1172.1 1171.8 160.7 160.7 54.5 54.5 107.3 107.3 103.9 103.8 414.3 414.2
53628 552K 116K 3328K 61349 1361K 57977 728K 29961 549K 7776 111K 677K 13694K 10696 233K 15380 663K 8951 369K 15800 - 827K 11526K 194K 3758K 192K 4313K 1020K 26492K 223K 3427K 1116K 16610K 273K 2871K
9.9 9.9 60.1 60.1 7.6 7.6 13.4 13.4 44.1 44.1 68.3 68.4 - - 72.9 73.0 33.1 33.1 30.1 30.1 - - 256.2 256.2 32.5 32.5 16.5 16.5 7.0 7.0 8.2 8.2 7.1 7.1 15.1 15.1
W 514/184 514/184 525/385 525/386 219/58 218/58 570/257 568/257 2538/1467 2538/1466 7190/1831 7160/1560 W 267/115 267/115 2030/1053 2029/1054 4189/2352 4190/2351 23428/12460 23450/12450 518/301 -/- 121/33 121/33 W 1207/423 1179/424 209/122 209/125 99/36 99/36 475/61 444/61 148/66 149/65 573/168 573/162
M 3297 3298 86885 86894 2558 2558 7289 7289 60573 60582 8227 8238 M 35496 35471 16474 16500 67077 67054 54925 54939 26853 - 1970 1970 M 15803 15799 13660 13655 10856 10856 5815 5815 46838 46815 11690 11687
GMR Infra (A) « Godrej Cons (A) « Godrej Prpty (A) < Granules (A) « Grasim Ind (A) H Gujarat Gas (A) H Havells I (A) « HCL Techno (A) H HDFC (A) H HDFC AMC (A) < HDFC Bank (A) « HDFC Std Life (A) Hero MotoCorp (A) H Hexaware Tch (A) H Hindalco (A) « HPCL (A) HUL (A) « ICICI Bank (A) H
(20.0) (20.0) (698.2) (698.7) (878.5) (877.8) (265.0) (265.1) (603.2) (603.2) (293.1) (293.7) (599.3) (599.3) (648.5) (648.6) (1804.7) (1806.1) (2462.3) (2462.8) (1132.8) (1133.1) (617.2) (616.5) (2857.8) (2860.1) (354.0) (354.5) (160.9) (160.9) (227.1) (227.1) (2330.4) (2330.9) (362.9) (363.0)
O 20.0 20.1 697.2 700.0 868.1 879.4 268.0 267.0 606.0 605.0 293.8 296.0 O 600.0 600.5 652.0 652.0 1829.0 1816.5 2472.0 2470.8 1150.0 1152.1 623.8 622.0 O 2871.0 2860.2 366.0 357.0 162.3 162.9 227.1 227.2 2350.0 2348.0 370.6 371.0
20.2 20.2 702.5 703.4 923.6 921.8 272.0 272.0 616.0 616.5 306.9 307.0 607.5 608.0 662.3 662.4 1900.0 1901.0 2520.0 2522.0 1157.9 1158.0 632.5 632.5 2887.5 2885.7 366.0 359.1 163.0 163.0 238.0 238.0 2350.0 2350.0 379.9 379.9
w 19.8 19.8 677.4 677.3 868.1 879.4 261.7 261.4 601.6 601.9 292.8 292.6 w 578.2 578.1 643.3 643.3 1815.4 1815.0 2470.0 2468.1 1135.0 1134.0 601.5 601.4 w 2847.1 2847.0 353.3 353.4 157.7 157.6 222.8 222.6 2308.7 2308.0 370.0 370.1
19.9 19.9 680.0 680.3 897.7 898.2 263.1 263.3 602.7 603.1 305.7 305.6 579.0 579.1 652.0 652.4 1883.4 1883.7 2511.4 2512.5 1139.6 1138.6 627.0 627.5 2868.3 2869.2 355.1 355.0 159.9 160.0 234.1 234.3 2319.1 2318.0 378.9 378.8
429K 6662K 44876 1328K 35451 892K 270K 2986K 164K 1943K 90249 1354K 94273 2757K 298K 8801K 626K 6884K 26815 497K 840K 23758K 474K 8306K 34598 1289K 58479 848K 613K 13099K 807K 16536K 117K 3038K 1598K 45560K
- - 46.5 46.5 84.7 84.7 17.9 17.9 9.0 9.0 17.6 17.6 49.5 49.5 15.0 15.1 18.4 18.4 - - 22.9 22.9 97.7 97.8 15.8 15.8 15.7 15.7 58.0 58.0 13.5 13.5 80.9 80.8 30.9 30.9
W 27/14 27/14 772/425 772/425 1188/506 1189/505 274/84 274/84 898/380 898/385 330/154 329/155 W 765/447 766/447 662/376 662/375 2500/1473 2500/1473 3844/1964 3844/1962 1304/739 1306/739 646/339 646/340 W 3021/1475 3023/1475 399/202 399/202 221/85 221/85 329/155 329/150 2614/1660 2614/1659 552/269 552/268
M 12011 12011 69516 69542 22629 22641 6506 6510 39646 39672 21044 21034 M 36242 36249 176916 177025 326695 326738 53452 53476 625675 625098 126602 126693 M 57293 57311 10612 10611 35918 35941 35665 35695 544896 544637 245347 245315
ICICI Lombard (A) ICICI Prud Life (A) IDFC First Bank (A) India Cement (A) Indiabulls Hous (A) H Indian Hotel (A) « Indraprst Gs (A) H IndusInd Bank (A) Info Edge (A) Infosys (A) < InterGlobe Avia (A) IOC (A) IOL Chem (B) Ipca Labs (A) H IRCTC (B) ITC (A) « Jindal Steel (A) « JSW Steel (A) «
(1321.4) (1321.4) (436.2) (436.3) (27.3) (27.3) (118.8) (118.8) (221.8) (221.9) (81.7) (81.7) (417.6) (417.6) (528.5) (528.8) (3253.9) (3255.4) (933.5) (934.3) (971.3) (971.5) (88.3) (88.3) (717.2) (717.0) (1789.9) (1789.7) (1376.2) (1376.4) (192.8) (192.7) (177.5) (177.6) (206.6) (206.8)
O 1322.6 1330.0 441.0 441.5 27.6 27.5 119.5 120.1 224.8 224.0 84.0 83.8 O 418.2 419.5 536.5 535.7 3295.0 3280.0 945.9 945.0 971.4 974.0 88.3 88.3 O 744.5 744.0 1780.1 1788.0 1380.0 1381.5 192.6 192.1 179.0 179.9 207.5 208.0
1345.8 1346.0 446.1 446.3 27.9 27.7 125.2 125.3 234.5 234.5 84.5 84.5 421.0 421.1 537.9 539.8 3297.0 3298.6 949.4 949.7 987.6 987.3 94.7 94.7 785.0 787.0 1790.9 1790.7 1411.4 1412.2 194.2 194.2 180.1 180.4 210.7 210.8
w 1318.9 1317.8 423.9 423.6 27.0 27.0 119.5 120.1 223.3 223.1 80.0 80.0 w 403.5 403.3 521.0 520.7 3193.7 3194.0 929.4 929.2 961.0 960.4 87.8 87.7 w 724.1 725.0 1750.1 1751.2 1376.8 1376.5 191.6 191.5 174.6 174.6 204.3 204.2
1333.5 1334.3 443.3 442.9 27.1 27.1 123.1 123.1 224.4 224.7 80.3 80.4 404.8 404.8 523.4 523.5 3202.7 3206.2 936.7 936.8 964.3 964.2 93.4 93.5 753.4 754.8 1756.9 1759.6 1390.3 1390.2 192.3 192.3 178.7 178.6 210.1 210.0
26938 507K 290K 5694K 1196K 25084K 721K 6475K 2294K 26131K 239K 4409K 260K 5977K 726K 13311K 8249 339K 858K 12878K 62135 1639K 3471K 93905K 783K 5360K 9883 245K 60248 1155K 1658K 28011K 1171K 14472K 256K 5672K
47.3 47.3 59.7 59.6 - - - - 4.4 4.4 26.9 27.0 24.9 24.9 8.2 8.2 190.8 191.0 23.4 23.4 - - 67.0 67.0 12.2 12.3 34.0 34.1 - - 15.6 15.6 - - 12.7 12.7
W 1440/806 1440/805 538/222 537/226 48/18 48/18 140/68 140/68 661/81 661/81 163/62 163/62 W 534/285 534/284 1596/236 1597/236 3310/1580 3318/1581 952/511 956/509 1911/765 1899/771 156/71 156/71 W 833/147 834/146 1844/844 1845/845 1995/625 1994/625 273/135 273/135 202/62 202/62 297/133 297/133
M 60601 60638 63652 63595 15372 15372 3815 3813 9594 9605 9550 9556 M 28333 28333 36301 36308 39239 39282 398969 398990 37106 37100 87928 87975 M 4423 4431 22198 22233 22245 22243 236387 236387 18227 18217 50773 50749
Jubilant Fd (A) Jubilant Lif (A) « Just Dial (A) Kotak Mah Bank (A) < L & T (A) H L & T Infotech (A) « L&T Finance Hol (A) Laurus Labs (A) LIC Hsg Fin (A) H Liquid Sach (F) Lupin (A) H M & M Fin (A) H Mah & Mah (A) < Maha Gas (A) Manapp Finance (A) H Marico (A) « Maruti Suzuki (A) < Max Fin Sre (A) H
(1751.3) (1751.8) (721.5) (721.7) (373.9) (373.9) (1318.6) (1319.1) (919.3) (919.6) (2252.4) (2249.7) (62.5) (62.5) (651.8) (652.0) (267.7) (267.9) (1000.0) (1000.0) (864.8) (864.3) (229.6) (229.6) (593.5) (594.0) (1006.1) (1006.7) (165.5) (165.3) (352.5) (352.5) (5867.3) (5867.5) (569.1) (569.2)
O 1757.0 1758.0 749.0 749.0 377.0 375.8 1327.0 1325.1 928.6 927.0 2275.0 2250.0 O 63.0 63.2 655.0 657.8 272.0 270.8 1000.0 1000.0 870.0 872.0 234.9 232.9 O 593.6 592.9 1015.0 1017.0 166.9 166.5 356.0 353.0 5935.0 5919.5 571.5 572.0
1781.5 1782.1 753.5 754.0 377.0 377.5 1362.7 1363.0 942.0 942.3 2285.0 2285.0 63.5 63.5 657.4 658.0 275.4 275.5 1000.0 1003.7 871.3 872.5 240.0 239.4 597.3 597.5 1015.0 1017.0 169.0 169.0 359.7 359.7 6152.8 6150.0 577.5 577.9
w 1730.0 1729.1 718.6 718.1 370.3 370.2 1326.7 1325.0 921.0 920.6 2245.8 2245.3 w 62.5 62.5 640.1 640.2 269.3 269.4 999.3 999.5 846.7 846.0 222.4 222.4 w 585.6 585.5 986.7 985.5 164.8 164.9 351.3 351.2 5900.0 5900.0 560.5 560.2
1745.3 1744.6 723.3 723.9 373.1 373.1 1358.8 1359.0 937.8 938.1 2279.4 2279.7 62.7 62.7 649.8 649.8 269.9 269.8 1000.0 1000.0 851.8 851.7 227.7 227.9 588.5 588.3 1001.2 1001.7 166.0 166.2 353.4 353.5 6132.9 6130.9 568.2 568.0
21175 716K 75417 1238K 186K 1681K 131K 4404K 172K 4759K 16377 99336 872K 7950K 32926 920K 154K 3894K 61143 615K 108K 2210K 3003K 36032K 1682K 3851K 14283 740K 499K 7249K 281K 3144K 66553 1855K 44871 605K
83.6 83.6 12.8 12.8 8.9 8.9 31.3 31.3 13.8 13.8 25.1 25.2 9.7 9.7 27.3 27.3 5.7 5.7 - - - - 14.2 14.2 55.0 55.0 12.5 12.5 9.5 9.6 44.7 44.7 32.8 32.8 56.2 56.2
W 1973/1078 1974/1078 754/230 754/234 780/251 780/250 1740/1000 1740/1001 1554/661 1551/661 2340/1208 2336/1210 W 134/46 134/46 658/298 658/295 529/186 529/185 1009/998 1010/996 956/505 956/505 403/125 403/125 W 621/246 622/245 1247/666 1246/664 195/76 195/74 404/234 404/234 7755/4002 7759/4001 611/280 612/276
M 23032 23023 11522 11532 2421 2422 268878 268927 131667 131702 39753 39757 M 12560 12560 6966 6965 13621 13615 - - 38595 38591 14066 14079 M 73156 73137 9890 9894 14030 14043 45627 45634 185263 185201 15316 15310
MCX (A) Metropolis Heal (A) H Mindtree (A) Mishra Dhatu Ni (A) Mothersons S (A) « MRF (A) Muthoot Finance (A) Nat Alum (A) < Natco Pharma (A) H Navin Fluo (A) H NBCC (A) « NCC (A) H Nestle India (A) NIIT Techno (A) Nippon Life Ind (A) NMDC (A) « NOCIL (A) NTPC (A)
(1441.3) (1440.8) (1456.1) (1462.8) (1027.9) (1026.8) (206.1) (206.3) (94.3) (94.3) (64961.6) (65042.8) (1229.6) (1229.8) (33.7) (33.8) (677.5) (677.7) (1714.4) (1715.8) (25.8) (25.9) (32.3) (32.4) (17242.2) (17247.0) (1692.3) (1692.3) (287.5) (287.5) (85.6) (85.6) (104.8) (104.8) (87.2) (87.2)
O 1457.0 1452.0 1453.0 1450.0 1049.9 1036.8 207.9 207.9 94.6 94.9 65900.0 65800.0 O 1240.0 1238.8 33.8 33.8 680.0 679.0 1745.0 1725.0 26.2 26.1 33.0 33.0 O 17477.0 17350.0 1700.0 1720.0 289.9 289.9 86.0 85.7 105.0 105.6 88.0 88.0
1525.0 1525.0 1493.4 1497.6 1049.9 1044.3 213.8 213.9 97.8 97.8 65900.0 65900.0 1256.7 1256.9 34.4 34.5 680.0 679.0 1760.9 1761.8 26.2 26.2 33.5 33.5 17500.0 17495.0 1723.2 1724.0 294.6 294.7 86.2 86.2 108.0 108.0 88.7 88.7
w 1435.6 1432.0 1447.3 1448.1 1005.0 1006.0 206.8 206.5 93.9 93.9 65333.1 65250.3 w 1212.1 1211.4 33.5 33.4 667.6 666.2 1710.0 1709.3 25.5 25.5 32.2 32.1 w 17230.0 17208.1 1661.0 1660.3 288.7 288.1 83.7 83.6 104.6 104.6 86.8 86.8
1499.3 1500.2 1457.2 1457.7 1007.9 1009.2 211.3 211.3 97.2 97.1 65600.4 65621.1 1232.4 1231.2 33.8 33.8 675.5 675.0 1743.1 1744.5 25.7 25.8 32.4 32.3 17284.1 17275.6 1668.9 1668.3 291.4 291.7 83.8 83.8 105.2 105.2 88.4 88.4
54227 796K 2737 90960 41858 1024K 80195 954K 779K 16088K 269 10307 117K 2849K 505K 12053K 8246 248K 55709 94400 539K 8590K 825K 18698K 4608 211K 11607 338K 36541 812K 172K 5192K 192K 2056K 3593K 20123K
36.7 36.7 - - 22.1 22.1 24.8 24.8 25.6 25.6 19.9 19.9 16.4 16.4 45.6 45.6 26.8 26.7 21.6 21.6 57.3 57.4 5.2 5.2 82.0 82.0 22.8 22.7 43.0 43.0 7.1 7.1 13.3 13.3 8.6 8.6
W 1525/779 1525/779 2110/983 2109/995 1062/653 1063/652 278/109 279/108 151/49 151/49 73500/50000 73566/49915 W 1284/478 1284/477 49/24 49/24 738/450 738/403 1775/570 1777/570 52/14 52/14 81/16 81/16 W 18301/11271 18370/11265 2057/739 2060/735 453/201 453/208 140/62 140/62 128/45 128/45 134/74 134/73
M 7646 7651 7388 7391 16586 16608 3958 3958 30679 30663 27815 27823 M 49424 49374 6306 6306 12297 12288 8628 8635 4626 4635 1973 1970 M 166653 166571 10103 10100 17837 17856 25658 25658 1742 1742 87468 87418
ONGC (A) < Page Inds (A) Petronet LNG (A) Pfizer (A) PI Inds (A) « Pidilite Ind (A) « Piramal Entp (A) H PNB (A) H Power Fin (A) Power Grid (A) PVR (A) Radico Khatn (A) H Ramco Cements (A) « Raymond (A) RBL Bank (A) REC (A) Reliance Ind (A) SAIL (A)
(80.3) (80.3) (19146.4) (19132.6) (266.2) (266.2) (4161.8) (4160.0) (1700.9) (1701.1) (1439.8) (1440.5) (1406.2) (1406.3) (34.5) (34.5) (82.7) (82.8) (163.6) (163.5) (1034.3) (1034.1) (406.7) (406.4) (674.5) (674.5) (253.1) (253.3) (174.8) (174.7) (105.8) (105.8) (1919.3) (1919.9) (35.6) (35.5)
O 80.3 80.6 19462.0 19363.0 269.0 267.6 4205.8 4210.0 1709.5 1711.0 1445.7 1450.0 O 1429.0 1425.5 34.8 35.0 83.5 83.8 164.0 164.1 1035.0 1041.3 406.7 407.9 O 680.0 677.2 255.0 254.5 177.5 178.0 106.9 106.0 1941.8 1939.0 35.6 35.6
82.9 82.9 19466.3 19470.0 269.6 269.6 4220.0 4219.0 1714.0 1717.2 1454.2 1453.3 1606.3 1594.0 35.3 35.2 85.5 85.5 174.3 174.5 1049.4 1050.0 410.8 410.4 695.5 695.9 267.4 267.4 179.4 179.4 108.9 109.0 1976.8 1977.0 36.1 36.1
w 80.3 80.4 19165.5 19151.1 261.7 261.7 4175.3 4175.0 1677.0 1677.0 1399.1 1398.5 w 1420.0 1416.0 34.4 34.3 82.5 82.5 164.0 164.1 1021.0 1021.1 397.9 398.1 w 674.0 674.6 251.3 251.0 174.7 174.7 104.4 104.4 1935.0 1936.5 35.1 35.1
82.4 82.5 19212.0 19214.5 262.1 262.2 4179.4 4182.5 1687.0 1685.6 1403.3 1402.9 1559.7 1558.4 34.8 34.8 85.2 85.2 173.6 173.7 1040.1 1040.2 404.9 404.9 676.8 678.1 259.5 259.6 176.5 176.5 108.4 108.3 1971.9 1971.6 35.9 35.9
892K 20977K 687 16161 48711 2994K 5140 58556 2715 264K 33878 848K 244K 4937K 1207K 25336K 720K 9608K 779K 18966K 78752 967K 29151 448K 78379 1889K 90602 1386K 1377K 17075K 237K 8156K 1034K 19463K 2685K 31595K
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inside the five-star properties
that have just launched them.
However, in a contact-less
world where direct-to-cus-
tomer is the universal mantra of
success, these are gourmet
labels that help the hospitality
chains navigate the new world
of ‘fine-dining’ at home. From Left: Taj Hotels, ITC and Marriott are looking to
Launched by ITC, Indian extend their brands through their food take-away services
Hotels and (Taj Hotels) respec-
tively, the newly minted food tively, Taj has kept the rates the director marketing at Marriott A standalone Qmin store in
and food delivery services are same as it is for dining in, at its International. Marriott August, is also in the works.
meant to extend the exception- restaurants. Since this is a com- International says “We are “The outlet will offer gourmet
al dining experience promised pletely new territory, either completely in sync with the specialities and authentic arti-
in these restaurants to a home- model could yield dividends. external environment and have sanal products. Among other
delivery set up, thereby keeping However for an extension to be priced our home delivery services we will soon include
the brand and business hum- truly successful, pricing must affordably.” She says that the initiatives like themed dinners,
ming through the pandemic. capture the legacy of the brand, response has been enthusiastic celebration parties at home and
ITC Hotels has launched which is a challenge. from all the cities that they have kitchen studios with master
Flavours (local flavours) and The online food delivery ventured into and they plan to chefs hosting online classes and
Gourmet Couch (signature market is a discount-driven expand the network soon. demos,” said Akshay Tripathi,
dishes offered at all its proper- business, says Nandivardhan Apart from price, the move general manager, IHCL. While
ties) and Marriott has Marriott Jain, CEO Noesis Capital to take the five-star value out these are early days yet, IHCL
on Wheels; both use the deliv- Advisors, a hotel advisory firm. of its locational boundaries into will soon need to explore ways
ery networks of Zomato and He sees the entry of five-star the delivery chain could also to reconcile the luxury legacy of
Swiggy. Qmin is an Indian hotels into the space as a tacti- end up pitting the subsidiary the Taj brand with these new
Hotels-owned food and deliv- cal move, to keep the brands brands against the parent. The services, if the brand promise is
ery platform. All three promise from slipping out of reckoning new labels could outgrow their to remain undiluted.
to keep the brand experience altogether. But this cannot parent brands, thereby pre- One way to do that is
intact even when it is being substitute for the real five-star senting another point of poten- through crafting a halo that car-
packaged in a box and deliv- promise, he believes. “The tial conflict. Take IHCL’s QMin ries over the five-star tag to the
ered by a masked rider. While strength of fine dining espe- for instance. It is looking to new businesses, through choice
this is the need of the hour, cially for standalone restau- expand its food delivery net- and design of the menu and
experts ask if this could induce rants or five-star properties is work from Mumbai, Delhi and brand communication. It would
a long-term shift in the way the that it means more than food. Bengaluru to Kolkata, Chennai also mean promising a very dif-
brands leverage their star pow- It’s a sum total of the ambi- and Hyderabad over the next ferent dining experience from
er in the long run. ence, the service and the few weeks. Similarly, Marriot the one offered before the pan-
The first lines of friction warmth,” said Jain. Also giv- plans to strengthen its entry demic. Anil Chaddha, chief
between the five-star promise en the cut-throat discount- into the food delivery space by operating officer at ITC Hotels
and the new labels is with heavy nature of the food deliv- adding more verticals to said, “We are looking at
respect to pricing. While a home ery business, he does not see “Marriott on Wheels” by getting enabling responsible dining
delivered meal for two from five-star restaurants taking into corporate outdoor catering experiences that induce well-
Marriott and ITC will cost this on in the long run. services, Bento Boxes and Grab being for guests who want free-
~1,000-1,500 and ~5,000, respec- Khushnooma Kapadia, area & Go meal options. dom with personal controls.”
the proposed transaction. However, they adverse mix and higher Covid-19-related
> FROM PAGE 1 still decided to do so, leading to an ines- costs were deftly managed by dialling up
capable conclusion that their objective wh- savings and unlocking synergies of the GSK
Bidvest sues... ile depositing funds into escrow accounts
was to enable GVK to prevent Bidvest from
Consumer merger, enabling us to sustain
healthy margins,” Phatak said.
They were also entering into a transaction disposing of its shares in MIAL and thereby While rural areas have shown an uptick
by which they were seeking to appropriate ensuring that they were able to acquire a in sales , Sanjiv Mehta, chairman and man-
unto themselves 79.10 per cent sharehold- bigger shareholding in MIAL by adopting aging director, HUL, declined to give an
ing of GVK Airport Holdings by purchasing unlawful and unfair means as also to induce outlook for the future, saying he’d rather
new shares being issued by the GVK group. GVK to enter into the transaction in breach wait for the September quarter to give an
As GVK Airport Holdings owns 50.5 per of its contractual rights,” Bidvest said. assessment of demand. HUL gets 40 per
cent in MIAL, any change in the holding cent of its sales in rural areas.
company will reduce GVK’s stake and give “We are pleased with what the govern-
substantial indirect stake to new investors,
it said. This will result in the new investors
Agriculture... ment is doing to improve demand, espe-
cially, in rural areas. However, uncertainty
gaining a substantial foothold, indirectly, in “There has been speculation about the remains, which will last till a vaccine is
the affairs of Mumbai airport, it said. Bidvest extent to which the economy is going to found. If supply-side disruptions ease, the
further argued that MIAL, in turn, owned 74 contract. Globally it has been speculated September quarter should give us a good
per cent in the Navi Mumbai airport project, that 4.7-4.9 levels. There have been similar picture of underlying demand,” he said.
and due to the litigation and lack of funds, forecasts for India as well.” Analysts say HUL’s business remains
the GVK group was unable to start the proj- “But I can see revival, particularly if you resilient, given that 80 per cent of its port-
ect, impacting the valuation of MIAL. look at India’s rural areas. We have had a folio is focused on health, hygiene, and
City and Industrial Development very good summer crop. All of it has been nutrition, 15 per cent is discretionary in
Corporation (Cidco), the Maharashtra gov- procured at reasonable prices so that farm- nature, and 5 per cent is focused on out-of-
ernment body and shareholder in Navi ers are not left high and dry. Now the esti- home consumption.
Mumbai airport, has expressed concerns mate for kharif crops has also come. We “80 per cent of HUL’s business regis-
over the delay in the project and lack of can clearly see the agriculture sector is driv- tered a growth rate of 6 per cent in April-
progress in construction. ing the revival,” she said. June,” said Kaustubh Pawaskar, associate
“In any event, any breach by GVK or Sitharaman said the government would vice-president (research), Sharekhan. “The
other investors which results in breach of soon come out with a list of select ‘strategic nutrition business, including GSK
the shareholder agreement will also pose sectors’ where the presence of state-owned Consumer’s products, registered 5 per cent
the danger of termination of the Navi companies would remain. “In India every growth, while the discretionary portfolio,
Mumbai airport concession agreement, and sector is private sector as there is no sector including skincare, deos and colour cos-
thus substantially eroding the valuation of reserved for public sector alone. We will metics, and out-of-home consumption,
Bidvest’s shareholding in MIAL and causing have a list of a select few strategic sectors, which includes ice creams, declined 45 per
serious harm to us,” the company said. and PSUs will be present in only certain cent and 70 per cent, respectively,” he said.
“It is a matter of fact the new investors pre-determined sectors,” she said.
(NIIF, PSP, ADIA) in normal circumstances
were under no legal obligation to transfer fu-
nds into an escrow account towards the pr- Khaitans may... ‘We want...
oposed acquisition of shares of GVK until
the satisfaction of closing conditions under “It’s unfortunate that their problem is a lit- Will this be made a part of the National
tle bit bigger than Eveready, but Immunisation Mission eventually?
as far as I am concerned, we are As the situation will improve only with
> BS SUDOKU # 3109 only interested in this business,” extensive penetration of the vaccine, I
Burman said. believe it will be a part of the immunisation
Eveready, however, happens to programme in the initial phase.
be the only company in which the
Burmans have a high shareholding What is the status update on the other
without management control. vaccine candidates you are working on?
The Eveready stock has surged We have tied up with five candidates so far
since the Burmans bought the last and are working on two of our own candi-
lot of shares. In the past one week, dates. We hope to announce the availabil-
the stock price moved from ~88.90 ity of our own vaccines by the end of 2021.
to ~115.45 on the BSE. Sources indi- As per our associations, we are to manu-
cated with backing from the facture and distribute the Novavax candi-
Burmans, it would help the com- date across GAVI nations. Codagenix vac-
pany to raise funds since promot- cine is expected to progress soon and we
er shares were largely pledged. have a global manufacturing and supply
Eveready had debt of around ~350 association with them. We have also tied up
crore, but promoter shares were with a company for an mRNA candidate
used as collateral for raising funds and hope to announce that soon.
for other group companies.
How soon will there be a repurposed BCG
vaccine?
SOLUTION TO #3108 Very Easy:
GSK merger... We are currently conducting Phase-III trials
of the vaccine shots to improve the innate
Solution Net profit rose 7.2 per cent YoY to ability to fight the virus and reduce the
tomorrow ~1,881 crore, which compares severity of Covid-19. This is a safe vaccine
favourably with the ~1,722-crore since it is given to new-born babies and we
HOW TO PLAY consensus estimate of analysts have been selling this in more than 100
Fill in the grid so tracked by Bloomberg. countries for many decades. Based on our
that every row, Operating profit, however, fell trials, we will be certain on the efficacy and
every column 0.1 per cent to ~2,644 crore in Q1, viability of the vaccine, after which we will
and every 3x3 while operating margins narrowed initiate mass production. Currently, we are
box contains to 25 per cent from 26.2 per cent a conducting Phase-III trials of rBCG vaccine
the digits 1 to 9 year ago. “The negative impact of in more than 30 locations in India.
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