Real estate developer DLF Ltd, which has paid large advance payments to various governments for townships and commercial projects, is now looking for refunds as the projects are not moving at the expected pace.
The refunds, which could run into thousands of crores of rupees, could help the developer pay off its outstanding debt and execute existing and new projects.
In February, the Haryana government refunded over Rs 200 crore of license fees to DLF as its commercial projects were road blocked due to slow execution by the government authorities.
V-Guard Industries, the Kerala-based manufacturer of voltage stabilisers, electrical and electronic products, is expecting its cable business to contribute significantly to the turnover this year. The business currently contributes 27% to its revenues.
With funds of Rs 65 crore raised from the IPO last year, the firm set up a low-tension (LT) power cables plant at Coimbatore and a house-wiring cables plant at Kashipur, Uttarakhand, both of which will start production in May. The LT cable unit has the capacity to produce 3,000 tonne of aluminium and 300 tonne of copper annually.
Hind Dorr to executeRs 1,100-cr mining & processing project
Hindustan Dorr Oliver, the unit of Hyderabad-based infrastructure firm IVRCL, is working on a plan to make it big in the nuclear power segment. The company has almost finalised an agenda for pursuing the sector and developing that as a core vertical.
As part of its plans, the company is set to implement a project for Uranium Corporation of India Ltd at Tummalapalle in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh.
But will have to do away with SEZ benefits in case of domestic sales
After folding Reliance Petroleum into itself, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is weighing selling fuel refined at the former's Jamnagar refinery, an export-oriented unit located in a special economic zone, in the domestic market.
Under Section 80IB of Special Economic Zone Act, any entity having a facility in an SEZ, which is otherwise treated as an export-oriented unit, can sell the product in the domestic market in case the market for export is not viable.
"The objective of an SEZ isto try and sell maximum in the export market but in case it is not available or viable, the products can also be sold in the domestic market," said a source close to RIL.
Slowly, the two-wheeler landscape is changing and entry-level bikes appear to be the primary reason for that.
Entry level bikes, that cost for less than Rs 40,000 and typically have engine displacements less than 125cc, now comprise a little over half of the total market.
Hero Honda Motors has been the undisputed leader here. But what has happened over the last few months has surprised everyone, including parts suppliers and analysts: Hero Honda has gone from strength to strength in this segment, taking market share away from close competitor Bajaj Auto and this has led to the latter reporting significant overall sales declines.
Real estate developer DLF Ltd, which has paid large advance payments to various governments for townships and commercial projects, is now looking for refunds as the projects are not moving at the expected pace.
V-Guard Industries, the Kerala-based manufacturer of voltage stabilisers, electrical and electronic products, is expecting its cable business to contribute significantly to the turnover this year. The business currently contributes 27% to its revenues. 
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Hind Dorr to executeRs 1,100-cr mining & processing project
