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Heatwaves in May see India's power demand at 156 billion units
Morgan Stanley, others acquires 6.8% stake in PNB Housing for Rs 16.64 Bn
Morgan Stanley, Societe Generale and another entity on Wednesday picked up a total of 177 million, or 6.82% stake, of PNB Housing Finance through open market transactions worth Rs 16.64 billion. According to bulk deal data available on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Morgan Stanley through its arm Morgan Stanley Asia Singapore purchased over 142 million shares or a 5.4% stake in PNB Housing in two transactions. Ghisallo Master Fund bought 17.90 lakh shares of PNB Housing while Societe Generale acquired 17.09 lakh shares of the firm, as per the data. Meanwhile, global investment firm Carlyle..
Prestige Group acquires 22,135 sq m land in Mira Bhayandar
Prestige Estates Projects has acquired 22,135 sq m of land together with all rights within the jurisdiction of Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation, Mumbai. The acquired land will be planned for residential development spanning approximately one million sq ft of carpet area. The cost of acquisition is around Rs 2.91 billion. The company achieved a total sales of Rs 42.26 billion for Q2 FY25, bringing its first half of FY25 sales to Rs 70.52 billion. In terms of sales volumes, it recorded three million sq ft in Q2 with the half year, total reaching 5.87 million sq ft. It sold 1,356 units this q..
About 22 lakh draft documents uploaded, only 5,300 e-khatas issued
Confirming that the e-khata system is floundering, data from Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has revealed that while 22 lakh draft e-khatas are available online, only 5,324 - or, slightly over 0.2% - final e-khatas had been issued till Friday, though the system was launched with much fanfare in early Oct. This, despite the BBMP's e-khata website receiving 54 lakh visits and 6 lakh draft e-khatas being downloaded. The data revealed that only 30,000 people have applied for e-khata, reflecting the multiple problems they are facing while applying. Those with draft e-khatas are eligible to see..
