PE investments in Indian real estate sector surge over 30 pc in 2024

Private equity (PE) investments in the Indian real estate sector reached $4.2 billion in 2024, marking a 32 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth amid high demand in the warehousing segment, according to a report on Thursday.  Knight Frank India, an international property consultancy firm, said in a report that the warehousing sector is leading the … Read more

India`s energy storage capacity poised for 12-fold leap by 2032: SBI

India's energy storage capacity is expected to shoot up 12-fold to around 60 GW by 2031-32 which would play a key role in stabilising the power grid as the country transitions to renewable energy, according to an SBI Research report.  The country's energy storage landscape is evolving rapidly, with the proportion of renewable energy (RE) … Read more

Rupee weakens against US dollar on Thursday

Indian rupee weakened to an all-time low of 85.0750 against the US dollar on Thursday, tracking gains in American currency overseas after US Fed chair Jerome Powell-led rate-setting panel cut key interest rates by 25 bps and flagged a slower pace of interest rate cuts next year. Moreover, dollar demand from importers, foreign fund outflows … Read more