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Top 10 Indebted Indian Corporates

January 3, 2016 Leave a comment

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Crony capitalism is a high risk but quick way to enrich oneself. But such promoter groups are bad news for unsophisticated investors.

Be well advised to avoid the shares and FDs of these groups.

1 The Reliance Group

The Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group is in the business of power, insurance, wealth management, telecommunication infrastructure and entertainment. In March 2015, the company had a debt of Rs 1.25 lakh crore on its balance sheet. The amount is equivalent to the special package announced for Bihar by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of state elections in August last year.

2 The Vedanta Group

Anil Agarwal’s company is the second-most indebted company. According to Credit Suisse, the company, which is into metals and mining, had a debt of Rs 1.03 lakh crore. This is equivalent to the amount raised by the Government of India in March 2015 through its biggest-ever auction of telecom spectrum. Read more of this post

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India’s Top Veggie Billionaires

October 5, 2013 Leave a comment

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Indian Philanthropy

March 29, 2011 1 Comment

Here are some major features of Indian Philanthropy as enumerated by eminent Indian businesspeople.They are perspectives that were articulated in response to the Gates-Buffett ‘the Giving Pledge’

1.”India has a very old culture of giving, since the time of Buddha. The concept of philanthropy is not new to us.”—-Rahul Bajaj, chairman, Bajaj Group.

2.”Philanthropy in the first world and in the third world are two different things. In the first world people donate to build a baseball stadium. In India, we have to decide for ourselves what we want out of philanthropy. It is not for the Americans to tell us.”

“shareholders have done more charity than Gates and Buffett put together. How? By allowing Cipla to export drugs for $100 million to Africa, which could have fetched $4 billion if they were exported to the US”—-Yusuf Hamied, chairman & managing director, Cipla Read more of this post