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The Ministry of Coal has approved the allocation of one Coal Mine namely ‘Jamkhani’ located in the state of Odisha to Vedanta. This was the result of the electronic auction conducted by Ministry of Coal in first week of November 2019.

This will boost the coal production in the country and reduce the dependence of industries on imported coal. It is also envisaged that this step will generate huge revenue for State Governments where the mines are located in the form of Upfront Amount, Royalties and other applicable taxes.

Vedanta is a diversified natural resources company, whose business primarily involves producing oil and gas, zinc- lead-silver, copper, iron ore, aluminium and commercial power.

Vedanta has informed that the Company proposes to offer Rated, Secured, Redeemable, Non-Cumulative, Non-Convertible Debentures aggregating upto Rs 3,000 Crores in one or more tranches, and in this regard is holding a meeting of its duly constituted Committee of the Directors on Wednesday, December 4, 2019. The above issuance is pursuant to the approval of the Shareholders passed vide Special Resolution at the 53rd Annual General Meeting of the Company held on August 24, 2018 and the Board of Directors resolution passed at their meeting held on May 7, 2019.

The above information is a part of company’s filings submitted to BSE.

Vedanta is currently trading at Rs. 145.30, up by 1.35 points or 0.94% from its previous closing of Rs. 143.95 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 145.50 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 146.10 and Rs. 144.90 respectively. So far 58446 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 1 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 214.25 on 17-Dec-2018 and a 52 week low of Rs. 125.70 on 22-Aug-2019.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 156.30 and Rs. 142.80 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 53509.01 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 50.14%, while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 35.71% and 10.12% respectively.

Vedanta has reported many fold jump in its net profit at Rs 2,913 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 as compared to Rs 26 crore for the same quarter in the previous year. Total income of the company increased by 22.72% at Rs 12,038 crore for Q2FY20 as compared Rs 9,809 crore for the corresponding quarter previous year.

On the consolidated basis, the company has reported a rise of 43.68% in its net profit at Rs 2,730 crore for the quarter under review as compared to Rs 1,900 crore for the same quarter in the previous year. However, total income of the company decreased by 2.00% at Rs 22,814 crore for Q2FY20 as compared Rs 23,279 crore for the corresponding quarter previous year.

Vedanta has emerged as the highest bidder for the Jamkhani coal block in Sundargarh district in the state of Odisha, in the 10th tranche of the captive coal block auction conducted by Ministry of Coal, Government of India. The coal block is in proximity to the company's Jharsuguda aluminium smelter. The Jamkhani coal block is one of the most attractive coal blocks for the company's Jharsuguda plant in terms of location, annual capacity, reserves and readiness to produce.

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United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has inspected Aurobindo Pharma’s Unit IV, a general injectable formulation manufacturing facility situated at Pashamylaram, Hyderabad, from November 4 to 13, 2019. At the end of the inspection, the company have been issued a ‘Form 483’ with 14 observations.

Grasim Industries has reported a net profit of Rs 526.49 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 as compared to net loss of Rs 1186.66 crore for the same quarter in the previous year. However, total income of the company decreased by 5.73% at Rs 5083.64 crore for Q2FY20 as compared Rs 5392.57 crore for the corresponding quarter previous year.

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories has entered into the nutrition segment with the launch of its diabetes nutrition drink ‘Celevida’ in India. It’s a first-of-its-kind under company's nutrition portfolio and clinically proven to help manage blood glucose levels among Indian patients.

RTS Power Corporation has incorporated new wholly owned subsidiary namely ‘Reengus Wires’ under companies act, 2013, with effect from October 30, 2019. The new company will be engaged in manufacture of steel wires and related products.

Vedanta has reported many fold jump in its net profit at Rs 2,913 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 as compared to Rs 26 crore for the same quarter in the previous year. Total income of the company increased by 22.72% at Rs 12,038 crore for Q2FY20 as compared Rs 9,809 crore for the corresponding quarter previous year.

Vedanta has emerged as the highest bidder for Jamkhani coal block in Sundargarh district in Odisha, in the tenth tranche of captive coal block auction conducted by the government. The coal block is in proximity to the company's Jharsuguda aluminium smelter.

The Jamkhani coal block is one of the most attractive coal blocks for the company's Jharsuguda plant in terms of location, annual capacity, reserves and readiness to produce. The approved per annum capacity of the mine is 2.6 million tones.

Vedanta is a diversified natural resources company, whose business primarily involves producing oil and gas, zinc- lead-silver, copper, iron ore, aluminium and commercial power.