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NTPC Ltd., incorporated in the year 1975, is a Large Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 168770.47 Crore) operating in Power sector.

U.S. consumer spending rose more than expected in September while underlying inflation pressures continued to bubble, keeping the Fed on track to hike interest rates by another three-quarters of a percentage point at Nov. 1-2 meet.

The company has "good capex plans" in place for its breweries to meet anticipated volume growth going into 2023, said its Chief Financial Officer Radovan Sikorsky in its latest earning conference call.

Two-wheeler makers, too, saw improved sales across urban, semi-urban and rural markets, especially at the entry level where demand has been depressed for nearly three years due to a rise in acquisition, insurance, and running costs since the transition to BS-VI emission standards.

A manufacturing company in the automotive industry must deal with 489 central, state and local-level compliances, the report noted. These fall under the labour, EHS (environment, health & safety), corporate law, commercial law and finance and taxation law categories. In addition to this, there are industry-specific compliances for automakers.

Private lender HDFC Bank continued to be the worst affected, with total cards in force down by 1.6 million month on month. Bankers say while the total credit card numbers will normalise soon, they are also looking to change the strategy with regard to onboarding customers.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), finance ministry and National Payment Corp. of India (NPCI) did not comment on the matter. The Indian Economic Trade Organization (IETO) and NPCI are primarily engaged in such cross-border dialogue before it reaches the regulators.

The company has approached the state government, seeking 5,000 acres of land to house its proposed 1 GW plant, the executive said. "We are engaged with the government," the person said. "The moment the land is allotted, we will go full throttle on executing the project."

“In September 2022, the finance ministry cleared a proposal to convert Vi’s Rs 16,130 crore worth of accrued interest on deferred AGR-related dues into equity, and now DoT needs to finalise the transaction. (But) as per company law provisions, any equity infusion cannot be below par value (Rs 10), and hence the equity conversion would only be decided once the stock price stabilises above Rs 10,” Indus said .