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News in numbers | Mobile searches for Google rise in India

Adani Group is planning to invest Rs25,200 crore in two major projects in Chhattisgarh

Brent crude fell below $45 per barrel for the first time since 2009, and it has deepened what has already been a major decline in global commodity prices, following the weakness in the Chinese economy. Photo: Bloomberg Premium
Brent crude fell below $45 per barrel for the first time since 2009, and it has deepened what has already been a major decline in global commodity prices, following the weakness in the Chinese economy. Photo: Bloomberg

1,033 crore

The income-tax exemption extended by the government to six national political parties between 2006-07 and 2010-11, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a non-profit organisation. This has been cited by ADR, in a public interest litigation as one of the financial reasons to bring political parties under the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, which would mandate them to share information about their functioning with the public. On Monday, in the Supreme Court, the government opposed this. Other financial reasons cited by ADR include allotment of land, accommodation/bungalows at concessional rent, and free airtime on state TV and radio broadcasters.

$43.6

The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil on the London markets, following Monday’s sharp fall in global markets, including those in commodities. Brent crude fell below $45 per barrel for the first time since 2009, and it has deepened what has already been a major decline in global commodity prices, following the weakness in the Chinese economy. Crude oil prices could fall further as major oil-producing nations including Iran look to expand production. The fall in crude prices will help keep India’s oil subsidies low: a $1 decline in prices of crude, which is India’s largest import, reduces the country’s import bill by around 6,700 crore.

50%+

Share of mobile devices in total searches on Google originating from India. This is a marked increase from the 25% in the second half of 2013, and underscores why the mobile will lead the coming wave of Internet adoption in India. Although smartphone sales in India dipped 7% in the first quarter of 2015, they rebounded smartly in the second quarter, with sales of 26.5 million units, a growth of 44% over the corresponding period of 2014.

Rs 2,700 crore

The cumulative bad loans three state-run banks—Union Bank of India, Corporation Bank and Bank of Maharashtra—are planning to sell to asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) in the second quarter of 2015-16. Of the three, only Bank of Maharashtra’s gross non-performing asset (NPA) ratio showed a decrease in the June quarter of 2015-16, compared to the last quarter of 2014-15. Union Bank of India tops the list of state-run banks in bad loans, including restructured assets, as a percentage of total advances. In the March quarter of the last financial year, only 5,500 crore of bad loans were on offer for sale to ARCs, against 50,000 crore in all of 2013-14. This is due to a new rule by the central bank asking ARCs to pay more cash upfront for bad loans. Banks have been battling with the problem of rising bad loans, affecting their profitability.

25,200 crore

The amount the Adani Group is planning to invest in two major projects in Chhattisgarh—a coal to poly-generation project, and a rice bran solvent extraction plant and refinery. The company expects the two projects to generate employment for 10,600 people in the state. The Gujarat-based group recently signed a 7,525-crore project with the Kerala government for development of the Vizhinjam port. The group has had a chequered history in terms of its environmental practices and recently suffered a setback in Australia when a local court overturned the approval for its $16-billion coal mine project there.

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Published: 25 Aug 2015, 11:20 AM IST
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