Bloomberg Vedanta Ltd sought approval from the administration of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to repair its copper smelter as the plant is “crumbling” after being ordered to remain shut for more than a year. The factory’s cooling towers and pipe ducts have collapsed, Pankaj Kumar, chief executive officer of the unit, Sterlite Copper, said in a phone ...

Bloomberg India’s combined fiscal gap, including deficits of states, is seen widening to the highest in about eight years as the government boosts measures to stimulate a slowing economy. The general government deficit is seen at 7.5 percent of gross domestic product in the year to March, according to Fitch Ratings. The combined deficit was around 8 percent in the ...

Bloomberg India’s goal to more than double energy generation from renewable sources is fueling bets that debt offerings from green companies may grow. Adani Green Energy Ltd kicked off a roadshow for a potential dollar bond as Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the more ambitious plans. Indian alternative-energy firms have sold about $3.4 billion of foreign-currency notes in 2019, after ...