
Apollo Hospitals | Suneeta Reddy, promoter and managing director of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd, is likely to divest up to 1.25% (or 18 lakh shares) of her stake in the company through a block deal. The potential transaction is valued at ₹1,395 crore, with a floor price of ₹7,747 per share—representing a 2.3% discount to the current market price.

Coal India Ltd (CIL) | The Maharatna company has announced the appointment of Asheesh Kumar as Director (Business Development) to its Board, effective August 21, 2025. The appointment follows the Ministry of Coal’s letter dated July 18, 2025, and is for a term of five years, until superannuation, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

GMR Airports | The airport infra major’s board has cleared a proposal to raise Rs5,000 crore via securities in multiple tranches, including equity shares, NCDs, warrants and foreign currency convertible bonds. The fundraising will proceed pending shareholder and regulatory approvals. Additionally, the board greenlit the creation of a wholly-owned subsidiary as a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to execute the Cargo City project at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. GMR was selected as the winning bidder on August 13, 2025, to finance, build, and operate the facility, marking a strategic expansion in airport infrastructure.

Hindustan Unilever | The FMCG major company has announced Niranjan Gupta as its next Chief Financial Officer. He takes charge as CFO-designate from September 1st and will formally step into the role from November 1st, reporting to newly appointed CEO and MD Priya Nair. Niranjan Gupta was the CEO of Hero MotoCorp, a role he stepped down from in April this year.

NTPC Green Energy | NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd, the wholly owned subsidiary of the company, has declared 49.125 MW (third-party capacity) of its 300 MW Khavda Solar Project at Bhuj, Gujarat, under the 450 MW Hybrid Tranche V Project on commercial operation with effect from August 22. Earlier, 142.2 MW and 32.8 MW were declared operational on June 28 and June 30, respectively.

Piramal Pharma Solutions | The pharma firm and NewAmsterdam Pharma have announced a dedicated Oral Solid Dosage (OSD) suite at PPS’ Sellersville, Pennsylvania facility.

Vedanta | The mining major’s board has approved a second interim dividend of ₹16 per share for FY26, totalling ₹6,256 crore. The record date for dividend eligibility is set for August 27.

Hikal | The pharma firm has received a warning letter from the US FDA concerning its manufacturing facility in Jigani, Bangalore. The regulatory action follows an inspection conducted between February 3 and 7, 2025, highlighting compliance concerns.

Texmaco Rail | Engineering major said on Thursday, August 21, it has won an order worth ₹103.16 crore from Leap Grain Rail Logistics to deliver BCBFG wagons along with BVCM brake vans. The domestic order has to be executed within 10 months.

Laurus good Andhra Pradesh-based major pharma company, on Thursday, announced a restructuring plan that involves the dissolution of its subsidiary, Laurus Synthesis. Under the plan, a unit of the subsidiary will be merged with Sriam Labs, and the remaining business will be integrated into the parent entity.