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<ul><li>The basis of allotment for the ₹2,500 crore IPO of Marcotech Developers is set to be announced tomorrow on April 16.</li><li>The IPO saw muted demand being subscribed to 1.36 times after the bidding process closed on April 9.</li><li>Marcotech Developers will make its stock market debut on April 19 and officially become a listed company.</li></ul>Before Macrotech Developers makes its debut on the Indian stock exchanges, it is set to announce who was able to get its shares — and who got left out — on April 16. Despite being one of India’s biggest real estate companies, the ₹2,500 crore offer saw muted demand. <keyword id="11101731" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="marcotech-developers-ipo">Marcotech Developers IPO</keyword> was subscribed to 1.36 times after the bidding process closed on April 9. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Macrotech Developers IPO </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Qualified Institutional Buyer </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Non-institutional Investor </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Retail Individual Investor </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Total </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">No. of times issue subscribed </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3.05 times </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1.44 times </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">0.40 times </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1.36 times </td></tr></tbody></table> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Marco Developers’ will be live on the Indian exchanges on April 22" comment="subhead" text="Marco Developers’ will be live on the Indian exchanges on April 22">Marco Developers’ will be live on the Indian exchanges on April 22</cmsannotation> This is Macrotech Developers’ third attempt to launch an IPO. The company had initially filed a draft red herring prospectus in September 2009 and then again in April 2018. But, during both instances, plans were shelved amid market turmoil. Now, it’s finally ready to hit the exchanges as an officially listed company on April 19, despite the risk posed by the spike in COVID-19 infections across the country and the globe. “The resurgence of the Covid-19 infection and discontinuation of stamp duty waiver on property registration would dent the sentiment in the near term,” said Choice Broking in its report. It recommends that those who do get the shares, should hold onto them for the long run. Majority of the funds raised from the IPO — to the tune of ₹1,500 crore — will be used to reduce Macrotech Developers’ outstanding debt. Around ₹375 crore will be used for land acquisition and land development. Anything that’s left over will go towards general corporate purposes. 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Macrotech Developers IPO — check share allotment date, listing date and more

<ul><li>Macrotech Developers, formerly known as Lodha Developers, is ready to go public after over a decade, even as uncertainty looms over the realty sector.</li><li>The biggest risk factor with the company is its high debt.</li><li>It is uncertain how the COVID-19 pandemic will play out and if the company will be able to raise funding in a capital intensive industry that’s witnessing a slowdown.</li></ul>It has taken one of the largest real estate players in India, Macrotech Developers — formerly known as Lodha Developers — over a decade to get to this point, but the company is finally going public. The company’s core business is focused on building residential developments, which is good news since home loan interest rates in the country have been falling for the last five years. As of 2:00 pm on April 7, the Macro Developers' IPO was subscribed to 0.24 times. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Category </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">IPO subscription </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">QIB </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">0.58 times </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">NII </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">0.09 times </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">RII </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">0.10 times </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Employee </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">0.01 times </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Total </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">0.24 times </td></tr></tbody></table> “Home loan interest rates in India have been the lowest in the past couple of years and this has led to a significant recovery in transactions in all classes of housing — affordable, mid segment and luxury,” said Rohit Poddar, managing director of Poddar Housing and Development — a listed competitor to Macrotech. However, the realty sector is one of the worst hit by the pandemic. And, according to analysts, the industry is facing its worst slowdown in the last five years. This risk is compounded by the fact that Macrotech Developers also has high indebtedness, which will partially be financed by the funds it raises from its ₹2,500 crore initial public offering (IPO). Considering that most of the company's projects are based out of the Mumbai Metro Region (MMR), its debt may be a cause for concern. The capital intensive and high indebtedness should be a hurdle when looking for further financing. “The high leverage ratio limits the scope of the company to absorb any shocks of unforeseen events,” said <keyword id="6357264" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="capital-market">Capital Market</keyword> in its review. Others, like <keyword id="197560" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Reliance-Securities">Reliance Securities</keyword>, believe that while there are risk factors involved, the IPO seems to be reasonably priced as compared to its competitors, like Godrej Properties and DLF, at a price band of ₹482 to ₹486. It opines that despite the debt and the market outlook, Macrotech Developers has some big projects in the pipeline. “Moreover, its return ratio looks to be superior compared to peers,” said the review. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Brokerage </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Recommendation </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Reliance Securities </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Subscribe </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Choice Broking </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Subscribe </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Capital Market </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Avoid </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">SMC Global </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Neutral </td></tr></tbody></table> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="The ₹2,500 crore initial public offering (IPO) has been a long time coming" comment="subhead" text="The ₹2,500 crore initial public offering (IPO) has been a long time coming">The ₹2,500 crore initial public offering (IPO) has been a long time coming</cmsannotation> The company got the green light from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (<keyword id="35210" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="sebi">SEBI</keyword>) in 2009 and again in 2018, but shelved its plans for an IPO citing that the market was not ideal for the launch. Over ten years later, even with the threat of COVID 19 looming over markets and the realty sector surrounded in uncertainty, the Marcotech management believes that its IPO can persevere. This is slated to be the first IPO of the financial year 2021-22. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Macrotech Developers’ high debt" comment="subhead" text="Macrotech Developers’ high debt">Macrotech Developers’ high debt</cmsannotation> The money that the realty firm raises from its IPO will partially be used to repay the company’s borrowings. The rest shall be used for land acquisition or land development rights as well as general corporate expenditures. The draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) shows that Macrotech Developers’ aggregate debt stood at ₹18,662.19 crore as of 31 December 2020. “Macrotech Developers’ plan to reduce net debt to ₹12,700 crore in the coming quarters negates concerns over high levering. Further, strong project portfolio and monetisation of huge land banks offer comfort,” said Reliance Securities in its report. The company currently has 91 completed projects under its belt with another 36 in the works. This includes plans to develop a logistics and industrial park of over 800 acres in Mumbai, near Palava. “If the company does not have access to funds required on favourable terms, it may be required to delay or abandon some or all planned projects or reduce the scale of operations,” noted Capital Markets. And the larger issue of how the COVID-19 pandemic is going to play out brings in a lot of uncertainty. 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Macrotech Developers’ IPO has low home loan interest rate playing in its favour — but high debt and COVID-19 pandemic cloud its prospects

The government is working on a sophisticated framework for the public-private partnership (PPP) model to promote <keyword id="174143" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="infrastructure-development">infrastructure development</keyword>, Finance Secretary <keyword id="374766" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Arvind-Mayaram">Arvind Mayaram</keyword> has said. 
 
"What we need to do is to have a more sophisticated PPP framework which we are working on now. Which means a framework that looks at PPPs in a manner where there's flexibility to factor in the changes in the circumstances that run over a period of 25-30 years," he said at a Ficci event. 
 Mayaram also highlighted the need to de-stress the <keyword id="457507" type="POSITION" weightage="100" keywordseo="PPP-model">PPP model</keyword>, which is facing various regulatory hurdles. "There's a strong case to see whether we can look at developing a framework which is going to decide what stress is, who is responsible for stress, what is causing the stress and how we deal with it?... We would meet to now look at what a stress is and how it can be defined," he said. 
 
Regarding the risks associated with PPP projects, Mayaram said that the government alone cannot take the whole responsibility, adding that the risk should be shared between the private sector and the government.

Govt Developing PPP Model To Promote Infrastructure Development

<ul><li>Marcotech Developers is now live on the exchanges listing at a share price of ₹436.</li><li>This is a 10.3% dip from the subscription price of ₹486 per share.</li><li>Prior to listing, the ₹2,500 IPO saw lukewarm response from investors, only being subscribed to 1.36 times. </li></ul><keyword id="7940335" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Macrotech-Developers">Macrotech Developers</keyword>, formerly known as <keyword id="6473062" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lodha-Developers">Lodha Developers</keyword>, saw its initial public offering (IPO) list at a 10.3% discount on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Its share price at 10:00 am, the time of listing, was ₹436 versus the subscription price of ₹486. Within the first 10 minutes, the price was able to reach a high of ₹472.95 before dipping back down to ₹458 at 10:10 am. The company’s ₹2,500 crore initial public offering (IPO) received a lukewarm response from investors after only seeing a subscription rate of 1.36 times. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Macrotech Developers IPO </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Qualified Institutional Buyer </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Non-institutional Investor </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Retail Individual Investor </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Total </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">No. of times issue subscribed </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3.05 times </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1.44 times </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">0.40 times </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1.36 times </td></tr></tbody></table> According to analysts, the company is a good bet if you were willing to hold on to the stock for the long run — not for its listing premium. So, if you have the shares and are concerned that there’s been a loss on premium, keep the stock if you have the patient. Why are investors wary of Macrotech Developers? One of the reasons for investors to be wary was the company’s high level of debt. Around ₹1,500 crore of funds from the IPO will go towards repaying lenders to ease its balance sheets. But that doesn’t mean that it won’t need more money, which brings us two the second reason investors were vary about putting their money into the offer. Marcotech Developers is operating in a capital intensive sector, the real estate industry, during a pandemic. Any delays due to a lockdown, curfew or the implementation of restrictions like Section 144, could add to its costs — especially since the majority of its projects are in India’s financial capital, Mumbai. The city has been one of the worst hit in all of India during the second wave of the pandemic. “If the company does not have access to funds required on favourable terms, it may be required to delay or abandon some or all planned projects or reduce the scale of operations,” noted Capital Markets in its preview. The brokerage pointed out that the company has earlier difficulties in serving its debt. It was among the companies that availed the moratorium offered by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for six months during the pandemic, from March to August 2020. The size of Macrotech Developers has its own loopholes The problem with Macrotech Developers possibly having to reduce its scale of operations due to the uncertainty propagated by the pandemic is that it’s one thing it has playing in its favour. Macrotech Developers is one of the largest players in the Indian real estate market going up against behemoths like Godrej Properties, Sunteck Realty, and Oberoi Realty. And so far, it has consistently outperformed all its peers when it comes to sales, as per Hem Securities. It has a strong distribution network, not just in India, but in foreign markets like the UK, the US, Singapore and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). But even that comes with its own loopholes. “Large construction projects in all parts of the world provide opportunities for corruption, fraud or improper conduct, including bribery, deliberate poor workmanship, theft or embezzlement by employees, contractors or customers or the deliberate supply of low-quality materials, which may delay development of projects,” said Capital Market’s report. Yes, it's one of the biggest players in the residential real estate market, but being so big at a time when the real estate market is witnessing its biggest slump in five years can be dangerous — even with home loans rates on the downtrend. 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Macrotech Developers IPO lists at 10% discount — analysts recommend that shareholders should wait it out

<ul><li>This is the third time the developer is proposing to take the company public after two failed attempts in 2009 and 2018 in the backdrop of unfavourable market conditions.</li><li>The reports indicated that the company took the decision to go public after a recent spurt in residential sales and improved investor sentiments.</li><li>The company is known for its prominent luxury offerings such as the Trump Towers in Mumbai and Grosvenor Square in London.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Check out the latest news and updates on Business Insider.</a></li></ul>One of India's largest real estate players Macrotech Developers — formerly known as <keyword id="6473062" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lodha-Developers">Lodha Developers</keyword> — has filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to raise around ₹2,500 crore through an initial public offering, according to <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/ipos/fpos/lodha-developers-plans-to-raise-rs-2500-crore-with-10-dilution-through-ipo/articleshow/81030219.cms">news reports</a>. The Mumbai-based company is known for its prominent luxury offerings such as the Trump Towers in Mumbai and Grosvenor Square in London. For the proposed share sale, the company is looking to dilute at least a 10% stake. In 2019, the Lodha Developers changed its name to Macrotech Developers. However, the company said it will continue using the brand name ‘Lodha’ for selling and or leasing its property. The news reports indicated that the company took the decision to go public after a recent spurt in residential sales and improved investor sentiments. This is the third time the developer is proposing to take the company public after two failed attempts in 2009 and 2018 in the backdrop of unfavourable market conditions. The proposed amount of ₹2,500 crore is more than half of what the company had planned to raise earlier. In April 2018, Lodha Group had approached SEBI to raise around ₹5,500 crore through an initial public offering (IPO) and had received the regulator's nod to launch the IPO, but the company backed off citing challenging times for the realty sector. The company first attempted to list its shares on the bourses in 2009 to raise about ₹2,800 crore. The company also received SEBI's nod in early 2010, but later dropped the plan due to unfavourable market conditions caused by the global financial crisis of 2008. The reports indicated that the company has roped in investment banking firms such as Axis Capital, ICICI Securities, Edelweiss Securities, IIFL Securities, SBI Capital, JM Financial, Yes Securities, Bank of Baroda Capital, and JP Morgan as advisors for its IPO. “The <keyword id="6474120" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lodha-IPO">Lodha IPO</keyword> is majorly a primary issue of shares and the proceeds are likely to be used for debt reduction, land acquisition and new projects,” according to a Moneycontrol <a href="https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/lodha-developers-files-papers-with-sebi-for-rs-2500-crore-ipo-as-realty-makes-comeback-6529871.html">report</a>. The stars are aligning perfectly for Lodha Group The company is coming up with IPO plans just days after the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the annual budget added thrust for affordable housing. Sitharaman extended the exemption for affordable housing until March 2022, making the section of the real estate sector quite attractive. The recent Economic Survey by Krishnamurthy Venkata Subramanian, India’s chief economic advisor, showed that the COVID-19 pandemic had hit the residential property market during the first quarter. However, the sales have now improved dramatically in the affordable homes segment since July. <div type="image" title="PR31122020_CH1" msid="81038248" hostid="261"></div> According to the RBI data, the year-on-year growth in the all-India House Price Index (HPI) continued to be moderate. It stood at 1.1% in the second quarter. The stocks of its listed peers such as DLF, Godrej Properties, and others have seen a favourable investors interest in the past three months. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Stock </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Change since Sept 30 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">DLF </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">108.52% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Godrej Properties </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">75% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mahindra Lifespace </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">106% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Sobha Ltd </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">105% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Brigade Enterprises </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">74% </td></tr></tbody></table> SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/indian-hotel-companies-have-shown-resilience-during-the-pandemic-and-now-the-markets-are-celebrating-them/articleshow/81032369.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Indian hotel companies have shown resilience during the pandemic and now the markets are celebrating them</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/its-round-its-two-sided-and-it-could-be-the-most-accurate-world-map-created-till-date/articleshow/81033263.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">It’s round, it’s two-sided and it could be the most accurate world map created till date</a>

Lodha Developers files papers for ₹2,500 crore IPO — will it be a third time charm?

When it comes to Sustainable Development Goals, India ranks quite low in the index. Out of 149 countries, India ranked at 110th spot as per a new index. 
 
Sweden topped the Sustainable Development Goals. 
 
The index was launched by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Bertelsmann Stiftung. 
 
The index collected available data for 149 countries to assess where each country stands in 2016 with regard to achieving the SDGs. 
 
It ranks countries based on their performance across the 17 global goals, a set of ambitious objectives across the three dimensions of sustainable development - economic development, social inclusion and environmental sustainability, underpinned by good governance. 
 
The index helps countries identify priorities for early actions and shows that every country faces major challenges in achieving the SDGs. 
 
"The Sustainable Development Goals are stretch goals, but they are within reach if countries work towards them with clarity and determination. The SDG Index and Dashboard can help each country to chart out a practical path for achieving the Goals," said SDSN Director Jeffrey Sachs. 
 
The countries which are closest to fulfilling the goals are not the biggest economies but comparably small, developed countries. 
Sweden tops the chart and is followed by Denmark and Norway on the top three performing countries. 
 
Germany (6) and the UK(10) are the only G7 countries to be found among the top ten performers. The US ranks 25th on the index, while Russia and China rank 47th and 76th respectively. 
 
India ranks 110th on the list followed by Lesotho on 113th position, Pakistan (115), Myanmar (117), Bangladesh (118) and Afghanistan (139). Poor and <keyword id="54124" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="developing-countries">developing countries</keyword> understandably score lowest on the SDG Index as they often have comparably little resources at their disposal. 
The Central African Republic and Liberia are at the bottom of the Index and still have the longest way to go in achieving the SDGs. 
 
A year after world leaders adopted the SDGs, the new index shows that all countries face major challenges in achieving these ambitious goals by 2030. 
 
No country has achieved the SDGs and even top Sweden scores "red" on several goals. 
 
The report shows how leaders can deliver on their promise and urges countries not to lose the momentum for important reforms. 
In order to achieve the ambitious goals, immediate and comprehensive action is needed in the crucial first years of implementation of the new global agenda, it noted. 
 
The report highlights major challenges per region: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries struggle to meet the goals on inequality, sustainable consumption, climate change and ecosystems, while many developing countries face major difficulties in providing basic social services and infrastructure access to their populations. 
 
East and South Asia outperform many other developing regions but unmet challenges persist in health and education. 
 
For Latin America and the Caribbean, high levels of inequality are among the most pressing issues. 
 
In spite of significant progress in recent years in Sub-Saharan Africa, the world's poorest region faces major challenges across almost all SDGs, with extreme poverty, hunger and health as major areas where substantial improvement is needed.

Out of 149 nations, India is at 110th spot on Sustainable Development Goals index

<ul><li>Investors can start checking whether or not they were allotted shares of ₹2,500 crore <keyword id="11101731" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="marcotech-developers-ipo">Marcotech Developers IPO</keyword> today, April 16.</li><li>The IPO saw muted demand being subscribed to 1.36 times after the bidding process closed on April 9.</li><li>Here is how to check <keyword id="11101732" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="marcotech-developers-ipo-allotment">Marcotech Developers IPO allotment</keyword> status on the registrar website and stock exchanges.</li></ul>Macrotech Developers is finally ready to hit the Indian stock exchanges after three attempts. The company will be announcing the allotment status of its ₹2,500 initial public offering (IPO) today, April 16. The realty giant has a lot of things working in its favour — like being one of India’s largest real estate developers, having an established brand identity, a diversified portfolio, and having ready to move units on standby. Yet, its IPO saw muted demand. It was only subscribed to 1.36 times when the bidding process closed on 9. What kind of premium it may fetch will only be revealed once the company is listed on April 19. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup></colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Macrotech Developers IPO </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Qualified Institutional Buyer </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Non-institutional Investor </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Retail Individual Investor </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Total </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">No. of times issue subscribed </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">3.05 times </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1.44 times </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">0.40 times </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.9907650000000001pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1.36 times </td></tr></tbody></table> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="COVID-19 hits the markets, realty already has its own problems" comment="subhead" text="COVID-19 hits the markets, realty already has its own problems">COVID-19 hits the markets, realty already has its own problems</cmsannotation> In addition to the second wave of COVID-19 dampening the market sentiment, analysts are concerned about how Macrotech Developers will be able to persevere through the tough times. This is because while other sectors are facing the brunt of the pandemic as well, realty is seeing its worst slow down in five years. Moreover, the nature of the realty industry is capital intensive, and the company has a lot of debt on its plate — ₹1,500 crore of its fresh funds will be going towards reducing its borrowings. The silver lining is that home loan interest rates have been on the downturn over the past couple of years. That means it's becoming cheaper for people to borrow from the bank in order to buy a house. And Macrotech Developers’ operates across all classes, from luxury to mid-segment to affordable. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Here is how to check Marcotech Developers IPO allotment status:" comment="subhead" text="Here is how to check Marcotech Developers IPO allotment status:">Here is how to check Marcotech Developers IPO allotment status:</cmsannotation> If you subscribed to the Marcotech Developers IPO, you could check your allotment status by following these simple steps: To check on the stock-exchange website: <ul><li>To check Marcotech Developers IPO allotment status, go to the<a href="https://www.bseindia.com/investors/appli_check.aspx"> BSE website</a> or <a href="https://www1.nseindia.com/products/dynaContent/equities/ipos/ipo_login.jsp">NSE website</a> here.</li><li>On BSE, Select 'Equity' and then from the dropdown, select 'Marcotech Developers'. </li><li>Now, enter your application number and PAN.</li><li>Click on 'Search'.</li></ul>Please note the details will only be available once the shares are allotted. You can also visit the registrar website (Link Intime India) to check your application status. <ul><li>Visit the registrar's website <a href="https://linkintime.co.in/MIPO/Ipoallotment.html">here</a>.</li><li>Click on 'Select company' and click on ‘Marcotech Developers'. It will only appear post allotment on April 19.</li><li>Once the company is selected, you will have to enter either your PAN detail, the application number, or the client ID.</li><li>Enter the captcha and click 'submit'. </li></ul>Once you hit 'submit', the status of your application will appear on the screen. Please ensure the details that you provide are correct. It will show the number of shares you subscribed to and the number of shares allotted to you. <ul><li>Investors can start checking whether or not they were allotted shares of ₹2,500 crore Marcotech Developers IPO today, April 16.</li><li>The IPO saw muted demand being subscribed to 1.36 times after the bidding process closed on April 9.</li><li>Here is how to check Marcotech Developers IPO allotment status on the registrar website and stock exchanges. </li></ul> SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/remdesivir-injection-price-jumps-five-times-as-covid-19-cases-rise/articleshow/82083414.cms">The utter chaos and confusion over Remdesivir in India is making the COVID-19 second wave worse</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/wipro-fears-it-may-lose-its-employees-to-competitors-as-there-is-an-explosion-of-it-jobs/articleshow/82086258.cms">Wipro fears it may lose its employees to competitors as there is an explosion of IT jobs</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/delhi-weekend-curfew-guidelines-checkout-what-is-allowed-and-what-is-not/articleshow/82086601.cms">Checkout what is allowed and what is not in the new guidelines issued by the Delhi government</a>

Macrotech Developers IPO — here is how to check share allotment status

The <keyword id="50190" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="asian-development-bank" source="Orion">Asian Development Bank</keyword> on Tuesday said <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword>'s economic growth is expected to moderate to 6.4 per cent in the current financial year due to tight monetary conditions and elevated oil prices as compared to a 6.8 per cent expansion for the financial year ended March 2023. However, <keyword id="6355976" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="adb" source="Orion">ADB</keyword> expects the country's economic growth to accelerate to 6.7 per cent in FY25 driven by private consumption and private investment on the back of government policies to improve transport infrastructure, logistics, and the business ecosystem. The projections are part of the latest edition of ADB's flagship economic publication, <keyword id="1006845" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="asian-development-outlook" source="Orion">Asian Development Outlook</keyword> (<keyword id="199985" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="ado" source="Orion">ADO</keyword>) April 2023. The growth moderation for India in FY24 is premised on an ongoing global economic slowdown, tight monetary conditions, and elevated oil prices, the report said. However, FY25 is expected to see faster growth in investment, thanks to supportive government policies and sound macroeconomic fundamentals, lower non-performing loans in banks, and significant corporate deleveraging that will enhance bank lending, it said. ADB Country Director for <keyword id="17036939" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="india-takeo-konishi" source="Orion">India Takeo Konishi</keyword> said that despite the global slowdown, India's economic growth rate is stronger than many peer economies and reflects relatively robust domestic consumption and lesser dependence on global demand. "The Government of India's strong infrastructure push under Prime Minister's Gati Shakti (National Master Plan for Multimodal Connectivity) initiative, logistics development, and industrial corridor development will contribute significantly to raising industrial competitiveness and boosting future growth," he said. Improving labour market conditions and consumer confidence will drive growth in private consumption, ADB said, adding that the central government's commitment to significantly increase capital expenditure in FY24 despite targeting a lower fiscal deficit of 5.9 per cent of GDP will also spur demand. Helped by a recovery in tourism and other contact services, the services sector will grow strongly in FY24 and FY25 as the impact of COVID-19 wanes, it said. However, ADB noted that manufacturing growth in FY24 is expected to be tamped down by a weak global demand but it will likely improve in FY25. Recent announcements to boost agricultural productivity such as setting up digital services for crop planning and support for agriculture startups will be important in sustaining agriculture growth in the medium term. "Inflation will likely moderate to 5 per cent in 2023-24, assuming moderation in oil and food prices, and slow further to 4.5 per cent in 2024-25 as inflationary pressures subside," it said. In tandem, ADB said that monetary policy in FY24 is expected to be tighter as core inflation persists while becoming more accommodative in FY25. The current account deficit is projected to decline to 2.2 per cent of GDP in FY24 and 1.9 per cent in FY25. Growth in goods exports is forecast to moderate in FY24 before improving in 2024 as production-linked incentive schemes and efforts to improve the business environment such as streamlined labour regulations, improved performance in electronics and other areas of manufacturing growth. Services export growth has been robust and is expected to continue to strengthen India's overall balance of payments position. However, geopolitical tensions and weather-related shocks are key risks to India's economic outlook, it said. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/personal-finance/news/two-tax-regimes-rise-of-freelancers-drive-people-to-tax-experts-chartered-accountants/articleshow/99243392.cms">Two tax regimes &amp; rise of freelancers drive people to tax experts, chartered accountants</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/ipl-2023-rajasthan-royals-and-royal-challengers-bangalore-emerge-as-experts-top-picks/articleshow/99243483.cms">IPL 2023: Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore emerge as experts' top picks</a>

India's growth to moderate to 6.4% in FY24: Asian Development Bank

As the ambitious <keyword id="3204746" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="2030-Development-Agenda">2030 Development Agenda</keyword> is starting to be implemented, India has demanded that the priorities and needs of developing countries must be kept at the centre of attention. 
 "The 2030 Agenda including the <keyword id="879547" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sustainable-development-goals">Sustainable Development Goals</keyword> as well as the commitments contained in the <keyword id="3205079" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Addis-Ababa-Action-Agenda">Addis Ababa Action Agenda</keyword> must now be implemented expeditiously and in good faith," said <keyword id="882197" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Syed-Akbaruddin">Syed Akbaruddin</keyword>, India's new Permanent Representative to the UN. 
 
"In this process, the objectives, priorities and needs of the developing countries must remain the centre of attention, "Akbaruddin said. 
 He was speaking at the handover ceremony of the <keyword id="3205080" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="G77-Chairmanship">G77 Chairmanship</keyword> from South Africa to Thailand, which was his first speech at the world body after taking charge at the Permanent Mission of India here last week. He also said that if 2015 was a year of negotiation and deliberation, "2016 should be a time of consolidation and implementation." 
 He further added that India will be resolute in pushing for developing country unity and there would be no stone unturned to give special consideration to the interests of the <keyword id="484496" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="least-developed-countries">Least Developed Countries</keyword>, <keyword id="3205081" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Small-Island-Developing-States">Small Island Developing States</keyword> and <keyword id="3205082" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Landlocked-Developing-Countries">Landlocked Developing Countries</keyword>. 
 <keyword id="97094" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="UN-secretary-general">UN Secretary General</keyword> <keyword id="41013" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ban-Ki-Moon">Ban Ki-moon</keyword>, in his address to UN member states, said that the year 2015 was a "turning point" in international efforts to safeguard the plan and make sure that the world was a place of peace and sustainable prosperity for all. 
 
"This year there are heightened expectations for the directions the United Nations development system can take to support Agenda 2030. The test for success will always remain what happens on the ground," the UN Chief said. 
 
"We need to get this right so that our operational and normative work can converge and make a difference where it matters most -- at the country level," he added. 
 
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India wants priorities of developing nations to be the centre of attention of 2030 Development Agenda

In economics generally speaking about something that is scare is valued more as compared to something that is relatively abundant. It explains why diamonds are more precious than coal. It appears to be largely true in the context of commodities but increasingly this is also being seen in the context of human lives especially between developed and developing countries. While the developed countries tend to focus more on human lives and to enhance the quality of human lives, the developing ones tend to focus on necessities and capital more. 
 
One possible explanation is that because we are so many, therefore, a loss of one or two lives becomes immaterial. While this argument defies logic, a certain faction tends to believe this as gospel truth and practicality. Such views coming from the educated elite in India is all the more appalling. 
 
Three recent cases point to the dignity of human lives in India, one of the most populous countries of the world. 
 The first case is of a <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> actor, who after taking liquor drove on the footpath that resulted in the death of one individual and injuring several others. He is alleged to have run away from the spot and his bodyguard, a police constable assigned to him, lodged the FIR. Thirteen years on the a ruling was given after which a bail was granted within a day. The police constable was fired after he did not show up on his duty due to alleged pressure post the event in 2006. He died of tuberculosis in a government hospital while the actor is still out on bail. 
 The second relates to the death of a 'farmer' in a political rally where the people, media, and the politicians stood as mute spectators looking on without stopping the individual performing the act. The PM speaking on the issue in <keyword id="6355187" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Lok-Sabha">Lok Sabha</keyword> said, "Insaan ki Zindagi Se Badi Koi Cheez Nahi Hoti" - There is nothing more important than human life. While the statement made by the PM was an embodiment of the dignity of human life, the reality remains that a significant number of the common citizens are denied this very basic dignity of human life. 
 
The third case came to light a couple of days back where a professor was hit by a minister's car in Kerala. Though the minister rushed, the professor to the hospital callous driving on the part of the driver resulted in the death of an individual. The car being used, as a government vehicle was an industrialist owned Range Rover. 
 
These cases point to a deeper malaise on our part as a society. The first case reminds one of the Orwellian dystopia in his 'Animal Farm'- that all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. What is tragic is we have indeed come to accept this as practicality. The second case points to the lack on our part as a society in understanding the value of human life and our apathy towards fellow citizens. The third case points to general callous and risky behavior on our part on roads that result in loss of lives. 
 All these make one wonder what is the value of a human life of a common citizen in India? Does a common person feel completely safe and secure in his country? And if not who is to be held responsible and accountable? For the first question, the three cases seem to suggest it is miniscule. For the second question, few people if at all do feel completely safe and secure. Finally, when it comes to accountability we as people are equally responsible for the failings of successive governments and institutions in creating a safe and secure society. While it is important to envision economic ideals and to improve the <keyword id="34412" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="economy">economy</keyword> it is equally important to create a society that is equitable, just and humane. 
 
(Dr. Amit Kapoor is <keyword id="191828" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="president-and-CEO">President and CEO</keyword> of India Council on Competitiveness and Honorary Chairman of <keyword id="122492" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Institute-for-Competitiveness">Institute for Competitiveness</keyword>, India. He tweets @kautiliya and can be contacted at <a href="mailto:amit.kapoor@competitiveness.in">amit.kapoor@competitiveness.in</a>. The article is co-authored with <keyword id="2864433" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Sankalp-Sharma">Sankalp Sharma</keyword> who is Senior Researcher at Institute for Competitiveness)

Why is human life so cheap in the developing world and valued in the developed world?

The <keyword id="166486" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Millennium-Development-Goals">Millennium Development Goals</keyword> (MDGs), which draw near to completion in 2015, have given way to the new <keyword id="55804" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="sustainable-development">Sustainable Development</keyword> Goals (SDGs) la<keyword id="6355835" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="UN">un</keyword>ched at the UN General Assembly. The event and an array of other events including the SDG Business Forum, the Social Good Summit and the Clinton Global Initiative saw large participation from various stakeholders. 
	
		In understanding and evaluating the presentations at these events, some of the pertinent points that look seemingly obvious are: First, few presentations gave any indication of serious learning from the wins-- and losses--during 20 years of MDG work. A delineation of the models that work (i.e., more sustainable and scalable) is seen as clearly missing. Second, in the absence of learning frameworks, presenters reiterate the same problems, now expanded to 17 goals and 169 targets. The result is a plea for more resources to support the new SDGs without any evidence that those resources will be employed more effectively. Third, the core request at these events was for more than four trillion dollars per year to implement the SDGs over 15 years. 
	 
	
		This logically leads to two important questions i.e., how can you call the goals replacing the MDGs sustainable if they lead with requests for resources that are not? At the beginning of the SDG process, what should the worlds’ governments, corporates and NGO leaders focus on now to make the new global goals actually sustainable?
	 
	
		Answering these questions is at the heart of societal businesses value creation that seeks to find the most innovative and sustainable models for solving intractable challenges. Societal business search firms have advocated tirelessly the need to identify models that 1) can be scaled and 2) are not reliant on non-profit funding (which is donation-dependent and driven by the dictates of donors.) 
	 
	
		The best models that have found have had social entrepreneurs at the helm who see the world differently. They frequently take the “against” position (<a href="http://goo.gl/XHWj6x">http://goo.gl/XHWj6x</a>). For instance, in branding, claiming the against position means using a competitor’s dominant spend and mindshare to carve out an anti-space—the Un-cola for example. Social entrepreneurs are quintessential against positioners. [Microfinance inventor] Mohammed Yunus stated it clearly: “I looked at how traditional banks do business and we did the opposite.” In very practical terms, these stubborn, opinionated entrepreneurs frequently show up after the aid and development models have failed or at least failed to become sustainable. Their arrival on the scene is less a ‘Kumbaya’ moment and more a “disruptive innovation” one.
	 
	
		Social entrepreneurs are relentlessly focused on what they have learned. Their conversations highlight the innovations that are rolled into ingenious, often cross-sector models and as the people who use these models to solve their own and others problems. Their resource requests are framed by why their model should be scaled and how it can replace less effective approaches. The primary goal for these innovative social entrepreneurs is to demonstrate that appropriate capacity building and scale enables their hybrid or for-profit innovation models to solve problems sustainably, thus reducing dependence on fundraising. 
	 
	
		To deliberate on these emerging business models The Shared Value Summit 2015, is being organized by Shared Value India on November 20th, 2015 (<a href="http://sharedvalue.in/svs2015/">http://sharedvalue.in/svs2015/</a>). The summit will see participation from various stakeholders who will deliberate and discuss key opportunities that businesses can and are leveraging to create societal value. 
	 
	
		Already, social entrepreneurs have offered five critical solutions to the problem of making the Sustainable Development Goals truly sustainable: First, recognizing that any commitment to achieving the SDGs must avoid Einstein’s famous definition of insanity: Doing the same thing and expecting different results. Second, authentic commitment to the SDGs requires leaders to recognize one simple reality: It is not possible to have sustainable development goals without sustainable models that leverage under-utilized resources. Third, serious SDG innovators recognize that the current donor, foreign aid and resource investment processes are not sustainable. They call attention to inadequacies and offer new models and leadership to move significant resources from unsustainable models to sustainable models. Fourth, any leader pleading for more funding should be able to explain how his/her organization will deploy that funding to scale solutions that are more sustainable than those that failed to achieve most of the MDGs. Finally, significantly improved sustainability requires the ongoing evaluation of all investments, models and approaches employed. The most sustainable solutions should then be aggressively adopted across sector and country boundaries, no matter their origin or disruption.
	 
	
		Increasingly, leaders are being asked to challenge the status quo. These leaders—often disruptors—no longer target seed stage or individual impact investments. The most impactful leaders know that pilots do not lead to scaling or to sustainability. 
	 
	
		Social entrepreneurs thrive at risk taking and from learning rapidly about what doesn’t work. These are the sustainable, scale-oriented models and management teams that are best equipped to handle significant capital and to shift how these goals are achieved to sustainable development goals.
	 (The article is co-authored with David Wilcox, the founder of ReachScale, an organization that aligns the <keyword id="76104" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="social-responsibility">social responsibility</keyword> goals of corporations with high potential social entrepreneurs working in areas of common interest.) 
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