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           Mahindra Lifespaces-Actis JV to                                        IndoSpace inks

           develop logistics real estate in India                                 ₹3000 cr MoU with

                ahindra Lifespace           million square feet, has been         Karnataka government
           MDevelopers, the real estate     earmarked as seed sites to be
           and infrastructure development   acquired and developed by the joint   at investment summit
           arm of the Mahindra Group,       venture platform over time, subject
           announced that it has agreed with   to requisite approvals.             ndoSpace, India's largest
           Actis, a leading global investor    The JV will also simultaneously    Ideveloper and owner of Grade A
           in sustainable infrastructure, to   acquire and develop other          industrial real estate, signed an
           establish a joint venture platform   greenfield and brownfield sites in   MoU to invest INR 3,000 crore in
           for developing industrial and    key markets across India, aiming      the state to boost its warehousing
           logistics real estate facilities    to become a leading real estate    and logistics sector.
           across India.                    solutions provider to global and        The MoU, which is the largest
              Up to 100 acres of land with   local corporations. The total        the state has seen in value by any
           ready infrastructure in the two   investment in the business over      industrial developer, is for seven
           Mahindra World Cities, offering   the initial years, including debt, is   years and promises to generate
           a built-up potential of over two   estimated to be Rs 2,200 crore.     14,000 new jobs in Karnataka.
                                                                                    Rajesh Jaggi, vice chairman
                                                                                  - Real Estate, Everstone Group,
                                                                                  said: "Our investment, which is
                                                                                  the largest ever in Karnataka,
                                                                                  will work towards enhancing the
                                                                                  industrial infrastructure in the
                                                                                  state. IndoSpace already has a
                                                                                  significant presence in the state,
                                                                                  and we have enabled tenants
                                                                                  from sectors such as electronics,
                                                                                  automobile, e-commerce,
                                                                                       fashion, supply chain, and
                                                                                         more to grow. We look
                                                                                           forward to supporting
                                                                                            the Karnataka
                                                                                              government and
         Ecom Express opens grocery                                                             making a positive
                                                                                                  impact in the
         fulfilment centre in Coimbatore                                                            state."

            com Express Limited announced   cater to grocery items including the
         Ethe expansion of its fulfilment   temperature-controlled category and
         business network by launching a    fruits & vegetables. The new facility
         fulfilment centre in Palladam near   is designed to support one of the
         Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.            top e-grocery players and it is the
           It is the first fulfilment centre in   company's first grocery fulfilment
         this part of the region which will   centre in Tamil Nadu and seventh
                                            in the South region. The facility will
                                            cater to 50+ dark stores owned by the
                                            grocery player.
                                               The facility is located strategically
                                            with consideration of network
                                            centricity as Coimbatore offers easy
                                            access to Bengaluru, north Kerala,
                                            south Karnataka, and west and south
                                            Tamil Nadu. This expansion will help
                                            the grocery brand to offer a wider
                                            selection and enable faster deliveries
                                            of customer orders within the region
                                            and towns in the neighbouring states.
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