Aditya Birla Nuvo, whose businesses include financial services, telecom, apparel and manufacturing in the areas of agriculture and textiles, saw its net profit surge 28% year-on-year to Rs.323.2 crore in the third quarter ended December, 2012 against Rs.252.4 crore a year ago.

Despite a challenging economic environment, the company's manufacturing revenues rose 17% year-on-year to Rs.2,098 crore.