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Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Export, monetise, privatise: The eco mantra India needs

Despite the hoopla of centralised governance, the economy is mutating away from the government and towards the private sector

14 Mar 2023 12:38 AM

Sanjaya Baru | Restoring confidence is key to economic growth

It is not at all surprising that Ms Sitharaman chose to be so bold as to claim credit for the sentiment on Dalal Street

09 Aug 2021 3:09 AM

Govt to bring amendments to two Acts to enable privatisation of PSU banks

Finance Minister announced privatisation of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) as part of disinvestment drive to garner Rs 1.75 lakh crore

16 Feb 2021 10:42 PM

Creating meaningful livelihood for all the greatest challenge

India has witnessed a relatively high aggregate economic growth, but also abounds in persistent and endemic deprivation and deep social failures.

06 Feb 2020 2:28 AM

India renews push to sell Air India, puts entire stake on the block

The government in 2018 here tried to sell 76 per cent of Air India and offload about USD 5.1 billion of its debt.

28 Jan 2020 12:46 PM

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Air India privatisation: Employee unions to meet in Delhi

The government has set March 17 as the deadline for submitting the expression of interest.

27 Jan 2020 10:30 AM

Centre to invest Rs 100 lakh crore in new infra projects to boost economy

PM Narendra Modi has taken various measures since 2014 to boost economic growth, including cutting the corporate tax.

01 Dec 2019 3:32 PM

Aviation minister's statement on Air India privatisation 'highly damaging': Union

Air India will have to be closed down if not privatised will have "massive financial implications”, said Puri.

29 Nov 2019 1:18 PM

BPCL nationalisation act repealed in 2016; way clear for privatisation

BPCL at the close of market on October 4 had a market capitalisation of about Rs 1.11 lakh crore.

06 Oct 2019 1:44 PM

Govt plan to privatise BPCL needs Parliament nod

Even a 26 per cent stake sale at this valuation would fetch the government Rs 26,500.

29 Sep 2019 12:32 PM

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Govt is determined to privatise Air India: Union Civil Aviation Minister

Government was committed to privatisation of Air India as its debt has become totally unsustainable.

29 Aug 2019 3:44 PM

Harsh Vardhan meets agitating doctors, urges them to call off strike

‘I have appealed doctors to call off the strike so patients shouldn't get any difficulty in availing healthcare facilities,’ he tweeted.

04 Aug 2019 4:44 PM

Govt dilutes terms to attract bidders for Pawan Hans after failing to privatise

The successful bidder would be required to retain all permanent employees for a period of at least one year.

21 Jul 2019 5:50 PM

No question of privatisation of rlys, some units will be corporatised: Goyal

Goyal said track kilometre grew from 77,609 km to 89,919 km from 1950-2014 and rose to 1,23,236 km in the past five years.

12 Jul 2019 1:59 PM

Government would ensure Air India is purchased by an Indian entity: Puri

‘This is area privatization and disinvestment will work," he said replying to supplementaries in the Lok Sabha during the question hour.

11 Jul 2019 2:03 PM

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No proposal to privatise Railways: Goyal

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said 'no specific passenger train has been identified to be run by private payers so far.'

10 Jul 2019 2:03 PM

Fearing for their jobs, Air India unions oppose privatisation bid

The forum of 13 unions have decided to oppose the privatisation move, said a union functionary.

08 Jul 2019 8:03 PM

India aims to cut stake in state-run firms to minimum in FY20: Source

Government seeks to shore up 1.05 trillion rupees (USD 15.30 billion) through stake sales in the current fiscal year.

08 Jul 2019 12:21 PM

Budget revealed govt's intention to 'aggressively' push privatisation: Railway union

Railways will need Rs 50 lakh crore between 2018 to 2030 to complete the sanctioned projects, Sitharaman said.

07 Jul 2019 6:08 PM

Sonia says govt privatising Rae Bareli coach factory; officials say ‘incorrect’

‘Sonia Gandhi is incorrect… Corporatisation is not privatisation,’ a Railways official said.

02 Jul 2019 5:08 PM

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