Fairfax must merge CSB or exit one bank within 2 years: DIPAM Secy Arunish ChawlaThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved Fairfax Financial Holdings' acquisition of a majority stake in IDBI Bank. The next s...
16 Oct, 2026, 08.13 AM IST
Cabinet clears way for Watsa's Fairfax's Rs 52,878 crore deal for 60.72% stake in IDBI BankFairfax Financial Holdings will acquire a majority stake of 60.72% in IDBI Bank for ₹52,878 crore. This acquisition marks a significant mom...
15 Oct, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
Government mobilises about Rs 3,000 crore from Hindustan Copper OFSThe government successfully raised nearly Rs 3,000 crore from selling Hindustan Copper shares. This offer for sale saw strong participation...
26 Aug, 2026, 06.34 PM IST
DIPAM secretary: Rs 80,000 crore target high but achievableThe government aims to raise ₹80,000 crore through disinvestment and asset monetisation in FY27. DIPAM secretary Arunish Chawla expressed c...
03 Feb, 2026, 01.01 AM IST
Minority stake sales likely in about half dozen state-run cos: Divestment Secretary Arunish ChawlaDivestment: The Indian government may accelerate its divestment program by selling minority stakes in about half a dozen state-run companie...
22 Sep, 2025, 03.19 PM IST
IDBI stake sale likely to be completed this fiscal: DIPAM secyDIPAM Secretary Arunish Chawla anticipates the completion of the IDBI stake sale this fiscal year, citing the near completion of due dilige...
21 Aug, 2025, 08.34 PM IST
FinMin working on strategy to insulate economy from geo political shocks: DIPAM SecretaryDIPAM Secretary Arunish Chawla stated that the finance ministry is conducting weekly capital reviews of public sector undertakings. The gov...
01 Aug, 2025, 08.21 PM IST
Govt may encourage private firms to adopt a fair dividend policy, says DIPAM secretary Arunish ChawlaThe government plans to nudge listed private companies to adopt fair dividend policies, aiming to improve the share market for common inves...
10 Apr, 2025, 12.45 AM IST
Asset valuer appointed for IDBI Bank; govt deliberating on share purchase pact: DIPAM secretaryThe Indian government has appointed asset valuers for the valuation of IDBI Bank and is deliberating on a share purchase agreement with a p...
09 Apr, 2025, 05.18 PM IST
Tuhin Kanta Pandey appointed revenue secretary; Arunish Chawla takes over as DIPAM secretaryThe Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has appointed Tuhin Kanta Pandey as Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance while A...
08 Jan, 2025, 10.57 PM IST
Arunish Chawla appointed as revenue secretaryChawla is at present secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals in the ministry of chemicals and fertilisers. Amit Agarwal, a 1993 batch Chha...
25 Dec, 2024, 11.15 PM IST
Arunish Chawla named revenue secretary, Manipur CS Vineet Joshi to be higher education secretarySenior IAS officer Arunish Chawla, of the Bihar cadre's 1992 batch, is appointed revenue secretary, filling the vacancy created by Sanjay M...
25 Dec, 2024, 07.33 PM IST
Want to make India a reliable pharmacy of world, says Secretary Department of PharmaceuticalsThe Indian pharmaceutical industry is emerging as a crucial part of the economy, driven by the success of the Make in India initiative and ...
27 Sep, 2024, 01.17 PM IST
Culture key to unlocking economic growth: India at BRICS meetUnion Culture Secretary Arunish Chawla said this during the 9th BRICS Culture Ministers' Meeting in St Petersburg, Russia, the ministry sai...
14 Sep, 2024, 07.49 PM IST
Scheme to bolster medical device industry to roll out soon: Pharma SecretaryThe Department of Pharmaceuticals will launch a new scheme within a month to strengthen the domestic medical device industry, according to ...
21 Aug, 2024, 03.36 PM IST
'Govt and industry should work together to reduce import dependence in Medtech sector'India's MedTech industry is poised for an exponential growth, set to reach USD 50 bn by 2030 from the current USD 14 billion.
08 May, 2024, 01.38 AM IST
'Make in India' not protectionist: Indian diplomatArunish Chawla, who is head of economic issues at the Indian Embassy in US, clarified by saying that it is a strategy to get into global va...
01 Mar, 2018, 12.38 PM IST