India's offer to privatise small satellite launch rocket has 20 potential biddersIndia's bid to privatise part of its space programme and take bids on its small satellite launch rocket has drawn interest from 20 companie...
27 Jul, 2023, 12.29 PM IST
Spacetech startup Pixxel raises $36 million in funding from Google, othersPixxel, founded in 2019, is building a constellation of satellites that have the ability to identify mineral deposits or the productivity o...
01 Jun, 2023, 08.21 PM IST
Disinvestment proceeds of Rs 4.07 lakh cr realised in last 9 years: Economic Survey"During FY15 to FY23 (as of 18 January 2023), an amount of about Rs 4.07 lakh crore has been realised as proceeds from disinvestment throug...
31 Jan, 2023, 08.49 PM IST
Air India sale to boost privatisation; need to encourage private participation across sectors: Eco SurveyAir India sale will give a boost to India's privatisation drive, the Economic Survey said on Monday, as it suggested redefining the public ...
31 Jan, 2022, 03.03 PM IST
Finance Ministry to seek Cabinet nod for setting up company to monetise land assets of privatisation-bound CPSEsA special purpose vehicle (SPV) in the form of a company would be set up to hold these assets which would be monetised to fetch value to th...
17 Oct, 2021, 01.40 PM IST
Privatisation of PSUs back on track after COVID-induced setback: DIPAM SecyThe mega initial public offering of LIC is expected by the end of the current fiscal, and the government is looking to collect Rs 50,000 cr...
11 Aug, 2021, 08.49 PM IST
View: For decades, privatisation was a dirty word in India. Not anymoreIt took 21 years to state similar objectives on disinvestment. Immense political capital had to be spent by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee govern...
19 Apr, 2021, 11.59 PM IST
Cut approval layers for faster privatisation: Niti AayogThere is a view that Cabinet has already approved the broader policy for privatisation of PSUs, which has been announced in the Budget, and...
24 Mar, 2021, 11.15 AM IST
The shape of India's selloff plan: 300+ PSUs may shrink to barely two dozenThe govt may reduce the number of public sector enterprises to just around two dozen, from over 300 at present, following the new policy th...
08 Feb, 2021, 07.39 AM IST
Major port trusts, AAI out of the scope of PSE strategic divestment policyThe new Public Sector Enterprise (PSE) policy for Aatmanirbhar Bharat, which classifies public sector commercial enterprises as strategic a...
07 Feb, 2021, 11.35 AM IST
Cabinet to soon consider new PSE policy: DEA SecretaryUnder the policy, a list of strategic sectors will be notified where there will be at least one and a maximum of four public sector enterpr...
21 Oct, 2020, 06.16 PM IST
Departing from the past: Cabinet may soon consider big bang privatisation policyThe Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (Dipam) is expected to shortly finalise a draft that will designate various sector...
28 Aug, 2020, 05.54 PM IST
Space sector reforms not aimed at privatising Indian Space Research Organisation: K Sivan"When space sector reforms were announced by the government there were many misconceptions like it would lead to privatisation of ISRO. It ...
20 Aug, 2020, 05.34 PM IST
Divestment Plans: 18 sectors including coal, crude oil, power, telecom among others are ‘strategic’ for governmentThe 18 sectors have been classified into three categories, which are mining and exploration, manufacturing and services.
12 Aug, 2020, 08.12 AM IST
Trade unions term disinvestment policies anti-farmer, anti-peopleIn the memorandum, the unions have reiterated their opposition to disinvestment, saying that privatisation of public-sector enterprises lik...
04 Jul, 2020, 08.13 AM IST
Govt 'clear and unapologetic' about privatisation of PSUs: Sanjeev SanyalThe Cabinet also approved 'The Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020' to ensure barrier free trad...
05 Jun, 2020, 04.22 PM IST
IATA expresses reservations over privatisation of airportsIATA has earlier too termed Indian airports as "very expensive" and advocating lowering of airport charges, taxes and fuel charges.
21 Dec, 2014, 12.16 PM IST