Page 11 - Private Sector

Private sector plays important role in net-zero emissions: Bhupender Yadav

Private sector plays an important role towards net zero as bulk of emissions come from industries and it has already woken up to this reality, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said

DDMA allows private offices to open with 50% staff as Covid cases reduce

DDMA allowed private offices to function with 50 per cent staff but maintained that weekend curfew and other restrictions, including odd-even rule for opening shops in city markets will continue

Budget could push for private investments in public infrastructure

Budget could also announce favourable terms for companies accessing bond markets

Now, 75% jobs in Haryana with maximum Rs 30K pay mandatory for locals

Violation of any provision under this Act will be a punishable offence

Covid impact: Maharashtra bans non-essential public movement at night

Private offices have been advised to function with 50 per cent by rationalizing attendance and staggering work hours

Shortfalls, again

Union Budget must stop relying on disinvestment proceeds

The capital market: Then and now

The financial sector has been transformed, but the financing outcomes are not as different as they need to be

Tepid private consumption holding back investments: Ficci president Mehta

India needs 'virtuous cycle' of demand prompting capital spending that will lead to job creation, he says in an interview.

Private sector invests Rs 15,164 cr in roads till November this fiscal

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said private sector investment in road construction in 2020-21 and 2019-20 was Rs 12,475.53 crore and Rs 21,925.98 crore, respectively

Privatisation of public sector units to drive divestment receipts: MoS

Finance ministry says scope for minority stake sale has declined

A new era in public procurement

The phenomenon of "irrational bidding" exists where the Indian private sector has not distinguished itself in the past

Private sector investments yet to gather pace despite finmin optimism

Private sector prefers to be in wait-and-watch to see sustainability of demand and how markets play out as tapering sets in with most central banks

RBI releases recommendations of IWG on ownership guidelines for pvt banks

RBI says 21 of total 33 recommendations of the Internal Working Group have been accepted

Profit concentration in India Inc rises amid private sector growth

20 most profitable companies account for 65% of corporate profits

Railways seeks private participation to run tourist trains and packages

Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says power to price tickets for these services will vest with concessionaire that runs them

PSUs to compete with pvt firms for rail contracts following new order

The Railway Board has issued an order that will now make public sector companies compete with the private sector

Rates under PM-JAY hiked, to boost private sector participation

Rates for 400 procedures hiked between 20 and 400%, black fungus treatment added

Covid-induced lockdowns hit private sector's overseas borrowing

Total external debt of the country rose by 2.1 per cent to $570 billion as of March-end 2021, against $558.4 billion a year ago

Kejriwal assures 80% jobs for locals if AAP voted to power in Goa next year

AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal said if voted to power in Goa in the 2022 polls, his party will ensure that 80% of jobs, including in the private sector, will be reserved for local people.

Improve governance and rules instead of privatisation: Raghuram Rajan

Rajan was also critical of the government for not focusing enough on healthcare and education, and cutting down on expenditure