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Water: a Right or a Commodity?
14 Jul 2019
India is experiencing water scarcity like it has never encountered before and according to reports, the future is looking no better.
Nileena S.B
Disinvestment of Salem Steel Plant: Workers Accuse SAIL for Loss of Profit
12 Jul 2019
The workers also alleged that the government is not taking any steps to secure production through contracts for local consumption, instead depending on private companies like Jindal for their…
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Indian Railways Enroute to Total Privatisation?
11 Jul 2019
At the beginning of its second term, the Modi government announced privatisation of Indian Railways with its '100 days action plan'.
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Tejas Express to be India’s First ‘Private’ Train Despite Strong Opposition from the Unions
09 Jul 2019
The Railway Board is also deliberating on a second such route, which too would be within the 500-km distance range.
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Centre Reaffirms Disinvestment of Profit-making BEML
09 Jul 2019
The disinvestment would entail the sale of 26% of government shareholding in the company, which is involved in defence, rail and mining sectors, and the transfer of management control to a “strategic…
Neelambaran A
Workers’ Protest Against Privatisation of Garbage Collection Work in Chennai Corporation
09 Jul 2019
The mounting burden of around Rs. 1,000 crore will further increase the taxes of the people and the job security of the existing workers of the corporation will be under threat.
Yogesh S
Vishweshwaraya Iron and Steel Ltd to be Privatised, Workers Protest
09 Jul 2019
The Steel Authority of India Ltd. is not aiming at reviving and modernising the plant but is bent upon privatising it, argue workers.
Arun Kumar Das
Budget Seeks Bigger Role for Private Players in Rail Infrastructure Development
06 Jul 2019
The FM acknowledged that the government cannot increase the outlays and substantially encouraged the private sector to participate in railway infrastructure redevelopment in PPP model.
Neelambaran A
Tamil Nadu: BSNL Contract Workers on Hunger Strike, Demand Six Months Salary
02 Jul 2019
The workers are on strike till July 4, and a nationwide protest has been planned by the BSNL Casual and Contract Workers’ Federation on July 17.
Ronak Chhabra
IBA’s Performance-linked Wage Formula: Attempt to Absolve Bank Management
02 Jul 2019
Under the new proposal, the Public Sector Banks will be able to link the employees’ salaries with the financial performance of the bank.