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Farm Laws Repeal Bill Listed Along With Electricity Amend Bill Among 26 in Winter Session
24 Nov 2021
Bill on privatisation of two public sector banks also to be introduced in Parliament, as is one on regulation of cryptocurrencies.
Saurabh Yadav
Not All Shiny at India’s Largest Pig Iron Producer
18 Nov 2021
The sale of Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited, a public sector iron and steel maker is not going according to plan. Neglect, mismanagement, pending salaries of employees, and unpaid loans haunt its…
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Privatisation Makes Poor Poorer, Rich Richer
22 Oct 2021
In the last three decades, successive governments have rooted for privatisation. However, after 30 years, the poor have become poorer with growth taking a hit in the last few years.
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‘Air India Sale to Create Oligopoly’: Central Trade Unions Tell PM to Roll Back Privatisation Policy
19 Oct 2021
The Central Trade Unions have accused the government of denigrating PSUs as “loss-making” and using that as a pretext to sell them off.
Associated Press
US: Thousands March in Puerto Rico, Outraged over Power Outages
16 Oct 2021
Protesters demanded the ouster of Luma, a private company that took over the island's transmission and distribution of power on June 1.
Ronak Chhabra
Unions Decry Air India Being Offered as ‘Free Gift’ to Tatas, Fear Wage Cuts, Job Losses
14 Oct 2021
The consequences of the deal that involved the selling of the “assets [that were] created over decades with public money” for an amount that is “too less” would harm the public interest at large,…
Ditsa Bhattacharya
PM Modi’s Digital Health Mission Might put Personal Data at Risk, Lead to Exclusion
29 Sep 2021
Healthcare professionals and experts have raised concerns about the impact of the digital health mission’s framework on data privacy and access to health.
PTI
Opposing PSU Privatisation, Kerala Govt Takes Over BHEL-EML in Kasaragod
08 Sep 2021
The PSU was taken over by spending a total of Rs 77 crore, including Rs 43 crore for its revival, CM Pinarayi Vijayan said.
Sandip Chakraborty
Port Workers in Kolkata Threaten Stiff Resistance to Any Intention to Sell off Ports
08 Sep 2021
Right from 2014, the Port and Shore Majdoor Union led by the Water transport federation of India (WTWFI), is engaged in a continuous struggle against the same. Sarkar pointed out that even the…
PTI
BSNL Employees Union to Protest Against Monetisation of Telecom Assets on Friday
26 Aug 2021
Sale of mobile towers to corporates is the beginning of privatisation of BSNL and MTNL said the employees.