PSUs must reinvent to stay relevant in the current scenario was the central theme of the various discussions and speeches at the Governance Now PSU award 2014 function held on November 7 in Delhi. The second edition of the awards b
Ram Vilas Paswan, minister for consumer affairs, food and public distribution, government of India, who has a long experience of handling public sector undertakings (PSUs) in his capacity as minister in various portfolios like railways, steel and
Kalraj Mishra, union minister of micro, small and medium enterprises has said while PSUs have contributed to the country’s economic growth, in the current liberalised environment they need to compete hard. Speaking at the Gov
Highlighting the role of public sector enterprises in nation building, UD Choubey, director general Standing Conference of Public Sector Enterprises (SCOPE) said market capitalisation has shown confidence of investors in PSUs over the years.
More than 32 percent of India resides in cities. And many more Indians are expected to shift to cities. According to estimates, in 20 years the country’s urban population will equal its rural numbers. Rapid urbanisation, which is the root ca
President Pranab Mukherjee has advised central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) chiefs to critically re-examine the existing systems and develop newer and efficient ways of doing business. While drawing attention to the need of inn
In 2010, the supreme court observed, “MOFA [Maharashtra Ownership Flats Act, 1963], was enacted by the Maharashtra legislature as it was found that builders/developers/promoters were indulging in malpractices in the sale and transfer of flat
The central government seems to have mastered the art of demagogy and deceit. Words are not meant to be followed by deeds. They go in different directions. Colourful advertisements in corporate-run dailies about the ‘Shrameva Jayate Karyakra
Former union minister GK Vasan today quit the Congress, adding to the travails of the party. “We will chart a new course and approach to present an alternative to the two Dravidian parties,” Vasan announced at a press conferenc
Come November, Delhiites look forward to pleasant morning walks, the soothing rays of the afternoon sun and cosy nights under the blanket. Atul Malhotra and Ravi Rajoria too would have been looking forward to the winter after six excruciating summ
In order to curb the corruption plaguing the public sector banks (PSBs), the NDA government is gearing up to make necessary amends in the selection procedures for appointing chairman and managing directors (CMDs) and other top officials of PSBs.
The real estate regulatory bill has seen many seasons and undergone numerous changes from where it started as a model bill. What next? Where is the bill headed? What is the writing on the wall? Is it going to be about achieving the right balance b
IndiGo, the only profit-making airline, is set to celebrate another milestone. The airline is all ready to welcome its 100th A320 in the 100th month of its first flight. The aircraft will touch down in Delhi on November 4. “It
Election results in India often conceal more than they reveal. Such is the nature of the first-past-the-post system that results are open to many inferences that one may draw, depending on one’s political understanding. The results of the as
The minister for human resource development, Smriti Irani, along with her mandarins and the vice-chancellors of all central universities was in a two-day retreat in September in Chandigarh. It is not surprising that the electronic media neither re
Naveen Patnaik has proved some of the epithets to describe him – reluctant inheritor, slap happy elite, nebbish scion, political greenhorn – grossly erroneous. In a historic first for Odisha, he won the fourth consecutive term as chief
After the submission of the list of black money account holders to the supreme court (SC), head of the special investigation team (SIT), justice MB Shah said there is no new detail in the report. According to a news report on IBNLiv
About 1 lakh schools have been closed down across the country since the enactment of the Right to Education (RTE) Act in April 2010, according to data compiled by a civil society organisation tracking the big-ticket legislation carried out by the
The government has cancelled the selection procedure followed till now in appointing CMDs and EDs at public sector banks. In a statement issued on October 27, the finance ministry said it would fill up the vacancies ‘expediti
The supreme court on Tuesday pulled up the centre and Delhi lieutenant governor (LG) Najeeb Jung for keeping the government formation in Delhi in a limbo even after eight months of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind kejriwal stepping down as the
