ISRO has dismissed the claims that it is undergoing privatisation, stating that India's space ambitions cannot be solely achieved by ISRO manpower and government resources.
The immediate concern comes from a statement made by Pawan Goenka, who said that ISRO would eventually not manufacture launch vehicles and that the work would be carried out by private companies or PSUs.
When PM Modi spoke of opening the nuclear sector, he was not talking only about infrastructure or investment. He was speaking about insulating India’s energy future from external pressure.
Punjab’s subsidy burden has risen sharply to ₹20,500 crore. The Centre’s proposed power policy, seen as a push for privatisation, could force states to reform electricity distribution or risk losing financial grants.
During a publicly televised bidding event, Blue World City, a real estate developer, presented its offer, which accounted for only 12 per cent of the government's stipulated price.
Dismissing the plea that claimed disinvestment was done in a non-transparent manner, the Madras HC bench of Justice V Parthiban observed that the government appeared to have taken every care not to jettison the interests of its employees.