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NTPC stake sale on Feb 7, may fetch govt Rs 12,000 cr

Government will offload 9.5 per cent of its ownership.

UP chief secretary removed after SC directive

Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Employment, R Ramani has been given additional charge of Chief Secretary, an official release said.

RFID: The next big thing for Indian IT

'Barcodes mandatory for exports'

The law requires all food manufacturers or suppliers to make their product traceable along the supply chain.

Govt clears IOC, Bhel stake sale; to get over Rs 7,300 cr

The government on Friday cleared disinvestment in two bluechip state-owned companies IOC and Bhel, which would fetch over Rs 7,300 crore (Rs 73 billion) to the exchequer in the current fiscal.

Investors lap up govt's big-ticket share sales

Institutional investors - both foreign and domestic - lapped up the government's big-ticket share sales on Friday, helping it add nearly Rs 9,000 crore to its revenue kitty.

ONGC, OIL can now pick Indian Oil shares

With Oil Ministry continuing to be opposed to selling IOC shares on stock market like other disinvestments, an Empowered Group of Ministers headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram today decided to sell 24.27 crore shares or 10 per cent government stake in the company to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Oil India Ltd.

Falling markets derail govt's divestment plans

Investor confidence has evaporated amid fears over the rising cost of funding India's gaping current account deficit, prompting New Delhi to delay plans to raise much-needed funds through partial privatisations, finance ministry sources said.

Efforts to sell PSU stakes lose steam

One crucial revenue source that can help the government achieve its fiscal-deficit target is the proceeds from the sale of its stakes in public sector companies.