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Saturday, February 21, 2026
TopicCPSEs

Topic: CPSEs

Discarded privatisation plans? Number of operating public sector companies rises by 20 since 2014

While CPSE closures have tripled, new companies are coming up too. With profits & dividends being balanced by low disinvestment proceeds, question is whether govt’s strategic shift is working.

OBC representation in public sector companies improving, but still below Mandal Commission benchmark

Though ThePrint’s analysis of annual public sector survey reports shows a gradual rise, it is still below ceiling of 27 percent as recommended by the 1979 Mandal Commission.

India’s public sector enterprises: Where do we go from here?

Although CPSEs continue to have a considerable presence in India’s economy, their role in generating jobs has declined.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.