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Saturday, February 21, 2026
TopicPublic Sector Undertaking

Topic: Public Sector Undertaking

Why Centre’s Green Credit scheme has fizzled in MP, state that pledged the most land for reforestation

Iram Siddique -
MP has received payments for only 4.6% of total land selected by PSUs under the scheme for tree plantation. But agency responsible for implementing GCP says procedural delays are temporary.

Visible infra progress, Make in India push — what’s driving PSU stocks to meteoric highs

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
Driven by govt’s infra push, Make in India & transition to green energy, PSUs across sectors have seen their stocks jump more than 100% in one year, even by 300-400% for some.

Modi govt needs to learn from US, France. India’s defence industry needs a push for private

Snehesh Alex Philip -
If India wants to counter China’s forays into Africa, it must harness the private sector to strike procurement deals on a tricky continent.

LIC isn’t alone, shares of half the PSUs that went public since 2010 trading below IPO price

+TFP Shubham Batra -
Only seven of 22 PSU stocks are currently trading at double their issue price. LIC, the much-awaited IPO, managed to garner Rs 20,560 crore.

Our oil sector is dominated by financially strong PSUs. Monetisation may not benefit it

Siraj Hussain -
Oil PSUs are not really dependent on the proceeds from asset monetisation for raising resources for the new infrastructure projects planned by them.

Modi govt scheme has reduced tax disputes by nearly 30%, but big cases still pose headache

Remya Nair -
Central PSUs have used the Vivad Se Vishwas scheme to settle relatively larger-sized disputes. But private sector and others have used the scheme to only settle low-value disputes.

India’s ‘headless PSU’ problem — top posts at 15 PSUs are vacant, some since 2017-18

Remya Nair -
The Public Enterprises Selection Board, tasked with advising the government on such appointments, has itself been headless for more than six months.

Vajpayee turned around the fortunes of Vizag Steel Plant, so can Modi. Stop privatisation

Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu -
In 1966, when Indira Gandhi decided against having a steel plant in Vizag, it was seen as an insult to the Telugus.

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Opinion

Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Sushant Sareen -
Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

5 years of Ukraine war—why Delhi must de-hyphenate Moscow from the West

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India can sell its vision, but it can’t spectacle its way to AI power

Economy

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

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

Defence

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

National Interest

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

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

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