This move, however, will not impact employees who have affirmative action benefits.
Here are the top business headlines on Wednesday morning
The government is selling its entire 52.98 per cent stake in BPCL in the nation's biggest privatisation till date
The panel said it is "concerned" that meeting divestment target is pivotal to the Budget
The government's share sale of 16.12 per cent stake in Tata Communications Ltd received "great response" from institutional investors, DIPAM Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Tuesday.
Banks, insurers part of the list as process kicks off
The government has brought in a new policy for the public sector companies
Seeks list of potential assets from ministries, govt departments, PSUs
The discussions are scheduled to take place on Tuesday
The board approved the appointment of M/s Deloitte Haskins & Sells LPP, as Consultant for advising, undertaking and implementing demerger of non-core assets of BEML
DIPAM, in December, had invited EoI for strategic disinvestment of its entire stake of 63.75 per cent in Shipping Corp of India
The government has received multiple preliminary bids for strategic sale of Pawan Hans, DIPAM Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Thursday.
The government has received three preliminary bids to buy controlling stake in the country's second-largest fuel retailer
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will step down as the chief executive officer in the third quarter of 2021, the company said on Wednesday. Read top news with Business Standard
Provisions have been added in the LIC Act to provide some reservation to policyholders as shareholders, said DIPAM secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey
It is learnt that the valuation done by the two companies is much higher than the one arrived at by the transaction advisors
The changes are being proposed to obviate situations when a highest bidder fails the security clearance in the case of investment from China or other bordering nations on grounds of national security
State-owned NALCO will buy back Rs 749 crore worth of shares, DIPAM Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Thursday.
Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) had signed an agreement with World Bank, in November 2020, to provide advisory services to the government for asset monetization
The issue consists of a fresh issue of up to 118.80 crore shares and offer for sale of up to 59.40 crore shares by the government