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Opening the doors to private players in ICMR and ISRO may help in capacity building, but regulating their work through bureaucrats toeing the line of political masters raises disturbing questions

Nine ISRO employee associations have sought clarification from Chairperson V Narayanan over reports of shifting manufacturing and operational functions to private entities. They questioned ISRO's future role, employee prospects and recruitment, while IN-SPACe chief Pawan Goenka stressed public-private cooperation

Encouraging more private sector participation in defence production, especially in medium and high-tech segments, is key to driving indigenisation

While the private sector’s rising R&D spending is a welcome shift, it alone cannot bridge India’s technology gap

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said India is on track to become a major global arms exporter within 25–30 years. In Shirdi, he highlighted growing private sector participation in defence manufacturing and said India aims to become a hub for advanced weapon production

Entry of private players will accelerate the expansion of atomic energy as part of India’s long-term energy transition

India’s Rs 1 lakh crore R&D scheme is a timely intervention, addressing low investment in research and development — particularly poor participation of the private sector

Differentiated demand due to quality and services like placement is fuelling growth of private enterprises in higher education

The Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order staying the Haryana government’s law on quota for locals in private sector jobs is a welcome development. It’s an apt judicial intervention to correct a flawed policy. According to the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020, private companies are required to reserve 75% of the jobs, […]

Allow States to formulate their own vaccination strategies depending on local conditions

Unless the private sector is energised enough, unless the private sector is facilitated enough, India is just losing a very big opportunity, said the Union Finance Minister

Recovery could have been much faster if the government has spent more, says an expert.

On asset front, gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of the bank fell to 1.08 per cent of the gross advances as on September 30, 2020, as against 1.38 per cent a year earlier. In absolute value, gross NPAs or bad loans reduced

Pakistan will remain in "enhanced (expedited) follow-up" and will have to "continue to report back to the APG on progress to strengthen its implementation of AML/CFT measures."