The Adani group has the maximum number of companies in the trillion club at five, followed by the Tata group (four).
The government is planning divestments in at least 5 public sector undertakings including Maruti, Balco, Bhel, Oil India and Powergrid in the next few months as part of efforts to raise Rs 5,000-7,000 crore (Rs 50-70 billion) in 2005-06.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The idea is to set up renewable energy generation capacity, including both solar and wind, along with the associated evacuation infrastructure, at a mega scale in the four Indian deserts -- Thar in Rajasthan, Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, Lahul & Spiti in Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh in Jammu & Kashmir.
The run-up to next year's general elections might see some of the top executives of government-run companies getting unlucky. And, the period could become the best in the lives of those waiting in the wings.