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Increase in toll fare of Expressway from April 1 adds to fuel hike woes for businesses

Increase in toll fare of Expressway from…

New Delhi, Mar 31 (KNN) India saw its latest fuel hike on Thursday which has put a hole in the pockets of general public as well as businesses. The…

Visa launches creator program to help small entrepreneurs understand NFTs, expand their business

Visa launches creator program to help small…

New Delhi, Mar 31 (KNN) Payment services provider Visa has started a creator program to help small entrepreneurs such as filmmakers, digital-first artists,…

MSMEs in Arunachal Pradesh suffer as govt fails to carry out industrial schemes

MSMEs in Arunachal Pradesh suffer as govt…

Itanagar, Mar 31 (KNN) The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the North Eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh are disappointed as they continue…

Today is the last day to link PAN-Aadhaar; Rs 500 - Rs 1,000 penalty from tomorrow

Today is the last day to link…

New Delhi, Mar 31 (KNN) Today, March 31, 2022, is the last date to link PAN Cards with Aadhaar. From tomorrow, penalty will be imposed in case the…

Naini in Prayagraj to soon see new small scale industries, revival of lost economic growth & jobs

Naini in Prayagraj to soon see new…

Prayagraj, Mar 31 (KNN) Once a booming industrial belt of Naini district in Prayagraj has since long being witnessing closure of almost all the…

One lakh MSMEs to come up in Kerala in next 1 year; Kerala CM Vijayan inaugurates project

One lakh MSMEs to come up in…

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 31 (KNN) Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala launched the industries department project of building 100,000 MSMEs…

754 small scale industries shut in Karnataka, 46,000 lost jobs in 2 years: Govt data

754 small scale industries shut in Karnataka,…

New Delhi, Mar 31 (KNN) With Covid hurting the economy over the past two years, Karnataka saw 754 factories downing the shutters leaving more than 46,500…

Mumbai based Fintech CredAble lends $3 billion to more than 1 lakh MSMEs in FY22

Mumbai based Fintech CredAble lends $3 billion…

Mumbai, Mar 31 (KNN) CredAble, working capital tech platform has disbursed USD 3 billion to 1,50,000 MSMEs including cash-strapped businesses…

More than 12,000 SMEs a part of defence sector, says MoS MSME Verma

More than 12,000 SMEs a part of…

New Delhi, Mar 31 (KNN) The defence sector constitutes of more than 12,000 Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and there has been an increase…

Cabinet approves over Rs 6000 cr World Bank assisted RAMP program for MSMEs

Cabinet approves over Rs 6000 cr World…

New Delhi, Mar 30 (KNN) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today approved a Rs 6,062.45 crore program, assisted by the World…

IHGF Delhi Fair launches ExpoBazaar for Indian Exporters to promote B2B e-commerce

IHGF Delhi Fair launches ExpoBazaar for Indian…

New Delhi, Mar 30 (KNN) The Indian Handicrafts and Gifts (IHGF) Delhi Fair launched the ExpoBazaar on Wednesday for Indian exporters to market their…

NABARD estimates Meghalaya’s MSME credit potential at Rs 1,031 cr

NABARD estimates Meghalaya’s MSME credit potential at…

Shillong, Mar 30 (KNN) The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has estimated Meghalaya’s credit potential for the MSME…

J&K govt orders reconstitution of BoDs of SICOP, SIDCO

J&K govt orders reconstitution of BoDs of…

New Delhi, Mar 30 (KNN) In a significant move, Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered for the re-constitution of Board of Directors (BoDs) of Jammu and…

Global India Collaborative delegates visit Dubai Expo to focus on revival of MSME sector

Global India Collaborative delegates visit Dubai Expo…

New Delhi, Mar 30 (KNN) The top delegation of Global India Collaborative (GIC) participated in the Dubai Expo 2020-21 to map the market and…

Govt approves 13 MSME applications to manufacture bulk drugs under PLI Scheme

Govt approves 13 MSME applications to manufacture…

New Delhi, Mar 30 (KNN) The government has approved applications of as many as 13 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to domestically manufacture…

Microfinance industry witnesses 10% rise in gross loan portfolio at Rs 2.56 trillion in Q3FY22

Microfinance industry witnesses 10% rise in gross…

New Delhi, Mar 30 (KNN) The country’s overall microfinance industry witnessed around 10% year-on-year rise in its total gross loan portfolio (GLP)…

All Industries & Trade Forum accuses steel cartels of taking undue advantage of Russia-Ukraine war

All Industries & Trade Forum accuses steel…

New Delhi, Mar 30 (KNN) The All Industries & Trade Forum (ATF) has accused big steel companies of taking undue advantage of war between Russia…

Govt created roadmap in Union Budget to support MSMEs: FM Sitharaman

Govt created roadmap in Union Budget to…

New Delhi, Mar 30 (KNN) The Union Budget FY22-23 is a roadmap created by the government to aid MSMEs with the extension of ECLGS, upgradation…

Telangana banks loan Rs 32,210 cr to MSME sector  in FY22

Telangana banks loan Rs 32,210 cr to…

Hyderabad, Mar 30 (KNN) Telangana being one of the top states to support MSMEs have disbursed Rs 32,210 crore to the MSME sector in FY21. 

Rising fuel prices already impacting MSMEs, say industry leaders

Rising fuel prices already impacting MSMEs, say…

New Delhi, Mar 30 (KNN) As India saw the 7th hike in fuel prices in last eight days, its impact is likely to be felt by Micro, Small and Medium…