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Informal sector is not yet ready for cashless economy, GST: FISME writes to PM Modi

Informal sector is not yet ready for…

New Delhi, Dec 12 (KNN) The apex body for MSME associations in the country, FISME, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged to bring two major…

Most Electricity Regulators mute spectators as DISCOMS flout their directives: FISME

Most Electricity Regulators mute spectators as DISCOMS…

New Delhi, Dec 9 (KNN) It is no more a surprise for the stakeholders that electricity watchdogs across the country have been failing to enforce their own…

RBI unwilling to  supply more – the currency shortage to continue

RBI unwilling to supply more – the…

Mumbai, Dec 8 (KNN) In the Press Conference held on the Monetary policy, RBI announced that against demonetisation of currency notes worth Rs. 11.55 lakh…

Unchanged lending rate is a surprise, but it seems RBI is waiting for the banks to pass rate cuts: Economists

Unchanged lending rate is a surprise, but…

New Delhi, Dec 7 (KNN) Unchanged Repo Rate has come as a surprise for many Economists, but at the same time they feel that transmission of lending rates…

26 MSMEs from Aurangabad Auto Cluster join hands with GIZ for Low Cost Automation Solutions

26 MSMEs from Aurangabad Auto Cluster join…

Aurangabad, Dec 7 (KNN) Recognizing the importance of Innovation and Automation for business growth, as many as 26 city based micro, small and medium enterprises…

Amma was magnanimous in helping micro and small industries: Tamil Nadu MSMEs

Amma was magnanimous in helping micro and…

Chennai, Dec 6 (KNN) The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo, J Jayalalithaa passed away on Monday night at 11.:30 pm from a cardiac arrest. Puratchi…

Not only wage payment, labour migration is another problem that MSMEs are facing now

Not only wage payment, labour migration is…

New Delhi, Dec 2 (KNN) Struggling to pay wages to labourers due to cash crunch is not the only problem that the MSMEs are currently facing. Migration of…

Jammu MSMEs demand shifting of “hazardous” LPG Bottling Plant from SIDCO Industrial Complex

Jammu MSMEs demand shifting of “hazardous” LPG…

Jammu, Dec 1 (KNN) The city based micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are demanding shifting of LPG Bottling plant of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation…

MSMEs mourn death of Dr. Chakradhari Agarwal, doyen of MSME sector and founder of FISME

MSMEs mourn death of Dr. Chakradhari Agarwal,…

New Delhi, Nov 28 (KNN) Dr. Chakradhari Agarwal one the most influential figures for Small Scale Industries (SSIs) and founder of National Alliance of Young…

FISME demands removal of protectionist measures during pre-budget consultation with Finance Minister

FISME demands removal of protectionist measures during…

New Delhi, Nov 26 (KNN) While the aftershocks of demonetisation dominated the pre-budget consultation meeting chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley,…

Educational institutions should help spread financial literacy, awareness on digital economy: PM

Educational institutions should help spread financial literacy,…

Bhatinda, Nov 25 (KNN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the youth of the country to come forward and create awareness amongst people around them on…

MSMEs need to innovate according to the market need and before it’s too late: SN Tripathi

MSMEs need to innovate according to the…

New Delhi, Nov 24 (KNN) The two-day international policy workshop on ‘Innovation Voucher’, jointly organized by GIZ and Office of the DC-MSME,…

Central Govt creates MSME Fund for promotion and development of MSMEs

Central Govt creates MSME Fund for promotion…

New Delhi, Nov 23 (KNN) The Ministry of MSME, Government of India, has created a Fund of Funds called as Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Fund for promotion…

TPP’s fall or India’s gain?

TPP’s fall or India’s gain?

New Delhi, Nov 22 (KNN) US President-elect Donald Trump, through a video message, today said that US will pull out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),…

UP based MSME handholds farmers to deal with “no cash” Mandis

UP based MSME handholds farmers to deal…

New Delhi, Nov 21 (KNN) At a time when the farmers well as small traders are fearing heavy losses due to government’s move against black money, UP…

Banks will have to extend loans for all sorts of economic enterprises; will have to bring down interest rates: PM Modi

Banks will have to extend loans for…

Agra, Nov 21 (KNN) Assuring that the money deposited with banks post demonetization will not be kept idle, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Banks will…

IIM Indore to launch new Training for SMEs on ‘Managing Innovation in Small Businesses’ with National & Intl Experts

IIM Indore to launch new Training for…

New Delhi, Nov 18 (KNN) Following the successful launch of training course on “Managing Innovation in Small Businesses” in ISB in the beginning…

Street vendors report massive dip in business due to demonetization

Street vendors report massive dip in business…

New Delhi, Nov 17 (KNN) All kinds of traders be it wholesalers, retailers or street vendors are reporting massive dip in their businesses ever after the…

MSMEs hit as note exchange rush clogs commercial banking services

MSMEs hit as note exchange rush clogs…

New Delhi, Nov 15 (KNN) For MSMEs, the situation is like a double edged sword ever after the announcement of demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes…

Current a/c holders can withdraw up to Rs 50000 in a week

Current a/c holders can withdraw up to…

Mumbai, Nov 15 (KNN) In a move which would help MSMEs pay wages to the labourers, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed the current account holders…