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Topic: MSME

Over six-fold spike in digital transactions since 2019-20, govt informs Parliament

Govt says digital payments also uplift under-served communities by providing them financial footprint that can be used to assess credit worthiness in absence of traditional documents.

SC-ST entrepreneurship conclave held in Moga, Punjab

Event aims to promote self-employment among marginalized communities

Budget’s MSME push: Mudra loan limit enhanced to Rs 20L, new credit rating mechanism for smaller units

Turnover threshold of buyers for mandatory onboarding on TReDS platform will be slashed from Rs 500 crore to Rs 250 crore, finance minister announces.

Udyami Bharat: MSME Day to focus on Litigation Cost Reduction

Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi to preside over event

DoT organises Telecom Design Collaboration Sprint to drive deep-tech innovation in telecom sector

The event, which was held in Bangalore, brought together 15 leading startups, MSMEs, and academic institutions including IIT Madras, C-DOT, and IIT Delhi.

Digital Competition Bill can stifle opportunities for MSMEs while aiming for a fairer market

A fundamental flaw of the DCB is that it conflates advertisers, publishers, and third-party ad solution providers as a single entity under the umbrella term ‘advertising services’.

RBI imposes ₹1.31 crore penalty on Tamilnad Mercantile Bank for non-compliance

The RBI has clarified that the penalty is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transactions or agreements that the bank has entered into with its customers.

Indian pharma firms now liable to recall defective drugs as Modi govt notifies new norms

Under revised good manufacturing practices (GMP) norms, pharma companies will be required to assume onus for quality of drugs to ensure they do not place patients at risk.

MSMEs make up 90% of world’s companies. But many remain digitally unconnected

The UN Broadband Commission’s Advocacy Target 6 focuses on improving the connectivity of MSMEs by 50% by 2025.

SubscriberWrites: A Trade policy with no provisions for trade financing

Despite talks about leveraging the digital, the foreign trade policy has failed to mention how this emphasis on technology can address the financial shortcomings that plague the MSME sector.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?