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Friday, April 10, 2026
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Topic: MSMEs

Making ‘champion’ MSMEs, reviving 200 legacy clusters—Budget leans on manufacturing to drive growth

Budget underlined that strengthening MSMEs was critical to boosting productivity, expanding formal employment & improving India’s competitiveness amid volatile global conditions.

MSME sector must go green to stay competitive, says NITI Aayog report

Govt think tank says MSMEs transition to green electricity could reduce emissions by 30-35 million tonnes over next 10 years.

India’s flagship arbitration centre has settled 20 cases in 3 yrs. Firms see it as ‘extension of govt’

Set up as an alternative grievance redressal mechanism for domestic & international arbitration, India International Arbitration Centre is still struggling to win the trust of PSUs and MSMEs.

Massagers, not sex toys: Delhi customs dept gets schooled by High Court for ‘moral assumptions’

Court rapped dept for 'harassing' small firms as it dismissed review petition & imposed penalty on assistant commissioner of customs saying amount should be deducted from his salary.

As govt starts rolling back Quality Control Orders, a look at adverse impact they had, mainly on MSMEs

Between 2016 and 2025, around 700 QCOs were issued by the government. Now, it has withdrawn 69 of them.

Why MSME reps are resisting govt QCOs, calling them ‘protectionist’ rather than quality control tool

Quality Control Orders (QCOs), governed by Bureau of Indian Standards, are meant to enhance quality of domestic products and restrict substandard imports.

Assam is wary of digital payments. It’s stalling the growth of MSMEs

Data from a recent survey on MSMEs in Assam shows a paradox. While most MSMEs have adopted digital payment systems, a large share of their customers still prefer to pay in cash.

Over-regulation is holding back MSME growth, states need to lead in easing these: Economic Survey

The next round of easing business regulations—a much bigger problem for MSMEs than for big firms—needs to be driven by states in areas of land, labour, transport, & penalties, it said.

US, India Sign Pact to Boost Global MSME Participation

MoU seeks to enhance cooperation through trade and export finance, tech, green economy, and more.

One business, 2 states, ₹400 cr gap. What Tamil Nadu & UP bandage industries say about India

Tamil Nadu's Chatrapatti’s bandage industry emerged at least two decades after UP's Kanth but it is better organised and is more lucrative. The difference is of 3Es.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.