The government is working towards increasing exports to China to balance a wide trade deficit and formulate a sustainable trade relationship between the two nations, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said on February13. “Our Commerce and Trade Department is working with China to in…
Aerospace & Defence: How MSMEs can build a sustainable business
A multi-billion dollar sector, the Indian Aerospace and Defence (A&D) sector is a focus market for many global A&D companies. The Indian market is also attractive for domestic industrial product conglomerates aspiring to achieve non-linear growth via positions across the A&D value cha…
खुदरा महंगाई दर 3.17 फीसदी पर, 5 सालों का सबसे निचला स्तर
नई दिल्लीः खुदरा महंगाई दर 5 सालों के सबसे निचले स्तर पर आ गयी है. वहीं शहरी इलाकों में खाने पीने की चीजों की खुदरा महंगाई दर निगेटिव हो चली है. सांख्यिकी मंत्रालय की ओर से जारी आंकड़ों के मुताबिक, जनवरी के महीने में खुदरा महंगाई दर 3.17 दर्ज की गयी जबकि दिसम्बर में ये […]
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TReDS can boost MSMEs’ liquidity, with some tweaks
The Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) proposed by the RBI is expected to provide much-needed liquidity to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Lack of adequate working capital has been a major issue for MSMEs. Institutional lenders are typically obsessed with immovable collater…
SBI General Insurance eyes stronger growth in SME, home & health biz
SBI General Insurance, which is expected to swing into the black for the first time this fiscal, plans to give a bigger thrust to SME, health and home businesses in the near term as the three segments promise growth and profitability. The non-life subsidiary of State Bank of India feels that alon…
सरकार ने तैयार किया डिजिटल गांव का ब्लूप्रिंट, टेलीमेडिसिन, फ्री वाई-फाई तक मिलेंगी सर्विस
नई दिल्ली। मोदी सरकार ग्रामीण इलाकों में डिजिटल गांव को कॉन्सेप्ट को जल्द से जल्द पूरा करने की तैयारी में है। इसके लिए सरकार एक पॉयलट प्रोजेक्ट शुरू करने जा रही। जिसके आधार पर देश भर में डिजिटल गांव बनाए जाएंगे। इसके लिए पूरे प्लान का ब्लू प्रिंट तैयार किया जा चुका है।.एक फरवरी को […]
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Small Finance Banks giving competition to old private sector banks, NBFCs
The last year was eventful for the financial services industry; 2017 is expected to surpass that. Over the years we have seen new sectors gaining prominence, be it microfinance, gold finance or small finance banks. Insurance, and in particular general insurance, is the new sector in focus. Over t…
Karnataka strengthens investment climate
Karnataka is hosting the Make in Karnataka Conference from February 13-14, as a part of the overall ‘Make in India’ initiative. The first state to pioneer special investor forums as far back as 2000, it has taken a lead role in attracting investments. Karnataka enjoys multiple advantages in the m…
Coming Soon: India’s largest skill development centre to train over 5k people in a year
The Deshpande Foundation, the decade-long philanthropic effort of Silicon Valley entrepreneur Gururaj ‘Desh’ Deshpande, is setting up India’s largest skill development centre in the North Karnataka town of Hubbali that will open its doors in April this year. Nestled on a seven-acre piece of land …
Cloud push: From start-ups, SMEs to large companies, IBM serves them all
The role of the cloud is changing—it is maturing. It is now the platform for innovation and business value. This is where the US computing giant IBM is setting its sights, indicated by its shift to higher value cloud capabilities. Globally, the Armonk, New York-based firm has built a $12.7 billio…