The Quality Council of India plans to cover 26,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the next two years under Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) model of which 6,000 would be from defence sector, a senior official said today. “For two years, we have a target of 26,000 MSMEs out of which 6,0…
Car finance market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 13.5% from FY’2016 – FY’2020 | Ken Research
The pre-owned car finance market has emerged as one of the fastest growing market in the previous few years. The major players or the financiers in the Pre-Owned car finance market are banks and the NBFC’s wherein the major share has gone to the banks because of the underlying trust of the people…
Too much safety to steel units killing SME users, engineering exporters | EEPC India
EEPC India, the apex organisation of engineering exporters who are also major users of steel, has described the extension of safeguard duty on steel as an anti-SME move that will further dent the country’s exports, already down in the dumps. ” We feel this is a completely discriminat…
In a global first, Ola brings ‘Auto-Connect Wi-Fi’ experience
Ola, India’s most popular mobile app for transportation, today announced the launch of Ola Wi-Fi, a proprietary experience from the company’s innovation labs, that allows users to auto connect to Wi-Fi in an Ola cab without having to enter credentials every single time. Users with a one-time auth…
Vista rooms to enter five new countries by 2016-end
Budget hotels aggregator Vista Rooms is embarking on an international expansion with plans to enter five new countries by the end of this year. The startup, which has forayed into the Sri Lankan market, is seeking to respond to interests from its customers in certain international destinations. &…
Dedicated portal to make registration of startups easy
Startups will now be able to get themselves registered online in a day to avail of all the incentives through a dedicated portal and a mobile application for the same will be launched this week. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has developed the portal to provide all infor…
Andhra Pradesh CM pays visit to PEMANDU labs
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on March 30 visited the Mid-Lab syndication work at MHRD as part of Vision 2029. He visited the education and retail labs and reviewed the lab work. Later, the Chief Minister interacted with the lab participants and stakeholders from retail and e…
Coir exports set to exceed last year’s Rs. 1,630 crore
The recessionary trends in the overseas markets seem to have not deterred coir exports from the country, as the sector continues to register a better performance in the last few consecutive years. The coir sector has fetched an export revenue of Rs. 1,630 crore in the last fiscal against Rs. 1,47…
Guidelines on e-commerce markets may save small & medium sellers
Small and medium sellers on e-commerce platforms said the latest guidelines on online retailing will give marketplaces fewer opportunities to arm twist them on matters such as pricing and return policies. But, the All India Online Vendors Association, which has 500 large and medium sellers as mem…
23 SMEs file IPO papers in Jan-Mar quarter to mop up Rs 200 crore
To tap the upbeat investor sentiments, as many as 23 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have filed draft papers in the first quarter ending March 31, to raise over Rs 200 crore through their initial public offerings. The shares will be listed on the SME platforms of the BSE and National Stock Ex…