Taking a cue from the biennial investor congregation — Vibrant Gujarat Summit — held every alternate year in Gujarat, the Center is organizing “Make in India Week” in Mumbai during February 13-18. The week-long event, being organised by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Un…
‘Start-up India, Stand-up India’ | Boosting entrepreneurs at grass-root level
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, on Sunday a full action plan of the ‘Start-up India, Stand-up India’ programme, aimed at providing fresh impetus to entrepreneurship at the grass-root level, will be announced on January 16. In his monthly ‘Mann ki Baat’ radio programme, Modi said, “A structure …
Crisil grants grade to K.P. Energy
CRISIL Research has assigned CRISIL SME fundamental grade ‘3/5’ (pronounced ‘SME three on five’) to K.P. Energy Ltd (KPEL). The grade indicates that the fundamentals of the company are ‘good’ relative to other SMEs in India. However, it is not an opinion on whether the issue price is appropriate …
Indian SMEs are second to none; have to be recognized as brands | Anup Pujari | Secretary, MSME Ministry
‘State governments also need to enforce 20% procurement quota for SME sector’ The Indian small and medium enterprises are second to none but they have to sustain standards and be recognized as brands to reckon with, says MSME Secretary Anup Pujari in an exclusive sit down interview with SMEpost.…
Start-up India has Rs 930-crore legs to stand on
The government’s `Startup India, Stand Up India’ programme seems to be gaining some momentum, with the Small Industries Development Bank of India (Sidbi) clearing Rs 930 crore from the Rs 2,000-crore fund-of-funds it launched in August to support venture capital funds. Sidbi’s I…
CYANOGEN to expand in India, buy start-ups
Cyanogen, which has developed an open-source mobile operating system, plans to expand aggressively in India to tap the opportunities offered by the world’s fastest growing Smartphone market. The US-based company is also evaluating possibilities to invest in or acquire startups to strengthen…
Prione bets big on SMEs in Telangana
Prione, a joint venture between Catamaran Ventures and Amazon, on Tuesday said it had seen high demand for its services from Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) in Telangana. The company, which enables SMBs to sell online, is betting big on the TS for growth. “Prione’s mission to make SMBs success…
Bengaluru start-up prints 3-D liver tissue
A Bengaluru-based biotech start-up, Pandorum Technologies, has become the first Indian firm to develop artificial living tissue, which performs the function of a human liver, and can lead to affordable, full-scale transplant able organs in few a years. These 3-D printed tissues, with reduced anim…
NSE’s SME platform gains momentum
This has by far been the best year for the SME platform, started by the country’s two premier bourses about three years ago, to enable small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to list. The National Stock Exchange of India’s (NSE) moribund SME platform finally gained traction this year, wit…
36% SMEs in India yet offline | SHOPMATIC ready with ‘Go Digital’ plan
Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) will certainly be one of the big drivers of India’s growth in the coming years. As campaigns by Google and GoDaddy have shown over the years, it is not an easy job to get these smaller entities to go online, especially if those running it are not well-versed wit…