When Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Make in India’ campaign in 2014, the focus of the campaign was to compel national and multinational companies to manufacture in India—a vision which resonates with all of us. The focus is job creation and skill development and the end objective is t…
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My Trade Box join hands with Lending Kart to provide SMEs with loans
India’s first ‘Assisted Bulk Buying’ hybrid e-commerce start-up My Trade Box will assist SMEs to connect directly to the retailers through their association with fintech startup LendingKart, with a common aim to provide more loan access to more small and medium enterprises. Both…
Ease of doing business: India banks on ‘remarkable work’ to improve World Bank ranking
As the World Bank looks set to release its annual ranking of countries in the ease of doing business later this week, India expects to improve its position from last year’s 130 out of 189 economies. The optimism stems from the fact that, for a second straight year, the country expects its ranking…
Khadi outlet at Delhi registers record Rs 1.08 cr sale in a day
The outlet of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) at Connaught Place, Delhi has registered a record Rs 1.08 crore sale in a day, its highest so far. The feat was recorded on October 22. KVIC Chairman V K Saxena said the previous sales record was of Rs 82.5 lakh, which was recorded at t…
Special package to be extended for home textile segment: Textile Ministry
The made-ups and home textile segment is expected to be covered under the Rs 6,000-crore special package recently approved for the garment sector. Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani told the industry her Ministry is actively considering to extend the benefits of special package to the made-u…
Modinomics: New art of diplomacy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been able to leverage India’s economic advantages to improve international relations and vice versa. He recognises that India’s ambition to become a $10-trillion economy and create 175 millions jobs by 2032 will depend on linking the country’s foreign policy to do…
Canara Bank & State Bank of Patiala grab awards for excellence in MSME lending
State Bank of Patiala has been conferred “Special Award for Excellence in MSME lending” for its performance in lending to the MSME sector during the year 2013-14 and 2014-15 with a growth of Rs 2597 crore (annualized 23%) and Rs 994 crore (annualized 7.10%) respectively, covering the …
World is waiting for us, we are not small anymore: PM at National MSME Awards
Small is turning big! It was evident when Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave away National MSME Awards to 227 industrialists from across the country in Ludhiana, on 18 October. Modi also launched the two most awaited schemes, National SC/ST hub and Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED). Earlier, Modi reac…
PM Narendra Modi to present National MSME awards to industrialists today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will present the national MSME awards to 225 industrialists at Ludhiana in Punjab this afternoon. He will also launch the national SC/ST hub and zero effect on environment scheme for MSME sector at Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana. This hub is being set up unde…
Varanasi gets country’s first special handicraft mega cluster
Varanasi: The parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been gifted with the first special handicraft mega cluster of the country with a fund of Rs. 31 crore to benefit 21,000 artisans of different crafts. Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani announced the project at the Dasta…