Bengaluru: Druva, among the world’s biggest data protection startups, has secured $80 million (about Rs 513 crore) in funding led by US-based Riverwood Capital, bulking up capital as enterprises face frequent threats from increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. The company’…
Tag: SME News
Make in India 2015: Pune tops district chart in terms of realisation of MoUs signed with state govt
Of the nearly 800 companies that had promised to set up new units in the city two years ago, 284 have already begun production while another 175 have finished construction, making Pune the lead district in terms of realisation of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed with the state government …
This Diwali bring Khadi gifts to your loved ones: PM tells India Inc
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has exhorted corporates to gift khadi coupons during Diwali as it would greatly help the poor. This gesture on the part of corporates, Modi said, will create an atmosphere that will encourage people to take care of the poor. Th…
PM Modi meets 200 young CEOs, asks to make India’s development a mass movement
Addressing 200 young CEOs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 22 said that welfare of the people and the happiness of citizens is supreme for the government. “In Government, the welfare of the people and the happiness of citizens is supreme,” PM Modi was quoted as saying on his Twit…
India’s foreign reserves marching towards record high: DBS
Singapore: India’s foreign reserves continue to march to record highs, touching $393 billion early this month backed by strong foreign portfolio and investment flows, according to Development Bank of Singapore (DBS). “Strong year-to-date foreign portfolio ($24 billion), net investment flows …
Clean energy push will rescue global economy from falling into deceleration: Piyush Goyal
Power Minister Piyush Goyal today underlined the importance of quickening efforts to promote clean energy and reduce greenhouse gas emission failing which the global economy will slip into deceleration. The minister spoke of 3Ds — De-carbonisation, more decentralisation and greater digitisation. …
NITI Aayog forms 6 groups of CEOs to focus on job creation, income enhancement
New Delhi: Niti Aayog has formed six groups of CEOs to suggest implementable ideas and changes. These groups will divide some 200 CEOs who will make presentations to the Union Cabinet and the Prime Minister. These groups will also be attached to individual ministries to suggest inputs. An of…
GST: Data shows new tax regime widely adopted
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is one of the biggest tax reforms in India. Though only a few weeks old, the latest tax is now firmly embedded in the millions of transactions happening all over the country every day, since the historic first of July, 2017, a watershed in Indian taxation history.…
EDII to roll out start-up classes in buses under ‘World on Wheels’ project
Ahmedabad: In a bid to take digital literacy and knowledge of entrepreneurship to rural communities, the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Bhat, Gandhinagar, has begun the ‘World on Wheels’ project. Currently to be launched with five buses, each of…
Govt may bring in insolvency regulations for bankrupted MSME individuals
First phase will be of insolvency regulations for business individuals, while second will deal with non-business individuals
…