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Just in:   • Biden administration forgives $4.7 billion loans to Ukraine  • Women entrepreneurs driving innovation, growth in gem & jewellery sector: Smriti Irani  • India’s export outlook brighter as manufactured goods gain share: RBI  • India’s consumer durable makers to log 11-12 pc growth in FY25  • SEBI’s proposal on SME IPOs: striking a delicate balance  Last updated: 14 Nov, 2024   From internet.org to drones, India enters new technology era Nishant Arora | 20 Dec, 2015 While "net neutrality" and its ensuing debate kept Indian policymakers and the social media busy for most part of the year, what took the country to the centre stage was a statement from social networking giant Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg that if the world needs to be connected then it is very important to connect the billion-plus people in India.    Read more.... Year End Review 2015: Report card of MSME Ministry SME Times News Bureau | 18 Dec, 2015 During the year 2015, Ministry of MSME launched various initiatives to improve the ease of doing business and to make sector more globally competitive.    Read more.... Impact of court ruling on diesel cars moderate, but wide: Analysts Rohit Vaid | 17 Dec, 2015 The Supreme Court order banning the sale of diesel vehicles above 2,000 cc in the national capital will impact only some auto-makers strongly, but will also potentially trigger a cascading effect on the dependent ancillary industry, analysts maintain.    Read more.... Ducking the solution: New global norms in climate negotiations SME Times News Bureau | 14 Dec, 2015 When you cross the strict security and enter the venue of Paris Climate Summit, you arrive at a broad passage that leads to the array of halls and meeting rooms. The passage is baptized by the French hosts as 'Champs-Elysees', the world famous avenue in the center of Paris.    Read more.... China or India: Difficult choice for new Myanmar government Amitava Mukherjee | 01 Dec, 2015 Even as the Aung San Suu Kyi-led National League for Democracy (NLD) is expected to form a new government in Myanmar, China has lost no time in diagnosing the import of the party's victory and is all set to recalibrate its policy towards the country to steal a march over India towards gaining a deeper strategic depth in this ASEAN nation.    Read more.... Assisted e-commerce players to tap huge offline market Mohammed Shafeeq | 01 Dec, 2015 The trust a kirana merchant enjoys in the neighbourhood and the preference of Indian consumers to come in direct contact with sellers is opening the doors of next big wave in e-commerce - the assisted e-commerce.    Read more.... 'Way forward is to get things done without legislation' Amit Kapoor & Sankalp Sharma | 20 Nov, 2015 The recent change to the FDI policy regime by the Indian government is a welcome move.     Read more.... Realty sector likely to miss out Diwali dazzle despite marketing fireworks Vinod Behl | 06 Nov, 2015 Reeling under a slump in sales and sitting on huge unsold inventories, real estate developers are using every possible marketing trick in their arsenal to excite indifferent buyers to come out and invest during this festive season.    Read more.... Lessons from Bejing: Why India must rethink industries, technology Bhavana Akella | 02 Nov, 2015 As I write this, I spot over a dozen Chinese men outside my Beijing hotel room wearing air purifier masks on their faces - the price they paid for technology. It stirred some alarming thoughts about where India is heading, and why India has a need to rethink each of its steps towards technological advancement.    Read more.... Significance of Advertising & Marketing for a small business Robb Auber | 31 Oct, 2015 When it comes to developing a small business, there appear so many small things having significant values and implications.     Read more.... India to align itself with Africa's Agenda 2063 SME Times News Bureau | 26 Oct, 2015 Agenda 2063 strives to enable Africa remain focused and committed to the ideals envisaged in the context of a rapidly changing world.    Read more.... RBI's monetary policy decision and its impact Amit Kapoor | 16 Oct, 2015 Recently Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan cut the repo rate by 50 basis points to 6.75 percent. This reduction now takes the cumulative reduction since January 2015 to 125 basis points.    Read more.... Festive season will have little to cheer realty industry Vinod Behl | 13 Oct, 2015 With affordability and safety of investment being the key for home buyers, the latest round of repo rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may see only a marginal improvement in demand and may not act as a catalyst to stimulate sales in this festive season.    Read more.... Solution to reservation by Shiv Khera Qualified Learning Systems | 06 Oct, 2015 Shiv Khera, Founder of Qualified Learning Systems has condemned the intention of several political parties to politicise the reservation issue in the country. Nation has suffered badly due to divide and rule policy of political parties and urged the leaders not to further kindle the caste based system just to gain power and form government at centre, state, panchayat.    Read more.... 'PM's US visit can transform India by making it easier to do biz' Arun Kumar | 26 Sep, 2015 Looking at the euphoria surrounding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Silicon Valley, analysts have suggested that it can indeed spark India's tech economy provided he can make it easier to do business with his country.    Read more.... Yellen has played it smart, now Rajan has to make up Vatsal Srivastava | 18 Sep, 2015 Acknowledging the recent volatile developments in the global markets, most notably China, and low inflation, US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has decided to keep interest rates near the zero-bound. This outcome was widely expected by the financial markets, as federal fund futures were only anticipating a 30 percent probability of a September liftoff.    Read more.... Online grocery business surges on lower prices, hassle-free purchases Aparajita Gupta | 14 Sep, 2015 Shopping for vegetables, fruits or bread wasn't fun - not as a regular chore in the least. But online grocery marketplaces are fast changing the habits and mindsets of people, especially the young urban professional, on what was once mundane into fun. Plus, no more scurrying around for parking space, small change or wading through dirty marketplaces.    Read more.... Slowing dragon, rising elephant Amit Kapoor | 08 Sep, 2015 Recent events in the Chinese economy and its impact on the world markets merit attention. With August 24 being termed 'Black Monday' as markets tumbled first in China and then in countries elsewhere. In China, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fell an astounding 8.49 percent in one day.    Read more.... Improving India's export competitiveness Amit Kapoor | 26 Aug, 2015 Indian exports have fallen for the eighth consecutive month - 10.3 percent from the July 2014 level of USD 25.793 billion to USD 23.137 billion in July 2015. The fall, if taken out of context, would call for a worrying picture. However, given that imports have also fallen 10.28 percent from usd 40.068 billion in July 2014 to USD 35.950 billion in July 2015 calls for an interesting read.     Read more.... 'Special parliament session only after consensus on GST' Brajendra Nath Singh | 24 Aug, 2015 The Union government will convene a special session of parliament to pass the goods and services tax (GST) bill - a constitutional amendment - only after a consensus is achieved among all political parties, including the Congress and the Left that are vociferously opposing the measure, official sources said.    Read more.... Brand name for your fashion label Mayur Karwa | 18 Aug, 2015 Brand name gives insights on the aesthetics and philosophy of the firm. It embodies the symbol with an implicit value proposition and personality.    Read more.... Is the Congress running fast to stand still? Saeed Naqvi | 11 Aug, 2015 Do page one photographs of Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Kumari Shelja, Anand Sharma and Mohsina Kidwai agitating against suspension of opposition members spell Congress revival?    Read more.... In 7 years, India's population to overtake China's Darryl D'Monte | 01 Aug, 2015 India will overtake China as the world's most populous nation by 2022, says a new UN report that revises its previous estimates, which put the date around 2028.    Read more.... A.P.J. Abdul Kalam: India's missile man, an indomitable spirit SME Times News Bureau | 28 Jul, 2015 An enthusiast till the last for sharing ideas with students and youth, it was not surprising that former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was delivering a lecture at the IIM-Shillong when he collapsed and died in a hospital shortly afterwards.    Read more.... Iran N-deal: Devil's in detail, so hold the champagne, please IANS | 16 Jul, 2015 The contentious nuclear deal struck on Tuesday between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) in the Austrian capital city of Vienna has been described as a win-win for everybody.    Read more.... 'Never-ending thirst for knowledge is mantra for success' SME Times News Bureau | 16 Jul, 2015 Suhel Seth Wednesday told women entrepreneurs that never-ending thirst for knowledge is the mantra for success.    Read more.... Can mobile apps emerge sole driver of India's e-commerce? Aparajita Gupta and Sharon Thambala | 14 Jul, 2015 With 975 million mobile phone connections in India and penetration at 140 percent in urban areas, many e-commerce firms see apps as the way forward to push sales, with some even planning to make it their exclusive delivery platform. Is it feasible?    Read more.... India's Export Scenario K R Sudhaman | 06 Jul, 2015 India, which had a global share of 2.4 percent in trade at the time of independence, dropped to a mere 0.7 percent in 1991 because of inward looking policy of self-reliance and exporting only the surplus. The balance of payment crisis in 1991 rightly brought about a change in India's economic philosophy.    Read more.... Will market regulator's plan to simplify start-ups' listing help SMEs? Aparajita Gupta | 29 Jun, 2015 The spirit of entrepreneurship got a shot in the arm as India's market regulator decided to simplify the framework for raising of capital by technological startups. But how much will it help them? While most of them feel it will open up opportunities, others feel the traditional route was better.    Read more.... Green energy has got a boost under Modi regime K R Sudhaman | 22 Jun, 2015 The global warming, air pollution and climate change are danger signals that all is not too well with environment and Narendra Modi government has rightly taken some major green initiative for sustainable energy development during the last one year. Solar energy, which is abundantly available in the country is being given new thrust.    Read more.... Maggi banned but what about oil, eggs, vegetables, pulses Abheet Singh Sethi | 06 Jun, 2015 Looking at other items, a study tested 291 samples of sesame oil, coconut oil, groundnut oil, mustard oil, sunflower oil, cottonseed oil and soybean oil. This apart, arsenic above "critical limits" was found in cereals, pulses, vegetables, roots and tubers. Cadmium above similar criticality was found in cereals, fruits and curd, in a 2013 MS University of Baroda study. Both heavy metals are toxic to human beings.    Read more.... Will the Indian tiger catch the Chinese dragon? Amit Kapoor | 03 Jun, 2015 For all the hype that was recently created in the mainstream media over the Indian economy "overtaking" the Chinese economy in growth terms, this article offers a contrarian perspective.    Read more.... Framework for Revival and Rehabilitation of MSMEs SME Times News Bureau | 01 Jun, 2015 The Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises has notified a Framework for Revival and Rehabilitation of MSMEs, in exercise of the powers conferred under section 9 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006.    Read more.... Assessing one-year's performance of the Modi Govt Amit Kapoor | 22 May, 2015 The Narendra Modi government, which completes a year in office on May 26, had won last year's general elections on the plank of development and its promise to bring in 'Acche Din'.    Read more.... Modi & Manmohan: 1 Year, spot the differences SME Times News Bureau | 11 May, 2015 The economy rebounded; exports and imports declined, foreign-exchange reserves grew; coal production, electricity generation and petroleum consumption rose, non-performing assets (NPAs) in banking soared.    Read more.... Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana - A new direction towards empowerment of youth Archana Datta | 08 May, 2015 Skill and knowledge are the two driving forces of economic growth and social development for any country. Countries with higher level of skills fare better to cope with the challenges of emerging economies in the present day world.    Read more.... Farmer suicides: Is moving from farms to factories the answer? Amulya Ganguli | 28 Apr, 2015 The stir against land acquisition took a tragic and macabre turn when a farmer hanged himself during an Aam Admi Party (AAP) rally in the heart of the national capital. The mortifying episode only showed how the political exploitation of a complex problem was diverting attention from what really needed to be done.    Read more.... How to build and protect your brand image? Amit Dasgupta | 20 Apr, 2015 Who am I? The question lies at the very heart of human enquiry. On a basic level, it refers to identity. In other words, it seeks to answer what we do and what we stand for.    Read more.... Net neutrality in India still a myth, but don't log off Aparajita Gupta | 20 Apr, 2015 Amid the raging debate globally over net neutrality, which has evoked a strong reaction from stakeholders in India, domain experts feel that an unshackled access to the Internet world isn't feasible in India yet but attempts must continue for egalitarianism.    Read more.... Small-town entrepreneurial dreams have just got bigger Gajal Gupta | 14 Apr, 2015 There are stories of people hailing from the country's hinterland who made it big in cities and even abroad. With changing times, these dreams have got even bigger with a handful of new-age entrepreneurs proving that inspiration, passion and hard work can translate into great success stories.    Read more.... MUDRA Bank: 5.77 cr SMEs to be provided easy finance Saurabh Gupta | 08 Apr, 2015 Access to institutional finance to MSMEs will not only help them but also instrument GDP growth, job creation.    Read more.... Not industry, small farms key to jobs growth: Indian expert Arul Louis | 04 Apr, 2015 Calling the decimation of small farms 'the biggest catastrophe", an Indian sustainable development expert has said that improving the lot of the small farmer while increasing productivity holds the key to employment growth and ending poverty.    Read more.... Insurance Reform - A Game Changer K R Sudhaman | 31 Mar, 2015 Insurance industry in India is a USD 250 billion industry, equivalent to four-fifth of the country's foreign exchange reserves. But its growth has been hampered because of the unusual delay in the passage of Insurance amendment bill, which 10 years after it was conceived was passed by Parliament recently.    Read more.... To World, With Love from India! Dr. Yasho V Verma | 23 Mar, 2015 It's time the nuts and bolts morph into a skilled juggernaut.    Read more.... India needs habitable cities before smart cities Sanjiv Kataria | 17 Mar, 2015 Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his government's plans to create 100 smart cities, there is a rise in the clamour by chief ministers to get the tag. From Ajmer to Allahabad and from Salem to Srinagar, the list of contenders grows, even as India gives shape to a plan and an agreement on what constitutes a smart city.    Read more.... Budget 2015-16 - Short on real(ty) expectations Vinod Behl | 09 Mar, 2015 The progressive and forward looking budget for 2015-16 demonstrating pro-growth and pro-investment themes scores high on revitalizing the economy but is low on realty revival, with the real estate sector being only an indirect beneficiary.    Read more.... Women entrepreneurs: Balancing personal, professional worlds with pride Nivedita | 07 Mar, 2015 From managing their family and children, fulfilling their 'duties' as a daughter, wife, daughter-in-law and more, to also setting up and running their own business - women across India are fighting stereotypes and challenging themselves to create their own individuality in a patriarchal society.    Read more.... What is made shall be sold! Dr. Yasho V. Verma | 03 Mar, 2015 It's almost a whole year ahead for manufacturers and retailers with traditional methods of sales dovetailing with the new age channels of marketing     Read more.... Highlights of Union Budget 2015-16 SME Times News Bureau | 28 Feb, 2015 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday presents India's national budget for the next fiscal, saying the state of the country's economy was better placed today with its credibility re-established by a series of measures taken by his government.    Read more.... Consolidated Highlights of Economic Survey 2014-15 SME Times News Bureau | 27 Feb, 2015 Tabled in parliament Friday by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and authored by a team led by Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian, the annual report card on the state of the economy said the growth should now rise further and double digit expansion was a possibility.    Read more.... Highlights of Railway Budget 2015 SME Times News Bureau Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu presented his maiden budget for Indian Railways Thursday, promising to balance passenger needs and long-term interests of the organisation to benchmark it globally on quality, safety and reach.     Read more.... Which way will Rajan go with rates post-budget? Biswajit Choudhury | 21 Feb, 2015 With economic data before the union budget on Feb 28 showing inflation at a five-year low, Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan can perhaps indulge in a belated celebration of his birthday that fell Feb 3 when he maintained the RBI repo rate at which it lends to commercial banks at 7.75 percent.    Read more.... Budget as a tool to scale up economic potentials G. Srinivasan | 17 Feb, 2015 This year FM Mr. Arun Jaitley will present his first full budget for the fiscal 2015-16 on Feb 28, even as the maiden one he laid in Parliament in July last was only for eight month period.    Read more.... Can Kejriwal deliver on his promises? Sreeparna Chakravarty | 11 Feb, 2015 With the overwhelming vote from the people of Delhi in his favour, Chief Minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal has been saddled with the challenging responsibility of meeting the collective and varied aspirations of the 17 million residents inhabiting one of the world's largest and most densely populated cities.    Read more.... Prospects and risks in the global economy Amit Kapoor | 09 Feb, 2015 Three recent reports from different perspectives mention the prospects of the global economy and the risks that are inherent. These include the Global Risks Report 2015 of the World Economic Forum (WEF), the January 2015 update of the World Economic Outlook (WEO) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Global Economic Prospects of the World Bank.    Read more.... 'Study in developed markets can make SMEs 'Zero to Hero'' SME Times News Bureau | 28 Jan, 2015 SMEs that send their employees to study in developed markets can grow from 'zero to hero' in a short time, says the study.    Read more.... People seek stronger economy, defence from Indo-US friendship Rahul Vaishnavi | 27 Jan, 2015 Enthusiastic visitors at India's 66th Republic Day parade were hopeful that the apparent chumminess between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama will "improve the economy" of both countries and especially "benefit" India in its fight against terrorism.    Read more.... Obama visit: India-US ties set to move to transformative level Ranjana Narayan | 20 Jan, 2015 India-US ties are set to move to the transformative level during President Barack Obama's India visit later this week, building also on the personal rapport developed between him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with both sides keen to have promising outcomes from the talks on a range of issues, including defence, energy, education and economic cooperation.    Read more.... Make in India but Make it Green Rajendra Shende | 09 Jan, 2015 Speaking on Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched his equally historic and rousing Make in India campaign. His venture capital in launching this movement is in the form of India's unique demographic dividend - the youth that constitute 65 percent of its population.    Read more.... Why GST is important? Amit Kapoor and Sankalp Sharma | 31 Dec, 2014 On the one side are those who believe that the proposed changes in the regime will lead to greater centralization and this will limit the ability of states to impose a tax that they deem fit.     Read more.... Archives: 2024 ( 75 )    2023 ( 57 )    2022 ( 53 )    2021 ( 55 )    2020 ( 54 )    2019 ( 56 )    2018 ( 57 )    2017 ( 60 )    2016 ( 53 )    2015 ( 60 )    2014 ( 747 )    Index     Customs Exchange Rates Currency Import Export US Dollar 84.35 82.60 UK Pound 106.35 102.90 Euro 92.50 89.35 Japanese Yen 55.05 53.40 As on 12 Oct, 2024   Daily Poll Will the new MSME credit assessment model simplify financing?  Yes  No  Can't say   Commented Stories

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