Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to fully leverage India's growing network of free trade agreements (FTAs), which exporters say offer small businesses access to larger…
The Reserve Bank of India has proposed tighter rules for setting and revising loan interest rates, with the framework scheduled to take effect on April 1, 2027. Banks would calculate MCLR using…
ICC Jammu chairman Rahul Sahai has called for the early rollout of a new industrial incentive policy for Jammu and Kashmir, warning that policy uncertainty is hurting fresh investment and credit growth.…
The government plans to include the service sector in the Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) scheme, officials said. MSME secretary Bharat Khera said discussions with the Quality Council of India and the…
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is considering raising the maximum post-issue paid-up capital for SME listings from Rs 25 crore to Rs 100 crore. This could allow companies with…
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Rajinder Gupta will move a private members' resolution on Friday seeking recognition for 'digital creative enterprises' as a distinct category within the MSME policy architecture, Hindustan Times reports.…
India's imports from China of engineering goods, textiles and toys recorded a sizeable increase in 2025-26, the Commerce Ministry told the Lok Sabha on August 11. Engineering goods imports rose 18.6 per…
India Today reports that Firozabad's glass industry now exports products to over 100 countries, including Germany, Japan, Europe and America. The expansion beyond traditional bangles is supported by the Uttar Pradesh government's…
Uttar Pradesh's Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojana gives traditional artisans six days of free skill training and advanced toolkits linked to their trades. The scheme covers carpenters, tailors, potters, blacksmiths, cobblers, masons, and…
Parliament has passed the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which overhauls payment and dispute-resolution rules for MSMEs. The Bill makes it mandatory for Central Public Sector Enterprises to…
