Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) A Mumbai-based strategic think tank, will host a seminar titled ‘Atmanirbharta in Defence: Opportunities for MSMEs’ on May 11. Supported by the Indian Navy, the seminar adopts the theme ‘Make in India for the World’ and commemorates the completion of one year of Operation Sindoor.It aims to highlight the unprecedented opportunities emerging for Indian MSMEs in the country’s rapidly expanding defence manufacturing ecosystem.The seminar is expected to bring together …
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Bhopal, May 5 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday announced the establishment of a State-Level Trade Welfare Board, a move aimed at strengthening the state’s trade and industrial ecosystem, officials said. The Ministry of Industrial Investment, under the stewardship of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, will oversee the board, with the Chief Minister himself serving as its chair, the state Cabinet decided on Tuesday. The Department of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME), currently u…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) India’s nodal cybersecurity agency, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), has issued a high-severity alert warning that rapid advances in frontier artificial intelligence are fundamentally reshaping the cyber threat landscape, raising fresh concerns across the technology ecosystem.In an advisory titled “Defending Against Frontier AI Driven Cyber Risks”, CERT-In said the growing sophistication of next-generation AI systems is enabling attackers to…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) on Monday welcomed the signing of the India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, calling it a strategic milestone that will expand market access, deepen economic ties and create opportunities for exporters, especially micro, small and medium enterprises.FIEO President, S C Ralhan said that the FTA will open new bilateral trade avenues for Indian exporters across agriculture, textiles, pharmaceuticals, engineering good…
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Actress Shraddha Kapoor celebrated her fur baby Small’s birthday with an adorable cake and a lot of cuddles.The ‘Stree’ actress was seen holding her four-legged friend lovingly in her arms, as she showered him with love on his special day.Posing in a casual all-black attire with her hair tied in a ponytail, Shraddha simply captioned the post with teary-eyed, cake, infinity, and red heart emojis.Jogging your memory, Shraddha introduced the new member of her family to the n…
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) India and South Korea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to bolster cooperation in the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises sector as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral economic ties during President Lee Jae Myung’s visit to India. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed between India’s Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises and South Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday.The Memor…
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India’s continued focus on boosting economic growth, along with its proposed regulatory changes for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), is expected to bring greater strength and clarity to the sector, Rajesh Sharma, Managing Director of Capri Global Capital Limited said on Thursday.In an interaction with IANS, Sharma said that the RBI’s regulatory frameworks have historically brought transparency and stability, and the proposed changes for NBFC…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for the food processing industry has attracted investments of Rs 9,207 crore and generated around 3.29 lakh jobs so far, the government said on Tuesday.Launched by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, the scheme is being implemented over six years from FY 2021-22 to FY 2026-27 with a total outlay of Rs 10,900 crore.It aims to increase value addition, expand processing capacity and generate employment, particularly in r…
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) The Maharashtra government has set an ambitious target to increase the gross income of the industrial sector in the state from $123 billion to $1,500 billion by 2047.Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, while presenting the annual Budget for 2026–27, said the state’s new Industry, Investment and Services Policy–2025 proposes to raise the share of the industry sector in the state economy to 30 per cent by 2047.According to the Budget, Maharashtra currently tops the country…
Guwahati, Feb 1 (IANS) The Federation of Industry and Commerce of the North Eastern Region (FINER) on Sunday expressed satisfaction with the Union Budget 2026-27, terming it a well-balanced and growth-oriented budget that addresses the needs of industry while maintaining fiscal discipline.The FINER, the key industrial body of the Northeast region, welcomed the government’s emphasis on reform over rhetoric and said the fiscal consolidation glide path has been maintained as targeted.It particula…