Shariq Khan

Journalist, ET

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• As the world goes ABC (anything-but-China), India amps up its electronic manufacturing

  
  12 mins read16 Oct 2020
• Industry hails PLI scheme, bats for an MSME targeted plan

  
  08 Oct 2020 11:54 AM IST
• Fail to scale: India’s manufacturing aspiration confronts the ‘missing middle’

  
  11 mins read8 Oct 2020
• Battered by lockdown, how small businesses used the world’s largest messaging platform to bounce back

  
  11 mins read4 Oct 2020
• Patchy recovery means surviving beyond this fiscal will be a big problem for many small businesses

  
  8 mins read25 Sep 2020
• Zomato’s secret growth engine: A farm-to-fork business unit

  
  6 mins read25 Aug 2020
• Businesses feel the need to be near customers as pandemic upends a $160 billion sector

  
  10 mins read19 Aug 2020
• Biggest India opportunity lies at the bottom of the pyramid: Google’s Karan Bajwa

  
  10 Aug 2020 10:38 AM IST
• RBI’s move to restructure MSME loans step in the right direction, but does not go far enough

  
  7 mins read7 Aug 2020
• Innovation to hold the key to India’s future growth: Piyush Goyal

  
  04 Aug 2020 07:05 PM IST
• The world's 6.5 billion people make a lucrative market, but reaching them is a task

  
  12 mins read23 Jul 2020
• 'Discouraging attitude' of banks’ risks providing little relief to MSMEs under a key Government scheme

  
  13 mins read15 Jul 2020
• Trade shows play a vital role in expanding our exports. What do you do when you can’t go to one?

  
  8 mins read7 Jul 2020
• For two-thirds of the jobs worldwide, economic recovery from Covid-19 will be ‘U’ shaped: UNCTAD

  
  13 mins read3 Jul 2020
• The big owe: How do you fix Rs 5-lakh crore in dues? Strengthen TReDS

  
  11 mins read30 Jun 2020
• Private banks will catch up with PSBs in disbursing collateral-free loans to MSMEs: Uday Kotak

  
  29 Jun 2020 09:56 AM IST
• A blanket ban on Chinese goods not in the best interest of India, calibrated, well-thought-out strategy needed: FIEO

  
  25 Jun 2020 06:22 PM IST
• Tanneries in tatters: Country’s leather sector on the verge of collapse

  
  18 Jun 2020 11:36 AM IST
• Pushing for clearance of dues to MSMEs within 45 days: Nitin Gadkari

  
  21 May 2020 10:21 AM IST
• For Covid-19 battered auto dealers, the worst may be yet to come

  
  20 May 2020 11:09 AM IST
• SAFE and SMILE, two SIDBI schemes that can help you raise money during Covid-19

  
  12 May 2020 11:26 AM IST
• A relief package for MSME sector soon; virus crisis blessing in disguise: Nitin Gadkari

  
  04 May 2020 11:17 AM IST
• Reeling from Covid-19 lockdown, factories are ready to gradually restart. But where are the workers?

  
  04 May 2020 10:15 AM IST
• No relief here: On the front lines of COVID-19 fight, trucking community continues to be in a limbo

  
  27 Apr 2020 11:15 AM IST
• From mouse to WiFi dongle, Covid-19 fuels demand for IT peripherals

  
  22 Apr 2020 12:08 PM IST
• Hit hard by the virus and lack of demand, India's trucking industry now battles shortage of drivers

  
  16 Apr 2020 10:42 AM IST
• Covid-19 creates a massive $2 billion hole in India’s apparel industry

  
  09 Apr 2020 10:55 AM IST
• A $163 billion industry struggles to reduce its dependency on Chinese imports

  
  02 Apr 2020 11:07 AM IST
• Hit by a virus and lockdown, the wheels are coming off the Indian logistics industry

  
  30 Mar 2020 10:16 AM IST
• Not having to pay at this time is the right thing: SMEs on RBI's Covid-19 moratorium

  
  28 Mar 2020 11:48 AM IST
• When is the Government going to respond? Businesses look for assistance as coronavirus starts hurting

  
  19 Mar 2020 01:44 PM IST
• Recykal: Making money from India’s huge waste problem

  
  09 Mar 2020 11:43 AM IST
• Trade in the time of Coronavirus: Sectors overdependent on Chinese imports face a grim reality

  
  26 Feb 2020 10:44 AM IST
• A myth that sustainability for MSMEs cannot coexist with economic profitability: Pradeep Mehta, CUTS

  
  25 Feb 2020 12:38 PM IST
• Public Credit Registry to catalyse MSMEs’ financial inclusion: Enkash

  
  15 Feb 2020 10:54 AM IST
• For Krimanshi Technologies, 1.3 billion tonnes of global food waste offers great business opportunity

  
  13 Feb 2020 09:26 AM IST
• Budget 2020: Decoding Nirmala Sitharaman’s budgetary allocation for MSMEs

  
  02 Feb 2020 12:25 PM IST
• Now, grow chemical-free vegetables in soil-less indoor garden

  
  24 Jan 2020 10:39 AM IST
• To tackle low screening rates of cervical cancer, Aindra offers a solution at Rs 200

  
  11 Jan 2020 10:45 AM IST
• Charged up: Gegadyne's carbon-powered batteries can break China's monopoly on electric vehicles

  
  07 Jan 2020 10:36 AM IST
• Swachh Bharat Mission gets a lift from Garv’s smart, IoT-enabled toilets

  
  01 Jan 2020 09:06 AM IST
• GenElek’s robotic exoskeleton allows paralyzed, old aged people to walk

  
  26 Dec 2019 10:24 AM IST
• Understanding how you sleep can help fight the health epidemic of the 21st century

  
  21 Dec 2019 11:17 AM IST
• Failing to lose weight? Understanding your genes may help you get fit

  
  17 Dec 2019 11:05 AM IST
• Govt working on suggestions to create Rs 5k cr stressed asset fund: Secretary MSME Arun Kumar Panda

  
  12 Dec 2019 12:56 PM IST
• Maithri Aquatech’s water generators just need air to produce freshwater

  
  12 Dec 2019 10:53 AM IST
• Primary healthcare is failing 80 crore Indians. An app may be the antidote

  
  05 Dec 2019 12:33 PM IST
• For Indian Army soldiers in Siachen, having a bath without water is now possible

  
  02 Dec 2019 10:56 AM IST
• By 2025 India will have 22 million obsolete vehicles. Where will they go to die?

  
  20 Nov 2019 10:48 AM IST
• In the future of manufacturing, what's your strategy?

  
  08 Nov 2019 11:27 AM IST
• Reinventing the wheel: The constant transformation of India’s auto sector

  
  05 Nov 2019 09:56 AM IST
• The trick to creating millions of jobs: Go green

  
  29 Oct 2019 10:51 AM IST
• A $163 billion sector is fighting against a hazardous future

  
  23 Oct 2019 10:45 AM IST
• Nirmala Sitharaman’s latest stimulus brings cheers but industry expects more

  
  20 Sep 2019 03:16 PM IST
• Microfinance reaching less than 20% of potential household: Equifax’s Manu Sehgal

  
  18 Sep 2019 11:09 AM IST
• Exporters bullish on new measures, industry watchers strike cautionary note

  
  16 Sep 2019 03:59 PM IST
• Google parent Alphabet-backed AyeFinance targets lending to 5 lakh micro SMEs

  
  11 Sep 2019 10:16 AM IST
• MSMEs should create 5 crore additional jobs in next 5 years: Nitin Gadkari

  
  23 Aug 2019 02:06 PM IST
• India can add 8% to its exports if it puts its last mile connect in the fast lane

  
  22 Aug 2019 11:13 AM IST
• Happay: Automating your corporate expenses in few clicks

  
  16 Aug 2019 11:08 AM IST
• Sitharaman, Gadkari meet MSMEs on access to credit, banks' reluctance to lend

  
  06 Aug 2019 04:06 PM IST
• Using human emotions in marketing, with the help of AI

  
  06 Aug 2019 10:44 AM IST
• India has an excellent chance to gain from US-China Trade War: Govt

  
  31 Jul 2019 01:16 PM IST
• India climbs five places to 52 on Global Innovation Index

  
  24 Jul 2019 04:00 PM IST
• Strengthening ease of innovation is of paramount importance: Ramesh Abhishek, DPIIT

  
  23 Jul 2019 03:06 PM IST
• US-China trade war: Why China's loss hasn't been India's gain

  
  18 Jul 2019 10:50 AM IST
• Govt’s vision of doubling farmers' income by 2022 pragmatic: Anurag Singh Thakur, MoS

  
  12 Jul 2019 04:37 PM IST
• Budget 2019: Decoding Nirmala Sitharaman’s budgetary allocation for MSMEs

  
  06 Jul 2019 02:40 PM IST
• Budget with many positives, yet actual implementation holds the key: MSME Inc

  
  05 Jul 2019 04:54 PM IST
• Budget 2019: 80 business incubators, 20 technology incubators to be set up in 2019-20

  
  05 Jul 2019 12:54 PM IST
• Budget 2019: Access to credit, increased ease of doing business, top demands of tier 2, 3-based MSMEs

  
  04 Jul 2019 03:50 PM IST
• Indian economy dominated by ‘Dwarfs’, hurting job creation, Economic Survey 2019 reveals

  
  04 Jul 2019 01:20 PM IST
• Budget 2019: Make Companies Act simpler, exempt MSMEs from some provisions: PHDCCI

  
  03 Jul 2019 11:59 AM IST
• Access to credit, technology adoption, connect with global peers, key for Indian MSMEs growth: WASME

  
  29 Jun 2019 11:30 AM IST
• Due to anomalies in IBC, corporate NPAs can lead to bankruptcy in MSMEs: FISME

  
  28 Jun 2019 02:59 PM IST
• MSMEs key component of India's $5-trillion economy quest: Arun Kumar Panda, MSME Secretary

  
  27 Jun 2019 11:31 AM IST
• Urgent need to make trade finance more popular among bankers, MSMEs: CII’s Shreekant Somany

  
  26 Jun 2019 03:03 PM IST
• India’s rapid strides towards globalisation cannot be a race to the bottom: ILO

  
  22 Jun 2019 11:10 AM IST
• India’s policies have incentivised firms to remain micro & small: ILO

  
  20 Jun 2019 10:47 AM IST
• Made in India, made for India version of Industry 4.0 needed: UNIDO’s René Van Berkel

  
  19 Jun 2019 10:43 AM IST
• Indian MSMEs shunning Jugaad, embracing sustainability & inclusive development: UNIDO

  
  17 Jun 2019 12:12 PM IST
• The enablers: These changemakers are helping millions, breaking barriers

  
  14 Jun 2019 12:13 PM IST
• How Indifi is leveraging technology to lend to SMEs with little or no credit history

  
  14 May 2019 11:18 AM IST
• Dearth of investors willing to bet on innovation: GoWork’s Sudeep Singh

  
  07 May 2019 10:34 AM IST
• Village Financial Services: Market-based impact lending for the underserved, unbanked

  
  23 Apr 2019 11:21 AM IST
• Shark Tank’s Kevin Harrington takes a bite at India’s retail landscape

  
  20 Apr 2019 10:29 AM IST
• Now, an App to help you decide the best telecom service provider in your area

  
  11 Apr 2019 11:18 AM IST
• India’s export basket shows a welcome tilt to higher value-added manufacturing, tech driven items: RBI

  
  04 Apr 2019 01:09 PM IST
• Current NPA norms are absurd, highly counterproductive: Animesh Saxena, FISME President

  
  03 Apr 2019 12:14 PM IST
• 60% online users fear unauthorised data collection, only 11% users read privacy policies: Survey

  
  11 Mar 2019 02:23 PM IST
• Withdrawal of GSP benefit to India: Stakeholders weigh in on ramifications of Trump trade war

  
  07 Mar 2019 11:31 AM IST
• GST's promise of one nation, one tax. Has it delivered?

  
  05 Mar 2019 11:39 AM IST
• Expect NPE 2019 to support MSMEs, drive growth of value added manufacturing: ELCINA

  
  21 Feb 2019 11:38 AM IST
• For financial institutes, converting an aspiring SME borrower into a bankable one remains a challenge

  
  18 Feb 2019 10:35 AM IST
• More than 300 companies by Indians find base in Estonia, Reliance Jio sets-up research centre

  
  14 Feb 2019 12:26 PM IST