Water, waste & will: How India’s MSMEs can lead the sustainability revolutionWater efficiency, if managed wisely, could very well be the next competitive advantage for Indian MSMEs.
08 Apr, 2026, 02.23 PM IST
Bioenergy to play pivotal role in decarbonising MSMEs: Shripad NaikIndia's clean energy journey is gaining momentum. Bioenergy is now a key pillar, moving beyond electricity. It helps rural livelihoods, was...
19 Jan, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
Govt aid, corporate funds can be used to finance MSMEs' measures to cut emission: expertsExperts suggest government and CSR funds can aid MSMEs in reducing carbon emissions. Transition to clean energy and climate-informed buildi...
22 Sep, 2025, 10.28 AM IST
Bitter reality: Sugar industry faces Rs 40,000 crore meltdown despite govt’s big ethanol pushWith grain-based ethanol now dominating the market, demand for sugarcane-based ethanol has declined, directly impacting mill revenues and p...
21 Sep, 2025, 09.24 AM IST
MSMEs demand supportive compliance frameworks as QCO burden mountsQuality norms should be designed to support MSMEs rather than stifle their growth, say industry leaders.
30 May, 2025, 02.40 PM IST
Govt caught napping, seems under US pressure to sacrifice Indian interests: Sachin Pilot on tariffsCongress leader Sachin Pilot criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not addressing the US tariffs on Indian exports during his US visi...
06 Apr, 2025, 02.51 PM IST
ET MSME Awards 2024: Meet the nominees competing with their ‘innovative’ prowessThe Economictimes.com is back with ET MSME Awards 2024. The awards will honour the exceptional MSMEs in the country who are at the top of t...
19 Mar, 2025, 10.01 PM IST
India has to take care of its interests, in this there are no friends or foes: Nirmala SitharamanWe have done a lot of things to streamline tariff structure and also drive it on a policy of supporting Atmanirbhar Bharat, but at the same...
06 Feb, 2025, 01.11 AM IST
Given a choice, financial stability wins hands down over inflation: Saugata Bhattacharya"Let us wait and see what the US CPI print will print tonight and then post that, what the Fed is likely to do on 23. My own sense from the...
14 Mar, 2023, 10.17 AM IST
India-ASEAN: Moving towards comprehensive strategic partnershipDelhi Dialogue is India's premier annual track 1.5 international conference bringing together dignitaries, senior officials, business leade...
21 Jun, 2022, 07.28 PM IST
2021: Banks brace for pandemic-hit corporates' bad loan woes, muted credit growthMuted private investment impacting the corporate loan growth will be another challenge that banks will have to face in the coming months. D...
27 Dec, 2020, 12.46 PM IST
What happens when second three-month loan moratorium ends in August?The month of September, when loan repayments must resume, will be a time of reckoning for India's banks.
13 Jul, 2020, 03.52 PM IST
E-commerce firms welcome Centre’s move to partially allow sale of non-essentialsThe MHA’s latest notification of Lockdown 3.0 will permit these companies, which mop up more than 90% of sales from non-essential items suc...
01 May, 2020, 09.42 PM IST
Not trying to catch anyone, we want NRIs to be here and pay tax: FMFinance Minister Sitharaman says the big drop in Sensex should not be seen as a reaction to the Budget, as the market was not in full force...
02 Feb, 2020, 10.21 AM IST
ET Awards 2019: The superlative C-suite decides winners of ET Awards for Corporate ExcellenceThe 2019 jury, as with every ET Awards jury, was a group of big achievers — put a group like this together and you’re guaranteed crackling ...
30 Sep, 2019, 09.23 AM IST
The coming SME squeeze: As funds run dry, the IL&FS contagion threatens the livelihood of millionsFunds are drying up. What was once a routine exercise — the rollover of loans — is now rare.
17 Oct, 2018, 02.35 PM IST