India moves a step closer to nuclear fuel self-relianceIndia has achieved a significant milestone in its nuclear program. The indigenously designed Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam ha...
07 Apr, 2026, 10.55 AM IST
Volatility throws up opportunity, but patience key, says Sameer DalalMarkets are experiencing sharp swings due to global tensions. Experts advise against selling, suggesting this is a time to buy in small par...
28 Mar, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
Amid LPG crisis, how Iran’s missile attack on Qatar’s Ras Laffan global LNG hub may hit your PNG supply to homes and industryIran's missile strike on Qatar's Ras Laffan gas plant has alarmed India, which imports 40% of its LNG from the nation. The attack, causing ...
19 Mar, 2026, 11.54 AM IST
ET MSME Awards 2025: How AI will rewrite the rules for India's small businessesForget Silicon Valley hype. Real transformation is underway in textile mills, auto parts shops, and food processing units, where algorithms...
27 Aug, 2025, 06.48 PM IST
ET Make in India SME Regional Summits: This insurer is the safety net every MSME needsFrom floods to chemical spills, The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. (NIA) is helping micro, small, and medium enterprises sleep better at nigh...
10 Jul, 2025, 07.06 PM IST
Steel min order on standards could hurt MSMEs; fear of losses, plant shutdowns: GTRIA recent steel ministry order mandating BIS standards for imported semi-finished steel and their raw materials is causing concern among MSM...
17 Jun, 2025, 04.13 PM IST
Risk-based audits of drug units to begin from July 1The revised Schedule M, which is considered more stringent than the World Health Organization's (WHO) good manufacturing practices (GMP) in...
27 Jun, 2024, 11.39 PM IST
Haryana restaurants allowed to remain open 24x7Restaurant owners, a while earlier, had approached the minister with a demand that the government should allow them to keep their restauran...
04 Jul, 2023, 07.41 PM IST
Down in the Valley: MSMEs in Kashmir live with perpetual uncertaintyFrequent high-speed internet shutdowns, cuts in telephone communication, curfews and the safety of her employees are things that affect her...
22 Jul, 2022, 10.34 AM IST
Solv partners with Shopmatic to help digitize MSMEsWith Solv’s B2B ecommerce marketplace, merchants on the Shopmatic platform can source products at affordable prices, delivered to their doo...
03 Mar, 2022, 12.29 PM IST
Reopening of economy to help apparel exports catch up fast: AEPC"With the reopening of the economy, apparel exports are likely to catch up fast and surpass the pre-Covid levels soon. India's economic rec...
03 Jul, 2021, 01.34 PM IST
MSMEs look at Foreign Trade Policy for relief from up to 50% spike in input, fuel costsThe Ministry of Commerce and Industry is likely to roll out its new foreign trade policy for a five-year period effective from April 1 in a...
30 Mar, 2021, 09.12 AM IST
Instamojo launches InstaCash to solve the liquidity challenge for MSMEsThe company has also introduced mojoPlus which enables merchants to earn points on transactions and redeem it to avail discounts on Instamo...
26 Jun, 2020, 01.14 PM IST
Only 30 to 40% MSME units have opened for work in Unlock Phase 1: FISME’s Animesh SaxenaEven as factories around the country open up gradually, the fear of Covid-19 remains. Migrant workers are reluctant to come back. Most SMEs...
18 Jun, 2020, 03.05 PM IST
Over one-third MSMEs start shutting shop as recovery amid Covid-19 looks unlikely: AIMO surveyThe govt's package has not reached the MSMEs and is also not enough to make up for the loss, a study said.
02 Jun, 2020, 06.31 AM IST
Covid-19 impact: FM Nirmala Sitharaman raises insolvency threshold of default to Rs 1 crore for MSMEsPreviously, a default of Rs 1 lakh alone was enough to initiate Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) against the said defaulters.
24 Mar, 2020, 06.10 PM IST
200% import duty hike to hit toy business in India: ImportersThe Centre, in the Union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has proposed raising the import duty on toys from 20 per ...
08 Feb, 2020, 02.55 PM IST