Finance Minister to review flagship schemes with state-owned banks, RRBs in West Bengal: SourcesFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will soon review key schemes like Jan Dhan, Mudra, and PM Vishwakarma in West Bengal. She will meet wit...
09 Jun, 2026, 08.08 PM IST
Can West Bengal reclaim its economic glory? A look at the challenges and hopesWest Bengal once led India's economy but lost its way due to industrial issues and policy uncertainty. A recent election signals a public d...
05 May, 2026, 08.35 AM IST
States should simplify regulations; effective Single Window Systems "game-changer" for MSMEs: ASSOCHAM reportASSOCHAM's latest study urges states to accelerate reforms for MSMEs, highlighting regulatory delays and high compliance costs as major hur...
13 Nov, 2025, 02.13 PM IST
India-UAE CEPA Council to help startups expand internationallyIndia's largest start-up initiative, the UAE–India Start-Up Series, has attracted over 10,000 applications, connecting Indian innovators wi...
07 Nov, 2025, 07.53 PM IST
ET Make in India SME Regional Summits: IDBI Bank champions West Bengal MSMEsFrom tariff shocks to tech transformation, Executive Director Nagaraj Garla shared a pragmatic roadmap to support MSMEs, diversify exports,...
14 Sep, 2025, 08.52 AM IST
Budget will usher in new era of employment, opportunities: Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah praises Budget 2024-25 for its emphasis on economic growth, tax relief, and job creation. The budget aims to ...
23 Jul, 2024, 07.38 PM IST
RIL to invest Rs 20,000 crore in West Bengal on 5G, retail, energy: Mukesh AmbaniThe RIL chairman added that with the rapid rollout of JioFiber (wired broadband) and Jio AirFiber services (the company’s 5G-based fixed wi...
22 Nov, 2023, 12.23 PM IST
Two-day Global Fisheries Conference India 2023 beings at Ahmedabad from November 21The union government intends to captialise on this global event as a strategic platform to harness international collaboration aiming to bo...
18 Nov, 2023, 04.55 PM IST
Mamata 3.0 and India Inc: Will West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee warm up to big investors in her third term?It appears India Inc is in a dilemma. It can’t perpetually ignore an important market in the east which is located close to raw materials, ...
08 May, 2021, 10.49 PM IST
Brandshoots Ventures creates a start-up wave in Eastern IndiaIndia is, today, among the top three global start-up ecosystems in the world with a significant rise in the number of first generation entr...
14 May, 2019, 05.45 PM IST
ALFA Network to foster growth of aspiring business personalities & recommend policiesThe existing policies on entrepreneurship, Dasgupta feels, are archaic and not relevant enough to encourage an individual keen to take a pl...
29 Aug, 2017, 10.38 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee claims achievement in dealing with Naxalites"Our Govt issued notification for the surrender and rehabilitation of Naxalites with incentives, providing gainful employment to surrendere...
02 May, 2017, 08.57 PM IST
India’s resilience will help it to sail through global economic turmoil: Arvind PanagariyaArvind Panagariya said that there is some turbulence in the global economy, but India has enough inherent strength and resilience to pull t...
26 Jan, 2016, 11.06 AM IST
The eastern bubble bursts: East suffers due to lack of a capitalistic cultureThe rise of Saradha chief Sudipta Sen and his subsequent fall read almost like a celluloid script and it underscores the entrepreneurial ma...
30 Apr, 2013, 11.40 AM IST
- Kirloskars, Neotias, Jaipurias, Patnis and other business families nurse healthcare ambitions
Marquee names such as Kirloskars, Neotias, Jaipurias are either closely evaluating the sector or have already lined up hospital projects in...
30 Dec, 2011, 02.32 AM IST
- Lessons that Bihar can teach West Bengal
Economic growth, it is well recognized , depends as much on actual generation of wealth as on sentiment, the shorthand for a positive perce...
19 Dec, 2010, 10.38 AM IST
- West Bengal: banks should enhance credit disbursal to farmers
It’s time West Bengal and banks in the state take proactive steps to enhance credit disbursal to farmers.
22 Jun, 2010, 01.58 PM IST