Tamil Nadu MSMEs Hit By Raw Material Inflation, Logistics Challenges And Fuel Shortages

Chennai, Jun 1 (KNN) Tamil Nadu’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are facing mounting pressure from the ongoing West Asia conflict, with rising raw material costs, supply chain disruptions, logistics challenges, and fuel shortages impacting production across key sectors. Rising Input Costs And Logistics Challenges Hit Manufacturers The AmbatturContinue Reading

UPI, Aadhaar Drive 61% Of MSME Retail Transactions: Report

New Delhi, Jun 23 (KNN) Digital adoption among India’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) is accelerating, with UPI and Aadhaar-enabled banking accounting for a majority of transactions in semi-urban and rural retail outlets, according to PayNearby’s MSME Digital Index Report 2026. The report found that 61 percent of transactionsContinue Reading

CRGO Steel Probe Sparks MSME Concerns Over Costs & Power Tariffs

New Delhi, Jul 1 (KNN) An anti-dumping investigation into Cold Rolled Grain Oriented (CRGO) steel, a specialised input material critical to transformer manufacturing, has drawn sharp opposition from micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) transformer makers and raised concerns about the long-term impact on electricity tariffs for consumers. The CommerceContinue Reading

SFAI Urges FCO Reforms To Protect MSMEs From Disruptive Fertiliser Bundling Practices

New Delhi, Jul 13 (KNN) The practice of bundling specialty and soluble fertilisers with subsidised conventional products such as urea is affecting innovation and threatening the survival of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the sector, said Rajib Chakraborty, President, Speciality Fertiliser Association of India (SFAI). In an interviewContinue Reading

‘Friends of MSMEs in Parliament’ Lauds MSMED Amendment Bill and Commissions Study on Informal Sector

New Delhi, Aug 6 (KNN) The 12th SAMWAD dialogue with ‘Friends of MSMEs in Parliament’ was convened in New Delhi to deliberate on key issues impacting MSMEs, including the MSMED Amendment Bill and issues concerning the informal sector. It was organized by ‘Friends of MSMEs in Parliament’ and Federation ofContinue Reading