New Delhi, Jul 31 (KNN) Applications under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) take an average of 58 days to process by implementing agencies, while banks take 70 days for loan sanction and the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) takes 84 days to release margin money subsidy, theContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jul 30 (KNN) The Ministry of Finance has underlined the need for India to strengthen its long-term economic resilience in response to global developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the growing weaponisation of supply chains. In its latest Monthly Economic Review, released by the Department of Economic AffairsContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jul 31 (KNN) India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has made its Self Help Group (SHG) Savings Account facility available across the country through more than 1.64 lakh post offices, the government informed the Rajya Sabha. Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar said theContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jul 30 (KNN) The Indian economy has remained resilient despite an uncertain global macroeconomic environment, with high-frequency indicators pointing to broad-based improvement across sectors and a sharp rise in industrial credit indicating a revival in private sector investment, according to a Kotak Institutional Equities report. The report saidContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jul 30 (KNN) The Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME), in collaboration with the Centre for Improving Access to Justice (CIAJ), will organise an awareness webinar on July 31 on the recently introduced Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The initiativeContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar, Jul 30 (KNN) The government’s proposed Rs 277 crore investment to onboard 5 lakh micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) onto the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) by 2027 is expected to accelerate digitalisation and expand market access for small businesses. Women to Account for 50 percent ofContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jul 30 (KNN) India’s industrial production recorded a 7.3 percent year-on-year growth in June 2026 on a higher base, supported by strong performance in the manufacturing and electricity and gas supply sectors, according to PHDCCI. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) stood at 123.1 in June 2026, comparedContinue Reading
