New Delhi, May 2 (KNN) Bharat Khera, a 1995-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre who previously served as Additional Secretary in the Department of Consumer Affairs, has taken charge as Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). Khera served for over five yearsContinue Reading
New Delhi, Apr 30 (KNN) Invest India, an investment promotion agency under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) facilitated as many as 60 projects worth over USD 6.1 billion in the financial year 2025–26. The projects span 14 states and are expected to generate more thanContinue Reading
New Delhi, Apr 30 (KNN) The Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS) M. Nagaraju held a high-level meeting to comprehensively review the vision and strategy of four public sector insurance companies. The DFS is a key department under the Ministry of Finance and acts as nodal authority for issues relatedContinue Reading
New Delhi, Apr 30 (KNN) The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) convened a high-level consultative workshop to outline a roadmap for scaling apprenticeship adoption among micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), with a focus on strengthening workforce readiness and improving industry participation. The workshop on “Scaling Apprenticeship UptakeContinue Reading
New Delhi, Apr 30 (KNN) India’s economy remains resilient at the start of FY2026-27, but faces emerging risks from the ongoing West Asia conflict, which has disrupted supplies of energy, fertilisers and key industrial inputs, according to the latest Monthly Economic Review released by the Department of Economic Affairs underContinue Reading
New Delhi, Apr 29 (KNN) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Tuesday launched ‘Mission SAKSHAM’, a nationwide capacity-building initiative aimed at strengthening the Urban Cooperative Banking (UCB) sector through focused training and skill development. Mission SAKSHAM—meaning “to make capable”—will be implemented in a mission mode acrossContinue Reading
New Delhi, Apr 29 (KNN) The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is exploring the use of aggregated Goods and Services Tax (GST) data on outward supplies as a proxy to track short-term production trends in India’s services sector. The move is part of its efforts to develop aContinue Reading
