New Delhi, Mar 27 (KNN) The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has enabled businesses to pay customs duty using UPI, debit cards, and credit cards on the ICEGATE portal, expanding digital payment options for importers and exporters. In a circular, the CBIC said the ICEGATE e-payment platformContinue Reading
New Delhi, Mar 27 (KNN) The Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry has recommended the creation of a separate ‘nano enterprise’ category to better support India’s smallest businesses, while flagging structural and fiscal concerns in the MSME ecosystem. The panel, chaired by Tiruchi Siva, presented its 333rd report on theContinue Reading
New Delhi, Mar 27 (KNN) The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has projected India’s GDP growth at 7.6 per cent for FY2025–26, moderating to 6.1 per cent in FY2026–27, according to its latest interim Economic Outlook report. The report noted that easing US tariffs could support India’s growthContinue Reading
New Delhi, Mar 27 (KNN) The country’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are at core of the ecosystem that powers large engineering plaforms as they scale up their manufacturing capability, BEML Chairman and Managing Director Shantanu Roy said. He was speaking at National Defence Industries Conclave–Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (NDIC–AMTS)Continue Reading
New Delhi, Mar 25 (KNN) A large number of the country’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) struggle to measure the impact of their digital advertisements due to a host of issues including limited transparency on ad placements and spending, low diversification across channels and inconsistent use of performance metrics, aContinue Reading
New Delhi, Mar 25 (KNN) Unclaimed financial assets across banks, insurance companies and mutual funds have crossed Rs 73,000 crore, prompting regulators to intensify efforts to help citizens trace and recover their funds, the government informed the Rajya Sabha. According to Minister of State (MoS) for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, unclaimedContinue Reading
New Delhi, Mar 25 (KNN) The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Finance Bill 2026, incorporating 32 government amendments, thereby completing its part of the Union Budget approval process for 2026–27. The Bill will now be taken up by the Rajya Sabha. Following its approval in the Upper House, theContinue Reading
