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At corporate India’s behest, Modi government lets pandemic run rampant The COVID-19 pandemic is now spreading across India like wildfire, threatening a human catastrophe of biblical or, to be more precise, 21st century capitalist proportions. Yesterday, Indian health authorities reported 259,170 new infections, only marginally lower than Saturday’s record tally of 273,802. India’s daily count of new COVID-19 cases has exceeded 200,000 every day since April 15. That is for six straight day...

Updated Apr 19, 2021 | 08:19 IST FM Sitharaman has made it clear that there is no plan to impose a countrywide lockdown, emphasising that the Centre will concentrate on creating small containment zones to curb the spread of the virus. No plan to impose nationwide lockdown, says FM Sitharaman. (File photo)&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspBCCL New Delhi: Amid a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases in India, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has made it clear that there is no ...

Synopsis Unlike last year, the government says this time it aims to adopt a strategy of creating small containment zones to control the spread of the virus. iStock FISME is to hold discussions with member associations on Wednesday. Following which, it aims to appraise the government on specific issues facing the sector. As pandemic wreaks havoc across small businesses, representatives of the MSME sector have reached out to the government, seeking definite words of assurance on their key challen...

Covid-19 Surge: Will India Witness A Second Exodus Of Migrant Labourers? If talks of lockdown turn into reality and if it gets implemented for a month or more, then a reverse migration of daily wage labourers can be expected from impacted cities, say experts Dinesh Parab/Outlook Lola Nayar 2021-04-13T07:58:40+05:30 Covid-19 Surge: Will India Witness A Second Exodus Of Migrant Labourers? outlookindia.com 2021-04-13T08:02:32+05:30 Also read Mixed signals from some o...

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has convened crucial meetings to discuss the Draft e-Commerce Policy and FDI in the e-Commerce Sector.

US bans Chinese yarn import, but India yet to cash in - Read why? In early January, price of raw cotton touched Rs 5,700 a quintal against the minimum support price of Rs 5,515 fixed for this season Thursday February 25, 2021 7:53 PM, Mahua Venkatesh, IANS New Delhi: India, the largest producer of cotton, is yet to cash in on US ban on imports of the yarn from China. Reason? Price rise in the domestic market. A US ban on Chinese cotton along with an increase in demand for the yarn from Beijing ...

New Delhi, Feb 24: Several dying small scale industries in India are looking at a comeback with Prime Minister Narendra Modis thrust on Aatmanirbhar Bharat that also focuses on import reduction. Sentiments are also rapidly changing as the ...

Mastercard partners with Razorpay to drive digital payments acceptance PTI Updated Feb 17, 2021, 12:01 am IST This partnership will help digital adoption and equip millions of businesses, said the Chief Innovation Officer of Razorpay  The partnership will empower Indian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in digitizing their operations (Twitter@Razorpay) New Delhi: Global payments solution major Mastercard on Tuesday said it has partnered with fintech player Razorpay to drive di...

Union Budget 2021 | MSME sector sees higher outlay Updated: Updated: Major part of the ₹15,700-crore allocation is for ECLGS Share Article Major part of the ₹15,700-crore allocation is for ECLGS The Union Budget presented on Monday has doubled the allocation to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to ₹15,700 crore for the next financial year. The Budget estimates for the sector for 2020-2021 was ₹7,572 crore. Majority of the allocation for 2021-2022 is for the Emergency Credit L...

Budget 2021: MSME sector expectations from FM Nirmala Sitharaman A quick look at what COVID-struck MSME sector hopes from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Budget 2021 and what respite she is likely to offer Source: Reuters Budget 2021 is just around the corner and industry captains are hoping Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will give their requests due consideration when she presents her Union Budget 2021-22 on February 1. While the COVID-19 pandemic has left no sector unharmed, the m...