Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/farm-laws-centre-must-not-yield-to-mandatory-msp-demand-refrain-from-imposing-levies-on-non-apmc-sales/2146035/ Mandatory MSP and Levies on non-APMC markets will be an assault on the reforms the Union government has ushered in with the new
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Farmers Agitation: Questions all parties must answer on Punjab & MSP – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/farmers-agitation-questions-all-parties-must-answer-on-punjab-msp/2146023/ Do the new farm laws really mean ending MSP, how do you fund extending this in a genuine manner to all crops? An
PM Modi’s 59-minute MSME loan: 93% applications disbursed till November 2020, marginally up from August – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/sme/msme-fin-pm-modis-59-minute-msme-loan-93-applications-disbursed-till-november-2020-marginally-up-from-august/2145740/ Credit and Finance for MSMEs: The scheme was launched to offer in-principle approval to a term loan or working capital loan from Rs
WhatsApp launches ‘Carts’ to ease buying, selling for customers, sellers | The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/sme/msme-tech-whatsapp-eases-selling-for-merchants-with-new-feature-tracking-inquiries-managing-requests-get-simpler/2145868/ Technology for MSMEs: The move signals WhatsApp’s intent to become the de-facto platform for businesses and customers who wish to buy and sell
Centre aims to increase MSME sector contribution to GDP up to 50%: Gadkari – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/sme/centre-aims-to-increase-msme-sector-contribution-to-gdp-up-to-50-gadkari/2145902/ Gadkari said currently village industries such as handlooms, handicrafts, Khadi Gram Udyog are generating Rs 80 thousand crore revenues which needs to be
Watch out! India’s social commerce growth may soon outrun e-commerce rise; expand 2X in 10 years – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/sme/watch-out-indias-social-commerce-growth-may-soon-outrun-e-commerce-rise-expand-2x-in-10-years/2146289/ The segment currently dotted with startups such as Facebook-backed Meesho, DealShare, Simsim, Atmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge winner Mall91, and more, is worth
‘Mask up for 100 days’: Biden sets pandemic goals of masking, schooling and vaccination in introducing health team – The Hindu
Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/biden-sets-pandemic-goals-of-masking-schooling-and-vaccination-in-introducing-health-team/article33284248.ece?homepage=true U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announces nominees and appointees to serve on his health and coronavirus response teams during a news conference at his
india china standoff: China says it’s working with India for further de-escalation of border standoff in Ladakh – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/china-says-its-working-with-india-for-further-de-escalation-of-border-standoff-in-ladakh/articleshow/79625191.cmsSynopsis The Chinese and Indian armies held the 8th round of Corps Commander-level meeting on November 6 to resolve the border standoff that erupted
Blanket interest waiver on all loans to be Rs 6 lakh crore: Centre to SC – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/banking/blanket-interest-waiver-on-all-loans-to-be-rs-6-lakh-crore-centre-to-sc/articleshow/79628798.cmsSynopsis If the banks were to bear this burden, then it would necessarily wipe out a substantial and a major part of their net
Valli Arunachalam slams Murugappa Group’s restructuring move for being gender biased – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/valli-arunachalam-slams-murugappa-groups-restructuring-move-for-being-gender-biased/articleshow/79628783.cmsSynopsis The Rs 38,100-crore Murugappa Group’s restructuring announcement has no mention of daughters being groomed for leadership roles in business, thus making it a
Vani Kola’s Kalaari turnaround hinges on a fourth fund and stability at the top – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/prime/technology-and-startups/vani-kolas-kalaari-turnaround-hinges-on-a-fourth-fund-and-stability-at-the-top/primearticleshow/79630633.cms Synopsis–Once a pioneer of India’s venture-capital scene, Kalaari lost its momentum as a large set of its investee companies died, went stagnant, or
NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on making India a manufacturing hub – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/niti-aayog-ceo-amitabh-kant-on-making-india-a-manufacturing-hub/articleshow/79622218.cmsSynopsis Speaking at a webinar series on the Road to Atmanirbhar Bharat, Kant said while the Centre has done a lot of reforms, the
First roll out promised pro-farmer measures, then implement the farm laws – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/view-first-roll-out-promised-pro-farmer-measures-then-implement-the-farm-laws/articleshow/79630219.cmsSynopsis The sensible thing to do would be to hold the laws in abeyance for a year, while accepting one crucial amendment: to move
Why the Indian middle class gravitates towards Modi – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/read/why-the-indian-middle-class-gravitates-towards-modi/article33269351.ece?homepage=true Out of touch: The Congress, despite claiming to be the ‘manufacturer’ of the middle class through its economic reforms, has not been in
Agriculture must emulate the dairy model – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/agriculture-must-emulate-the-dairy-model/article33272113.ece?homepage=true Global leader The dairy sector’s success has made the world sit up and take notice – KK Mustafah Global leader The dairy sector’s
Stinging facts – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/editorial/the-cse-study-on-contamination-in-honey-is-a-wake-up-call-for-a-sector-with-potential/article33272130.ece?homepage=true The CSE study on contamination in honey is a wake-up call for a sector with potential A study of samples of select Indian
Easing farmers’ fears – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/easing-farmers-fears/article33272270.ece?homepage=true Flexibility in implementing the farm laws will help Farmer protests against the farm laws have gathered steam. Talks with the government have been
Despite rising support for today’s Bharat bandh, limited impact seen – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/despite-rising-support-for-todays-bharat-bandh-limited-impact-seen/article33273214.ece?homepage=true Farmers lined up against the Centre’s new farm laws, in New Delhi, on Monday – Shahbaz Khan Farmers lined up against the Centre’s
Farmers’ agitation: Perils of a non-consultative government | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/farmers-agitation-perils-of-a-non-consultative-government-120120700087_1.html If the Modi government, made arrogant by its huge legislative majority, does not rethink its peremptory way of functioning, it will face more
For the Union govt the best farm policy would be to let states deal with it | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/for-the-union-govt-the-best-farm-policy-would-be-to-let-states-deal-with-it-120120700112_1.html If states insist on costly policies, let them pay for their follies If agriculture is a state subject, why do we need such