It has been quite clear that the group of Indians most immediately hurt by the effects of the nationwide lockdown have been migrant workers. Those who lived pay cheque
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Orders to pay full wages may push industry to bankruptcy: Amarinder to Modi | Business Standard News
Amarinder Singh termed as imperative the re-examination of the matter by the Centre. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider
Need economic package and open industry in staggered manner, says CII | Business Standard News
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Sunday demanded that the Centre announce an economic package and give adequate notice before lifting the lockdown. It also lent
Come September, bad loans will zoom | Business Standard Column
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) December 2019 Financial Stability Report, a biannual health check for the banking industry, had predicted the gross non-performing assets (NPAs) rising
MSME sector will tide over coronavirus crisis: Gadkari – The Economic Times
NEW DELHI: The MSME sector will tide over the huge blow caused by the lockdown, and reduce chinese import dependence by ramping up domestic manufacturing
5 lakh small, medium restaurants plead govt; seek immediate relief to survive Covid-19 – The Financial Express
Ease of Doing Business for MSMEs: Over 5 lakh restaurants in the country, almost all of which are MSMEs, have asked the government to fully waive
Make MSMEs strong | Deccan Herald
COVID-19 has accelerated the thinking triggered by worldwide economic slowdown that it is better for each country to fall back on domestic economies and import
Plea in SC challenging RBI circular on 3-month moratorium on loan repayment – The Economic Times
NEW DELHI: A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Saturday seeking direction on setting aside the RBI‘s March 27 circular on three-month moratorium on loan repayment between March
Mumbai startup reshapes 3D printing to mass-produce cheap face shields for doctors. – ET Prime
Not all heroes wear capes. Some only carry 3D printers. Indians are finding new ways of meeting the existential challenge posed by the coronavirus. A
ADB pledges $2.2 bn to bolster India’s health infrastructure, MSMEs | Business Standard News
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide India $2.2 billion (around Rs 16,000 crore) to help the country ramp up health infrastructure and bolster micro, small and
Coronavirus has dealt a ‘huge blow’ to MSME sector: Nitin Gadkari – The Financial Express
Nitin Gadakri also urged the officials to go all out for the assistance for MSMEs by revising and upscaling the schemes after proper third party
Minimise Covid-19 Collateral Damage–Economic Times
Covid-19 is the top, often overwhelming, priority of the healthcare system. It has resulted, in some cases with tragic outcomes, a neglect of non-Covid-19 patients.
View: India needs a set of fiscal measures, and granular back-to-work protocols, to save both lives and livelihoods – The Economic Times
By Anu Madgavkar & Rajat Gupta The Covid-19 pandemic is the greatest health and humanitarian challenge the world has faced since World War 2. In response, India
CII, lockdown, Covid, Covid-19, GDP, MSME – The Hindu BusinessLine
To lift the lockdown in a safe and calibrated manner, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has suggested the need for fiscal support package for
Banks should be permitted to fund unpaid interest and reschedule loans, says RBI Central Board Director – The Hindu BusinessLine
K Ram Kumar Mumbai | Updated on April 09, 2020 Published on April 09, 2020 To help the economy overcome the twin blows of lockdown and slowdown triggered by
Industry shutdown must end | Business Standard Column
The International Labour Organization (ILO) made an important point on Wednesday: that immediate efforts are needed to support formal workers and enterprises to ensure that
covid-19: Covid-19 creates a massive $2 billion hole in India’s apparel industry – The Economic Times
The Indian apparel sector, the world’s fourth largest producer of textile and garments, is not just a foreign exchange earner, but an employment oriented industry,
Congress leader RV Deshpande seeks relief for MSME sector – The Economic Times
BENGALURU: Congress leader RV Deshpande on Wednesday urged finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to help out the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) as they have been badly hit by
For small firms, delivering goods is still a struggle – The Economic Times
By Aditi Shrivastava According to ShipRocket, only one-tenth of the 1% of sellers dealing in essential goods have been able to comply with requirements such
coronavirus india: To help small firms, India seen unveiling second coronavirus stimulus worth $13 billion – The Economic Times
NEW DELHI: A second stimulus package India is poised to announce in coming days will be worth around Rs 1 lakh crore ($13 billion) and focus on