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NITI Aayog Bats For Easy Financing, E-Commerce Push To Boost MSME Exports

NEW DELHI: NITI Aayog has called for easing of access to export finance and a concerted push to boost e-commerce exports to realise the potential of the country’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). In a report released on Wednesday, the Aayog said small firms have encountered difficulties in...

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Economy May Grow By Over 7% For 4th Year Running In FY25: CEA

MUMBAI: The Indian economy may clock over seven per cent growth rate in FY25 too if conditions are favourable, chief economic advisor (CEA) Anantha Nageswaran said on Wednesday, even as he exuded confidence about the country achieving a hat-trick of seven per cent growth in the ongoing financial year....

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NFRA To Set Up Sandbox For Supporting Innovation In Auditing Techniques

NEW DELHI: Ajay Bhushan Pandey, chairperson of the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA), on Wednesday said that the agency is working on establishing an innovation lab or sandbox to support auditing techniques. Pandey said that NFRA is also focusing on encouraging the development and introduction of artificial intelligence (AI)...

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Anti-Competitive Practices: No Global And Local Divide On Digital Bill

NEW DELHI: It’s not only big tech firms like Google, Meta, Amazon, which are opposed to the proposed ex-ante digital competition law. Domestic platforms having leadership position in segments they operate in are also opposed to any such legislation. Interestingly, in the case of big domestic platforms, their local...

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Law Commission Recommends Robust Trade Secret Law

NEW DELHI: The Law Commission has suggested introduction of a new “trade secrets” law to buttress the protection for firms and businesses from third party misuse of proprietary information, by including more categories to the current list of protected domains like copyright, patents and other intellectual property. Under the...

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First Semiconductor Chip From Dholera To Be Produced By December 2026: Vaishnaw

AHMEDABAD: India’s first Semiconductor fabrication unit set up by Tata Electronics in a joint venture with a Taiwanese partner will produce its first chip from Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) by December 2026, said Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Information Technology and Electronics on Wednesday. “The first chip from...

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Ministry Of Heavy Industries Announces New Scheme To Promote E-Mobility

The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) on Wednesday announced a new promotional scheme for electric two and three-wheelers for four months, beginning April 2024, with an outlay of ₹500 crore. The scheme, Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme, 2024, aims to further promote e-mobility, particularly in the two and three-wheeler segments,...

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Amazon Working With Govt Agencies To Push MSME Exports In India: Director Bhupen Wakankar

Amazon Global Selling, the e-commerce giant’s export platform for micro, small and medium enterprises, is collaborating with the Ministry of Commerce and Director General of Foreign Trade to further accelerate sales from districts that have good export potential. “What we have done over the last two years is specifically...

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India Inks Pact To Help Bhutan Adopt Energy Efficient Initiatives

NEW DELHI: India is all set to assist Bhutan in establishing a robust pool of energy professionals like energy auditors and technicians while spearheading the widespread adoption of the Star Labeling Programme across the neighbouring country’s household sector. This initiative aims to make star-rated energy-efficient products more accessible to...

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Most TB Patients Have No Persistent Cough, More Innovative Diagnostics Needed: Study

NEW DELHI: A majority of tuberculosis (TB) patients do not exhibit the hallmark symptom of persistent cough, a study that analysed data on more than 600,000 individuals in Africa and Asia has said, underscoring the pressing need for innovative diagnostic approaches to combat the world’s most deadly infection. This...

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