-The Daily Pioneer The MSME sector does not need more laws and regulation but handholding and support in India The importance of the MSME in the economic and social development of the country, especially for developing nations, has been established in various studies conducted by the international institutions. In India, the role of SME is proven by the fact that they contribute about 30 per cent of the GDP and 45 per...
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The ‘tiger widows’ of Sundarbans: Caught between the jungle and the rising sea -Uzmi Athar
-PTI/ ThePrint.in The ‘tiger widows’ of Sundarbans: Caught between the jungle and the rising sea Sundarbans: With both his sons jobless and money running out, Biswajit Mistry left home one summer morning to venture deep into the dense jungles of the Sundarbans in search of Raw honey that would fetch a better price. His body was recovered two days later, mauled and bearing unmistakable signs of a tiger attack. More than a year...
More »Why India banned export of broken rice & could more curbs be in the offing -Sayantan Bera
-ThePrint.in High exports driven by demand from China led to shortage in country, where broken rice is used to make ethanol & as cattle feed. Lower & delayed planting likely to hit production too. New Delhi: On 8 September, India, the world’s largest exporter of rice, announced export curbs to tame spiralling retail prices. The move was anticipated because lower and delayed planting, in the face of deficit rainfall, are estimated to...
More »MSME definition to be modified, FISME calls for suggestions -Ananya Upadhyaya
-Financial Express Due to the steep rise in Raw material prices, many small enterprises have crossed the threshold of small enterprises and graduated to medium, making them ineligible for government subsidies. Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME) is calling for suggestions to put before the central government as they seek to revise the definition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. The criteria for Udyam...
More »Urea prices go down by up to 45 per cent in global market due to fall in demand -Harvir Singh
-RuralVoice.in Urea prices, which had gone up to as high as nearly $1,000 per tonne, have come down to $550 per tonne. Besides, the price of ammonia, the Raw material for urea, has also decreased from $1,100 per tonne to $850 per tonne. India had to buy urea at up to $980 per tonne due to the high prices. It seems the government may get some relief on the subsidy front that...
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