Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that the Indian Navy (IN) and Indian Coast Guard (ICG) are being equipped with indigenous state-of-the-art ships and weapons to protect the maritime borders of the country.

New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): The Ministry of MSME on Wednesday in a notification said an enterprise shall continue to avail of all non-tax benefits of a category the MSME was in before a re-classification, for a period of three years from the date of such upward change.

Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], October 19 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that the DefExpo 2022 reflects India's strong resolve to safeguard the nation and said that the country would become a defence manufacturing hub for the world in the next 25 years.

New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are the real beneficiaries of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme introduced to boost manufacturing in different sectors, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said on Saturday.

New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI/NewsVoir): Cretorial announces the launch of the much anticipated Made In India 'Cretorial Enterprise' desktop version of the first-ever social media-friendly app. The app and desktop version offers a one-stop solution to netizens for content and creative ideation.

New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Ease of doing business for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) has shown steady progress helped by digitisation, according to Ease of Doing Business Survey by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

New Delhi April 25 PTI Agro Inputs Manufacturers Association of India on Monday said it possesses pooled data of eight major bio-stimulants and demanded that the government should also allow all MSMEs to use its data for the registration process to carry out business operations A notification issued in 2019 had brought bio-stimulants under the purview of Fertiliser Control Order FCO 1985 Noting that it would be difficult and unviable for small individual manufacturers to source the data the grouping emphasised that such entities should be permitted to use the data for completing the registration process The government should allow MSMEs to submit pooled data collected by the association for registration process it said in a statement The Pune-based association which was set up in 2010 and has around 300 members is in the possession of data for 8 major bio-stimulants that can used for inclusion of bio-stimulants under Schedule VI as per the notification AIM has already proposed to the government authorities to accept the pooled data so that the small to medium industries can use the data and keep their business prospects alive The per product cost of above data creation is around Rs 30 lakh which is not affordable for MSMEs the statement said adding that utilisation of pooled data would instantly enable AIM Associations 300-odd members to continue with their businesses The use of pooled data will save repetition of work and will save time energy and national wealth the statement said We welcome the new bio-stimulant notification bringing bio-stimulants under the purview of FCO 1985 This step will give bio-stimulants a registered agri input status and will benefit genuine manufacturers to carry out their business with pride and authenticity AIM Association President Rajkumar Dhurgude said According to AIM Associations Secretary Sameer Pathare its pooled data must be accepted Individual data creation is a very costly affair for MSMEs and SMEs This will give respite to small to medium manufacturers and their business prospects will not be hampered he said We should look beyond present bio-stimulant regulations and their administrative challenges Lets prepare ourselves to accept the challenges and treat this as an opportunity to take our business and industry to the next level the associations Deputy Secretary Vaibhav Kashikar said PTI MJH RAM RAM

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 1 (ANI): The allocation of Rs 1,635 crore in the State budget for 2022-23 will boost the development of world-class infrastructure and incentivise the industries, MSME and start-ups in Odisha, said Bhupendra Singh Poonia, Managing Director, Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha (IPICOL) on Thursday.

New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): Following India's merchandise exports crossing the USD 400 billion mark in the current financial year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India's growing exports is a symbol of the strength of the country's industry, MSMEs, manufacturing capacity and agriculture sector.

Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], March 3 (ANI/PNN): The NASSCOM Centre of Excellence (CoE), Gandhinagar, the digital India initiative of the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology and Government of Gujarat, launched the Smart Manufacturing Forum, an initiative to help MSMEs adopt Industry 4.0 solutions.