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Last updated: 05 Aug, 2025  
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BSE SME platform crosses 600 listings
IANS | 05 Aug, 2025
India’s small and medium enterprises (SME) listing platform, the BSE SME platform, has crossed... 
India involved in US trade deal discussions to ensure fairness, national security: Ministers
IANS   |   05 Aug, 2025
As US President Donald Trump threatened hefty tariffs, India remains actively involved in the....
3-day RBI MPC begins, economists suggest 25 bps cut to mitigate impact of US tariffs
IANS   |   04 Aug, 2025
The much-awaited Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting from...
"Dost Dost Na Raha” – US Slaps 25% Tariff on Indian Goods, Citing Trade Deficit and Russian Proximity
IANS   |   31 Jul, 2025
US President Donald Trump said that he will impose a 25 per cent tariff on India...
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 India Economy News
mudra-3.jpg About 54 crore loans worth over Rs 35 lakh crore sanctioned under MUDRA scheme: Centre
IANS | 05 Aug, 2025
Since its inception, 53.85 crore loans amounting to over Rs 35.13 lakh crore have been sanctioned un  Read more....
» India-UK FTA opens $37.5 billion market for India’s farmers, more jobs for youths
» Rs 96,000 crore invested to strengthen India’s aviation sector in last 5 years: Minister
» MSMEs Driving Economic Revival in Northeast, But Hurdles Persist
» Retail investor base of NSE grows to 1.46 lakh shareholders ahead of potential IPO
» PLI schemes see actual investment of Rs 1.76 lakh crore, create over 12 lakhs jobs: Minister
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 Industry News
makeinindia.jpg India’s $25 billion pharma and electronics exports remain secure despite new US tariffs
Staff Reporter | 31 Jul, 2025
Citing India's higher tariffs on American goods, US President Donald Trump has declared a 25 per cen  Read more....
» Industry leaders hail game changing India-UK free trade agreement
» India's aviation safety norms match ICAO, European Union standards: Naidu
» Majority of industrial units quit Bengal in last 10 years for Maharashtra: DPIIT
» Cabinet approves up to Rs 20,000 crore investment by NTPC to boost renewable energy capacity
» Indian mining and construction industry sees 2-5 pc growth in Q1: Report
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 In Depth
trump.jpg Trump's unilateral tariffs on India - a hammer for a screw!
Moonis Rehman | 05 Aug, 2025
Any skilled craftsman will tell you not to use a hammer to turn a screw because if you do that, you   Read more....
» Biggest, most economically significant trade deal UK has made since leaving EU: Starmer on FTA with India
» Policymakers need to be vigilant of evolving global crude price dynamics impact: RBI
» India’s agri exports can increase to Rs 20 lakh crore with processing & branding: Piyush Goyal
» Over 70 pc of Indian startups integrating AI across core business functions: Meta report
» Govt’s reforms have made India’s mining sector globally competitive: Kishan Reddy
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 Face to Face
niti-5.jpg India-US trade deal with lower tariff than competitors will be 'big advantage': NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Bery
IANS | 24 Jul, 2025
A US trade deal with tariffs on labour-intensive Indian products at a lower rate than some of the co  Read more....
» Political stability, robust policy push creating conducive investment climate: Sunil Mittal
» Collaboration between NBFCs and banks needs to be institutionalised: FM Sitharaman
» We want to transform India Post into a logistics powerhouse: Scindia
» India’s economy remains resilient amid spike in global uncertainties: RBI
» India growing at 6.5 pc annually, poised to become $8 trillion economy: Hardeep Puri
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 Global Business
sk1.jpg South Korea's exports forecast to decline 3 pc in Q3 amid US tariff impacts
IANS | 04 Aug, 2025
South Korea's exports are projected to decline by around 3 percent from a year earlier in the third   Read more....
» Trump says tariff talks won't be finished as deadline approaches
» South Korea, US to continue trade talks before Aug 1 deadline
» Indian diaspora in UK celebrates PM Modi's visit, hails historic FTA
» S. Korea's economy grows 0.6 pc in Q2 on solid exports, consumption recovery
» Russia expands entry ban list in response to EU's new sanctions
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 Editorials
45day.jpg 45-Day Payment Rule: Empowering or Eroding MSMEs?
Bikky Khosla | 24 Jul, 2025
It pleases me to know that despite all the challenges faced by our MSMEs they have created over 340   Read more....
» The trade war we didn’t start, but may still pay for it
» Beyond Celebration: Time to Empower our MSMEs
» The Ripple Effect: Global Geopolitics and Indian MSMEs
» Indian MSMEs can no longer afford to ignore AI
» Opportunity for Indian MSMEs on a platter
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