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The scheme's target was to provide interest subvention worth 350 crore on loans worth 5,800 crore to 5,800 businesses
On 14 March, banks across India will be closed for the second Saturday of the month. Customers can still access online banking services for transactions.
Trais move is aimed at tightening accountability and discouraging the misuse of regular voice lines for mass spam calling
Specialized treatments, targeted skincare and haircare formulations, and natural products are emerging as key growth drivers as consumers increasingly pay for tailored solutions.
While seasonal demand remains critical, long summers and early rains push food and consumer goods makers to predict demand and schedule production better. Here's how how beverage, ice cream, and consumer goods companies in India are walking the tightrope balancing demand and costsand climate.
India's booming mobile phone exports are vulnerable as analysts project a $2 billion-3 billion loss due to the conflict in the Gulf region. EMS companies, heavily reliant on West Asian markets, are particularly exposed to trade disruption and reduced demand.
This means that telecom equipment makers such as Nokia, Ericsson, Cisco, and Tejas Networks can no longer rely solely on temporary approvals or self-declarations of compliance with security testing requirements, but will now have to clear some mandatory security checks.
The parliamentary committee sought major changes to India's EV schemes. It seeks to include startups, incentivize electric four-wheelers, and extend aid for two-wheelers to boost sales and fix current flaws.
Amidst the reports of shortage of cooking gas supply, the central govt announced that 20% of the average monthly commercial LPG requirement will be allocated from Thursday, March 12, by OMCs in coordination with the state governments so that there is no hoarding or black marketing.
Experts say the decision allowing automatic route for sub-10% investments from border countries could revive stalled deals and reopen flows of Chinese capital.
Every few years, an Indian actor lands a role in a Hollywood project, sparking excitement about global crossover success. But despite the buzz, the path from Bollywood or regional cinema to Hollywood remains fraught with challenges
The Centre plans to introduce a 12-16% incentive for investments in construction equipment manufacturing such as cranes, tunnelling machines. Will it cut dependence on China, Japan and European countries?
Morbi, India's ceramic hub, is on the brink of closure due to disrupted gas supplies from West Asia. With 400 factories at risk and thousands of jobs hanging in the balance, the geopolitical crisis threatens to unravel a $7 billion industry, reminiscent of the COVID-19 crisis.

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