Exclusive | MSME relief on cards: Former Cab. Secy. led panel to suggest overhaul of Quality Control Orders

Challenges Faced by MSMEs in Accessing Imported Components:  The Government has identified challenges that Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) face in accessing imported components and raw materials due to stringent quality control frameworks. High-Level Committee Recommendations:  The High-level Committee on Non-Financial Regulatory Reforms (HLC-NFRR) has proposed key changes to ease these challenges. The committee, […]

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Conference on Empowering MSMEs: Opportunities, Challenges and Way Forward

Shri Chandrakant Salunkhe Founder & President SME Chamber of India & Federation of Indian SME Associations has participated as speaker at Conference on Empowering MSMEs: Opportunities, Challenges and Way Forward , organized by the Indian Banks`​ Association on 18th September 2025 at Bank of Baroda conference hall, HQ, Mumbai. In the presence of Mr. M. […]

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RBI CIBIL Score New Rule 2025: Loan Approval Without Worry

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regularly issues circulars and notifications about banking regulations, which are publicly available on their official website. Major policy changes regarding credit scoring and loan approvals would be widely covered by financial media and officially documented. The absence of such verification from established sources suggests these claims may be inaccurate […]

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Why India should align with China?

China leads in electricity generation, surpassing the US. It dominates clean energy and electric vehicle production. Chinese EVs are technologically advanced and cost-effective. China is also ahead in AI development and robotics deployment. The nation excels in drone manufacturing for warfare. India should partner with China to advance its energy, mobility and AI goals. A […]

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Government re-opens application window for PLI Scheme for white goods, citing growing market

The application window for the Scheme will remain between September 15, 2025 and October 14, 2025 (both dates inclusive). The Government has re-opened the application window for the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for white goods, it said on Sunday (September 14, 2025), citing market growth and growing industry confidence following the success of earlier rounds […]

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DRDO organizes conclave for capacity building of MSMEs for development of UP Defense Industrial Corridor

DRDO’s Defense Technology and Test Centre (DTTC), Lucknow conducted a conclave at Amausi Campus on September 06, 2025 to apprise and collaborate with MSMEs & start-ups for Defense R&D and production with an aim to further develop the Uttar Pradesh Defense Industrial Corridor. More than 100 participants from various MSMEs, Start-Ups and Laghu Udhyog Bharti […]

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Interactive Meeting With Consul General of the People’s Republic of China

Mr. Chandrakant Salunkhe – Founder & President, SME Chamber of India and India – China Business Council with H.E. Qin Jie – Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Mumbai. during interactive meeting on 11th September 2025 at Mumbai Mr. Chandrakant Salunkhe – Founder & President, SME Chamber of India and India – China Business Council with H.E. Qin Jie – Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Mumbai. […]

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INTERACTIVE MEETING WITH GOVERNOR, RESERVE BANK OF INDIA

Mr. Chandrakant Salunkhe – Founder & President, SME Chamber of India and Federation of Indian SME Associations has paid courtesy visit to Mr. Sanjay Malhotra – Governor, Reserve Bank of India to discuss on various issues related SME and manufacturing sector and submitted Suggestions and recommendations for forthcoming Monetary policy Of RBI as well as […]

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Creating domestic ‘Big Four’: ICAI developing digital platform to facilitate CA firm mergers, tie-ups

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India plans to launch a digital platform. It will help accounting firms network and merge. This initiative aims to create larger Indian firms. These firms can compete with the Big Four. The platform will support resource sharing and expansion. It will especially benefit CAs in remote areas. The Institute […]

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Tamil Nadu’s MSMEs brace for global headwinds as US tariffs reshape trade

New study counts 47.33 lakh micro units, 60,013 small industries and 5,355 medium industries in the State. For each, a new set of challenges is emerging. Tamil Nadu, one of India’s largest industrial engines, is seeing its smallest firms carry the heaviest load even as shifting US tariffs on Chinese goods redraw global trade. A […]

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