India needs entrepreneurship 2.0 with risk-taking, visionary founders

India, in fact, was a major exporter to West Asia, where two large empires – the Safavid and the Ottoman – provided a lucrative marketing area. The entrepreneurship that India requires must have two key characteristics. First, it must be willing to be innovative in the sense that it takes on new products and processes […]

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India must increase labor productivity to become a developed nation, says Niti Aayog’s Suman Bery

The ‘Viksit Bharat’ vision entails becoming a high-income society that empowers citizens to realize their potential and aspirations, for which India’s demographic dividend is to be effectively leveraged, says Niti Aayog, Vice Chairman, Suman Bery. Increasing labor productivity is central to India’s aspiration of becoming a developed nation in about two decades, as it would […]

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Maharashtra rolls out new EV policy; targets 30% adoption by 2030

Among other things, the policy lays down that new residential buildings must provide EV charging facilities and also offers incentives such as toll waiver for these eco-friendly vehicles. The new Electric Vehicle (EV) policy of the Maharashtra Government seeks to achieve 30% EV penetration in the State by 2030, officials said on Saturday. The Transport […]

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Govt. relaxes rules to boost GST Registration among small businesses

The number of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with Goods and Services Tax (GST) registration is set to rise after the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) asked its officials to relax scrutiny for such businesses, according to two people aware of the development. MSMEs contribute around 30% of India’s GDP. CBIC’s move […]

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54% of Maharashtra’s GSDP comes from only 7 districts: Govt. report

The report submitted to the 16th Finance Commission revealed that 18 districts have a growth rate less than 0.8x of the GSDP expansion rate and per capita income below average state income. Only seven out of 36 districts in Maharashtra contribute 54% of the gross State domestic product (GSDP), which stood at Rs 45 lakh […]

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Worry over alarming 96% FDI plunge, but RBI confident on ‘maturity of Indian economy’

The gross FDI — the money ploughed into India by overseas companies — rose by 13.7% to $81 billion in 2024-25 from $71.3 billion the previous year. The net foreign direct investment into India sunk 96% to $0.4 billion in financial year 2024-25 amid increased repatriation by foreign companies and outward investment by Indian firms, […]

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India to allow US firms to bid for Govt. contracts worth $50 billion in wider scope for foreign firms: Report

India and UK agreed on a free trade pact that gives British firms access to Federal Government contracts in select sectors – covering goods, services and construction – on a reciprocal basis. India is opening up a chunk of its protected Government procurement market to foreign firms, including the U.S, two Government sources said, in […]

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China’s digital product sales hit $20 billion in four months due to Government subsidies

China’s Government subsidies, aimed at boosting domestic consumption, have spurred a surge in digital product sales, generating approximately $20 billion in just four months. Over 48 million consumers participated, purchasing 51.48 million products. This initiative has led to a significant increase in retail sales of communication appliances and a shift towards higher-end smartphones. The Chinese […]

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RBI reviewing shareholding norms for banks, says Governor, Sanjay Malhotra

RBI is examining shareholding norms and licensing rules for banks, as part of a broader review, Governor, Sanjay Malhotra said. India’s central bank is examining shareholding norms and licensing rules for banks as part of a broader review, Governor Sanjay Malhotra told the Times of India in an interview, less than a month after Japanese […]

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