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India lines up Rs.7,300-cr boost for rare earth magnets amid China curbs

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Amid China's continued chokehold on supplies, the government is finalizing an incentive scheme to boost local production of rare earth magnets with an allocation of around Rs.7,30... Read More


Bharat Forge, Mahindra, JSW may step in as govt readies rare earth goodies

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Amid China's continued chokehold on supplies, the government is finalizing an incentive scheme to boost local production of rare earth magnets with an allocation of around Rs.7,30... Read More


Public procurement from small businesses soars as govt redefines MSMEs

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- The government's purchases from micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in the first six months of the ongoing financial year (FY26) reached about 45% of total procurement, indicating ... Read More


Centre's procurement from women-led small and micro enterprises edges towards 3% target in first five months of FY26

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- The Union government's public procurement from women-led micro and small enterprises edged closer to the mandated 3% target in the first five months of FY26, after missing it ove... Read More


India's EV charging app to skip personal data collection

FoNew Delhi, Aug. 28 -- India's electric vehicle charging app will likely prioritise data privacy over personal data collection even as it is used to analyse user behaviour and charging patterns to he... Read More


India may choose a tiered path to rare earth self-reliance

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- India may link incentives aimed at spurring rare earth magnet manufacturing to the level of local materials used as the government seeks to counter China's supply curbs, accordin... Read More


Spooked by Trump tariffs, MSMEs urge govt to roll out export intelligence portal without delay

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- India's micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have urged the government to operationalise without delay the long-pending global market intelligence service (GMIS)- a porta... Read More


Bhel looks to tap India's payments powerhouse to charge up govt's EV drive

New Delhi, July 28 -- State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd will seek the expertise of UPI-maker National Payments Corporation of India to develop a digital app with an integrated payments mechanism ... Read More


Centre's schemes to make micro and small businesses green find no takers: Less than 1% of funds disbursed

New Delhi, July 14 -- Central schemes to help Indian micro and small businesses turn green have found no takers, with less than 1% or only Rs.7.23 crore of a Rs.950 crore outlay disbursed so far. The... Read More