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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


Small cars face a stricter fuel efficiency threat even as sales crater. Will there be a rethink?

New Delhi, July 10 -- India's top energy efficiency agency is exploring possible ways to ease proposed emission caps for small cars amid plummeting demand, according to two people aware of the matter,... Read More


Bhel likely to be tendering agency for EV charging stations under PM E-drive

New Delhi, June 16 -- State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Bhel) may be nominated to lead the tendering process for 72,300 electric vehicle (EV) public charging stations under the Rs.10,900-crore P... Read More