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| 16.09.2024 | FICCI FLO Signs MoU with Philippines' PhilWEN to Boost Women's Economic Empowerment at 2nd Edition of Anshukam | New Delhi, Delhi, India
The second edition of Anshukam, the flagship textile and handloom exhibition organized by the FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO), witnessed a significant milestone with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)... |
| 11.09.2024 | India’s MSME Surge: A Catalyst for Economic Growth | India's micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are on the rise. The government has announced a remarkable leap in registrations, soaring from 1.65 crore to 5 crore in just over a year. This is not just a number; it’s a testament to th... |
| 11.09.2024 | The Liquidity Tightrope: Navigating the Banking Landscape | The banking sector is walking a tightrope. On one side, there’s a surge in credit demand. On the other, deposits are dwindling. This imbalance is raising alarms across the industry. Recent surveys and data reveal a stark reality: banks are ... |
| 11.09.2024 | Easing liquidity conditions and higher base money growth may push up deposit growth: HSBC | A recent easing of liquidity conditions and higher base money growth will likely push up deposit growth over time even as there is a noticeable rise in corporate deposits and a fall in household deposits, according to HSBC.
The foreign bank... |
| 10.09.2024 | Government Announces Rise in MSME Registrations, 5 Cr Registered Compared to 1.65 Cr Last Year The government plans to increase CGTMSE credit guarantees by INR 5 lakh crore over the next two years to ... | The government has made remarkable progress in formalising the MSME sector, which previously had an estimated 6.5-7 crore MSMEs, but only 1.63 crore were registered, said Dr Rajneesh, Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner (MSME)... |
| 10.09.2024 | Banking system could face liquidity challenges, cautions FICCI-IBA Survey of Banks | The banking system could face liquidity challenges because credit growth is outpacing deposit growth, cautioned a FICCI-IBA Survey of Banks.
Raising deposits to keep pace with the loan growth and keeping the credit cost low remains on the t... |
| 09.09.2024 | India’s technical textile industry exports set to exceed US $ 10 billion by 2030, says minister | Image Courtesy: Indian Textile Journal
Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh has announced that Indian exports of technical textiles are expected to exceed US $ 10 billion by 2030. He also highlighted that India is projected to start produc... |
| 09.09.2024 | Government Plans for Major Expansion with 350-400 Airports, UDAN Extension, and New Technologies Since its launch in 2016, the UDAN scheme has connected over 86 airports through more than 583 routes, ... | Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, Union Minister of Civil Aviation, has unveiled plans to expand India's regional air connectivity. Speaking at the Ministry of Civil Aviation and FICCI's India Regional Air Mobility Conference 2024, Naidu envisioned... |
| 07.09.2024 | Gap between deposit and credit growth continues to be wide: RBI data | Deposits of all scheduled banks declined in the reporting fortnight ended August 23 even as their advances recorded a robust growth, indicating that the gap between their growth continues to be wide.
Deposit growth of all scheduled banks ha... |
| 04.09.2024 | MoRTH plans Rs 1 trillion investment in 74 new highway tunnels
Axis Ecorp enters fractional ownership segment
Minister pushes for increased tariffs on Chinese steel imports
Coastal road project to par... | ROADS & HIGHWAYS MoRTH plans Rs 1 trillion investment in 74 new highway tunnels
04 Sep 2024 1 Min Read CW Team
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is set to invest Rs 1 trillion in the construction of 74 new tunnels, spa... |
| 28.08.2024 | The Rise of Kids India: A Toy Revolution in the Making | The toy industry is a playground of imagination and innovation. As the world shifts, so does the market. India stands at the forefront of this transformation. The 10th edition of Kids India, set to take place from September 12 to 14, 2024, ... |
| 26.08.2024 | From Mumbai to the world: 10th Kids India is on the starting blocks | Emerging toy market with enormous growth potential
Great support from exhibitors and visitors
NUREMBERG, Germany, Aug. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- It is the leading B2B trade fair for the Indian toy industry: Kids India. The event, which will ... |
| 21.08.2024 | SAWiT Launches Major Initiative to Train 10 Mn Women in Generative AI Across India SAWiT.AI, the flagship program of SAWiT, is set to launch on September 21, 2024, in collaboration with an ed-tech sta... | South Asian Women in Tech (SAWiT), an organisation committed to empowering South Asian women in the technology sector, has taken a major step forward in its initiative to train 10 million women across India in generative AI skills.
As part ... |
| 13.08.2024 | Smart Health Cities Can Transform India into a Global Healthcare Hub, says Dr Polisetty | Hyderabad, Telangana, India
The EY-FICCI report on ‘Decoding India’s Health Landscape’ examines the evolution of India’s health sector over the past two decades and projects its development forward to the year 2047. As India strives towards... |
| 07.08.2024 | Fintechs must help public sector banks improve their digital lending capabilities, says DFS Secy Joshi | The Finance Ministry on Wednesday asked fintechs to help the public sector banks (PSBs) in improving their digital lending capabilities to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
Addressing the 5th edition of PICUP Fintech Conference, ... |
| 18.06.2024 | Ramky Infrastructure awarded Smart Urban Innovation Award by FICCI
Gujarat Adopts Tariff for Solar Projects
Bihar's Railway Goes Solar, 10 MW Projects
GPCL Issues Consultancy for Storage Project | ECONOMY & POLICY Ramky Infrastructure awarded Smart Urban Innovation Award by FICCI
18 Jun 2024 3 Min Read CW Team
Ramky Infrastructure Limited (Ramky) has been honoured with the esteemed FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce... |
| 24.05.2024 | Recognizing Excellence: Chitkara University Bestows Honorary Doctorate on Dr. Arvind Lal for Healthcare Innovation | Chandigarh, India
In a momentous convocation ceremony held at its Punjab campus, Chitkara University conferred the prestigious title of Doctor of Literature (Honoris Causa) upon (Hony) Brig Dr. Arvind Lal, Padma Shri, in recognition of his ... |
| 15.05.2024 | Ficci, IESA sign contract to foster innovation in semiconductor industry | - |
| 26.03.2024 | Improving confidence | After a decade of rising non-performing assets (NPAs) and lax underwriting standards, particularly on corporate loans, the Indian banking sector is now in good health, with rising profits and the restoration of investor trust. This was reaf... |
| 23.03.2024 | Indian Council of Arbitration Paves Way for Enhanced Commercial Dispute Resolution | Goa, India
The Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA) organised a conference on "Ease to Justice Through Arbitration & Mediation in Commercial Disputes" in Goa. The event proved to be a pivotal gathering for legal practitioners, ... |
| 22.03.2024 | Looking at setting targets on offshore mineral mining: Mines secretary | The Centre is looking at setting targets on offshore mining which will start this year, VL Kantha Rao, secretary at the Ministry of Mines said on Friday. He said that the result of the first round of auction of critical minerals will be out... |
| 21.03.2024 | Banks' asset quality to improve in next six months as economy grows: Survey | Banks expect asset quality to improve further in the next six months on the back of restructuring of eligible stressed units, a resilient economy and credit growth strengthening, said a survey report on Thursday.
The FICCI-IBA Bankers surve... |
| 10.03.2024 | Statsguru: M&E sector resilient despite growing at slower pace than economy | The Indian media and entertainment industry is resilient despite growing at a slower pace than the economy.
The sector grew 8 per cent in 2023, noted a report by EY and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Nominal gro... |
| 07.03.2024 | Newspaper biz growing after 5 years, how publishers will use this bounty? | The big surprise in the annual Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)-EY report released this week is not the growth of digital. It is the 4 per cent revenue growth in print (largely newspapers) in 2023 over 2022. Th... |
| 07.03.2024 | Medium of exchange | The latest report of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and EY on the media and entertainment sector has several interesting observations, data points, and trends that can help businesses in this segment adapt or rei... |
| 08.01.2024 | Startup India To Majorly Focus On Deeptech In Second Leg: Report
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It is expected that the second phase will see more support for startups in terms of stable policies and taxation, and better valuation no... |
| 17.07.2023 | FICCI FLO Mumbai and Nimaya Collaborate to Upskill Young Women | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
FICCI FLO Mumbai, under the aegis of Chairperson, Mrs. Archana Khosla Burman collaborated with Nimaya - a not-for-profit career accelerator for women and girls, under the leadership of Founder, Navya Naveli Nanda ... |
| 11.01.2023 | Animal Nutrition Startup eFeed Bags Funding From Agritech VC Firm Omnivore | This was Omnivore’s third life sciences investment under its OmniX Bio initiative, launched in December 2021
eFeed offers multiple products to improve lactation, solve infertility, and enhance the general health/ immunity of cattle
eFeed wi... |
| 05.01.2023 | A hyperlocal OTT born in funding winter wants to tell stories in Indian dialects | Going hyperlocal, STAGE, a participant in Shark Tank Season 2, plans to upload OTT content in the top 20 dialects of the country.
STAGE started with Haryanavi dialect content in 2019, now has over 225,000 subscribers across Haryana and Raja... |
| 21.06.2022 | Gaming Platform WinZO Acquires Majority Stake In Upskillz Games | With this acquisition, WinZO will add Upskillz’s blockchain and Web3 offerings to its platform
Both the gaming startups will collaborate to conceptualise new games and will also be sharing their technical expertise as well as resources whil... |
| 07.06.2022 | Indian Vice President Venkaiah Naidu launches India-Qatar Startup Bridge | |
| 30.04.2022 | Delhi Govt To Support Startups Providing Alternatives To Single-Use Plastics | The state government will provide assistance to startups offering single-use plastic alternatives, for which an action plan has been prepared, Gopal Rai said
Single-use plastic items will not be allowed in the country from July 1, 2022, as ... |
| 27.04.2022 | Almost 80 Startups Getting Registered Daily In India, Says DPIIT Secretary | In India, almost 80 startups are getting registered every day, said Anurag Jain, secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), at an industry conference recently.
India has seen a five-times growth in patents g... |
| 28.03.2022 | Banking Infra Provider CARD91 Bags $13 Mn From Infinity, Point72 Ventures | Bengaluru-based B2B fintech startup CARD91 has secured $13 Mn in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Infinity Ventures, Point72 Ventures and Sabre Partners.
The round also saw the participation of Emphasis Ventures (EMVC), Commerce Ventures... |
| 19.03.2022 | Arbitration Best-suited Resolution Mechanism for Globalized World: Chief Justice of India | Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Hon’ble Chief Justice of India (CJI), Mr N. V. Ramana today said that the globalized world demands embracing a dispute redressal mechanism that is acceptable and fair to everyone. Shri Ramana was speaking at the ... |
| 14.09.2021 | M2P Invests $4 Mn In Payments Gateway Provider LivQuik To Serve Fintech Startups | Tamil Nadu-based M2P Fintech that provides banking and payments application programming interface (API) infrastructure to financial companies, has announced a $4 Mn investment in Future Group-backed payments startup LivQuik Technology.
Foun... |
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| 22.04.2021 | Indian B2B company Instamojo acqui-hires virtual theater startup Showman | Bengaluru-based software-as-a-service startup Instamojo said Thursday it has acqui-hired digital entertainment startup Showman for an undisclosed amount of money.
Showman will cease to function post the acquisition, and the founding members... |
| 09.10.2020 | New Farm Laws Raise Hopes For Agri-Startups, Experts Foresee A Bright Future | Representative image
The 2020 farm legislations raise hopes for the farming community by opening up new and wider avenues for farmers as well as agriculture startups. According to experts, the new laws offer great scope for budding agri-sta... |
| 05.08.2020 | SaaS startup inFeedo raises US$ 700K in pre-Series A funding | Founded in 2013 by Tanmaya Jain, inFeedo operates an AI-based Human Resource Management system to reduce attrition, engage employees, and analyze employee culture using Predictive People Analytics. inFeedo launched its employee-experience b... |
| 23.04.2018 | Registrars Suspend 11 Pirate Site Domains, 89 More in the Crosshairs | In addition to website blocking which is running rampant across dozens of countries right now, targeting the domains of pirate sites is considered to be a somewhat effective anti-piracy tool.
The vast majority of websites are found using a ... |
| - | UPI Overcomes The Fall In Transactions With 32% Growth In August | National Payments Corporation of India’s instant interbank payment system, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has recorded 312 Mn transactions in August 2018.
According to the data by NPCI, the platform has witnessed a growth of 32% since it ... |
| - | Health And Wellness Startup Mosaic Raises $24 Mn Series A Funding | Mumbai-based health and wellness startup Mosaic Wellness has raised $24 Mn in a Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital India. Existing investors Elevation Capital and Matrix Partners India also participated in the round.
The startup ... |
| - | RBI To Set Up Regulatory Sandbox For Fintech Startups To Boost Innovation | The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is looking to issue guidelines for setting up a regulatory sandbox or innovation hub for the fintech startups in May. This hub will help the companies build innovative products at a lower cost.
RBI governor S... |
| - | 2 Startups Begin Test Phase Of New Retail Payment Products Under RBI’s Regulatory Sandbox | Over a year after the Reserve Bank Of India set up a regulatory sandbox for fintech startups to boost innovation, two entities have begun testing offline epayment facility for remote locations in the country.
Jaipur-based Natural Support Co... |
| - | Rising Cyber Attacks Cost INR 1.25 Lakh Cr For Indian IT Companies In 2019 | India has witnessed huge cyber attacks over the years which in turn has affected the Indian IT and cyber infrastructure. National Cyber Security Coordinator Lt Gen (Dr) Rajesh Pant on Tuesday said that cyber crimes in India caused INR 1.25 ... |
| - | Vernacular Audio Platform Khabri Raises $2.1 Mn Led By Liquid 2 Ventures | Regional language audio content platform Khabri has raised $ 2.1 Mn in a Pre-Series A funding round led by Liquid 2 Ventures, Pioneer Fund, and Rebel Fund. Angel investors such as Runway cofounder Siqi Chen, former Google India MD Shailesh ... |
| - | UPI Transactions Dip For Second Month In A Row; Register 4% Decline In May | The intensified covid-19 wave continues to affect UPI (unified payments interface) transactions in the country negatively. May data shared by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) shows that transactions dipped marginally for the se... |
| - | India will ban single-use plastics next year to cut pollution — experts say that’s not enough | Following the Indian government’s announcement banning various low-utility plastics, experts outline a list of structural issues that need to be addressed for the ban to be effective.
Research and development into alternatives along with gu... |
| - | D2C Startup Skillmatics Bags $16 Mn, To Expand To Japan, France, Other Countries | Skillmatics develops educational games and learning resources for children
The funding round was led by Sofina, with participation from existing investors Sequoia Capital India and Jalaj Dani Family Office
Skillmatics is currently present a... |
| - | Air Carrier SpiceJet Forays Into Ecommerce In India | Image Credits
Indian airline carrier SpiceJet has forayed into ecommerce with the launch of its new retail venture SpiceStyle. The company has partnered with ecommerce player Amazon.in.
Ajay Singh – CMD SpiceJet said, “I am delighted to ann... |
| - | Switching From Offline To Online: The $26 Bn B2C Ecommerce Market In India And Policies To Empower It | With ecommerce changing every facet of the world, the B2C ecommerce market has not been left behind, as per the latest report released by the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Indus... |
| - | Godrej Interio To Launch Ecommerce Platform For Online Furniture Retail | In a bid to tap the growing ecommerce market in India, the Godrej Group is planning to foray into online furniture retail through Godrej Interio. Godrej Interio is the furniture retail arm of the Godrej Group.
The company has also confirmed... |
| - | M2P Invests $4 Mn In Payments Gateway Provider LivQuik To Serve Fintech Startups | Tamil Nadu-based M2P Fintech that provides banking and payments application programming interface (API) infrastructure to financial companies, has announced a $4 Mn investment in Future Group-backed payments startup LivQuik Technology.
Foun... |
| - | Unilazer Ventures Hikes Stake In Easypolicy To 70%, Invests $7.43 Mn | Unilazer Ventures, a private equity and venture capital firm set up by former media scion Ronnie Screwvala, has hiked its stake in Easypolicy, an online insurance comparison website, to 70%, ET reported.
Unilazer has further invested $6.7 M... |
| - | ZoloStays In Talks With Credit Suisse To Raise $100 Mn Series C Round | Bengaluru-based coliving startup ZoloStays is in talks with Switzerland-based global financial services company Credit Suisse to raise $100 Mn (INR 710 Cr) fund for Series C Round.
The company told Inc42 that it will be utilising the fund t... |
| - | Digital Payments To Be $1Tn Industry By 2023, Need To Relook Payment and Settlement Systems Act: Niti Aayog | As digital payments continue to pick up the pace in India, Niti Aayog in its report — Digital Payments – Trends, Issues and Opportunities expects the industry to grow $1 Tn by 2023.
Principal Advisor to Niti Aayog Ratan P Watal said, “There... |
| - | In An Online World, Shuttl Offers An Offline, Convenient Meal Service On Its Buses. Here’s Why | When it comes to providing onboard meal services to travellers, no one can compete with the Indian Railways and airlines in the country. And their services have improved over time with private players such as RailRestro, TravelKhana, and Tr... |
| - | DHL India Will Invest $100 Mn To Expand Warehouse Capacity | Image Credits
Logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL Group is planning to expand its warehouse capacity in India. The move may have been triggered by DHL India looking at the new planned national tax system and increasing ecommerce transactions.... |
| - | Biryani By Kilo Raises INR 30 Cr From IvyCap Ventures As It Tastes Expansion | Biryani delivery startup Biryani By Kilo (BBK) has secured $4.3 Mn (INR 30 Cr) in its Series A round of funding led by IvyCap Ventures. The recently raised funds will be used to aid the company’s geographic presence across West and North In... |
| - | Gaming Startup WinZO Launches Indian Game Developer Fund With $20 Mn Corpus | As the online gaming industry, including transaction-based real money skill games and casual games, goes through a record momentum in the country, Delhi-based online gaming startup WinZO has announced a $20 Mn fund for the Indian game devel... |
| - | Delhi-Based Chemists’ Body Urges CCI To Reject PharmEasy-Thyrocare Deal | Healthtech unicorn PharmEasy’s proposed acquisition of Thyrocare, which is subject to regulatory approval, is likely to face a legal challenge at the Competition Commission of India (CCI) from a group of chemists and druggists. The represen... |
| - | Amazon Pay Receives $42.6 Mn From Its Parent Company | Ecommerce giant Amazon has yet again invested $42.6 Mn (INR 300 Cr) in fresh funding in its digital payments arm Amazon Pay. This latest funding comes right after reports stated that Amazon Pay is rolling out doorstep know-your-customer (KY... |
| - | SEBI, IRDAI Launch Regulatory Sandbox Framework For Fintech Startups | In a bid to support the fintech industry in, the Reserve Bank of India introduced a regulatory sandbox for the startups to test their products and services. Now a similar initiative has been taken by market regulator Securities and Exchange... |
| - | Startup Policy Rundown: Ecommerce Policy In The Final Stage Of Drafting, Consolidated FDI Policy & More | Infocus Startup Policy Rundown
With several new policies and measures being introduced every month for the benefit of the ecosystem and industries, Inc42 summarises all the latest policies and announcements and their impact.
The most awaite... |
| - | MobiKwik Grows 100% In FY19, Announces INR 184.6 Cr Revenue | Gurugram-headquartered digital financial services platform MobiKwik has said that it earned revenues of INR 184.6 Cr in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019. The company has continued to post over 100% growth in its revenue for the last th... |
| - | Paytm Claims 600% Growth In UPI Transactions In Last Six Months | Digital payments company Paytm claimed that it was the largest contributor to the volume of UPI payments in India, recording a growth of 600% in transactions in the last six months. UPI, which stands for Unified Payments Interface, is a gov... |
