On July 9, ten central trade unions will go on strike to protest against the government's failure to conduct the Indian Labour Conference for ten years and the imposition of four controversial labour

labour shortage, Migration, Real Estate, Covid surge, skilled labour, summer heat

Pharma MSMEs seek Rs 50 crore handholding and extension for GMP compliance under revised Schedule M, citing challenges in adhering to regulatory and quality standards

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Analysts expect a sequential increase in Arpu for all telecom operators in Q1 FY26, driven by the ongoing shift from 4G to 5G and higher service usage

Telecom industry, telecom sector

Recently, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath termed expressways the backbone of the state's economic growth and job creation, while pitching UP as a preferred investment destination

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Court grants interim relief to LNG operators challenging new registration norms under PNGRB's 2025 regulations

Delhi HC

X says blocking done on government request, while the IT ministry claims no such request was made

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Ventive Hospitality and Marriott International expand their partnership to develop six hotels in India by 2030, adding more than 1,400 rooms across key cities

hospitality sector, hotels

Tata Motors Group's global wholesales fell 9% YoY in Q1 FY26, reaching 2,99,664 units, with declines in both commercial and passenger vehicles, including Jaguar Land Rover (JLR).

Tata Motors

ACMA highlights the vulnerability in India's auto component supply chain following China's rare earth magnet curbs, urging rapid localisation to mitigate risks

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India's EV market continued to expand in June 2025, with a notable rise in passenger vehicle sales. However, the two-wheeler segment saw a dip in H1 performance due to a weak start to the year

Ministry of Heavy Industries, EV charging stations, Electric Vehicles, EV market, automobile industry

The project will be developed under a public-private partnership (PPP) model, and will span 500 acres

Electric Vehicles

The said Section 15(1)(b) says that (relevant extracts), 'the rate of duty applicable to any imported goods, shall be the rate in force, in the case of goods cleared from a warehouse under Section 68

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US-based retail giant Walmart will connect one lakh more MSMEs in the next three years to its supplier development programme in India, a company official said here on Thursday.
The programme, Walmart Vriddhi, has partnered with Ideas to Impact Foundation (i2i), which will enable more MSMEs to expand their access to both national and international markets, helped by the combined strengths of Walmart's global supply chain and Flipkart's e-commerce capabilities.
"As we approach the next phase of the Walmart Vriddhi programme, we are very excited to announce today that going forward we have partnered with Ideas to Impact Foundation to empower an additional 1,00,000 MSMEs over the next three years," Jason Fremstad, Senior Vice President of Supplier Development - Sourcing at Walmart International, said.
This will also help the Bentonville-headquartered retail company amplify its sourcing of goods from India for its global operations, for which it had earlier set a goal of exports worth US

Walmart

Launched in 2019, Walmart Vriddhi has trained over 70,000 MSMEs so far by enabling access to digital commerce, personalised mentorship and strategic partnerships

The government is considering formulating a scheme to fund exporters, especially MSMEs, in registering new products in new markets with an aim to boost the country's outbound shipments, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said.
He added that the entire cost of such registration will be funded by the government.
"I am thinking of coming out with a scheme that any MSME that needs to spend any amount of money to register their products any where in the world, particularly for new products, new markets, new exporters, the government will fund the whole cost," Goyal said here on June 9 while addressing Indian business delegation.
The minister is here on an official visit to hold meetings with Swiss leaders and companies to boost trade and investments between the two countries.
This scheme is expected to be part of the Export Promotion Mission (EPM), which was announced in the Budget.
It may include 12 components, including easy credit schemes for MSMEs, e-commerce exporters

Piyush Goyal, Piyush

This scheme is expected to be part of the Export Promotion Mission (EPM), which was announced in the Budget

Uttar Pradesh plans a ₹125 crore investment in a multi-storey flatted factory in Greater Noida to promote MSMEs and boost regional economic activity and employment

manufacturing

State-owned banks are prioritizing local language skills in their hiring to improve customer service and reduce language barriers, with Bank of Baroda and SBI leading the way

banks, PSB

SBI also reported former chairman of the group Anil Ambani to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

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May raise risk of increasing dormant accounts in the system

public sector banks, PSBs, banks

The concern arises from the increasing misuse of some Jan Dhan accounts by fraudsters as "mule accounts" to carry out cyber fraud

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