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Agriculture Minister to Chair Meeting to Push Greater Credit Access for SHGs & Rural Women Entrepreneurs

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- A high-level meeting on Self Help Group (SHG)-bank linkages and individual enterprise financing will be held in Mumbai on September 3, 2026, to review credit access and financing... Read More


India-Afghanistan JWG Reviews Measures to Strengthen Bilateral Trade and Economic Cooperation

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- The India-Afghanistan Joint Working Group (JWG) on Trade, Commerce and Investment held a virtual meeting on September 1, 2026, to review bilateral trade and economic cooperation ... Read More


India-Nepal Deepen Multilingual AI Cooperation Through BHASHINI SANGAM Workshop

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- The Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD), under the Digital India Corporation (DIC), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in collaboration with the Embas... Read More


FISME Seeks Industry Feedback On ECLGS 5.0 Continuation, Other MSME Credit Support Measures

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- The government has decided to discontinue the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 5.0, which was introduced in May to support micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME... Read More


Bank Credit Growth Surges To 19.1% YoY In July As Industry, Services Lending Surge: RBI

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- Non-food bank credit growth accelerated sharply to 19.1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) as of the fortnight ended July 31, 2026, from 9.9 per cent in the corresponding period a year ... Read More


Services Exports Rise 13.4% To USD 38.25 Bn In July 2026; Surplus At USD 17.65 Bn: RBI

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- India's services exports rose 13.4 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to USD 38.25 billion in July 2026, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Services imports... Read More


India's Manufacturing Growth Slows Sharply In August; PMI Hits 5-Year Low At 52.8: HSBC

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- India's manufacturing sector continued to expand in August, but growth slowed sharply as output and new orders increased at their weakest pace in five years, according to the HSB... Read More


Windfall Tax On Diesel, Petrol Exports Raised; ATF Levy Cut

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- The government has raised the windfall tax on petrol and diesel exports while marginally reducing the levy on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) for the next fortnight, effective Septem... Read More


Commerce Ministry Seeks Exporters' Inputs On US Market Access Concerns Ahead Of Trade Talks

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- The Commerce Ministry has sought inputs from industry and exporters on concerns related to access to the US market, which will be taken up with American counterparts, an official... Read More


India Closes Gap With Global Vehicle Standards, Now 2-3 Years Behind In Some Areas: MoRTH

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- India has significantly narrowed its gap with advanced automotive markets on vehicle standards and is now only two to three years behind in some areas, while matching or exceedin... Read More