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99.92% Of India's Villages Have Banking Access Within 5 Km: Government

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- India has achieved near-universal banking coverage, with 99.92 percent of inhabited villages having access to a banking outlet within a 5-km radius, the Ministry of Finance said i... Read More


Lok Sabha Passes Bill to Expand Supreme Court Strength Amid Rising Pendency

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, which seeks to increase the sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court from 34 to 38 judges, including the Chief Justice o... Read More


FSSAI To Hold Stakeholder Consultation On Key Food Safety Issues On August 7

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) will convene a stakeholder consultation meeting on August 7, 2026, to deliberate on several regulatory and compliance-rela... Read More


India's Edible Oil Imports Surge 34% To 10-Month High In July

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- India's edible oil imports rose 34 percent month-on-month to a 10-month high of 1.49 million tonnes in July, as refiners increased purchases of palm oil and soyoil to replenish in... Read More


Corrugated Packaging MSMEs Seek GST Neutrality Over Inverted Tax Structure

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The Rs 40,000-crore corrugated packaging industry, dominated by MSMEs, has raised concerns over the GST structure effective from September 2025, under which the tax on kraft paper... Read More


Noida Entrepreneurs Association Seeks 2-3 Year Extension For Industrial Plot Deadlines

Lucknow, Aug. 4 -- The Noida Entrepreneurs Association (NEA) has requested the Noida Authority to extend the deadline for making industrial plots operational by two to three years, citing construction... Read More


Rajya Sabha Passes MSME Amendment Bill 2026 To Tackle Delayed Payments

New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The Rajya Sabha has passed the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2026, aimed at addressing delayed payments to MSMEs, streamlining dispute resoluti... Read More


India, Rwanda First JTC Meeting Focuses on Trade Diversification, Investment & Market Access

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- India and Rwanda held the first session of the Joint Trade Committee (JTC) in New Delhi on July 30-31, 2026, to review bilateral trade and investment and discuss cooperation in ar... Read More


SIDBI's Direct MSME Lending Jumps Fourfold In 5 Years: FM Sitharaman

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has significantly increased its direct lending to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) over the past five years, the ... Read More


India's WPI Inflation Rises To 9.87% In June On Commodity Price Surge: Finance Ministry

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- India's wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation rose to 9.87 per cent in June from 9.68 per cent in May, driven largely by higher prices of globally sensitive commodities, the... Read More