The Government’s public capital expenditure has increased nearly six-fold, from about ₹2 lakh crore in FY 2014-15 to ₹12.2 lakh crore for FY 2026-271. The continued rise reflects the focus on infrastructure-led development, which includes freight corridors, waterways, high-speed rail corridors,... View Article
MSME loans stood at around ₹46 trillion in April 2026, growing 12.8% year-on-year. However, credit growth between December 2025 and April 2026 slowed to 3.1%, compared with 9.7% in the same period last year. Active MSME loans also declined by 3.5%, showing... View Article
How industrial facilities, logistics & transport, agri, textiles, food processing and food industires can prepare themselves this season As extreme weather events in India, such as floods, cyclones, landslides, heatwaves, droughts, and shifting monsoon patterns, grow more intense, their economic... View Article
With record solar capacity addition and stronger global partnerships, India’s clean-energy sector is becoming a major business opportunity. MSMEs can participate in this growth through supply-chain support by contributing through solar components, installation and maintenance, energy-efficient equipment, bioenergy, EV support,... View Article
Heat stress is becoming a real business cost for MSMEs, affecting productivity, worker safety, electricity bills, machinery, inventory, and dispatch timelines. This blog article lists simple steps MSMEs can take to reduce the operational pressure. These include adjusting work timings, seasonal maintenance, and heat-sensitive... View Article
Higher fuel, LPG, freight, and raw material costs are aggravating working capital pressure on MSMEs, who are already grappling with delayed payments, tighter supplier credit, and rising input costs. To address this, faster disbursements of business loans from RBI-regulated NBFCs... View Article
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