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Bharat Telecom 2025: India emerges as hub of telecom manufacturing, network innovation

May 14, 2025May 17, 2025SMEConnect-DeskLeave a Comment

Bharat Telecom 2025 included multiple panel discussions with panellists deliberating and discussing themes such as ‘Telecom API Economy’, ‘Private Networks for Industry 4.0’ and ‘Next-Gen Broadband: The Catalyst for a Digital Leap’. The Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC), in collaboration with the Department of Telecommunications (Dot), organised the 22nd edition of the […]

SIDBI on MSMEs: Rs.30 lakh crores gap persists despite credit push, need for sector-focused policies

May 13, 2025May 15, 2025SMEConnect-DeskLeave a Comment

The latest survey on the progress of Indian MSMEs and challenges faced — noted that timely and adequate credit access is one of the key challenges for the MSME sector, which has an addressable credit gap of around Rs. 30 lakh crores despite increasing credit supply. Even as the Government has taken multiple policy measures, […]

Top 10 Growing Entrepreneurs in India Transforming Their Industries In 2025

May 10, 2025May 15, 2025SMEConnect-DeskLeave a Comment

Md Salman – Project Director, KYC Software: Md Salman, Project Director of KYC Software, is a pioneering force in digital identity verification. Under his leadership, KYC Software has emerged as India’s first Digital Trust platform, transforming how industries verify and authenticate user identities across sectors like finance, hospitality and corporate services. His management vision centers on […]

It’s official: Gujarat’s coastline is no more 1,600 kms; it’s revised to 2,340.62 kms now

May 10, 2025May 12, 2025SMEConnect-DeskLeave a Comment

In a significant development, India’s coastline has officially been revised to 11,098.81 kms, marking an increase of 3,537.21 kms or nearly 50% from the previous measurement of 7,561.60 kms. With this revision, the coastline of Gujarat, which is the longest in the nation is no longer 1,600 kms; it is now over 2,300 kms. The […]

Secretary, DFS chairs a review meeting to monitor the progress of Public Sector Banks in clearing pending cases for NCLT

May 7, 2025May 15, 2025SMEConnect-DeskLeave a Comment

Banks advised to expedite the resolution process by minimizing delays in filing CIRP applications. Shri M. Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS), chaired a review meeting today to monitor the progress of Public Sector Banks in clearing pending cases for admission at National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). The review entailed a follow up on […]

DPIIT revises higher credit guarantee to boost Start-up funding and R&D

May 7, 2025May 15, 2025SMEConnect-DeskLeave a Comment

The Indian Government has revised the credit guarantee scheme for start-ups that will further reduce the perceived risks of lending to them, enabling greater financial support to undertake research and development and creating cutting-edge technologies. The Government approved a revised Credit Guarantee Scheme for Start-ups (CGSS), which increases the ceiling on guarantee cover per borrower […]

7 Small Business Ideas You Could Launch in 2025

May 7, 2025May 15, 2025SMEConnect-DeskLeave a Comment

Is graphic design your passion? Do you have a knack for fixing broken tech? This could be your year. As the fallout from President Trump’s ongoing tariffs campaign continues to settle over the American economy, it might not seem like a particularly compelling time to launch a new business. But the pressures facing import-driven companies could open doors for […]

Kolkata Startup Replaces Plastic with Eco-Friendly Packaging

May 6, 2025May 17, 2025SMEConnect-DeskLeave a Comment

Kolkata-based startup Pepcom India has replaced more than six million single-use plastic containers with eco-friendly, paper-based alternatives. This transition has already prevented 200 tons of plastic waste from entering Indian landfills and mitigated nearly 300 tons of CO₂ emissions—signalling a powerful shift in the food packaging industry. Founded in 2022, Pepcom India was born out […]

Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking gets RBI nod to pick 51% in Yes Bank

May 6, 2025May 12, 2025SMEConnect-DeskLeave a Comment

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking will either buy less than 26% in Yes Bank and do a merger through a share swap or buy up to 26% and launch an open offer. Apart from SBI, other Yes Bank shareholders include Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and HDFC Bank. Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC) has secured Reserve […]

Financial impropriety forced Modi Govt. to remove Subramanian as IMF Executive Director: Congress

May 6, 2025May 12, 2025SMEConnect-DeskLeave a Comment

Congress spokesperson, Supriya Shrinate alleged that Union Bank of India placed an order for two lakh copies of a book authored by Subramanian, who had earlier served as Chief Economic Adviser to the Union Government. The Congress on Tuesday (May 6, 2025) claimed that Narendra Modi Government abruptly terminated K.V. Subramanian’s tenure as India’s Executive Director at […]