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Instant Payments Must Deliver More Than Instant Transactions — Editorial by Khazi Altaf Hussian

Instant Payments Must Deliver More Than Instant Transactions — Editorial by Khazi Altaf Hussian

03-November-2026 A payment can travel in seconds while an entrepreneur waits weeks for the buyer to authorise it. That distinction must guide India’s next conversation on MSME digitisation. Mastercard’s Dreamonomics findings, released on 29 October, report...
Hyeglo Beauty Raises ₹7 Crore Seed Round Led by Sauce to Build India’s Skinified Beauty Category

Hyeglo Beauty Raises ₹7 Crore Seed Round Led by Sauce to Build India’s Skinified...

New Delhi, 02, November 2026: The funding will support R&D, product expansion, brand building, and key hires as the brand builds at the intersection of makeup and skincare. New Delhi, 2nd November 2026: Hyeglo Beauty,...
Before Selling AI to Small Businesses, Prove Its Value — Editorial by Khazi Altaf Hussian

Before Selling AI to Small Businesses, Prove Its Value — Editorial by Khazi Altaf...

02-November-2026 Fresh reporting on 2 November examines the practical obstacles facing MSMEs adopting artificial intelligence, including integration costs, skills and data protection. Industry voices emphasise demonstrations and support through business clusters. This is a discussion...
Innovation Does Not Begin and End with an App — Editorial

Innovation Does Not Begin and End with an App — Editorial

31-October-2026   Goa’s Cabinet has approved the Chief Minister’s MSME Innovation Scheme 2026, extending support on the lines of its startup policy to qualifying non-IT enterprises, according to reporting published on 29 October. Cabinet approval is...
An MSME Cannot Pay Wages with a Tax Credit-Editoral

An MSME Cannot Pay Wages with a Tax Credit-Editoral

30-October-2026 A demand from Ludhiana’s engineering industry deserves urgent national attention. Reporting on 30 October records FICO’s appeal to reduce GST on steel, arguing that differences between input and finished-product rates leave manufacturers with accumulated...
After the Subsidy Release, Track the Enterprise-Khazi Altaf Hussian

After the Subsidy Release, Track the Enterprise-Khazi Altaf Hussian

Date:29-oct-2026 On 28 October, the MSME Ministry announced the release of ₹1,000 crore in margin-money subsidy under PMEGP to support 11,333 new micro-enterprises. The ministry reported associated bank-sanctioned project loans of approximately ₹3,260 crore and...
SME Growth Equity: Enterprises Need Clear Terms and a Practical Route to Capital-Khazi Altaf Hussian

SME Growth Equity: Enterprises Need Clear Terms and a Practical Route to Capital-Khazi Altaf...

The Union Cabinet’s 6 October 2026 approval of a ₹10,000-crore commitment towards the SME Growth Fund deserves continuing scrutiny as a potential source of growth capital. The stated objective is to support high-potential small and...
Kobelco Construction Equipment India Unveils Three Variants in the 19.1 – 24 Tonne Category Excavators, Reinforcing Its ‘Value Excavation’ Philosophy

Kobelco Construction Equipment India Unveils Three Variants in the 19.1 – 24 Tonne Category...

New Delhi, October 24, 2026: Kobelco Construction Equipment India (KCEI), a subsidiary of Japan-based Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., today unveiled three Variants in the 19.1 - 24 Tonne Category Excavators - SK21 0, SK21...
L&T Technology Services Launches EI Lab for Manufacturing and Operations, Featuring NVIDIA Accelerated AI-Native Factory

L&T Technology Services Launches EI Lab for Manufacturing and Operations, Featuring NVIDIA Accelerated AI-Native...

Highlights: Showcases LTTS' Engineering Intelligence solutions across autonomous manufacturing, industrial robotics, supply chain, energy & emissions and asset reliability Features NVIDIA accelerated digital twins, Industrial AI and Physical AI for simulation, validation and increasingly...
MSME Compass: Landmark Eight-Volume Knowledge Series to Guide Entrepreneurs from the First Business Idea to a Future-Ready Global Enterprise

MSME Compass: Landmark Eight-Volume Knowledge Series to Guide Entrepreneurs from the First Business Idea...

Conceived as a first-of-its-kind integrated knowledge system, the series addresses the critical gap between information and execution across entrepreneurship, operations, finance, government support, exports, international trade, compliance, intellectual property and artificial intelligence Bengaluru, October 15,...