Textiles to toys: MSMEs get a Rs 2,250 crore booster shot with mission exports

NEW DELHI: The commerce, MSME and finance ministries will work together to identify various sectors that will require maximum capital support for technology upgradation, marketing, brand building, and accessing newer markets, to boost exports, commerce minister Piyush Goyal said Saturday. Govt has announced setting up an Export Promotion Mission with an outlay of Rs 2,250 … Read more

Up front: Processed food caution

NEW DELHI: Arguing that self-regulation has been ineffective, the Economic Survey 2024-25 has called for stringent front-of-the-pack labelling rules for the $37.9 billion ultra-processed food (UPF) industry in India.Labels on the front of food packages will serve as a quick reference to nutritional information.Many countries, including France, Canada, the UK, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Israel, Peru, … Read more

Bastar journalist killed, cops suspect death linked to ‘road scam’ report

RAIPUR: A well-known Bastar journalist, Mukesh Chandrakar, 33, who went missing on New Year’s Day, was found murdered and dumped in a septic tank on the premises of a road contractor in insurgency-hit Bijapur district on Friday.Journalists have called a total shutdown in Bijapur to protest against the murder.Mukesh, who worked as a contributor to … Read more