From Micro to Macro: The Multiplier Effect of Digitally Enabled SMEs
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have long been acknowledged as the backbone of India’s economy, contributing nearly 30 percent to…
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A Strong Macro Story, a Weak Rupee, and the Quiet Squeeze on India’s SMEs
India’s macroeconomic dashboard looks reassuring. GDP growth projections hover between 6 and 7 percent. Inflation is at multi-year lows. Crude…
India Wants Its SMEs to Grow. Infrastructure Execution Is the Binding Constraint
India’s policy intent toward SMEs is unequivocal. Over the past five years, successive Union Budgets, industrial strategies and regulatory reforms…
SME Survival Playbook 2025: What Actually Worked When Growth Was Not Guaranteed
As 2025 draws to a close, one reality stands out across India’s SME landscape. The enterprises that survived, and in…
India’s Multi-Tiered Green Finance Ecosystem: How Tata-GCF Complements DFIs and Banks
India’s green finance ecosystem has evolved rapidly over the past few years, reflecting a convergence of policy, investor appetite and…
India’s Export Resilience Tested: How Sectors Are Adapting to US Tariff Shocks
India’s export ecosystem is navigating one of its most significant stress tests in recent years. Following the imposition of steep…
Madurai Means Business: Inside Tamil Nadu’s Next SME Innovation Hub
Madurai’s commercial character is not new. For centuries, it served as a marketplace for artisans, textile weavers, spice traders and…
Faridabad: The Engine Room of Industrial India
There are cities that rise quietly, not in headlines, but in hard work. Faridabad is one of them. Often overshadowed…
What It Truly Takes to Be an MSME in India’s High-Stakes Economy?
The recent declaration that India now hosts over seven crore MSME units is not a routine statistical update. It is…
The Rise of India’s MSME Sector from 1947 to Today’s Seven Crore Strong Enterprise Base
The recent announcement by the Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises that India now hosts more than 7…