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Small and Medium-sized enterprises are widely regarded as the backbone of economies around the world. Their contribution to gross domestic product and exports is unique and they employ a greater share of population than many bigger enterprises globally. In Asia they typically comprise more than 90 per cent of enterprises while contributing to immensely to job and job creation and exports. However, they are facing insurmountable challenges which urgently require strengthening of Credit Guarantee Schemes and other services.

Almost 3 weeks into the war, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has numbed all of us. The recurring images of lofty neighbourhoods bustling with life and laughter turning into lifeless concrete with no signs of humans have left most of us unsettled. The idea of protection of the Russian people and Russian interest that President Vladimir Putin has put forth to justify his war looks completely out of sync with the idea of the modern world.

A party that leads a rightist government at the Centre has come out victorious in four out of five states in the recently-held elections. That party with its undeniable fascist characteristics is known for its manoeuvring skills too. They have proven expertise in the management of election machinery through various means. Immense amounts of resources were pumped in by the corporates into the elections. It was cunningly utilised by the ruling party to win over the democratic process. Elections are becoming more and more a big money affair, where both black and white money flow like anything.

New policies relating to the mining sector have the potential to kickstart gold mining in India in a big way, according to an assessment of the World Gold Council has concluded.

Gurugram: Error prone Amandeep Drall carded 5-over 77 but managed to hold onto one shot lead after the second round of the fifth leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the DLF Golf and Country Club here today.

New Delhi: Chennai will host the 44th Chess Olympiad in July.

Three-time National Award winning versatile actor, Victor Banerjee, was decorated with Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian Award this year. He is renowned for his work in Hindi, English and Bangla cinema. He worked with directors such as Roman Polanski, James Ivory, Sir David Lean, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal and Ram Gopal Verma. He won the National Film Award for the best supporting actor for the film Ghare Baire.

Once Yogi Adityanath formally takes over the charge of the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, the prime minister Narendra Modi will intervene in Bihar. Modi has already been disgusted with the functioning of Bihar chief minister and for quite some time he has been maintaining a nice diplomatic relation with Chief Minister and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar If the party sources are to be believed the recent war of attrition with the Speaker of Bihar Assembly has further worsened Modi-Nitish relations. their relation.

AAP’s Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann chose to launch himself from Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s maternal village Khatkar Kalan, 80 km from Chandigarh. Does that make Mann a revolutionary? Mann is a comedian-turned-CM, but Mann is serious about preempting people from cracking jokes on his comedian status.

Feminism is a political approach, perhaps one of the most difficult isms to live by. But then the Constitution of India is itself primarily a political document, in addition to being a legal one. Courts present a space where law can be used as an instrument of social change for women. The Constitution was a direct answer to the demand for equality by women, Dalits, Adivasis and many more subaltern groups.