GeM empowers over 1.85 lakh women-led MSMEs, 31,005 startups: Piyush Goyal

IANS | May 17, 2025 9:47 AM

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Government-e-Marketplace (GeM) has empowered 1,85,408 women-led micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and 31,005 DPIIT-recognised startups, while redefining public procurement through transparency, efficiency and inclusion, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, said on Saturday.

Economists see RBI dividend to govt surpassing record Rs 2.5 lakh cr in 2025-26

IANS | May 16, 2025 1:15 PM

Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) Economists expect the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) dividend to the government to surpass a record over Rs 2.5 lakh crore this year as the central bank earnings, through the sale of dollars to prop up the rupee as it sharply depreciated during 2024-25, are reported to have shot up. This higher profit will be transferred to the government as a dividend in 2025-26.