By: Sandeep Soni | April 18, 2021 6:57 PMCredit and Finance for MSMEs: Among leading lenders, State Bank of India has led the tally with over 6 lakh loans disbursed. Union Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, and Canara Bank were other top lenders with 2.36 lakh, 2.03 lakh, 1.61 lakh, and […]
Ludhiana, April 16 Despite repeated demands by a street vendors’ union, the Municipal Corporation (MC) is delaying the process to set up vending zones for the vendors in the city. Tiger Singh, secretary, north unit of the National Association of Street Vendors (NASVI), said the civic body was yet to set up vending zones for
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Anu, Archu and Kavita at work. Credits: Priyanka Gulati Anu, Archu, and Kavita are three sandwich sellers who set up a small stall together outside a corporate office. They have been cooking and selling sandwiches there for 7 years! Until the pandemic swooped in, and their business came to a standstill for almost 7 months.
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Food stalls provide a livelihood for millions of people in India, but have been badly hit by the pandemic. Photograph: BMD Images/Alamy On a normal working day, Venkateshwara Rao would be ready by 4pm, stationed on the pavement waiting for office workers to emerge and order their favourite varieties of idli and dosa from his bandi,
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Identifying an opportunity to encash the city’s love for authentic coffee, two friends, Prasanna Venkatesh and M Kumaaravelan, set up an enterprise called Madras Coffee House in 2010.By Divya Chandrababu Chennai may be synonymous with filter coffee but the streets of the coastal city are dotted with tea stalls. The steel glass-and-tumbler drink is found
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A webinar on the topic of functioning of TVC is being organized by NASVI from 12 noon to 2 pm on 19 January 2021. There will be a chance to hear the experiences of street vendors leaders. A video produced by NASVI on Town Vending Committee will also be released on the occasion. All of
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The COVID-19 rupture offers a unique opportunity to both the Indian government and street food entrepreneurs to reorganise while keeping the romance of street food alive. Singapore should serve as an inspiration India’s street food vendors are among the communities and economic units worst hit by COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdowns. Overnight their businesses came
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Much has been said and written about the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the Indian economy, the stimulus packages announced by the Government of India and the sad plight of the migrant workers. This article brings into focus segments of the economy that constitute the bottom of the labour hierarchy, namely microenterprises, construction workers,
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MUMBAI: The golgappas were a bit soggy but not enough to turn Kalyan-based “Golgappa girl” Pooja Bathija away from ‘pizza shots’–one of the many hidden curiosities of Ghatkopar’s khau galli. The Rs 140-worth dish refers to the result of a fire gun singeing a layer of cheese onto six pani puris stuffed with capsicum, onion
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He’s busy launching apps, shooting for his YouTube channel, creating recipes, and collaborating with top-notch brands. It’s a breathless chase trying to pin Mumbai-based celebrated chef Ranveer Brar for a conversation, as he belongs to the sunshine. But we don’t blame him. The man is up to some good work. His latest initiative has been
