JAPAN HELPS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MANAGE WASTE
Japan’s Environment Ministry officials are working to boost exports of Japanese waste management know-how and technology to developing nations.
They are looking to set up infrastructure such as incineration facilities and trash disposal systems.
Rapid urban population growth has left many developing countries with waste management issues.
The strategy includes support in designing systems for collecting, sorting and processing waste. Ministry officials say many developing countries don’t have such systems. The plan also involves training people.
The environment minister will be visiting developing countries to discuss policies and hold environment-technology exhibitions there.NHK
OILMAX STAG YODDHAS AND DABANG SMASHERS LEVEL AFTER FOUR MATCHES
New Delhi, 25 July 2017: Oilmax Stag Yoddhas and Dabang Smashers T.T.C. were level at 6-all after four matches in the ongoing tie on Day 13 of the CEAT Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) at the Thyagaraj Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday.
G Sathiyan pulled off a 2-1 (11-2, 11-7, 6-11) victory over Croatian world No 75 Tomislav Pucar (Oilmax Stag Yoddhas) in the men’s singles to hand Smashers an early lead.
However, Manika Batra scored an upset 2-1 (11-9, 11-9, 4-11) victory over North Korean world No. 19 Kim Song I in the women’s singles to level scores at 3-all for Oilmax Stag Yoddhas.
Next up was mixed doubles and Oilmax Stag Yoddhas’ pair of Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna and Manika Batra rallied to beat AA Amalraj and Tetyana Bilenko (Dabang Smashers T.T.C.) 2-1 (10-11, 11-9, 11-9) and hand their team a 5-4 lead.
Kou Lei of Dabang Smashers T.T.C. took the first two games off Tomislav Pucar (Oilmax Stag Yoddhas) before the Croatian rallied to win the third game in the men’s singles as the teams levelled at 6-all.
Action shifts to Mumbai from Wednesday for the final leg. On Wednesday, DHFL Maharashtra United will lock horns with Falcons TTC in their fifth and final league fixture.
After four matches – Oilmax Stag Yoddhas 6-6 Dabang Smashers T.T.C.
MS – Tomislav Pucar lost to G Sathiyan 1-2 (2-11, 7-11, 11-6)
WS – Manika Batra beat Kim Song I 2-1 (11-9, 11-9, 4-11)
MD – Manika Batra/ Quadri Aruna beat Anthony Amalraj/ Tetyana Bilenko 2-1 (10-11, 11-9, 11-9)
MS – Tomislav Pucar lost to Kou Lei 1-2 (7-11, 10-11, 11-9)
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RBI DIRECTIONS TO MICRO, SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSME) SECTOR
RBI releases master direction on lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector
The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of guidelines / instructions / circulars / directives to banks in the matters relating to lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Sector. RBI released Master Direction on Lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector which incorporates the updated guidelines / instructions / circulars on the subject. The details of the direction are mentioned below:
The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of guidelines / instructions / circulars / directives to banks in the matters relating to lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Sector. RBI released Master Direction on Lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector which incorporates the updated guidelines / instructions / circulars on the subject. The details of the direction are mentioned below:
Short Title and Commencement
(a) These Directions shall be called the Reserve Bank of India [Lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector] Directions, 2017.
(b) These Directions shall come into effect on the day (24th July 2017) they are placed on the official website of the Reserve Bank of India .
(a) These Directions shall be called the Reserve Bank of India [Lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector] Directions, 2017.
(b) These Directions shall come into effect on the day (24th July 2017) they are placed on the official website of the Reserve Bank of India .
Applicability: The provisions of these Directions shall apply to every Scheduled Commercial Bank {excluding Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)} licensed to operate in India by the Reserve Bank of India.
Definitions/ Clarifications
In these Directions, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms herein shall bear the meanings assigned to them as below:
(a) The MSMED Act, 2006 means ‘Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006’ as notified by the Government of India on June 16, 2006 and the amendments, if any, carried out therein by the Government of India from time to time.
(b) ‘Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises’ mean the enterprises as defined in the MSMED Act, 2006 and the amendments, if any, carried out therein by the Government of India from time to time.
(c) ‘Manufacturing’ and ‘Service’ Enterprises mean the enterprises as defined in the MSMED Act, 2006 or as notified by the Government of India, Ministry of MSME under the MSMED Act, 2006 from time to time.
(d) ‘Priority Sector’ means the sectors as defined in Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Priority Sector Lending –Targets and Classification) Directions, 2016 dated July 07, 2016 or as modified from time to time.
(e) ‘Adjusted Net Bank Credit (ANBC)’ would mean Adjusted Net Bank Credit (ANBC) as defined in Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Priority Sector Lending–Targets and Classification) Directions, 2016 dated July 07, 2016 or as modified from time to time.
In these Directions, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms herein shall bear the meanings assigned to them as below:
(a) The MSMED Act, 2006 means ‘Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006’ as notified by the Government of India on June 16, 2006 and the amendments, if any, carried out therein by the Government of India from time to time.
(b) ‘Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises’ mean the enterprises as defined in the MSMED Act, 2006 and the amendments, if any, carried out therein by the Government of India from time to time.
(c) ‘Manufacturing’ and ‘Service’ Enterprises mean the enterprises as defined in the MSMED Act, 2006 or as notified by the Government of India, Ministry of MSME under the MSMED Act, 2006 from time to time.
(d) ‘Priority Sector’ means the sectors as defined in Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Priority Sector Lending –Targets and Classification) Directions, 2016 dated July 07, 2016 or as modified from time to time.
(e) ‘Adjusted Net Bank Credit (ANBC)’ would mean Adjusted Net Bank Credit (ANBC) as defined in Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Priority Sector Lending–Targets and Classification) Directions, 2016 dated July 07, 2016 or as modified from time to time.
Targets / sub-targets for lending to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector by Domestic Commercial Banks and Foreign Banks operating in India – Advances to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector shall be reckoned in computing achievement under the overall Priority Sector target of 40 percent of Adjusted Net Bank Credit (ANBC) or credit equivalent amount of Off-Balance Sheet Exposure, whichever is higher, as per the extant guidelines on priority sector lending.
Domestic Commercial Banks are required to achieve a sub-target of 7.5 percent of ANBC or Credit Equivalent Amount of Off-Balance Sheet Exposure, whichever is higher, for lending to Micro Enterprises. The sub-target for Micro Enterprises for foreign banks with 20 branches and above operating in India would be made applicable post 2018 after a review in 2017. However, this sub-target for lending to Micro Enterprises is not applicable to foreign banks with less than 20 branches operating in India .
Bank loans above Rs.5 crore per borrower / unit to Micro and Small Enterprises and Rs.10 crore to Medium Enterprises engaged in providing or rendering of services and defined in terms of investment in equipment under MSMED Act, 2006, shall not be reckoned in computing achievement under the overall Priority Sector targets as above. However, bank loans above Rs.5 crore per borrower / unit to Micro and Small Enterprises would be taken into account while assessing the performance of the banks with regard to their achievement of targets prescribed by the Prime Minister’s Task Force on MSMEs for lending to MSE sector.
In terms of the recommendations of the Prime Minister’s Task Force on MSMEs, banks are advised to achieve:
(i) 20 per cent year-on-year growth in credit to micro and small enterprises,
(ii) 10 per cent annual growth in the number of micro enterprise accounts and
(iii) 60 per cent of total lending to MSE sector as on corresponding quarter of the previous year to Micro enterprises.
(i) 20 per cent year-on-year growth in credit to micro and small enterprises,
(ii) 10 per cent annual growth in the number of micro enterprise accounts and
(iii) 60 per cent of total lending to MSE sector as on corresponding quarter of the previous year to Micro enterprises.
Common guidelines / instructions for lending to MSME sector
Issue of Acknowledgement of Loan Applications to MSME borrowers– Banks are advised to mandatorily acknowledge all loan applications, submitted manually or online, by their MSME borrowers and ensure that a running serial number is recorded on the application form as well as on the acknowledgement receipt. Banks are further advised to put in place a system of Central Registration of loan applications, online submission of loan applications and a system of e-tracking of MSE loan applications.
Collateral– Banks are mandated not to accept collateral security in the case of loans up to Rs.10 lakh extended to units in the MSE sector. Banks are also advised to extend collateral-free loans up to Rs. 10 lakh to all units financed under the Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) administered by KVIC. Banks may, on the basis of good track record and financial position of the MSE units, increase the limit to dispense with the collateral requirement for loans up to Rs.25 lakh (with the approval of the appropriate authority). Banks are advised to strongly encourage their branch level functionaries to avail of the Credit Guarantee Scheme cover, including making performance in this regard a criterion in the evaluation of their field staff.
Composite loan– A composite loan limit of Rs.1 crore can be sanctioned by banks to enable the MSE entrepreneurs to avail of their working capital and term loan requirement through Single Window.
Revised General Credit Card (GCC) Scheme– In order to enhance the coverage of GCC Scheme to ensure greater credit linkage for all productive activities within the overall Priority Sector guidelines and to capture all credit extended by banks to individuals for non-farm entrepreneurial activity, the GCC guidelines were revised on December 2, 2013.
Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (CLSS)– Government of India , Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises had launched Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) for Technology Upgradation of Micro and Small Enterprises subject to the following terms and conditions:
(i) Ceiling on the loan under the scheme is Rs.1 crore.
(ii) The rate of subsidy is 15% for all units of micro and small enterprises up to loan ceiling at Sr. No. (i) above.
(iii) Calculation of admissible subsidy will be done with reference to the purchase price of plant and machinery instead of term loan disbursed to the beneficiary unit.
(iv) SIDBI and NABARD will continue to be implementing agencies of the scheme.
(i) Ceiling on the loan under the scheme is Rs.1 crore.
(ii) The rate of subsidy is 15% for all units of micro and small enterprises up to loan ceiling at Sr. No. (i) above.
(iii) Calculation of admissible subsidy will be done with reference to the purchase price of plant and machinery instead of term loan disbursed to the beneficiary unit.
(iv) SIDBI and NABARD will continue to be implementing agencies of the scheme.
Streamlining flow of credit to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) for facilitating timely and adequate credit flow during their ‘Life Cycle’: In order to provide timely financial support to Micro and Small enterprises facing financial difficulties during their ‘Life Cycle’, guidelines were issued to banks vide our circular FIDD.MSME & NFS.BC.No.60/06.02.31/2015-16 dated August 27, 2015 on the captioned subject. Banks are advised to review and tune their existing lending policies to the MSE sector by incorporating therein the following provisions so as to facilitate timely and adequate availability of credit to viable MSE borrowers especially during the need of funds in unforeseen circumstances:
i) To extend standby credit facility in case of term loans
ii) Additional working capital to meet with emergent needs of MSE units
iii) Mid-term review of the regular working capital limits, where banks are convinced that changes in the demand pattern of MSE borrowers require increasing the existing credit limits of the MSMEs, every year based on the actual sales of the previous year.
iv) Timelines for Credit Decisions
ii) Additional working capital to meet with emergent needs of MSE units
iii) Mid-term review of the regular working capital limits, where banks are convinced that changes in the demand pattern of MSE borrowers require increasing the existing credit limits of the MSMEs, every year based on the actual sales of the previous year.
iv) Timelines for Credit Decisions
Debt Restructuring Mechanism for MSMEs: All scheduled commercial banks are advised to follow the guidelines / instructions pertaining to SME Debt Restructuring, as contained in circular DBR.No.BP.BC.2/21.04.048/2015-16 dated July 1, 2015 on ‘Master Circular – Prudential norms on Income Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning pertaining to Advances’ and as updated from time to time.
All commercial banks are also advised in terms of our circular RPCD.SME&NFS.BC.No. 102/06.04.01/2008-09 dated May 4, 2009 to do the following:
· put in place loan policies governing extension of credit facilities, Restructuring/Rehabilitation policy for revival of potentially viable sick units / enterprises (now read with guidelines on Framework for Revival and Rehabilitation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises issued on March 17, 2016) and non- discretionary One Time Settlement scheme for recovery of non-performing loans for the MSE sector, with the approval of the Board of Directors and
· give wide publicity to the One Time settlement scheme implemented by them, by placing it on the bank’s website and through other possible modes of dissemination. They may allow reasonable time to the borrowers to submit the application and also make payment of the dues in order to extend the benefits of the scheme to eligible borrowers.
· implement recommendations with regard to timely and adequate flow of credit to the MSE sector.
· put in place loan policies governing extension of credit facilities, Restructuring/Rehabilitation policy for revival of potentially viable sick units / enterprises (now read with guidelines on Framework for Revival and Rehabilitation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises issued on March 17, 2016) and non- discretionary One Time Settlement scheme for recovery of non-performing loans for the MSE sector, with the approval of the Board of Directors and
· give wide publicity to the One Time settlement scheme implemented by them, by placing it on the bank’s website and through other possible modes of dissemination. They may allow reasonable time to the borrowers to submit the application and also make payment of the dues in order to extend the benefits of the scheme to eligible borrowers.
· implement recommendations with regard to timely and adequate flow of credit to the MSE sector.
The detailed circular on Master Direction – Lending to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector released by RBI is enclosed for your kind reference
IMF LOWERED FORECASTS FOR US, UK ECONOMIC GROWTH
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its forecasts for US and UK economic growth this year, following weaker than expected activity in the first three months.
The IMF says it now expects the UK to grow by 1.7 per cent this year, compared with the 2 per cent it was previously forecasting. It said, the US will now grow 2.1 per cent, as against the 2.3 per cent it was predicting in April. Its prediction that the global economy will grow by 3.5 per cent in 2017, and 3.6 per cent in 2018, is unchanged.
In its latest World Economic Outlook, the IMF said, the pick-up in global growth that it had anticipated in its previous survey in April remains on track.
CHINA PREPARING FOR POTENTIAL CRISIS WITH NORTH KOREA: REPORT
China is preparing for a potential crisis with North Korea by increasing its defences along their shared border, including establishing a new border brigade and building bunkers for civilians.
The Wall Street Journal reported that China has been strengthening its defences along the North Korean border since Pyongyang’s first nuclear test in 2006, including building a fence along parts of the border and stepping up patrols.
The Chinese government has repeatedly said there can be no military solution for the North Korea issue. China is in the midst of a broad military reorganisation and modernisation programme.
Yesterday, Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman told reporters he could not answer a hypothetical question on what China’s military would do in the event of a clash on the Korean peninsula.
SRI LANKA’S CABINET ‘CLEARS PORT DEAL’ WITH CHINA FIRM
Sri Lanka’s cabinet today cleared a revised agreement for leasing majority stake in Hambantota port to a Chinese state owned company.
The agreement tries to allay concerns by several other countries saying Sri Lanka will have control over port activities including security.
Ports minister Mahinda Samarsinghe told a press conference in Colombo that no military ships will be allowed in the port.
Under the new deal, the Sri Lankan government has sought to limit China’s role to running commercial operations at the port while it has oversight of broader security. India has raised concern in 2014 when a Chinese submarine docked in Colombo, where another Chinese firm is building a 1.4 billion US dollars port city on reclaimed land.
The agreement will bring a revenue of 1.12 billion US dollars over next months which is required for debt-ridden Sri Lankan economy. It will be discussed in Parliament on Friday before final signature.
SEVENTEEN TURKISH JOURNALISTS FACE TERRORISM TRIAL
Seventeen journalists and managers at Turkish opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet went on trial yesterday on charges of aiding a terrorist organisation.
If found guilty this week, they could face sentences of up to 43 years in jail. Ten have already been in pre-trial detention for almost nine months. At the Istanbul courthouse a large crowd of supporters released balloons and called for their release.
There was chaos as they tried to enter the court for the start of the trial. As the trial got under way in the packed courtroom, veteran Cumhuriyet columnist Kadri Gursel told the court that all the allegations against him were false and methods used to build the case against him illegal.
