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Startups, entrepreneurs, industry, trade, and the money moving through young Jammu.
A one-year pilot on Rapid Cargo Service parcel trains charges 1.5 times the one-way freight rate for a round trip.
A Tribune report on the J&K Homestay Policy 2026 lists subsidy and credit support and says about 3,000 homestays operate. Here is what is new since our August explainer.
A Jammu business leader told MIET students to build at home. The public loan numbers show a pipeline that is improving but sanctions about a quarter of applications.
Of 61,566 PM Surya Ghar loan applications across J&K banks, 17,416 were rejected. A 7 October review shows 3,184 of those in Jammu against 14,232 in Kashmir.
The 0.4% fee on larger person-to-merchant UPI payments was due from October 15. NPCI now says it will start 'immediately post Diwali' on a date to be notified.
Northern Railway has invited tenders to develop and operate a warehouse at Bari Brahmana station under its new rail-logistics policy. What is known and what is not.
Four J&K lenders had Rs 814.54 crore in unclaimed deposits parked in the RBI's DEA Fund on 30 June 2026. The money is still claimable; here is how to search.
Speaking on World Post Day, J&K's Chief Postmaster General listed export help, passport kendras and Aadhaar services at post offices. A guide to what is there, and what to verify.
The Reserve Bank raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5% and shifted to 'calibrated tightening'. What changes for borrowers, and what it does not tell us.
The Union Cabinet has committed ₹10,000 crore to an investment fund for growth-stage small and medium manufacturers. Nothing in the reports mentions J&K.
46,133 rooftops are installed against a target of 83,500, ahead of the national 50.80%, but bank financing is the bottleneck, a 7 October review heard.
IIM Jammu hosts the J&K GCC Summit on 9-10 October. Before it starts: what a GCC is, what the programme covers, and what has not been announced.
The J&K Assembly passed the Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2026 on 29 September. Deemed approvals stay, supporters and a CPI(M) critic have spoken, and a traders' body wants clear rules.
Only 3 of 7 eligible J&K public sector enterprises spent on CSR in 2022-23, and only 4 of 9 had a CSR committee. What the rule requires.
From export paperwork to ONDC, GeM and Flipkart onboarding: the Trade Promotion Organisation's drives reached Samba and Kathua this autumn.
The Chief Secretary has asked every Deputy Commissioner to make sure no eligible farmer is left out. Here are the numbers, and what the registry is for.
Union Power Secretary Pankaj Agarwal named Ratle, Pakal Dul, Kiroo and Kwar as ongoing and said Sawalkot is under consideration. Proposal versus project, explained.
J&K has notified its Compressed Bio-Gas Policy 2026, with capital support, Rs 1 land, tax relief and a 2032 window. Here is what it offers and what is still unannounced.
L.A. Bill No. 11 of 2026 was introduced on September 28. What's in it for a young founder — and the clause that could make firms reserve jobs for J&K domiciles.
The reported CFTRI result concerns standardised Kaladi technology. A current licensing notice and its terms still need confirmation.
The fourth boot camp ran at Government Polytechnic College Jammu: 150 participants, 14 pitches, five ideas through. Registration is still open.
A September order caps field inspections at seven working days for eight urban services — including the street-vending certificate and the municipal trade licence.
JSCL and LEAD have opened a hackathon on six of Jammu's urban problems, with IIT and IIM incubation partners and a nine-day registration window. What is confirmed so far.
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A digital diagnostic has scored 2.94 lakh enterprises and named the ones in trouble. What the numbers actually say, and the door they open for a struggling family business.
A five-year agreement makes IIM Jammu the nodal body for J&K's youth-enterprise mission. Here is what the Hub is for, what it offers, and what has not been published yet.
J&K's flagship enterprise mission ran a month-long hackathon across 255+ institutions. It shuts on 16 September — and what happens to the ideas has not been spelled out.
The J&K Cabinet has handed land at village Pekhri to the Industries Department for ready-to-use factory units. No investment figure and no job number have been published.
The scheme's September review puts 13,597 enterprises in operation and the sanction rate at 40%. What has moved since May, and what the four doors now pay.
By the numbers: 150 target agri-preneurs, free distillation tech access, and guaranteed oil buybacks in Chatha.
SKUAST-Kashmir has signed an MoU with the Bio-Enzyme Entrepreneurs Academy of India to train students and farmers to turn kitchen and farm waste into sellable bio-enzyme products.
Priority-sector lending in J&K finished the year at 101% of target. Education finance reached under a third of its own — and the Chief Secretary told banks the problem is intent, not capacity.
The government's new BIO-NIVESH platform aims to bridge biotech startups and investors and was launched in Delhi by Union Minister and Udhampur MP Dr Jitendra Singh. Here's what it actually is — and isn't, yet.
Three institutions within 90 km of Jammu run incubators with open doors and real cheques. Here is who qualifies for what, and who is wasting their time applying.
The DST i-TBI at IIM Jammu runs an Ignition Grant of up to ₹50 lakh, a FAB Lab, and a new pipeline that turns local MSME problems into student projects. Here's how a Jammu student or founder gets in.
J&K has set a target of 10,969.65 MW of hydropower by December 2035 — three times what it generates now. Here is what that build-out means for young engineers.
J&K's flagship enterprise mission has sanctioned more than 25,000 loans and disbursed around ₹1,119 crore. Here are its four schemes — and which one actually fits you.
Launched by the Chief Minister at ASCEND J&K 2026, the district-by-district competition offers mentorship, incubation and a path to seed funding. Pulwama has gone; the Jammu round hasn't been dated yet.
Parliament has rewritten the 2006 MSME Act. Hard clocks on delayed payments, voluntary Udyam filing, and fines instead of prosecution — what it means if you run something small here.
Five facilities opened at Chatha on Friday, including a Centre for AI and Machine Learning in Agriculture. Here is what each one means if you study, farm or want to build something.
A conclave in Jammu argued that AI now lets ten-person teams in tier-II cities do work once locked inside multinationals. Here's the idea, and the numbers behind it.