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Railways likely to increase freight again; small units fear hike in input and shipment cost

Railways likely to increase freight again; small…

New Delhi, Oct 4 (KNN)  Close on the heels of sharp increase in the railway freight charges, the railways are planning to hike the rates again, a move…
India, Africa agree to promote trade, tech transfer, skills & SME development

India, Africa agree to promote trade, tech…

New Delhi, Oct 3 (KNN)  The Africa-India Business Council (AIBC) met in Johannesburg on Tuesday to explore mutually beneficial economic…
Year 2030 to see four-fold wage rise in emerging market economies

Year 2030 to see four-fold wage rise…

New Delhi, Oct 1 (KNN)  Wage gap between emerging and advanced economies will shrink significantly by 2030, suggests a report by PwC, implying that wages…
DIPP to conduct study to improve business environment in India

DIPP to conduct study to improve business…

New Delhi, Sept 30 (KNN)  The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) wants to hire consultant firms to research and study how to make India…
Rail freight rate up; small units to get affected

Rail freight rate up; small units to…

New Delhi, Sept 28 (KNN) Small units may get hit with railways announcing a hefty 15 per cent increase in the freight charges from October-1.  
Parliamentary Committee to review ITPO's support for MSME Exports

Parliamentary Committee to review ITPO's support for…

New Delhi, Sept 28 (KNN)  The Department related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce is to meet industry representatives next week to review…
Jail for company MD for failing to deposit TDS

Jail for company MD for failing to…

Hyderabad, Sept 27 (KNN)  In a ruling which has wider ramifications , the Court of the Special Judge, Economic offences, here has sentenced the Managing…
New criteria for central help to states

New criteria for central help to states

New Delhi, Sept 26 (KNN)  An expert committee has come out with a multi-dimensional index of backwardness which places Odisha at the bottom of the…
Export Credit in Foreign Currency

Export Credit in Foreign Currency

Mumbai, Sept 25 (KNN)  As a relief to the exporters against currency fluctuation, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has advised banks to denominate foreign…
Pay panel for Govt employees to hit pvt sector; SMEs to get squeezed

Pay panel for Govt employees to hit…

New Delhi, Sept 25 (KNN) In a move  that will have a crippling cascading impact on the private sector wages, particularly for small and medium firms,…