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Skill gap: Pharma sector has only six per cent researchers with PhD degrees

Skill gap: Pharma sector has only six…

New Delhi, Apr 18 (KNN) Merely five to six per cent of about 12 lakh people employed in the Indian pharmaceutical sector are holding post-graduate and doctorate…
Pharma sales growth slowed to 11.9% in 2012-13

Pharma sales growth slowed to 11.9% in…

New Delhi, Apr 17 (KNN) Sale of pharma products to retailers slipped to 11.9 per cent in 2012-13 as compared to 15.8 per cent last year, said a media report…
MP to woo tourists with better connectivity and infrastructure

MP to woo tourists with better connectivity…

New Delhi, Apr 17 (KNN) In an effort to boost tourism in the state, the Madhya Pradesh Government has identified four 'mega circuit' projects.
Government plans measures to promote horticulture

Government plans measures to promote horticulture

New Delhi, Apr 17 (KNN) The government is planning a slew of measures to promote horticulture including the establishment of hi-tech nurseries of improved…
India to double renewable energy capacity by 2017

India to double renewable energy capacity by…

New Delhi, Apr 17 (KNN) India will more than double its renewable energy capacity by exploiting non-conventional clean energy sources such…
Government sets target of building 9,000 km National Highway this year

Government sets target of building 9,000 km…

New Delhi, Apr 16 (KNN) The government today said that it has fixed a target of building 9,000 km of National Highway in 2013-14 in order to ensure award of at least 7,300…
Poultry farmers in Punjab and Haryana up against increased feed cost

Poultry farmers in Punjab and Haryana up…

Chandigarh, Apr 16 (KNN) Poultry farmers in Punjab and Haryana are facing a twin problem of increase in feed cost and low return on eggs.  There has been…
Small businesses under pressure to hike wages

Small businesses under pressure to hike wages

Gurgaon, Apr 16 (KNN)  Small enterprises in Gurgaon are under pressure from the surging demands of workers to increase wages.

The worker…
Soon warehouses abroad to help SME pharma exporters

Soon warehouses abroad to help SME pharma…

New Delhi, Apr 15 (KNN) The Commerce Ministry is planning to open common warehouse facilities in some key foreign markets to cater to the small and medium…
EDI offers SME Banking course for entrepreneurs

EDI offers SME Banking course for entrepreneurs

Ahmedabad, Apr 15 (KNN)  The Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) of India will start new courses for those who intend to build businesses…