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Govt to set up NBFC, initial corpus of Rs 2,000 crore to fund food processing industries: Badal

Govt to set up NBFC, initial corpus…

New Delhi, Dec 1 (KNN) To fund food processing industries, the government has planned to set up a non-banking financial company (NBFC) with an initial corpus…

K’taka CM requests Goa’s CM to withdraw blanket ban on fish imports

K’taka CM requests Goa’s CM to withdraw…

New Delhi, Dec 1 (KNN) Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has requested Manohar Parrikar, Chief Minister of Goa to withdraw the blanket ban on…

Cumulative growth of 8 crore industries at 5.4% during April to Oct 2018

Cumulative growth of 8 crore industries at…

New Delhi, Dec 1 (KNN) The combined index of eight core industries stood at 134.8 in October, 2018, which was 4.8 per cent higher as compared to the…

DGFT restricts import policy of gold dore; prescribes wastage and value addition norms for gold religious idols

DGFT restricts import policy of gold dore;…

New Delhi, Dec 1 (KNN) The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has put the imports of gold dore in restricted category.

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New EU Regulation to Impact all Indian Small Businesses, E-commerce Players

New EU Regulation to Impact all Indian…

New Delhi, Nov 30 (KNN) Indian businesses, especially those dealing in business-to-consumer category in the European Union,   will have to…

13th edition of ‘PITEX 2018’ to be held in Amritsar from Dec 6-10

13th edition of ‘PITEX 2018’ to be…

New Delhi, Nov 30 (KNN) The 13th edition of Punjab International Trade Expo (PITEX -2018), will be held at Amritsar from December 6-10, 2018.

Time-consuming application process, high interest rates and hidden fees are top pain points for SMEs: Survey

Time-consuming application process, high interest rates and…

New Delhi, Nov 30 (KNN) About 42% of Indian respondents find access to finance to grow business difficult, as compared to a third of their global peers,…

Chase India organizing India- UK Future Tech Festival on Dec 12 in New Delhi

Chase India organizing India- UK Future Tech…

New Delhi, Nov 30 (KNN) Chase India, an integral part of the India-UK Tech Partnership, is organizing India-UK Future Tech Fest on December 12,…

Punjab Govt-GIZ organizing workshop with BMOs from clusters for fostering innovation among MSMEs

Punjab Govt-GIZ organizing workshop with BMOs from…

New Delhi, Nov 30 (KNN) The Department of Industries & Commerce, Government of Punjab and Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit…

Suppliers, vendors of East Coast Railway can now submit bills online in its E-Procurement System

Suppliers, vendors of East Coast Railway can…

Bhubaneswar, Nov 30 (KNN) Minimizing human interference in tender processes, the East Coast Railway has gone online with its ‘E-Procurement System’…

Restaurants in Kerala will not accept orders from online apps from December 1, 2018

Restaurants in Kerala will not accept orders…

New Delhi, Nov 30 (KNN) A bunch of restaurants in the state of Kerala will not accept orders from the online apps like Zomato, Swiggy, Uber Eats, and Foodpanda…

RBI reduces minimum holding period for NBFCs on securitization transactions

RBI reduces minimum holding period for NBFCs…

New Delhi, Nov 30 (KNN) In a bid to encourage Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) to securitise/assign their eligible assets, the Reserve Bank of…

Interstate Sales Turnover criteria for grant of 2% reimbursement of IGST not good for MSMEs in J&K:  BBIA

Interstate Sales Turnover criteria for grant of…

New Delhi, Nov 30 (KNN) MSME body, Bari Brahmana Industries Association (BBIA) expressed serious concerns over the sharp decline reported in the industrial…

Indian traders export goods worth Rs 3.75 crore through Nathula border in Sikkim

Indian traders export goods worth Rs 3.75…

New Delhi, Nov 30 (KNN) During the 13th edition of bilateral trade between Indian and China at Nathula border in Sikkim this year, Indian traders have exported…

Govt increases Interest Equalization rate for MSME exporters from 3% to 5%

Govt increases Interest Equalization rate for MSME…

New Delhi, Nov 30 (KNN) The government has increased the Interest Equalization rate from existing 3 per cent to 5 per cent for the exports made by Micro,…

CBIC extends timeline for filing GSTR -7 Form

CBIC extends timeline for filing GSTR -7…

New Delhi, Nov 30 (KNN) The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has extended the due date for filing of Form GSTR-7 for the months of…

K'taka soon to set up an innovation authority to empower startups: Kumaraswamy

K'taka soon to set up an innovation…

New Delhi, Nov 30 (KNN) Karnataka will soon set up an innovation authority to empower startups for the ease of doing business, said H.D. Kumaraswamy,…

K'taka Govt launches 'Data City' innovation program to address B'lore's challenges

K'taka Govt launches 'Data City' innovation program…

New Delhi, Nov 30 (KNN) The Karnataka Government…

Constant changes in macros causing exporters to change their forward-looking strategies: Report

Constant changes in macros causing exporters to…

New Delhi, Nov 28 (KNN) Some constant changes in macros making shrimp exporters relook at forward-looking strategies, said Drip Capital report on ‘Shrimp…

MSME linkage event to be organized in Hyderabad for the growth of MSMEs

MSME linkage event to be organized in…

New Delhi, Nov 29 (KNN) For the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector, a MSME linkage event- Growth driven for Business (GDB) is being…