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Indian mfg needs dramatic improvement to compete in a globalized market: Hamid Ansari

Indian mfg needs dramatic improvement to compete…

New Delhi, July 19 (KNN) The Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari has said that the Indian manufacturing needs to improve dramatically in terms of productivity…

70% drop in rainfall this year leaves MSMEs powerless in Karnataka

70% drop in rainfall this year leaves…

New Delhi, July 19 (KNN) With the third year of poor rainfall in the state, the power generation in Karnataka is severely affected leading to a power…

Ecosystem for MSMEs in the country, easy to enter, easy to exit: NITI Aayog

Ecosystem for MSMEs in the country, easy…

New Delhi, July 18 (KNN) Highlighting the success of the government in enabling ease of doing business in the country, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant…

Demand of Zero GST on textiles cannot be accepted, will break input tax credit chain: Jaitley

Demand of Zero GST on textiles cannot…

New Delhi, July 18 (KNN) Responding to a question relating to the GST rate on the textiles, Union Minister for Finance, Defence and Corporate Affairs,…

Government must go for sector analysis to study slowed exports: FIEO

Government must go for sector analysis to…

New Delhi, July 18 (KNN) The recent export data by the Ministry showed a slowed trend in exports for the month of June, a sector analysis must be done…

GST: Industry in Jammu and Kashmir fear severe crisis as incentives not restored

GST: Industry in Jammu and Kashmir fear…

New Delhi, July 18 (KNN) With the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Jammu and Kashmir, the industry comprising of over 70 per cent…

KCTU announces incentives for MSMEs in Karnataka, aims at tech upgradation

KCTU announces incentives for MSMEs in Karnataka,…

New Delhi, July 18 (KNN) Eyeing at enabling the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) with appropriate technological upgradation, the Karnataka…

GST might have negative impact on the SME sector: Report

GST might have negative impact on the…

New Delhi, July 18 (KNN) With the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rolled out from July 1 in the country, initial assessment with three week into the regime…

Indian Pharma exports drop during April-May, positive projections ahead : Reports

Indian Pharma exports drop during April-May, positive…

New Delhi, July 18 (KNN) The pharmaceutical exports from India during the month of April and May dropped by 8.5 per cent, reveals CARE ratings. However…

Star rating of hotels irrelevant for determining applicable rate of GST; GST @ 18% applicable

Star rating of hotels irrelevant for determining…

New Delhi, July 18 (KNN) Government has clarified that accommodation in any hotel, including 5-star hotels, having a declared tariff of a unit of accommodation…

Businesses can upload invoices on GSTN portal from July 24 onwards

Businesses can upload invoices on GSTN portal…

New Delhi, July 18 (KNN) Businessmen will be able to upload their sale and purchase invoices generated after GST implementation on the Goods & Services…

Govt preparing national plan for manufacturing cluster: Sitharaman

Govt preparing national plan for manufacturing cluster:…

New Delhi, July 18 (KNN) The government is preparing a national plan for manufacturing clusters, Commerce & Industry Minister Nirmala Sithraman told…

Traders, MSMEs in J&K have time till mid-August to migrate to GST

Traders, MSMEs in J&K have time till…

Srinagar, July 18 (KNN) Traders and MSMEs in Jammu and Kashmir, the last state to switch to GST regime in the country, have got time till mid-August to…

NPAs of MSEs need alert Banking

NPAs of MSEs need alert Banking

New Delhi, July 18 (KNN) Grouped under unorganized sector, micro, small enterprises (MSEs) are suppliers to the organized medium and large enterprises.…

Twitter, the best platform for B2B marketing: Report

Twitter, the best platform for B2B marketing:…

New Delhi, July 17 (KNN) Micro-blogging site Twitter has been rated the best platform for B2B marketing, according to a new report said on Monday.

Better coordination among agri, SMEs, other depts can help UP create 70 lk jobs in 5 yrs: Yogi

Better coordination among agri, SMEs, other depts…

Lucknow, July 17 (KNN) The Uttar Pradesh government has a target to provide jobs to 70 lakh people in five years, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said.

Start-ups can wind up businesses within 90 days from the day of making an application

Start-ups can wind up businesses within 90…

New Delhi, July 17 (KNN) As many as 67 start-ups have received funding under Funds of Fund for Start-ups with an overall investment of Rs 252.20 crores…

50 SMEs raise Rs 660 cr in Jan-Jul 2017 period; three times the funds raised in the year-ago period

50 SMEs raise Rs 660 cr in…

Mumbai, July 17 (KNN) Reflecting the increasing interest of investors in SMEs, as many as 50 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) raised Rs 660 crore through…

SMEs in manufacturing sector will not have it easy in the GST regime: Indo-American Chamber of Commerce

SMEs in manufacturing sector will not have…

New Delhi, July 17 (KNN) Small businesses in the manufacturing sector will not have it easy in the GST regime; said Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC)…

Priority sector activity should not remain confined to being a mere data collection exercise: Mundra

Priority sector activity should not remain confined…

Pune, July 17 (KNN) The priority sector activity should not remain confined to being a mere data collection exercise, stressed RBI Deputy Governor SS Mundra…