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"Free Entry" based on tick-box exercise will…

Mumbai, Feb 21 (KNN) Payment service provider is ‘entrusted’ with money, and therefore “fit and proper” criterion is of utmost importance…

ESCOMS have hardly achieved targets set for them; why power tariff revision: K’taka MSMEs

ESCOMS have hardly achieved targets set for…

Bengaluru, Feb 21 (KNN) The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) of Karnataka have expressed disappointment over upward revision of power tariff…

Textile Ministry signs MoU for welfare of Handicraft Artisans belonging to Scheduled Castes

Textile Ministry signs MoU for welfare of…

New Delhi, Feb 21 (KNN) The Ministry of Textiles and Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for welfare…

Indian telecom products and services should become the number one choice for ASEAN countries: Manoj Sinha

Indian telecom products and services should become…

New Delhi, Feb 21 (KNN) For ASEAN countries Indian telecom products and services should become the number one…

MSME lending being hugely underserved market is a major opportunity for FinTech Start-ups: SS Mundra

MSME lending being hugely underserved market is…

Mumbai, Feb 21 (KNN) MSME lending being a hugely underserved market is a major opportunity for FinTech Start-ups to build and scale up sustainable businesses…

Maharashtra Govt should have increased threshold to atleast 100 for contract workers to function without registering: MSMEs

Maharashtra Govt should have increased threshold to…

Mumbai, Feb 20 (KNN) Making an amendment to the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970, the Maharashtra Government has allowed factories employing…

After being served with notice by KVIC, Fabindia removing Khadi brand name from its cotton products

After being served with notice by KVIC,…

New Delhi, Feb 20 (KNN) After KVIC slapped a legal notice to Fabindia alleging misuse of brand name Khadi, the retail outlet has started removing the brand…

MoMSME should be informed for any event, activities undertaken by KVIC as part of its promotional activity: Ministry to KVIC

MoMSME should be informed for any event,…

New Delhi, Feb 20 (KNN) The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MoMSME) has sent a detailed memo to Khadi Village & Industries Commission…

Biscuit industry seeks lowest tax slab under GST; says higher taxation will hit MSMEs and the entire value chain

Biscuit industry seeks lowest tax slab under…

New Delhi, Feb 20 (KNN) Keeping in view that MSMEs have predominance in biscuit manufacturing and retail industry, the sector has urged the GST Council…

Equity shares of Gujarat based SME Oasis Tradelink Ltd migrates to BSE

Equity shares of Gujarat based SME Oasis…

Mumbai, Feb 20 (KNN) The equity shares of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, based Oasis Tradelink Limited will migrate from BSE SME platform to the mainboard BSE.

In a notification,…

India Telecom Expo to facilitate meeting of Indian telecom exporters including SMEs, Start-ups with overseas buyers

India Telecom Expo to facilitate meeting of…

New Delhi, Feb 20 (KNN) Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion (TEPC) is organizing its flagship event “India Telecom 2017: An…

8th National Kaizen Competition being held in Ludhiana on Feb 25

8th National Kaizen Competition being held in…

New Delhi, Feb 18 (KNN) Chamber of Industrial & Commercial Undertaking (CICU) is conducting the 8th National Kaizen Competition on February 25, 2017,…

West Bengal FM tables Finance Bill which will benefit 1.06 small traders

West Bengal FM tables Finance Bill which…

Kolkata, Feb 18 (KNN) West Bengal Finance minister Amit Mitra on Friday tabled the West Bengal Finance Bill, 2017 which is likely to give benefit to 1.06…

Jharkhand signed 209 MoUs across 9 sectors during Momentum Jharkhand; CM says most MoUs in MSME sector

Jharkhand signed 209 MoUs across 9 sectors…

Ranchi, Feb 18 (KNN) As the Momentum Jharkhand concluded in the city on Friday, the state bagged 209 MoUs across 9 sectors worth Rs 3,03,987 crore with…

Govt has increased cash credit limit for MSMEs to 30% of turnover: Meghwal

Govt has increased cash credit limit for…

Chennai, Feb 18 (KNN) In order to encourage MSMEs conduct business digitally, government has increased the cash credit limit for micro, small and medium…

Steel Ministry trying to define “Indian Made Steel” in the light of existing Public Procurement Bill

Steel Ministry trying to define “Indian Made…

New Delhi, Feb 17 (KNN) The Steel Ministry is examining the feasibility of setting up scrap-based steel plants in India.

The Steel Ministry is trying that  …

Advisory Committee for MSMED Act reconstituted; FISME on board

Advisory Committee for MSMED Act reconstituted; FISME…

New Delhi, Feb 17 (KNN) The Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises  has reconstituted the Advisory Committee.   

The…

KASSIA submits Budget Memorandum for MSMEs to K’taka CM

KASSIA submits Budget Memorandum for MSMEs to…

Bengaluru, Feb 17 (KNN) Bengaluru MSMEs today submitted their Budget Memorandum to state chief minister S Siddaramaiah for consideration.

Karnataka…

Canara Bank to have a separate banking window to increase credit flow to MSMEs

Canara Bank to have a separate banking…

Tirupur, Feb 17 (KNN) Canara Bank is planning to open a separate banking window in the district in order to increase financing to the Micro, Small and Medium…

RBI seeks feedback on draft circular for rationalisation of Merchant Discount Rate  for debit card transactions

RBI seeks feedback on draft circular for…

Mumbai, Feb 17 (KNN) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has sought feedback on the draft…