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Income Tax Department receives Silver Award for e-filing of Income Tax Returns project

Income Tax Department receives Silver Award for…

New Delhi, Jan 11 (KNN) The Income Tax Department has been conferred the Silver Award in the National Awards on e-Governance-2016-17 for the e-filing of…

Budget Special: Reduction in income tax rate, increase in tax slabs are main demands of Punjab MSMEs

Budget Special: Reduction in income tax rate,…

Ludhiana, Jan 10 (KNN) The MSME units across sectors in Punjab have demanded that the Finance Minister should address their concerns related to income tax…

Gujarat Govt plans ‘Business for sale’ website for sick MSME units

Gujarat Govt plans ‘Business for sale’ website…

Ahmedabad, Jan 10 (KNN) Gujarat Government is all set to take digital route to help sick MSME units in the state by developing a website where they can…

Banks told to collect PAN by February 28, excludes BSBDAs like Jan Dhan

Banks told to collect PAN by February…

Kochi, Jan 9 (KNN) With the view to prevent tax evasion, banks have been told to obtain permanent account number (PAN) or Form-60 (if PAN is not available),…

Alibaba’s Jack Ma meets Trump; says focus will be on small businesses

Alibaba’s Jack Ma meets Trump; says focus…

New York, Jan 10 (KNN) Jack Ma, the Executive Chairman of global e-commerce giant Alibaba, met US President elect Donald Trump today to discuss bringing…

EPFO reduces complexities in filing Electronic Challan cum Return; ECR upgraded to Version 2.0

EPFO reduces complexities in filing Electronic Challan…

New Delhi, Jan 10 (KNN) In a move that would further improve ease of doing business environment for the entrepreneurs, the Employees’ Provident Fund…

Registration process under Contract Labour Regulation Act of Tamil Nadu speeded up by 30 days

Registration process under Contract Labour Regulation Act…

Chennai, Jan 10 (KNN) The Tamil Nadu Labour Department has speeded up the registration process of Contract Labour Regulation Act (CLRA) by 30 days.

Tyre industry anticipates muted growth amid demonetization & rising rubber prices; MSMEs also to be affected

Tyre industry anticipates muted growth amid demonetization…

New Delhi, Jan 10 (KNN) India’s tyre manufacturing industry, which also comprises of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) who supply raw materials…

To ensure GST rollout from Apr 1, CBEC asks Central Excise & Service Tax assesses to migrate to GST by Jan 31

To ensure GST rollout from Apr 1,…

New Delhi, Jan 10 (KNN) To ensure implementation of GST by April 1, 2017, the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) has initiated the process of…

Sitharaman interacts with Incubators and Accelerators to gather feedback, address challenges faced

Sitharaman interacts with Incubators and Accelerators to…

New Delhi, Jan 10 (KNN) The Commerce and Industry Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, held a meeting with various incubators and accelerators to gather feedback,…

Inclusion of Khadi in MNREGA will boost employment, help MSMEs as well: Textile Industry

Inclusion of Khadi in MNREGA will boost…

Mumbai, Jan 10 (KNN) With an endeavour to train unskilled work force and help them earn more, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has sent…

Japanese Biz Delegation expresses keen interest to invest in sectors including mfg, logistics, power

Japanese Biz Delegation expresses keen interest to…

New Delhi, Jan 10 (KNN) The visiting Japanese business delegation has shown keen interest  to diversify their business in India in sectors such as…

Labour Ministry to hold Tripartite Consultation Meeting on Child Labour tomorrow

Labour Ministry to hold Tripartite Consultation Meeting…

New Delhi, Jan 9 (KNN) The Ministry of Labour and Employment is organizing a Tripartite Consultation Meeting for consideration of Draft Child Labour (Prohibition…

IIM CIP-GIZ to organize workshop on 'Managing Innovation in Small Business'

IIM CIP-GIZ to organize workshop on 'Managing…

Kolkata, Jan 9 (KNN) IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP), in collaboration with GIZ & Steinbeis Germany, is going to organize a 4-day Workshop on…

No additional levy on use of cards at petrol stations even after Jan 13, 2017: Petroleum Minister

No additional levy on use of cards…

New Delhi, Jan 9 (KNN) Petroleum Ministry has clarified that neither the customers nor petrol pump dealers will bear additional charges on digital transactions…

One more firm gets listed with BSE SME; 2 migrate to main board

One more firm gets listed with BSE…

Mumbai, Jan 9 (KNN) Equity shares of Veeram Ornaments Ltd got listed with the SME exchange of BSE last week, while the equity shares of two firms migrated…

SC serves notice to Centre, States on PIL seeking return of unused lands acquired to set up SEZs

SC serves notice to Centre, States on…

New Delhi, Jan 9 (KNN) The Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre and seven states including Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in response to a PIL was filed…

Over 400 companies to participate at India Rubber Expo in Chennai from Jan 19-21

Over 400 companies to participate at India…

Chennai, Jan 9 (KNN) India Rubber Expo 2017 (IRE-2017) is being organized by All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) from January 19 to 21, 2017,…

Global Network- Saudi Indian Business Network to join hands to boost investment, trade between two sides

Global Network- Saudi Indian Business Network to…

Gandhinagar, Jan 9 (KNN) Global Network, an international trade advisory firm working with Corporates and MSMEs, and Saudi Indian Business Network (SIBN)…

Ahead of GST rollout, Govt collecting detailed info on Services Sector Establishments

Ahead of GST rollout, Govt collecting detailed…

New Delhi, Jan 9 (KNN) Keeping in view the major contribution of Services Sector in GDP, the Government is planning to collect detailed information on Services…