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Ban on Chinese fireworks’ fails to boost domestic firecracker sales: Survey

Ban on Chinese fireworks’ fails to boost…

New Delhi, Oct 29 (KNN) Banning import and sale of Chinese firecrackers has had little or no effect on domestically made crackers as traders across major…

Vasundhara Raje announces discount in electricity tariff for traders for Diwali decoration

Vasundhara Raje announces discount in electricity tariff…

Jaipur, Oct 29 (KNN) In a unique way to wish traders Happy Diwali, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has announced discount in electricity tariff…

Ahead of Diwali, SBI & ICICI announce cut in lending rates

Ahead of Diwali, SBI & ICICI announce…

New Delhi, Oct 29 (KNN) Ahead of Diwali, country’s two biggest lenders State Bank of India and ICICI Bank have announced cuts in loan rates for new…

Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 to come into force on Nov 1

Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 to…

New Delhi, Oct 29 (KNN) Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 has been amended by the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 (BTP Amendment…

MSME Ministry organizing awareness programme on ZED Certification Scheme in Kolkata on Nov 8

MSME Ministry organizing awareness programme on ZED…

Kolkata, Oct 29 (KNN) The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MoMSME) is organizing an awareness programme on Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED)…

Govt stresses on need to make trade ecosystem more growth oriented

Govt stresses on need to make trade…

New Delhi, Oct 29 (KNN) Government has stressed upon the need to continuously move towards higher standards of excellence to make trade ecosystem growth…

Roundtable on GST organised by FISME – SIDBI at Mumbai on 25.10.2016

Roundtable on GST organised by FISME –…

Mumbai, Oct 28 (KNN) In continuation of their joint efforts towards “Identifying implications of GST and facilitating adoption by MSMEs”, SIDBI…

GSTN signs MoU with DGFT for sharing of foreign exchange realisation data

GSTN signs MoU with DGFT for sharing…

New Delhi, Oct 28 (KNN) The Goods and Services Network (GSTN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)…

Govt expects Insolvency & Bankruptcy Law to become operational by Dec end: Das

Govt expects Insolvency & Bankruptcy Law to…

New Delhi, Oct 28 (KNN) The Union Government expects the entire Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law to become operational by end-December 2016, Economic Affairs…

MSME Ministry to organize Job Fair in Deoria on November 25-27

MSME Ministry to organize Job Fair in…

Deoria, Oct 28 (KNN) After the huge success of job fair held in Deoria in March, the Union MSME Ministry is organizing the second Job Fair in the city from…

MSME Data Bank Helpdesk inaugurated at KASSIA

MSME Data Bank Helpdesk inaugurated at KASSIA

Bengaluru, Oct 28 (KNN) In order to handhold the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) get themselves registered online with the MSME Data Bank, Karnataka…

States must have an IP driven approach to develop an innovative ecosystem: Experts

States must have an IP driven approach…

Mumbai, Oct 27 (KNN) Catering to the current spree of state competitiveness and applauding Karnataka, which has recognised its IPR regime as a catalyser…

Cabinet approves the new Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit between India and Bhutan

Cabinet approves the new Agreement on Trade,…

New Delhi, Oct 27 (KNN) In a move that would strengthen the regional value chain, the Union Cabinet has approved an Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit…

MMTC-World Gold Council launches multimedia advertising campaign on gold coins

MMTC-World Gold Council launches multimedia advertising campaign…

New Delhi, Oct 27 (KNN) With an aim to drive awareness around Diwali on the availability of Indian Gold Coin, MMTC along with World Gold Council has launched…

Interactive session being held for Kolkata MSMEs on delayed payment

Interactive session being held for Kolkata MSMEs…

Kolkata, Oct 27 (KNN) Keeping in view the financial stress faced by MSMEs due to delayed payment by the large companies, an interactive session with officials…

Steinbeis Germany & Premier Indian Institutes jointly organizing training on Fostering Innovations in SMEs

Steinbeis Germany & Premier Indian Institutes jointly…

New Delhi, Oct 27 (KNN) Technology & Innovation Facilitation Organizations such as Chambers of Commerce and Industry Associations, Public Support Institutions…

RBI cautions public against fake currency notes

RBI cautions public against fake currency notes

Mumbai, Oct 27 (KNN) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cautioned the general public to be careful while accepting the Currency Notes of higher denominations…

Govt must be sensitive to labourers’ needs: PM Modi

Govt must be sensitive to labourers’ needs:…

New Delhi, Oct 27 (KNN) Expressing concern at the large number of grievances of labourers and EPF beneficiaries, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that…

K’taka SSI Minister to inaugurate MSME Data Bank, interact with MSMEs on Thursday

K’taka SSI Minister to inaugurate MSME Data…

Bengaluru, Oct 26 (KNN) Karnataka Minister of Small Scale Industries R L Jarkiholi will inaugurate the MSME Data Bank on Thursday.

The Data Bank…

MSME Ministry planning 10 Mega Clusters and separate clusters for MSME defence suppliers

MSME Ministry planning 10 Mega Clusters and…

New Delhi, Oct 26 (KNN) Towards a major impetus to the MSME sector, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) is planning to launch 10…