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SBI to grow SME lending by 10-12%

SBI to grow SME lending by 10-12%

Kolkata, Sep 16 (KNN) Country’s largest public sector lender State Bank of India (SBI)  looks to grow loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs)…

RBI blacklists two NBFCs; three other surrender their certificates

RBI blacklists two NBFCs; three other surrender…

Mumbai, Sep 16 (KNN) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the certificates of two Non-Banking Financial Corporations (NBFCs) and three NBFCs have…

Task Force on innovation to improve India’s ranking in Global Innovation Index

Task Force on innovation to improve India’s…

New Delhi, Sep 16 (KNN) Aiming to strengthen the eco-system of innovation in the country, and thereby further improve India’s ranking in Global Innovation…

Tata Metaliks to set up a Skill Development Centre in Bengal

Tata Metaliks to set up a Skill…

Kolkata, Sep 16 (KNN) Tata Metaliks Ltd, a subsidiary of Tata Steel and Paschim Banga Society for Skill Development (PBSSD) will together set up a Skill…

Next set of smart cities to be announced next week

Next set of smart cities to be…

New Delhi, Sep 16 (KNN) The Centre has decided to announce the next set of 27 cities for financing under the Modi-government’s flagship Smart City…

SME delegation accompanying Nepal PM insists closer ties with Indian MSMEs

SME delegation accompanying Nepal PM insists closer…

New Delhi, Sep 16 (KNN) A high level delegation from the Federation of Nepal Cottage and Small Industries (FNCSI) is accompanying the Prime Minister of…

MOFPI to formulate special package for food processing sector to increase exports

MOFPI to formulate special package for food…

New Delhi, Sept 16 (KNN) Just in line with the textile sector, the Ministry of Food Processing Industry (MOFPI) is willing to formulate a special package…

Indian industry has critical role in job creation & skilling: Amitabh Kant

Indian industry has critical role in job…

New Delhi, Sep 16 (KNN) Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog has underscored the critical role of Indian industry in job creation and skilling as compared to the…

Badal asks industry players to partner with farmers to reduce loss

Badal asks industry players to partner with…

New Delhi, Sep 16 (KNN) Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has called upon industry players to partner with farmers to reduce post-harvesting…

AISECT to organise Kausal Vikas Yatra

AISECT to organise Kausal Vikas Yatra

Bhopal, Sep 16 (KNN) With an aim to mobilize around one lakh students about the Government’s Skill India Mission, AISECT is ready for the 2016 edition…

Bandhan Bank pledges to increase loan portfolio for MFIs to Rs. 1,000 crores

Bandhan Bank pledges to increase loan portfolio…

New Delhi, Sep 16 (KNN) The Kolkata based Bandhan Bank has announced to increase its Microfinance loan portfolio to Rs. 1000 crore this year. Earlier the…

Power Minister urges electrical manufacturers to ensure quality equipment

Power Minister urges electrical manufacturers to ensure…

Vadodara, Sep 16 (KNN) Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal has asked the electrical equipment manufacturers to ensure quality to face competition from China,…

Relationship with Mauritius is high on agenda for Modi Govt: MSME Minister

Relationship with Mauritius is high on agenda…

New Delhi, Sep 15 (KNN) Relations with Mauritius is high on the agenda of Modi Government, said Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises…

Modi reviews the progress on GST implementation

Modi reviews the progress on GST implementation

New Delhi, Sep 15 (KNN) In order to ensure that there is no slippage on date of implementation of GST from 1st April, 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Uber partners with NSDC, Maruti to skill 1 million people by 2018

Uber partners with NSDC, Maruti to skill…

New Delhi, Sep 15 (KNN) Skill India in partnership with Uber has today announced the UberSHAAN initiative aimed at creating 1 million driver entrepreneurs…

Microfinance Industry (MFI) pegged at Rs. 63, 853 crores; grows over 60% y-o-y

Microfinance Industry (MFI) pegged at Rs. 63,…

New Delhi, Sep 15 (KNN) According to Sa-Dhan’s “Bharat Microfinance Report – 2016”, the Indian microfinance industry is pegged at…

Bengal has largest bank funding to MSMEs: Amit Mitra

Bengal has largest bank funding to MSMEs:…

Kolkata, Sep 15 (KNN) Bengal Commerce and Industry Minister Amit Mitra has said that state had largest bank funding in the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises…

Government to table minimum guaranteed wages bill in Winter Session

Government to table minimum guaranteed wages bill…

New Delhi, Sep 15 (KNN) The Labour Ministry is set to table Draft Code on Wages in the coming winter session of Parliament after which the guaranteed minimum…

Consultations for Indo-Dutch CSR and sustainability forum held in New Delhi

Consultations for Indo-Dutch CSR and sustainability forum…

New Delhi, Sep 15 (KNN) The Center for Responsible Business (CRB) has organized the first in the series of national consultations for establishing the Indo-Dutch…

Upset with AAP over wage hike decision, Delhi MSMEs approach Najeeb Jung

Upset with AAP over wage hike decision,…

New Delhi, Sep 14 (KNN) It seems the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP’s) decision to increase the minimum labour wage in the national capital has not…