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Bharat Bandh: Government is open for discussions, Labour Secretary to KNN

Bharat Bandh: Government is open for discussions,…

New Delhi,  Aug 30 (KNN) The Government is always open for discussions, Shankar Aggarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, told …

Maternity Bill to take a toll on women employment in MSME sector: Industry Experts

Maternity Bill to take a toll on…

New Delhi, Aug 30 (KNN) The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016, which was passed by the Rajya Sabha earlier this month, will take a toll on women…

MSME Ministry approves scheme for setting up National SC/ ST Hub to boost procurement

MSME Ministry approves scheme for setting up…

New Delhi, Aug 30 (KNN) The Ministry of MSME has approved the scheme for setting up of National Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe Hub to provide professional…

FSDC Sub-Committee meets in Mumbai to discuss key issues

FSDC Sub-Committee meets in Mumbai to discuss…

Mumbai, Aug 30 (KNN) A meeting of the Sub-Committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) was held here on Monday. Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan,…

Market cap of BSE SME crosses Rs 8K crore mark

Market cap of BSE SME crosses Rs…

Mumbai, Aug 30 (KNN) The market capitalization of BSE SME crossed Rs 8K mark today to reach at Rs 8,320.03 crore.

With 146 companies listed with…

India discusses FTA, investment issues with UK

India discusses FTA, investment issues with UK

New Delhi, Aug 30 (KNN) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the Government of India accords high priority to investment in infrastructure, manufacturing…

On National Sports Day, sports goods manufacturers cry for fund, govt support

On National Sports Day, sports goods manufacturers…

Jalandhar, Aug 29 (KNN) On the National Sports Day when much focus is being given to support and promote sports in the country, the sports goods manufacturers,…

West Bengal Assembly passes resolution to change name of State to Bengal

West Bengal Assembly passes resolution to change…

Kolkata, Aug 29 (KNN) West Bengal Assembly today passed a resolution to change the name of the State to Bangla in Bengali, Bangal in Hindi and Bengal in…

GeM would very soon become the standard mode of procurement by Government agencies: Teaotia

GeM would very soon become the standard…

New Delhi, Aug 29 (KNN) The one-day hands on training workshop on Government E-Marketplace (GeM) for vendors was inaugurated today by Rita Teaotia, Commerce…

Applications for National Awards in Electronics System Design and Manufacturing scheme to be sent by Aug 31

Applications for National Awards in Electronics System…

New Delhi, Aug 29 (KNN) The last date of receiving applications for National Awards in Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) scheme has been…

SIDBI identifies 25 sectors for soft loan funding under Make in India

SIDBI identifies 25 sectors for soft loan…

Nagpur, Aug 29 (KNN) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), a dedicated financial institution to cater to the financial need of the MSME sector,…

Carbon Trust (UK)-BEE to launch Rs 5000 cr fund for Energy Efficiency in MSMEs

Carbon Trust (UK)-BEE to launch Rs 5000…

New Delhi, Aug 29 (KNN) The Carbon Trust UK, the leading UK agency to promote energy efficiency and reduce carbon footprints, will collaborate with the…

India-US discusses measures to increase bilateral trade

India-US discusses measures to increase bilateral trade

New Delhi, Aug 29 (KNN) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said many Indian States are growing at the rate of 10-11 per cent and the trade dialogue between…

Odisha Government to develop salt cluster in Ganjam district

Odisha Government to develop salt cluster in…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 29 (KNN) The Odisha Government is set to develop a salt cluster in Ganjam district of coastal Odisha.

According to a media report,…

Marathwada Chamber to host lighting & solar rooftop system conclave in Aurangabad

Marathwada Chamber to host lighting & solar…

Aurangabad, Aug 29 (KNN) With an aim to explore possibilities of promoting usage of solar energy, the Chamber of Marathwada Industries and Agriculture (CMIA)…

Banks are not understanding the problems of SMEs: Sitharaman on high interest rates

Banks are not understanding the problems of…

New Delhi, Aug 29 (KNN) Union Minister for Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge) Nirmala Sitharaman has said that Banks are not fully understanding…

Provisions of safe food should become a part of our ingrained culture: J P Nadda

Provisions of safe food should become a…

New Delhi, Aug 29 (KNN) Commemorating a decade of integrated food law in the country, and marking ten years of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India…

West Bengal Cabinet for widening port-based industrialisation

West Bengal Cabinet for widening port-based industrialisation

Kolkata, Aug 29 (KNN) The West Bengal Cabinet led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to widen the port based industrialisation adding sharp edge…

RTI online portal running successfully; data security is also not at risk, says Govt

RTI online portal running successfully; data security…

New Delhi, Aug 29 (KNN) The Right To Information (RTI) online portal is functional and payment gateway is also accepting RTI fee from the applicants, clarified…

Electropreneur Park at DU to incubate 50 early stage start-ups, create atleast 5 global cos over a period of 5 yrs

Electropreneur Park at DU to incubate 50…

New Delhi, Aug 29 (KNN) In line with the initiatives like ‘Make in India’, ‘Digital India’ and ‘Design in India ‘along…