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World Water Day: IKEA Foundation commits €12.4 mn to Water.org to provide safe water to 1 mn people

World Water Day: IKEA Foundation commits €12.4…

New Delhi, March 22 (KNN) IKEA Foundation, on the occasion of World Water Day, has announced a new grant to Water.org to expand efforts to provide safe…

MSME Ministry to organize job fair in Deoria on Mar 26-27

MSME Ministry to organize job fair in…

New Delhi, Mar 22 (KNN) Bridging the gap between skilled workforce and employers, Ministry of MSME is organizing a job fair in Deoria on March 26-27, 2016.

Chinese delegation from Ruili visits FISME, explores business opportunities

Chinese delegation from Ruili visits FISME, explores…

New Delhi, Mar 21 (KNN) A business delegation from China visited the Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME) headquarters…

Scope for Indian SMEs for expanding their business in Canada

Scope for Indian SMEs for expanding their…

Lucknow, Mar 21 (KNN) In a recently held meeting between Canada High Commission officials and Indian Industries Association (IIA), the officials from Canadian…

Govt partners with industry bodies to protect consumers’ rights against misleading ads, fake products

Govt partners with industry bodies to protect…

New Delhi, Mar 21 (KNN) In order to protect the rights of consumers against misleading advertisements, fake and counterfeit products, and for effective…

Drug manufacturers ask for time from govt to sell out their piled stocks

Drug manufacturers ask for time from govt…

Dehradun, Mar 21 (KNN) The Indian Government has banned as many as 344 drugs after a panel of experts found that they posed a health risk. The industry…

RBI instructs Banks to put Revival Framework for Special Mention MSME Accounts in place by June 30, 2016

RBI instructs Banks to put Revival Framework…

Mumbai, Mar 21 (KNN) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued the Framework for Revival and Rehabilitation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)…

Chhattisgarh MSMEs want lenient norms for loans under MUDRA Scheme

Chhattisgarh MSMEs want lenient norms for loans…

Raipur, Mar 21 (KNN) The Chhattisgarh government has recently disbursed more than Rs 1500-crore loans to several beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri…

Call for entries from SME Innovator’s for UNIDO & MSME Ministry’s Global Cleantech Innovation Programme

Call for entries from SME Innovator’s for…

New Delhi, Mar 21 (KNN) For funding and fostering the innovative small and medium enterprises in the country, the Global Cleantech Innovation Programme…

Jewellery traders back to business after 18 days strike and Rs 18,000 cr loss

Jewellery traders back to business after 18…

New Delhi, Mar 21 (KNN) Bullion and gold jewellery markets across India opened today after the 18-day strike of traders was called off. The strike incurred…

SMEs are a true manifestation of creative entrepreneurship: Rana Kapoor

SMEs are a true manifestation of creative…

New Delhi, Mar 21 (KNN) YES Bank chief Rana Kapoor has been conferred the SKOCH Award for SME Enablement at the 43rd Skoch Summit focused on the theme '25…

Government will unveil a blue print for start-ups to give them special support: Kalraj Mishra

Government will unveil a blue print for…

Hyderabad, Mar 21 (KNN) Government will unveil a blue print for start-ups where there would be special support structure for them including funding from…

MIP on steel hitting exports, MSME units : FIEO to KNN

MIP on steel hitting exports, MSME units…

New Delhi, Mar 19 (KNN) Government's imposition of Minimum Import Price (MIP) on steel resulting in increase in steel prices by 15% has further hit…

Gadkari to release report on trade ports on March 30th

Gadkari to release report on trade ports…

New Delhi, Mar 19 (KNN) Union Minister of Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will release a report "Bridging Infrastructural Deficits at Select…

Urban Development Ministry comes up with new guidelines for ease of doing biz

Urban Development Ministry comes up with new…

New Delhi, Mar 19 (KNN) The Urban development ministry on Friday released the Model Building Bye-Laws for ease of doing business in India.

Karnataka MSMEs happy with budget but disappointed over land allotment issue

Karnataka MSMEs happy with budget but disappointed…

Bengaluru, Mar 19 (KNN) The Karnataka Government has presented its budget for the year Year 2016-17 in which it plans to spend over 1.6 lakh crore rupees…

Govt comes with more clarification on 1% excise imposed on jewelers

Govt comes with more clarification on 1%…

New Delhi, Mar 19 (KNN) The Ministry of Finance has come up with a further clarification on 1% excise duty for addressing the concerns of the contract workers.…

FTAPCCI to hold conference on National Tariff Policy

FTAPCCI to hold conference on National Tariff…

Hyderabad, Mar 19 (KNN) The Federation of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FTAPCCI) in association with Urja Gyan Foundation,…

Highlights of Bill to further amend Companies Act, 2013

Highlights of Bill to further amend Companies…

New Delhi, Mar 19 (KNN) The Bill to further amend the Companies Act, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, aims to address the issues towards…

Cisco announces $ 100 Million investment plan to accelerate digitization in India

Cisco announces $ 100 Million investment plan…

New Delhi March 19 (KNN) Cisco Chairman John Chambers met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the capital on Friday after which it announced a planned series…