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Handicraft industry sees 10 per cent growth in exports

Handicraft industry sees 10 per cent growth…

New Delhi, Feb 5 (KNN) Textile Ministry showed that exports in the handicraft sector has increased by 10 percent in terms of Rupee from Rs. 13,460 crore…

PMKVY completes 10 lakh enrolments under Skill India, 70% complete skill training

PMKVY completes 10 lakh enrolments under Skill…

New Delhi, Feb 5 (KNN)  Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana (PMKVY), the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has…

Rapid industrial development of the country is necessary: PM Modi

Rapid industrial development of the country is…

New Delhi, Feb 5 (KNN) Dedicating the Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited, a petrochemical complex, at Lepetkata, near Dibrugarh and the wax plant of…

PSUs are not serious about Procurement Policy; they should be hold accountable and penalized: Industry & Economists

PSUs are not serious about Procurement Policy;…

New Delhi, Feb 5 (KNN) The public procurement policy is not taken seriously by the Public Sector Units (PSUs) and there is lack of accountability for not…

Need subsidy for new machines to increase efficiency: Coir Industry

Need subsidy for new machines to increase…

Kochi Feb 5 (KNN) The Coir Industry has demanded for subsidy from the Central Government to install new machines in order to boost exports. As the Union…

Procurement Policy: Share of MSME procurement is less than 10% and that of SC/STs is less than 0.2%

Procurement Policy: Share of MSME procurement is…

New Delhi Feb 5 (KNN) From April last year, all PSUs, Central Government ministries and departments have been directed to procure at least 20 per cent of…

Indore MSME expo to begin tomorrow

Indore MSME expo to begin tomorrow

Indore, Feb 5 (KNN) The second largest city of Madhya Pradesh, Indore, is going to host a three day ‘Ind Expo’ from tomorrow showcasing products…

RBI Governor announces marginal cost pricing of credits from April-1

RBI Governor announces marginal cost pricing of…

New Delhi, Feb 5 (KNN)  Addressing a tele-conference after the bi- monthly policy announcements,  RBI Governor, Raghuram Rajan has reiterated…

Khadi Charkhas to run on solar energy now

Khadi Charkhas to run on solar energy…

Agartala, Feb 5 (KNN) With the view to transform traditional Khadi industries to a modern industry, Union Government has decided to harness solar energy…

Coir Board HQ to remain in Kochi, 14 new coir clusters to be set up  in the country

Coir Board HQ to remain in Kochi,…

Kochi, Feb 5 (KNN) Kalraj Mishra, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) who is currently in Kerala has dismissed rumours that the…

We need incentives to survive: Wind Energy Sector

We need incentives to survive: Wind Energy…

New Delhi, Feb 5 (KNN) With the Union Budget is to be presented on February 29, the wind energy sector has pinned hopes on the budget for sops to boost…

Being funded by some big players, Tracxn has led on to solve investor’s dilemma

Being funded by some big players, Tracxn…

New Delhi, Feb 5 (KNN) Tracxn, an analytics firm based in Bangalore, aims to counter the inefficiencies in the startup ecosystem that makes it difficult…

'Curtain Raiser and Preview' of ELECRAMA-2016 to be held on Jan 28 in New Delhi

'Curtain Raiser and Preview' of ELECRAMA-2016 to…

New Delhi, Jan 25 (KNN) A 'Curtain Raiser and Preview' of ELECRAMA-2016, a flagship exhibition of Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers’…

Govt understands the issues faced by MSMEs: Kalraj Mishra

Govt understands the issues faced by MSMEs:…

Lucknow, Jan 25 (KNN) The government understands the issues faced by MSMEs and is trying to fix them and create healthy business environment, said Union MSME…
Tremendous mismatch between skills available & skills required: Minister

Tremendous mismatch between skills available & skills…

New Delhi, Jan 25 (KNN) Minister of Civil Aviation, P Ashok Gajapathi Raju has called upon all stakeholders in the civil aviation sector to urgently address…
MSME job melas provides jobs to more than 21k candidates in 907 MSMEs

MSME job melas provides jobs to more…

New Delhi, Jan 25 (KNN)  The MSME Job Melas, conducted by the National Institute- MSME across eight states in India, has provided jobs to more than…

India slaps 13.44% anti-subsidy duty on Castings for Wind Energy Generators from China

India slaps 13.44% anti-subsidy duty on Castings…

New Delhi, Jan 25 (KNN) India has slapped the first anti-subsidy duty of 13.44 per cent on Castings for Wind Energy Generators from China. The move has come…
Nandan Nilekani steps-in as a strategic investor into Power2SME

Nandan Nilekani steps-in as a strategic investor…

New Delhi, Jan 25 (KNN) Nandan Nilekani, the former chairman of UIDAI, who has stepped in as a strategic investor in Power2SME, said Indian SMEs act as…
State govts should also take steps to improve ease of doing biz: BBIA

State govts should also take steps to…

Jammu, Jan 25 (KNN) The MSME cluster foundation awarded the Bari Brahmana Industries Association (BBIA) in Jammu for their contribution towards rehabilitation…
FOSMI seeks suggestions from MSMEs on procurements in Railways

FOSMI seeks suggestions from MSMEs on procurements…

Kolkata, Jan 25 (KNN) The Federation of Small & Medium Industries (FOSMI) in West Bengal has sought suggestions  from the micro, small and medium…