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APEC ministerial meeting eyes to boost MSMEs' participation in regional and global markets

APEC ministerial meeting eyes to boost MSMEs'…

Manila, Nov 18 (KNN) A joint statement detailing new actions for advancing an Asia-Pacific economic growth agenda that benefits everyone and the future generation…
India & Bangladesh initial a draft MoU on passenger & cruise services on coastal & protocol route

India & Bangladesh initial a draft MoU…

New Delhi, Nov 18 (KNN) With a view to enhancing trade and commerce between the two countries, India and Bangladesh on Monday signed a draft MoU on passenger…
MSME Ministry comes out with revised guidelines for SFURTI

MSME Ministry comes out with revised guidelines…

New Delhi, Nov 17 (KNN) The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has come up with the revised guidelines for the Scheme of Fund for Regeneration…
Karnataka's iron ore reserves may last only 20 years

Karnataka's iron ore reserves may last only…

Bengaluru, Nov 17 (KNN) Though Karnataka’s iron ore resources are over 9,000 million tonnes (MT), its reserves are only 750 MT i.e. a mere eight per…
DoNER minister invites women entrepreneurs to northeast

DoNER minister invites women entrepreneurs to northeast

New Delhi, Nov 17 (KNN) The Union Minister of Development of North-Eastern Region, Jitendra Singh has invited women entrepreneurs from across the country to…
5 states to invest Rs 242 cr on construction of storm water drains under Atal Mission action plans

5 states to invest Rs 242 cr…

New Delhi, Nov 17 (KNN) With water logging in cities following rains being a recurrent problem, states and urban local bodies have begun to address this issue…
Over 1,000 women entrepreneurs to attend Kochi summit

Over 1,000 women entrepreneurs to attend Kochi…

Kochi, Nov 17 (KNN) More than 1000 women entrepreneurs from the state will attend the first women entrepreneurship summit to be held in Kochi on November 19.
More private cos should take steps to develop forest in vacant areas: Environment Ministry

More private cos should take steps to…

New Delhi, Nov 17 (KNN) Government today sought the private firms participation to develop forest in vacant areas so that an additional carbon sink of 2.5…
Govt asks States to expedite process of abolishing interviews

Govt asks States to expedite process of…

New Delhi, Nov 17 (KNN) DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh has asked the State Governments to expedite the process of abolition of interviews for recruitment to…
VCs, Angel Investors should realize importance of up scaling small businesses: Rudy

VCs, Angel Investors should realize importance of…

New Delhi, Nov 17 (KNN) The Venture Capitalists and Angel Investors in the industry should also realize the significance of up scaling small scale businesses…
Exporters are unable to avail benefits announced in new FTP due to system bottlenecks: FIEO

Exporters are unable to avail benefits announced…

New Delhi, Nov 17 (KNN) While some benefits have been announced in the new Foreign Trade Policy, the exporters are unable to avail that due to system bottlenecks,…
Unified Committee to make Curricula for Skill Development: Rudy

Unified Committee to make Curricula for Skill…

New Delhi, Nov 17 (KNN) In a significant effort to create a unified system for development of curricula and courses for skill development trainings in the…
Is falling exports an indication that MSME exporters need support from the govt?

Is falling exports an indication that MSME…

New Delhi, Nov 17 (KNN) India’s merchandise export plunged yet again for the 11th straight month in a row indicating the government to announce export-incentive…
Government enhances duty drawback rates to boost falling exports

Government enhances duty drawback rates to boost…

New Delhi, Nov 17 (KNN) In the wake of falling exports since last 11 months, the government has notified the Schedule of revised All Industry Rates of Duty…
AMRUT Action plans for 81 cities approved with total project outlay of Rs 5,748 cr

AMRUT Action plans for 81 cities approved…

New Delhi, Nov 16 (KNN) As many as 81 cities in Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Mizoram will invest Rs 5,748 crore to enhance basic infrastructure…
MSME Ministry revises provisions for procurement from MSEs

MSME Ministry revises provisions for procurement from…

New Delhi, Nov 16 (KNN) Revising provisions for procurement from MSEs, the government today said that in tender, participating Micro and Small Enterprises…
Payment and credit flow crises in Trade Credit System: Impact on Industrial Growth, Bank Credit and NPAs

Payment and credit flow crises in Trade…

New Delhi, Nov 16 (KNN) Wide-spread delayed payments and growing cases of defaults in the inter-firm credit or  trade credit [TC] network and disruptions…
Patanjali launches noodles; plans to set up six manufacturing plants

Patanjali launches noodles; plans to set up…

New Delhi, Nov 16 (KNN) Re-launching Maggi after a six month ban in India, Nestle now has a competitor in the domestic market as Baba Ramdev backed Patanjali…
India is eyeing 5-6% share in $300 bn global IoT industry: DeitY Secy

India is eyeing 5-6% share in $300…

New Delhi, Nov 16 (KNN) India is eyeing a share of 5-6 per cent in USD 300 billion global internet of things (IoT) industry in the next five years, Department…
MSME units likely to pay less in future to meet power needs

MSME units likely to pay less in…

New Delhi, Nov 16 (KNN) The MSME units which use solar energy to meet their power needs, are likely to pay less in future as the last solar bid received by…