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African nations should leverage duty free tariff preferences offered by India: Nirmala Sitharaman

African nations should leverage duty free tariff…

New Delhi, Oct 28 (KNN) India has offered the Duty Free Tariff Preferences (DFTP) scheme for least developed countries (LDCs) which provides duty free market…
MSMEs are on a steady growth trajectory

MSMEs are on a steady growth trajectory

New Delhi, Oct 28 (KNN)   Amid sprouting of a multitude of start-ups, the MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) sector appears to be on the…
Bandra sub-urban railway station poised for a big facelift as an efficient transportation hub

Bandra sub-urban railway station poised for a…

New Delhi, Oct 28 (KNN) Indian Railways has initiated a comprehensive proposal in collaboration with The United Nations Educational, Scientific and…
India fares better in Doing Business; climbs 12 spots to rank 130

India fares better in Doing Business; climbs…

New Delhi, Oct 28 (KNN) India has improved its ranking in World Bank's doing business report by rising up to 130 out of 189 economies from 142 in 2015,…
Govt seeks transaction advisory support for Mathura-Vrindavan PPP sewage project

Govt seeks transaction advisory support for Mathura-Vrindavan…

New Delhi, Oct 28 (KNN) The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has sought for transaction advisory support team towards…
Govt re-establishes KVIC, appoints new members

Govt re-establishes KVIC, appoints new members

New Delhi, Oct 28 (KNN) With the view to promote khadi in India, the Ministry of MSME has re-established the Khadi and Village Industries Commission and appointed…
Aruna Sundarajan appointed new Steel Secretary; Anup Pujari to continue as Chairman and MD of SAIL

Aruna Sundarajan appointed new Steel Secretary; Anup…

New Delhi, Oct 28 (KNN) Senior IAS officer Aruna Sundarajan has been appointed as the Secretary in Ministry of Steel as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle…
Goa industry objects state govt move to hike power tariff

Goa industry objects state govt move to…

Panaji, Oct 28 (KNN) Industrialists in Goa said the state electricity department's proposal to hike power tariff in the year 2016-17 would impact their…
SBI cautions public against unauthorised use of SBI logo by some Business Entities/ BCs

SBI cautions public against unauthorised use of…

New Delhi, Oct 28 (KNN) The State Bank of India (SBI) has cautioned the public against unauthorized use of SBI logo by some business entities and business…
Govt prohibits import of human embryo except for research purposes

Govt prohibits import of human embryo except…

New Delhi, Oct 28 (KNN) The import of human embryo, except for research purposes, has been prohibited by the government based on the guidelines of the Department…
Connectivity and trade infrastructure will boost ASEAN-India relations: External Affairs Secy

Connectivity and trade infrastructure will boost ASEAN-India…

New Delhi, Oct 28 (KNN) Though ASEAN-India relations is very strong currently, connectivity and trade infrastructure are the key factors that can further boost…
Udyog Aadhaar to help save cost in long run: MSME Ministry

Udyog Aadhaar to help save cost in…

New Delhi, Oct 28 (KNN) Prior to 18-09-15, when the Entrepreneurs’ Memorandum-II was filled with the GM (DIC), heterogeneous systems were in vogue, the…
Over 80,000 MT seized pulses will be in retail markets very soon

Over 80,000 MT seized pulses will be…

New Delhi, Oct 28 (KNN) The State Governments have initiated action under Essential Commodity Act to make available seized pulses in retail markets.
Biggest hurdle in attracting investments in NE is lack of connectivity: DoNER Ministry

Biggest hurdle in attracting investments in NE…

New Delhi, Oct 28 (KNN) Stating that the biggest hurdle in attracting investments, tourism and entrepreneurship in the Northeast is the lack of adequate connectivity,…
Government sets-up a committee to simplify provisions of Income Tax Act, 1961

Government sets-up a committee to simplify provisions…

New Delhi, Oct 28 (KNN) The Government of India has constituted a Committee with a view to simplify the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
 
'E-Sahyog' Pilot Project of income-tax dept launched to facilitate taxpayers

'E-Sahyog' Pilot Project of income-tax dept launched…

New Delhi, Oct 28 (KNN) The “e-Sahyog” pilot project was launched by Union Finance Minister Arun Jiatley on Tuesday which reduce the need for the…
Govt to announce 16 road projects under PPP in Dec; plans to roll out 100 projects next year: Gadkari

Govt to announce 16 road projects under…

New Delhi, Oct 27 (KNN) The government is set to announce 15-16 road infrastructure projects under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode in December this…
Industry body report suggests ways to revive PPP momentum

Industry body report suggests ways to revive…

New Delhi, Oct 27 (KNN)  Infrastructure is the backbone of a growing economy, underpinning its competitiveness and self-sufficiency. However, consistent…
Odisha govt to provide corporate governance training to MSMEs

Odisha govt to provide corporate governance training…

Bhubaneswar, Oct 27 (KNN) In a step towards making micro small, medium and enterprises (MSMEs) of the state more competitive in the global market, Odisha Government…
FSDC meeting to be held on Nov 5; FM Jaitley to chair the meet

FSDC meeting to be held on Nov…

New Delhi, Oct 27 (KNN) The meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC), headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, will be held on November…