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Government makes RBI responsible for Inflation

Government makes RBI responsible for Inflation

New Delhi, March 5 (KNN) Under the new ‘inflation targeting’ mechanism, the Government has mandated RBI to bring down inflation to below 6 per…
Scheme for setting up  Plastic Parks given go ahead

Scheme for setting up Plastic Parks given…

New Delhi, March 4 (KNN)     A scheme for setting up of Plastic Parks has been approved by the Government to create infrastructure and…
RBI gives thumps up to budget; cuts repo rate by 25 basis points

RBI gives thumps up to budget; cuts…

Mumbai, March 4 (KNN)   By cutting the repo rate by 25 basis points, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cast the vote of confidence in favour of Finance…
Government will be selective in supporting Banks

Government will be selective in supporting Banks

New Delhi, March 3 (KNN) The Government had announced an infusion Rs 6,990 crore in nine better performing public sector banks among the total 27, in the budget…
USD 500 m loan for Indian MSMEs approved: World Bank

USD 500 m loan for Indian MSMEs…

New Delhi, March 3 (KNN) To improve access to finance for Indian small and medium enterprises in manufacturing and services sector, World Bank today approved…
Import surge likely in auto components, capital goods

Import surge likely in auto components, capital…

New Delhi, March 3 (KNN) The combined impact of Union and Railway budget is set to push the prices of iron and steel up which is likely to result into import…
Manufacturing Activity slows down? Will Budget provide a Boost?

Manufacturing Activity slows down? Will Budget provide…

New Delhi, March 3 (KNN) India’s manufacturing activity measured by the HSBC Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), fell for the second…
Budget Moves to curtail RBI Power? Experts Differ

Budget Moves to curtail RBI Power? Experts…

New Delhi, March 3 (KNN) The move in the Budget 2015-16 to set up a separate Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) to manage market government borrowings and…
Union Budget bypassed MSME issues: FISME

Union Budget bypassed MSME issues: FISME

New Delhi, March 2 (KNN)  While hailing the budget as growth oriented and reformist, MSMEs cannot hide their disappointment from the first full Budget…
IFC to invest $100 million in renewable energy and women entrepreneurship

IFC to invest $100 million in renewable…

New Delhi, Mar 2 (KNN) World Bank’s private sector investment arm, International Finance Corporation (IFC) plans to invest $100 million through Yes Bank…
Kerala B2B Meet concludes with 100 crores business

Kerala B2B Meet concludes with 100 crores…

New Delhi, Mar 2 (KNN) Inaugurated by the Chief Minister Oommen Chandy the three day Kerala Business to Business Meet 2015 ended on a positive note with more…
Workers to be liberated from tyranny of ESI and EPF

Workers to be liberated from tyranny of…

New Delhi, March 2 (KNN) Union Budget 2015-16 signalled breaking of monopoly of two social security giants the  Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) Organisation…
Indian manufacturing hubs proposed in Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos & Vietnam

Indian manufacturing hubs proposed in Cambodia, Myanmar,…

New Delhi, KNN (Feb 28) Giving shape to ‘Act East’ Policy of the Government, the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today announced setting-up…
Tax pass-through for Alternative Investments to benefit MSMEs

Tax pass-through for Alternative Investments to benefit…

New Delhi, Feb 28 (KNN) Union Budget has allowed the Tax pass-through for all categories of alternative investments meeting the long standing demand of Alternative…
Union Budget: a mixed bag for MSMEs

Union Budget: a mixed bag for MSMEs

New Delhi, Feb 28 (KNN) Jailtey’s budget announcements have left the MSMEs a tad disappointed.

Though the budget announced setting up of…
Jaitley wears a reformist cloak; presents a sentiment boosting budget

Jaitley wears a reformist cloak; presents a…

New Delhi, Feb 28 (KNN) The first full budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today is set to infuse positive sentiments making GDP growth of 7-8…
Self-Employment and Talent Utilisation (SETU) for start-ups: Budget 2015-16

Self-Employment and Talent Utilisation (SETU) for start-ups:…

New Delhi, Feb 28 (KNN) During the presentation of the Union budget 2015-15 today, the Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley announced the setting up of a Self-Employment…
150 crore innovation fund through ATAL Innovation Mission

150 crore innovation fund through ATAL Innovation…

New Delhi, Feb 28 (KNN) The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley during his budget speech today announced to establish a ATAL Innovation Mission (AIM)…
States as equal partners, Universal Social Security System: Union Budget 2015-16

States as equal partners, Universal Social Security…

New Delhi, Feb 28 (KNN) Marking the beginning of cooperative federalism and empowerment of the states, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his budget speech said,…
Boost for SMEs as Govt. allocates Rs 20,000 cr via Mudra Bank

Boost for SMEs as Govt. allocates Rs…

New Delhi, Feb 28 (KNN) Finance minister Arun Jaitley said the government would start a refinance agency by the name of Mudra Bank with an initial corpus of…

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