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Govt mulls cloud based services, develops first data centre

Govt mulls cloud based services, develops first…

New Delhi, Oct 30 (KNN)  In an effort to fulfil the huge requirement of IT services for citizens, the Government of India has chosen cloud based services…
National Jute Board to ensure safety of labourers

National Jute Board to ensure safety of…

Kolkata, Oct 30 (KNN) In order to ensure safety in the labour intensive jute sector, the National Jute Board wants to prepare an index of all jute producing…
SLBC to conduct fortnight long awareness campaign for MSMEs

SLBC to conduct fortnight long awareness campaign…

Hyderabad, Oct 30 (KNN)  In a bid to enhance awareness among the micro, small and medium units about government schemes offered by banks, the State Level…
Uttarakhand tourism to renovate infrastructure at Lake Naukuchiatal

Uttarakhand tourism to renovate infrastructure at Lake…

Dehradun, Oct 30 (KNN)  Uttarakhand Tourism that was hit by floods in June is taking steps to invest in infrastructure and develop its tourist destinations,…
Punjab to expand food industry

Punjab to expand food industry

Chandigarh, Oct 30 (KNN)  The Punjab State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited (Markfed) which represents the interests of over a million…
FIEO reiterates its demand to bring export under priority sector lending

FIEO reiterates its demand to bring export…

New Delhi, Oct 30 (KNN)  Batting for exporters, the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) has once again demanded for exports to be brought…
Jute production last fiscal was 108 lakh bales

Jute production last fiscal was 108 lakh…

New Delhi, Oct 30 (KNN)  India has produced close to 108 lakh bales of jute during the last fiscal, touching 2353 quintals per hectare.  However,…
Qatar SME Expo to showcase products of local units

Qatar SME Expo to showcase products of…

New Delhi, Oct 30 (KNN)  The SME Chamber of India has invited small and medium units to participate in the Qatar SME Expo that would provide a platform…
MSMEs in service sector generate more profits than in manufacturing: Study

MSMEs in service sector generate more profits…

New Delhi, Oct 29 (KNN) MSMEs in the service sector have done better than their counter parts in the manufacturing sector in terms of profitability as per…
India slips to 134th rank in terms of ease of doing business

India slips to 134th rank in terms…

New Delhi, Oct 29 (KNN)  India slipped further to 134th rank from 132nd in terms of ease of doing business index, according to World Bank report, coming…
India gets its first bamboo heritage club in Tripura

India gets its first bamboo heritage club…

Agartala, Oct 29 (KNN)  India gets its first Bamboo Heritage Club, giving a much needed boost to bamboo based artisans in the state through various schemes,…
India, Poland agree to strengthen steel industry

India, Poland agree to strengthen steel industry

New Delhi, Oct 29 (KNN)  In a joint venture to boost the steel industry, Indian delegates are currently on a visit to Poland to strengthen ties between…
Bihar Agri College to set up automated food processing lines

Bihar Agri College to set up automated…

Bhagalpur, Oct 29 (KNN)  Working in line with the modern food processing technologies, Bihar Agriculture College at Sabour here plans to set up automated…
RBI ups lending rates; but promises more finance to MSMEs

RBI ups lending rates; but promises more…

Mumbai, Oct 29 (KNN) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today increased the benchmark lending rate by 0.25 percentage points but its governor,…
Eco-sensitive zones need special care

Eco-sensitive zones need special care

From H R Keshavamurthy
New Delhi, Oct 29 (KNN)  India is endowed with diverse topographical zones and rich variety…
China adopts easier company registration norms to boost SMEs

China adopts easier company registration norms to…

Beijing, Oct 29 (KNN)  In an effort to enhance small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the Chinese government has simplified its corporate registration system…
CBEC asks trade bodies to participate in board meetings

CBEC asks trade bodies to participate in…

New Delhi, Oct 28 (KNN)  In an effort to curb problems in decision-making and resolve operational issues in every Custom House, the Central Board of Excise…
Lukewarm cracker sales this Diwali

Lukewarm cracker sales this Diwali

New Delhi, Oct 28 (KNN)  A sharp rise of about 40 per cent in prices of firecrackers has led to a steep decline in sales from production centres like…
RBI may again disappoint MSMEs tomorrow

RBI may again disappoint MSMEs tomorrow

New Delhi, Oct 28 (KNN)  The Reserve Bank of India will be reviewing the credit policy tomorrow amidst dim chances of cut in interest rates.  On…
Himachal Pradesh keen to enhance fruit quality

Himachal Pradesh keen to enhance fruit quality

Shimla, Oct 28 (KNN)  The Himachal Pradesh Horticultural Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation (HPMPC) is looking into its product quality, in…