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Pvt sector shying away from infra projects; PM seeks funding from ADB, others

Pvt sector shying away from infra projects;…

Greater Noida, May 4 (KNN)  The private sector is no longer willing to bet on infrastructure as the projects involve long - term gestation  periods necessitating…
USD four million project to promote clean energy among SMEs

USD four million project to promote clean…

New Delhi, May 4 (KNN) The MSME Ministry has launched a USD 4-million project in association with Global Environment Facility (GEF) to promote energy…
PSUs to give details of purchase from MSMEs

PSUs to give details of purchase from…

New Delhi, May 4 (KNN) The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has asked public sector units (PSUs) and other departments to provide…
Thiruvananthapuram hosts honey & mango festival

Thiruvananthapuram hosts honey & mango festival

Thiruvananthapuram, May 4 (KNN)  Residents of Kerala’s capital city have a rare opportunity to taste a wide variety of mangoes at the Honey and…
Agricultural land shrinks; govt concerned

Agricultural land shrinks; govt concerned

New Delhi, May 3 (KNN)  Considering that agricultural land in the country has shrunk by 1.6 million hectares over the last decade, the government has…
Power outages hit Indian manufacturing says HSBC survey

Power outages hit Indian manufacturing says HSBC…

New Delhi, May 3 (KNN) India's manufacturing sector in April slid to its slowest pace since November 2011 owing to power outages, a survey by Markit Economics…
CII plans to accelerate growth in southern states

CII plans to accelerate growth in southern…

Chennai, May 3 (KNN)  In order make the manufacturing sector more competitive, industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is planning technology…
IKEA has to source 30pc from domestic mkt for Indian stores; exports to be counted different

IKEA has to source 30pc from domestic…

New Delhi, May 3 (KNN) Swedish home furnishing and furniture giant IKEA's existing outsourcing from India worth about Rs 2,500 crore for its worldwide…
Rajasthan invites micro finance companies to support affordable housing

Rajasthan invites micro finance companies to support…

Jaipur, May 3 (KNN) The Government of Rajasthan has invited the participation of micro finance companies for the development of an affordable housing project…
Power supply in AP likely to improve by October

Power supply in AP likely to improve…

Hyderabad, May 3 (KNN) Andhra Pradesh Transmission Corporation (APTRANSCO) has given assurance that it would improve the power supply situation in the…
(Un)ease of doing business in India

(Un)ease of doing business in India

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New Delhi, May 3 (KNN) India is the second most difficult country in terms of enforcing business contacts and ranks among…
RBI raises loan limits for small units to rupees five crore

RBI raises loan limits for small units…

Mumbai, May 3 (KNN) The Reserve Bank of India today announced a liberal banking regime for the micro and small enterprises (MSEs) by increasing loan limit…
Govt offers incentives to promote khadi

Govt offers incentives to promote khadi

New Delhi, May 2, (KNN) In a bid to tap the full potential of khadi, the government is implementing many schemes including establishment of design centres,…
National Sample Survey to focus on land and livestock holdings

National Sample Survey to focus on land…

New Delhi, May 2 (KNN)  The 70th round of National Sample Survey will be devoted to land and livestock holdings, debt and investment and situation…
Innovative units receive World Bank assistance

Innovative units receive World Bank assistance

New Delhi, May 2 (KNN) Twenty social enterprises have received Rs 54 lakh each from World Bank to scale up their innovative business models in the states of…
TN likely to unveil organic agriculture policy

TN likely to unveil organic agriculture policy

Chennai, May 2 (KNN) Tamil Nadu government is expected to come out with a comprehensive organic agriculture policy with preparatory work and measures already…
SMEs in remote area prefer satellite broadband

SMEs in remote area prefer satellite broadband

Bangalore, May 2 (KNN) Many SMEs in far flung places have chosen satellite based broadband services for internet connection provided by Hughes owing to its…
NHPC seeks consultants for 50 MW wind power project

NHPC seeks consultants for 50 MW wind…

New Delhi, May 2 (KNN) National Hydroelectric Power Corporation(NHPC)  in Faridabad has sought consultancy services for a 50 MW wind power project to…
Power hike haunts small units in north east

Power hike haunts small units in north…

Guwahati, May 2 (KNN) The North Eastern Small Scale Industries’ Association (NESSIA), has expressed concern over the proposal of the Assam…
World Bank forecasts 6.7 per cent growth for India by 2015

World Bank forecasts 6.7 per cent growth…

New Delhi, May 2 (KNN) The World Bank on Tuesday estimated India’s GDP growth to 6.0 per cent for the current fiscal (2013-14) from its earlier estimated…

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