New Delhi, Apr 13 (KNN) India's handicraft exports have met the target of USD 3.3 billion set for the 2012-13 fiscal, despite a slowdown in…
![Poor infra roadblocks to India becoming world food leader](https://www.knnindia.co.in/uploads/newsfiles/CII report.jpg)
New Delhi, Apr 13 (KNN) Poor infrastructure for primary processing, packaging, grading and inadequate cold chain storage facilities have prevented India…
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New Delhi, Apr 13 (KNN) The first regional conference of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) proposed by Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association (TANSTIA),…
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New Delhi, Apr 12 (KNN) Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce, V Shanta Kumar has asked the government not to sign the India-European…
![Asia has huge potential for tourism growth: Chiranjeevi](https://www.knnindia.co.in/uploads/newsfiles/tourism photo.jpg)
Hyderabad, Apr 12 (KNN) Asia and the Pacific region with its bounty of tourism destinations has huge potential for growth and that needs to be tapped,…
![Increased fund allocation to agriculture yields results](https://www.knnindia.co.in/uploads/newsfiles/agriculture2.jpg)
New Delhi, Apr 12 (KNN) Allocation of additional funds to agriculture by state governments to finance cash starved projects and innovation under Rashtriya…
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New Delhi, Apr 12 (KNN) Internet users in Ghana and Nigeria now enjoy the access of cloud based applications through their web browsers or mobile apps,…
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Ahmedabad Apr 12 (KNN) Gujarat attracted the highest private investment commitment in the country followed by Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and…
New Delhi, Apr 12 (KNN) The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) on Wednesday announced an average power tariff hike of 9 per cent for the…
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New Delhi, Apr 12 (KNN) Small businesses that hired new workers or gave salary hikes to their workers in the US, last year, are likely to be given a…
![Expert group keen to fill skill shortages in small businesses](https://www.knnindia.co.in/uploads/newsfiles/iidf.jpg)
New Delhi, Apr 12 (KNN) The Assistance to Training Institutions (ATI) scheme by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) can contribute towards…
New Delhi, Apr 12 (KNN) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)-Development Institute, functioning under the Union Ministry of MSMEs has organised a 10-day…
![IFC to support small scale sector via Ratnakar Bank](https://www.knnindia.co.in/uploads/newsfiles/Ratnakar Bank.jpg)
New Delhi, Apr 12 (KNN) International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group has made an equity investment of USD 22 million in Kolhapur-based…
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New Delhi, Apr 12 (KNN) Tourists from more and more countries are getting visa on arrival (VoA) and their number has increased by 47.1 per cent during…
![India-Germany talk growth and development in MSMEs](https://www.knnindia.co.in/uploads/newsfiles/pm meet merkel.jpg)
New Delhi, Apr 12 (KNN) India and Germany have agreed to co-operate in the development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in both the countries.
New Delhi, Apr 12 (KNN) The on-going eurozone crisis has had a major impact on small businesses in Britain. Having lost faith in UK and European economies,…
![SEBI mulling new trading platform for SME start-ups](https://www.knnindia.co.in/uploads/newsfiles/SEBI.jpg)
New Delhi, Apr 12 (KNN) After a poor response to the launch of a separate Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) trading platform, market regulator Securities…
New Delhi, Apr 12 (KNN) It is becoming worse. Industrial growth in February 2013 slipped to mere 0.6 per cent from 4.3 per cent a year ago with…
New Delhi, Apr 11 (KNN) The Khadi industry will soon get a brand identity with the introduction of ‘Khadi Mark’ which will guarantee its genuineness.
![Harmful levels of lead found in US rice imports](https://www.knnindia.co.in/uploads/newsfiles/Rice cultivation.jpg)
New Delhi, Apr 11 (KNN) When Dr Tsanangurayi Tongesaye of Monmouth University in New Jersey (US) and his team tested a number of imported brands of rice…