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Coop banks can lend more to priority sector as unsecured loans

Coop banks can lend more to priority…

New Delhi, Apr 3 (KNN)  In an effort to step up priority sector lending which goes to MSMEs among others, the Reserve Bank of India today allowed Urban…
President calls for easy financial access to MSMEs

President calls for easy financial access to…

New Delhi, Apr 3 (KNN)  President Pranab Mukherjee today underscored the need for  “unfettered” growth of the micro, small and medium…
Mongolia hits copper; economic transformation inevitable

Mongolia hits copper; economic transformation inevitable

New Delhi, Apr 3 (KNN)  Think of Mongolia and images of the vast Gobi desert and a nomadic lifestyle come to mind.   But with its mountains,…
MSME to be major source of jobs says PM

MSME to be major source of jobs…

New Delhi, Apr 3 (KNN) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today extended support to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), stating they will be a major source…
Unemployment up to 55 per cent in trouble-hit countries of Europe

Unemployment up to 55 per cent in…

New Delhi, Apr 3 (KNN)  Contrary to expectations of revival in the global economy, the rate of unemployment in the European Union has risen alarmingly…
Ministry bats for tax sops for growing MSMEs; spl package on cards

Ministry bats for tax sops for growing…

New Delhi, Apr 3 (KNN) MSME Ministry has approached the Finance Ministry to provide tax benefits to growth bound MSMEs apart from working out a special…
Cotton yarn prices surge to Rs 35 per kg, apparel likely to get costlier

Cotton yarn prices surge to Rs 35…

New Delhi, April 3 (KNN) 25 per cent surge in the cotton yarn prices in just 5 weeks has raised concerns over the domestic manufacturers and cotton exporters.

Government announces sops for electronic gadgets and chip manufacturers

Government announces sops for electronic gadgets and…

Hyderabad, Apr 2 (KNN) The Centre has announced various sops for Andhra Pradesh including the Electronic Manufacturing Cluster Scheme which provides 50 per…
Akhilesh Yadav gifts bevy of development projects worth Rs 3337 crore to Noida

Akhilesh Yadav gifts bevy of development projects…

New Delhi, Apr 2 (KNN)  Pursuing a development agenda, the UP government is set to unveil a roadmap for various projects worth Rs 3337 crore in Noida,…
Annual supplement to FTP gets delayed, likely to be announced in 3rd week of April

Annual supplement to FTP gets delayed, likely…

New Delhi, Apr 2 (KNN) Slowdown-hit exporters expecting relief from the government will have to wait for some more time as the annual supplement to the Foreign…
Centre  approves projects worth Rs 89.75 crore in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh

Centre approves projects worth Rs 89.75 crore…

New Delhi, Apr 2 (KNN) Centre will provide help worth Rs  89.75 crore  to Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh to develop tourist spots in six cities.   
Sugar production drops 2 per cent in first six months owing to cane shortage

Sugar production drops 2 per cent in…

New Delhi, Apr 2 (KNN)  Sugar production has declined by a marginal 2 per cent during the first half of the marketing year especially in Maharashtra and…
High level Govt panel to help MSMEs tackle slowdown

High level Govt panel to help MSMEs…

New Delhi, Apr 2 (KNN) Government  announced yesterday, setting up of an inter-ministerial committee which will come out with concrete policy measures…
IT creates highest jobs in the country in second half of 2012-13: ASSOCHAM

IT creates highest jobs in the country…

New Delhi, Apr 1 (KNN) Information and Technology created the highest number of jobs in the second half of 2012-13 followed by academics and education, insurance,…
Core sector growth drops 2.5 per cent in February

Core sector growth drops 2.5 per cent…

New Delhi, Apr 1 (KNN)  India’s core industrial sector including natural gas, coal, electricity generation and crude oil showed dismal performance…
Novartis loses court battle; Indian firms can produce generic cancer drug

Novartis loses court battle; Indian firms can…

New Delhi, Apr 1 (KNN)  In a landmark judgement giving a boost to the Indian generic pharmaceutical industry, the Supreme Court today rejected Swiss giant…
ALEAP's Dream Project to conserve water, energy and nature

ALEAP's Dream Project to conserve water, energy…

Hyderabad, Apr 1 (KNN)  An increasing number of women are donning the hat of entrepreneurs in Andhra Pradesh, thanks to various programmes run by the…
Gujarati business woman wins best MSME entrepreneur award

Gujarati business woman wins best MSME entrepreneur…

New Delhi, Apr 1 (KNN) Gujarat based business woman Sangita Shrinand Palshikar won the MSME national award-2011  for best woman entrepreneur while Nirmal…
Farmers adopt measures to increase productivity of black pepper

Farmers adopt measures to increase productivity of…

New Delhi, Apr 1 (KNN)  The Indian Institute of Spices Research has developed technologies such as soil nutrient management, shade regulation and summer…
CREDAI unhappy with 1 per cent TDS on property deals

CREDAI unhappy with 1 per cent TDS…

Bangalore, Apr 1 (KNN) Confederation of Real Estate Developer's Associations of India (CREDAI), has sought withdrawal of Budget proposal to levy 1 per…

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