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ADB extends help to K'taka govt for 8 new clusters to decongest Bengaluru

ADB extends help to K'taka govt for…

Bengaluru, Sept 4 (KNN)  The Karnataka government will develop and upgrade eight clusters around the state capital to attract investors and decongest…
Dent on rupee and impact on SMEs; PM to raise issue with rich nations

Dent on rupee and impact on SMEs;…

New Delhi, Sept 4 (KNN)  As the outflows of funds by global investors is playing havoc with the Indian rupee damaging interests of the industry, particularly…
Raghuram Rajan takes charge from Subbarao as new RBI Governor

Raghuram Rajan takes charge from Subbarao as…

Mumbai, Sept 4 (KNN) Raghuram Rajan, a former chief economist with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and economic advisor to the finance ministry, takes…
Falling rupee, boon for Indian textile exporters

Falling rupee, boon for Indian textile exporters

New Delhi, Sept 4 (KNN) A weak Indian rupee has proved to be good news for the country's textile sector, with exports from the sector expected to grow…
India ranks 60 out of 148 economies in global competitiveness

India ranks 60 out of 148 economies…

New Delhi, Sept 4 (KNN)  In the Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014 India has slipped one rank to the 60th position, owing to inadequate…
Moradabad metalware cluster faces challenges like bad working conditions

Moradabad metalware cluster faces challenges like bad…

From Gunja
Moradabad, Sep 3 (KNN) Moradabad brassware cluster in Uttar Pradesh has an annual turnover over Rs 3, 500 crore of which…
Adopting right policies can help boost flower export

Adopting right policies can help boost flower…

Belgaum, Sept 3 (KNN)  Despite a sharp depreciation in rupee, flower exporters can improve their earning provided the right policies are adopted and support…
Govt pins hope on SMEs to achieve 5% growth in the GDP

Govt pins hope on SMEs to achieve…

New Delhi, Sept 3 (KNN) In the wake of the corporate sector facing a severe slowdown, the government is pinning hopes on the small and medium enterprises to…
Japan seeks ready-to-move infra for SMEs in Haryana

Japan seeks ready-to-move infra for SMEs in…

Gurgaon, Sept 3 (KNN)  Japan has approached the Haryana Government seeking development of ready-to-move infrastructure for the Japanese small and medium…
Plastic fraternity to deliberate on volatile price rise

Plastic fraternity to deliberate on volatile price…

Mumbai, Sept 3 (KNN)  The All India Plastics Manufacturers’ Association (AIPMA) has called for a meeting of all heads of plastics associations,…
Wool board plans insurance for sheep in the 12th plan

Wool board plans insurance for sheep in…

Jodhpur, Sept 3 (KNN) The Central Wool Development Board (CWDB) has plans to insure sheep in order to provide insurance cover to the animals in case of accidents.
Resurgence - an exhibition on Indian embroideries begins

Resurgence - an exhibition on Indian embroideries…

New Delhi, Sept 3 (KNN)  India has an untapped potential for ethnic handicrafts and it is heartening to see artisans’ interest in the indigenous…
NSIC does well despite economic slowdown

NSIC does well despite economic slowdown

New Delhi, Sep 2 (KNN) The National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), under the Ministry of MSME, paid a dividend for Rs. 12.47 crore, equivalent to 20…
India, Mauritius to forge co-operation in MSMEs

India, Mauritius to forge co-operation in MSMEs

New Delhi, Sep 2 (KNN) India and Mauritius are working to finalise a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on co-operation in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises…
Rupee erosion, no gain for gems and jewellery exporters

Rupee erosion, no gain for gems and…

New Delhi, Sept 2 (KNN) A sharp depreciation in rupee has not resulted in gain for exporters of gems and jewellery, as erosion in rupee value has resulted…
Dollar hedging desirable but cost too high

Dollar hedging desirable but cost too high

From Swati Dayal
Bengaluru, Sept 2 (KNN) The on-going currency depreciation has set alarm bells in the industry, particularly those…
Technical textile grows by 11%

Technical textile grows by 11%

Mumbai, Sep 2 (KNN) The market size of Indian technical textile has steadily grown from about Rs 42,000 crore in 2007-08 to Rs 91,236 crore in 2013-14 at a…
Industry honours MSME innovators

Industry honours MSME innovators

Kolkata, Sept 2 (KNN)  The 12th FOSMI Awards for Excellence 2013 held here on August-20 honoured various entrepreneurs in the MSME sector for excellence…
India's mfg PMI down to 48.5 in Aug; lowest in four years: Survey

India's mfg PMI down to 48.5 in…

New Delhi, Sept 2 (KNN) Indian manufacturing sector activity shrank for the first time in more than four years last month to 48.5 in August from 50.1 in July,…
Kerala SIDCO to distribute soap, detergents and LED lights across country

Kerala SIDCO to distribute soap, detergents and…

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 2 (KNN)  Kerala Small Industries Development Corporation is keen to distribute its products such as soap, detergents and LED lights…