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Private power cos unhappy with mandatory domestic equipment sourcing

Private power cos unhappy with mandatory domestic…

New Delhi, Aug 20 (KNN)  Power equipment makers and generators have expressed unhappiness with the government’s plan of making domestic equipment…
Demand for Indian cotton increases

Demand for Indian cotton increases

New Delhi, Aug 2 (KNN)  Owing to increasing demand for Indian cotton, both within the country and internationally, the price of cotton has reached the…
MSMEs perform well despite subdued economy: CRISIL

MSMEs perform well despite subdued economy: CRISIL

New Delhi, Aug 20 (KNN) The average sales per micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) grew by 14.43 per cent to Rs 2,068.89 lakh in 2010-11 over the previous…
Facility Management Zone to organize 2nd India Leadership Summit 2013

Facility Management Zone to organize 2nd India…

New Delhi, Aug 20 (KNN) Facility Management Zone (FM Zone), a facilities management forum, is organizing its annual event, "FM Zone India Leadership…
Industry hails govt's decision to ban duty-free import of flat TVs

Industry hails govt's decision to ban duty-free…

New Delhi, Aug 20 (KNN) In an effort to boost the domestic electronic market, the government has decided to impose a ban on duty-free import of flat screen…
No objection certificate mandatory for industries using ground water

No objection certificate mandatory for industries using…

New Delhi, Aug 20 (KNN)  Industries using ground water as one of their raw materials will now need to obtain a no objection certificate from the Central…
Media digitisation opportunity for MSMEs: I&B Minister

Media digitisation opportunity for MSMEs: I&B Minister

New Delhi, Aug 19 (KNN) Minister for Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Manish Tewari today said that the digitization process has provided an opportunity…
India assures Bangladesh of regular cotton supply

India assures Bangladesh of regular cotton supply

New Delhi, Aug 19 (KNN) India today assured Bangladesh that its textile mills would not have any difficulties in sourcing Indian cotton.

The issue…
Give bribe-free biz environment to small businesses, says WB Chief Economist

Give bribe-free biz environment to small businesses,…

New Delhi, Aug 19 (KNN)  World Bank's chief economist Kaushik Basu, today said that huge energy can be unleashed to revive growth in the Indian economy…
India's export in services fell by USD 451 million in June

India's export in services fell by USD…

Mumbai, Aug 19 (KNN) India’s export and import of services fell by USD 451 million and USD 764 million respectively in June, according to the data released…
IIM Lucknow to conduct 'Excellence in Manufacturing programme'

IIM Lucknow to conduct 'Excellence in Manufacturing…

Lucknow, Aug 19 (KNN)  The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) here has plans to conduct a management development programme for excellence in manufacturing…
India set to become world's third largest plastic consumer

India set to become world's third largest…

New Delhi, Aug 19 (KNN) India is set to become the third largest consumer of plastics in the world and the country’s plastics industry is likely to touch…
Makes better sense to import jewellery than gold

Makes better sense to import jewellery than…

New Delhi, Aug 19 (KNN)  With further increase of customs duty to 10 per cent on gold imports, importing finished jewellery makes better sense than crafting…
Despite slowdown in Europe, Indian companies growing there: FICCI

Despite slowdown in Europe, Indian companies growing…

New Delhi, Aug 19 (KNN)  Despite the slowdown in Europe, Indian companies have been able to grow and create a niche for their products in Europe, said…
Govt takes steps to promote organic farming

Govt takes steps to promote organic farming

New Delhi, Aug 19 (KNN)  Through various schemes, setting up of organic input production units and division of farmers lands into clusters the government…
Gati infra to sell power to SMEs in Sikkim

Gati infra to sell power to SMEs…

Gangtok, Aug 19 (KNN) Gati Infrastructure, a power generating group has plans to sell power generated through a hydroelectric project, to the small and medium…
The growing trend of Online shopping; 62% Delhiites prefer e-shopping

The growing trend of Online shopping; 62%…

New Delhi, Aug 17 (KNN) With more than 100 million internet users, India has registered a phenomenal 100 per cent annual growth in online shopping, reveals…
Coir board to expand business network

Coir board to expand business network

New Delhi, Aug 17 (KNN) In order to establish a business network in all cities of India, the Coir Board that comes under the purview of the Ministry of Micro,…
PPDC to run training in measurement system analysis

PPDC to run training in measurement system…

Agra, Aug 17 (KNN) Just as processes of production may vary, the method of obtaining measurements and data may also have variation and defects.

MSME to be focus area for Bank of Baroda

MSME to be focus area for Bank…

Kolkata, Aug 17 (KNN) Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) account for 23 per cent of the total loan portfolio of the Bank of Baroda (BOB).