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December wholesale price index contracts 0.73%

December wholesale price index contracts 0.73%

New Delhi, Jan 15 (KNN)  The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, stood at -0.73 per cent for the month of December, 2015 (over December, 2014)…
Khadi Bhawan to open in Varanasi: MSME Minister

Khadi Bhawan to open in Varanasi: MSME…

Varanasi Jan 15 (KNN) With a view to making khadi a competitive brand, Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Minister, Kalraj Mishra said that a…
RBI should intervene regularly to keep check on rupee's value, say economists

RBI should intervene regularly to keep check…

New Delhi Jan 15 (KNN)  Indian economy has witnessed the weakest fall in rupee since September 2013 creating a ruffle among the economists about the impact…
TN CM takes steps to boost MSME sector hit by floods

TN CM takes steps to boost MSME…

Chennai Jan 15 (KNN)  In an effort to provide a fillip to entrepreneurs from the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector hit by e trecent floods…
India's GDP forecast for 2016 downgraded from 8.2% to 7.5%

India's GDP forecast for 2016 downgraded from…

New Delhi, Jan 15 (KNN)  A report by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has downgraded GDP growth forecast…
Rupee at its lowest since September 2013

Rupee at its lowest since September 2013

New Delhi Jan 15 (KNN)  The Rupee is continuing its downward trend to weaken further and slipping to a low of Rs 67.44 against the dollar today. …
Centre to launch 2nd tranche of sovereign gold bond scheme on Jan-18

Centre to launch 2nd tranche of sovereign…

New Delhi Jan 15 (KNN) The central government is going to launch a second tranche of sovereign gold bond scheme, available for public subscription from January…
BCC&I to felicitate MSME entrepreneurs

BCC&I to felicitate MSME entrepreneurs

Kolkata Jan 14 (KNN) The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCC&I) is organising the eighth edition of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Excellence…
Refinancing to public sector banks & MFIs so far this fiscal is Rs 1,500 cr: MUDRA CEO

Refinancing to public sector banks & MFIs…

Kolkata Jan 14 (KNN)  Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency (MUDRA) which was set up to support development in an inclusive and sustainable manner…
SEBI relaxes norms for SMEs to delist from stock exchanges

SEBI relaxes norms for SMEs to delist…

New Delhi Jan 14 (KNN) To weed out the large number of illiquid stocks, capital markets regulator SEBI has relaxed norms for small companies with thinly traded…
Roadmap for upcoming budget on the cards

Roadmap for upcoming budget on the cards

Kohinoor Technical Institute launches vocational skilling centre in Sigra, Varanasi

Kohinoor Technical Institute launches vocational skilling centre…

Varanasi, Jan 14 (KNN)  Expanding its footprint in the north and into the 8th state in the country, Kohinoor Technical Institute (KTI) has launched its…
Need to improve the MSMEs sector: Mahendra Dev

Need to improve the MSMEs sector: Mahendra…

HDFC Bank chief on suggestions made to Fin Min for upcoming Budget

HDFC Bank chief on suggestions made to…

Cabinet approves New Crop Insurance Scheme for farmers at low premium

Cabinet approves New Crop Insurance Scheme for…

New Delhi, Jan 13 (KNN) Following two consecutive drought years, the government today cleared the New Crop Insurance Scheme under which there will be a uniform…
All you need to know about Bengal's Startup Policy

All you need to know about Bengal's…

Kolkata, Jan 13 (KNN) To provide an enabling ecosystem to support and nurture startups in the state, the West Bengal Government launched the state startup…
DGFT amends import policy conditions of apples

DGFT amends import policy conditions of apples

New Delhi, Jan 13 (KNN) The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has allowed import of apples through sea ports and airports in Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai…
11 new Sewage Treatment Plants to be set up in Pune

11 new Sewage Treatment Plants to be…

New Delhi, Jan 13 (KNN) The Government signed a loan agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for pollution abatement of River Mula-Mutha…
Programmes like Make in India have not benefited the economy - Economists tell KNN

Programmes like Make in India have not…

New Delhi, Jan 13 (KNN) The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector needs incentives, cheaper credits and subsidies to grow, eminent economists told…
Investment ceiling for MSME sector is outdated, needs enhancement: Rana Kapoor (Watch Full Video)

Investment ceiling for MSME sector is outdated,…

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