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RBI measures to curb gold sale hurts small traders and artisans

RBI measures to curb gold sale hurts…

Mumbai, Jul 1 (KNN)  Moving a step further to curb gold imports, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks not to accept cards or allow EMI schemes…
India Design Council urges small enterprises to go for brand mark

India Design Council urges small enterprises to…

New Delhi, Jul 1 (KNN)  India Design Council has invited manufacturers, small enterprises, brand owners and designers to apply for India Design Mark 2014,…
MSME-DI organises skills training on bakery and food products

MSME-DI organises skills training on bakery and…

Bengaluru, July 1 (KNN)   The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Institute (MSME-DI) has organised a free entrepreneurship skill development…
NSIC to sign pact with SBI for easy credit to SMEs

NSIC to sign pact with SBI for…

New Delhi, Jul 1 (KNN) The National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) is likely to sign a pact with State Bank of India (SBI) for providing affordable…
Domestic natural gas price to double from next year

Domestic natural gas price to double from…

New Delhi, Jun 29 (KNN)  The government’s decision to double the price of domestic natural gas from the present USD 4.2 per mmbtu (million metric…
Falling rupee leads to 20% decline in overseas tours: ASSOCHAM

Falling rupee leads to 20% decline in…

New Delhi, Jun 29 (KNN)  Tourists outflow from the country has significantly fallen by 20 per cent owing to the falling value of rupee to a record low…
NIFTEM seeks caterers

NIFTEM seeks caterers

Sonepat, Jun 29 (KNN)  The National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) seeks agencies, caterers or vendors to run their…
RBI to compensate banks for reporting counterfeit notes

RBI to compensate banks for reporting counterfeit…

New Delhi, Jun 29 (KNN) The Reserve Bank of India will compensate banks 25 per cent of the loss incurred by them in respect of counterfeit notes in the denomination…
CII bats for goods and services tax

CII bats for goods and services tax

New Delhi, Jun 29 (KNN)  The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) today said that implementation of goods and services tax will make India a single…
RBI allows jewellery exporters to avail credit to import gold

RBI allows jewellery exporters to avail credit…

Mumbai, Jun 29 (KNN)  In order to boost jewellery exports, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), according to a statement issued earlier this week, has…
MADITSSIA's Ideal Home exhibition kicks off

MADITSSIA's Ideal Home exhibition kicks off

Madurai, Jun 29 (KNN)  The 29th All India Ideal Home exhibition to showcase various home items began here yesterday.

Organised by the Madurai…
Bharat Petroleum to install rim seal fire to enhance safety

Bharat Petroleum to install rim seal fire…

New Delhi, Jun 27 (KNN)  Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is keen to install rim seal fire protection system at its multiple BPCL locations…
J & K Agriculture Directorate requires raw material and hardware items

J & K Agriculture Directorate requires raw…

Jammu, Jun 29 (KNN)  The Government of Jammu and Kashmir and Directorate of Agriculture, Talab Tillo Jammu has invited bids for procurement of workshop…
CBRI invites bids for catering and house-keeping services

CBRI invites bids for catering and house-keeping…

Roorkee, Jun 29 (KNN)  Central Building Research Institute has invited private sector participation to provide catering and housekeeping services at their…
Multi brand retailers call for changes in FDI policy applicable to them

Multi brand retailers call for changes in…

New Delhi, Jun 28 (KNN)  Multi-brand retail owners in a meeting with Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma  have asked the government to change…
Worker safety concerns bring on US sanctions against Bangladesh

Worker safety concerns bring on US sanctions…

New Delhi, Jun 28 (KNN)  The United States has decided to suspend trade privileges to Bangladesh owing to concerns about labour rights and insecure working…
Development of the dairy sector

Development of the dairy sector

From M V S Prasad
 
New Delhi, Jun 28 (KNN)  The Indian dairy sector has acquired substantial growth…
National Mission on food processing to continue

National Mission on food processing to continue

New Delhi, Jun 28 (KNN)  Based on proposals submitted by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI), the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs…
Cabinet to reimburse losses to Cotton Corporation on MSP operations

Cabinet to reimburse losses to Cotton Corporation…

New Delhi, Jun 28 (KNN) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved reimbursement of losses amounting to Rs 719.41 crore to the Cotton Corporation…
Coconut exports surge to record Rs 1,050 cr

Coconut exports surge to record Rs 1,050…

Kochi, Jun 28 (KNN) Export of coconut and coconut products touched a record high of Rs 1,050 crore in 2012-13, growing by 26 per cent in value and 32 per cent…