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Awards to recognize excellence in coconut farming

Awards to recognize excellence in coconut farming

Chennai, Jun 28 (KNN)  To recognize excellence in the coconut cultivation and marketing, the Coconut Development Board  would like to give national…
Chidambaram emphasises need for co-ordination between skilled workers and industry

Chidambaram emphasises need for co-ordination between skilled…

New Delhi, Jun 28 (KNN)  Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that skill development was imperative for providing jobs to millions of people passing…
Turkey invites investment in renewable energy sector

Turkey invites investment in renewable energy sector

New Delhi, Jun 28 (KNN)  Turkey has shown interest in Indian renewable energy companies investing in that country particularly in the areas of wind, hydro,…
100 new units under PMEGF in the offing

100 new units under PMEGF in the…

New Delhi, Jun 28 (KNN)  The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has targeted over 100 new enterprises in all districts of the country…
Study commissioned on meat supply chain in rainfed areas

Study commissioned on meat supply chain in…

New Delhi, Jun 27 (KNN) The national rainfed area authority is in the process of hiring an external agency to conduct a study on dynamics of marketing and…
SMEs, the focus for Bank of Baroda

SMEs, the focus for Bank of Baroda

Baroda, Jun 27 (KNN)  Bank of Baroda, the country’s second largest lender posted a growth of 30.3 per cent in the small and medium enterprises segment…
Govt allows discoms to convert liabilities into bonds

Govt allows discoms to convert liabilities into…

New Delhi, Jun 27 (KNN)  The government has approved of the financial restructuring of state owned power discoms to allow the conversion of 50 per cent…
Algeria invites investment in infrastructure and health

Algeria invites investment in infrastructure and health

New Delhi, Jun 27 (KNN)  India’s increased engagement with African countries is paying results as a high level delegation from Algeria called on…
Proposed UK visa bond to hit outbound tour operators

Proposed UK visa bond to hit outbound…

From Esther Suhasini

New Delhi, Jun 27 (KNN)  UK government’s proposal to charge a hefty visa bond of 3000 pounds (Rs 2,70,000) from…
Impact of falling Rupee on MSMEs

Impact of falling Rupee on MSMEs

From Swati Dayal

New Delhi, June 27 (KNN) Sustained depreciation of the rupee has caused anxiety in the market. While about 10 per cent dip in rupee value…
IDCO to promote khadi and village industry in Odisha

IDCO to promote khadi and village industry…

Bhubaneshwar, Jun 27 (KNN) The Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has plans to come up with a 21-storyed building on the premises of…
Karnataka milk federation to transport butter to Delhi

Karnataka milk federation to transport butter to…

Bengaluru, Jun 27 (KNN) The Karnataka Co-operative Milk Producer’s Federation Limited (KMF) is planning to transport butter in refrigerated trucks to…
World Bank to facilitate setting up of tool rooms for small units

World Bank to facilitate setting up of…

New Delhi, Jun 27 (KNN) In order to improve competitiveness of micro, small and medium industries in the manufacturing sector, the World Bank has joined hands…
IMF launches free online finance courses

IMF launches free online finance courses

New Delhi, Jun 27 (KNN)  In an effort to raise public understanding of economic problems facing governments around the world, the International Monetary…
51% shares mandatory for SC/ST entrepreneurs to benefit from procurement policy

51% shares mandatory for SC/ST entrepreneurs to…

New Delhi, Jun 26 (KNN)  The Ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises has re-defined the MSMEs owned by SC/ST including the partnership MSE and…
RBI increases time limit for depositing forms for project exports and service contracts

RBI increases time limit for depositing forms…

New Delhi, Jun 26 (KNN)  The Reserve Bank of India has decided to increase time limit for submitting the DPX1, PEX-1 and TCS-1 forms by exporters undertaking…
Organic food fair in Shimla to encourage farmers

Organic food fair in Shimla to encourage…

Shimla, Jun 26 (KNN)  Understanding the need for tapping the full potential of organic farming in the state, a three-day annual organic fair and food…
MSME Ministry invites applications for 2012 entrepreneur awards

MSME Ministry invites applications for 2012 entrepreneur…

New Delhi, Jun 26 (KNN)  In a bid to promote small units the Ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) has invited applications from exceptional…
Restore custom duty on raw silk to 30%: Karnataka CM

Restore custom duty on raw silk to…

Bengaluru, Jun 26 (KNN)  To prevent sericulture farmers from opting for distress sales, the Karnataka Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah has asked the Centre…
Uttarakhand tourism incurs Rs 12,000 cr revenue loss

Uttarakhand tourism incurs Rs 12,000 cr revenue…

From Swati Dayal
Dehradun, Jun 26 (KNN) Uttarakhand tourism industry has suffered a revenue loss of Rs 12,000 crore owing to the devastating floods which…