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Nation's highest KVK to be set up in Leh

Nation's highest KVK to be set up…

New Delhi, Jun 6 (KNN)  The country’s highest Krishi Vigyan Kendra or Farm Science Centre will be set up at Nyoma in the Leh district of Jammu and…
FAO urges govts to improve food systems for better nutrition

FAO urges govts to improve food systems…

New Delhi, Jun 6 (KNN)  The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has urged governments to invest in food systems, public health and education to bring…
Non-branded honey to be tax free in UP

Non-branded honey to be tax free in…

Lucknow, Jun 6 (KNN)  In a significant decision to promote bee keeping in the state the government has decided to divide honey production into branded…
SIDBI invites vendors for document management services

SIDBI invites vendors for document management services

Lucknow, Jun 6 (KNN)  Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) today has invited bids from vendors for providing document management services…
Karnataka govt seeks co-developers for 250 cr IT SEZ project

Karnataka govt seeks co-developers for 250 cr…

Bengaluru, Jun 6 (KNN)  The Karnataka Government has sought bids from co-developers to join hands with them for the development of IT-Special Economic…
France likely to revive lending to SMEs

France likely to revive lending to SMEs

New Delhi, Jun 6 (KNN)  With unemployment rate in France reaching the highest level in 15 years, the European Central Bank is likely to unveil plans to…
ONGC to take up monuments cleaning

ONGC to take up monuments cleaning

New Delhi, Jun 6, (KNN) The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has taken the responsibility of cleaning up six monuments including Taj Mahal and Red Fort…
National Sugar Institute to start courses in sugar technologies

National Sugar Institute to start courses in…

New Delhi, Jun 6 (KNN) To equip the sugar and distillery industry with technical manpower, the National Sugar Institute at Kanpur has started various training…
FM asks banks to 'hand-hold' dalit entrepreneurs

FM asks banks to 'hand-hold' dalit entrepreneurs

Mumbai, Jun 6 (KNN)  Finance minister P Chidambaram today asked banks to lend to at least one entrepreneur from socially backward classes in…
India and Myanmar to increase bilateral trade

India and Myanmar to increase bilateral trade

New Delhi, Jun 6 (KNN)  Myanmar has asked India to extend support towards promoting textile trade between the two countries with the former having a huge…
Assocham bats for MSMEs in MP

Assocham bats for MSMEs in MP

Bhopal, Jun 6 (KNN)  The Associated Chambers of Commerce (Assocham) has called for urgent government intervention to enhance growth of the micro, small…
Centre boosts gold import tax to 8% to curb CAD

Centre boosts gold import tax to 8%…

New Delhi, Jun 6 (KNN) The government of the world's biggest buyer of gold on Wednesday increased import duty on the yellow metal to eight per cent in…
Real Estate Bill makes registration mandatory for builders and realtors

Real Estate Bill makes registration mandatory for…

New Delhi, Jun 5 (KNN)  The Real Estate Bill, 2013 which was approved by the Union Cabinet yesterday has made registration with the Real Estate Regulatory…
Deposit taking should be restricted to banks: RBI chief

Deposit taking should be restricted to banks:…

Mumbai, Jun 5 (KNN)  In the wake of the recent scam in chit fund the Reserve Bank of India Governor D Subbarao today said that the job of deposit taking…
Details of World Bank projects available on your mobile

Details of World Bank projects available on…

New Delhi, Jun 5 (KNN)  World Bank's projects around the world, its beneficiaries, their contract  details and more are now available on your…
World Bank asks India to improve its business climate

World Bank asks India to improve its…

New Delhi, Jun 5 (KNN)  India will need to improve its business climate to attract private sector investment so that it is able to generate employment…
Cutting food loss and waste will benefit people and the environment, says new study on world environment day

Cutting food loss and waste will benefit…

A World Bank report
New Delhi, Jun 5 (KNN)  One out of every four calories produced by the global agricultural system is being…
SC/ST entrepreneurs to get Rs 500 cr venture capital fund from DICCI

SC/ST entrepreneurs to get Rs 500 cr…

New Delhi, Jun 5 (KNN) In order to provide a boost to entrepreneurs belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes category, a Rs 500 crore venture…
Indian handlooms to be revamped with exhibition

Indian handlooms to be revamped with exhibition

New Delhi, Jun 5 (KNN) The Cottage Industries Corporation has organised an exhibition to promote Indian handloom made by artisans which will also provide an…
Committee on agriculture invites suggestions for biosecurity bill

Committee on agriculture invites suggestions for biosecurity…

New Delhi, Jun 5 (KNN) The standing committee on agriculture has invited suggestions from experts and organisations on the agricultural biosecurity bill 2013…