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West Bengal govt brings transparency in fund transfer to vendors

West Bengal govt brings transparency in fund…

Kolkata, May 21 (KNN) The West Bengal Government has changed the way payments are made to vendors of different public works, making it online and transparent.
AP organises courses on entrepreneurship development

AP organises courses on entrepreneurship development

Hyderabad, May 21 (KNN) The Entrepreneurship Development Cell of the Osmania University is conducting a six-week long course titled, ‘Technology-based…
Exporters to repatriate proceeds in 9 months

Exporters to repatriate proceeds in 9 months

New Delhi, May 21 (KNN) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reduced the repatriation time of proceeds to nine months for full value of goods or software…
Karnataka's industry body makes action plan to revive mfg

Karnataka's industry body makes action plan to…

Bangalore, May 21 (KNN)  Karnataka’s apex industry body, Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) has urged the new Karnataka government…
Govt to track tax return filing

Govt to track tax return filing

New Delhi, May 21 (KNN)  Close on the heels of Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s warning to tax defaulters the government has set up a compliance…
Make investment in India attractive for mfg growth: US envoy

Make investment in India attractive for mfg…

Kolkata, May 21 (KNN) The US ambassador to India Nancy Powell met city-based industrialists and businessmen today and called for greater economic opening and…
Industry bodies welcome West Bengal draft policies

Industry bodies welcome West Bengal draft policies

Kolkata, May 21 (KNN) After the West Bengal Government came up with draft policies for textile and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) ) that…
Move to revive electric equipment industry

Move to revive electric equipment industry

New Delhi, May 21 (KNN) The government is planning to revive the electric equipment industry which has been hit by a poor order book and cheap imports by increasing…
Andhra Bank sets target on lending for SMEs, farm sectors

Andhra Bank sets target on lending for…

Hyderabad, May 21 (KNN) The Andhra Bank has set for itself a target of Rs 2,75,000 crore focusing on priority sector lending, which includes deposits to the…
Mango pulp yield likely to decline this season

Mango pulp yield likely to decline this…

Chennai, May 21 (KNN)  Drought-like conditions, higher costs and packaging expenses have led to a decline in the yield of mangoes and this is likely to…
NCOF organizes organic management course

NCOF organizes organic management course

Ghaziabad, May 21 (KNN) The National Centre of Organic Farming (NCOF) has organized a certificate course on organic farming to develop rural trainers in organic…
RBI asks select branches to collect income tax returns in Mumbai

RBI asks select branches to collect income…

New Delhi, May 20 (KNN) To avoid inconvenience to the tax payers the Reserve Bank of India has authorised select branches of banks including Allahabad Bank, Punjab National…
India and China sign three MoUs to help bridge trade deficit

India and China sign three MoUs to…

New Delhi, May 20, (KNN) India and China signed three Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on buffalo meat, fisheries and pharmaceuticals here today which will…
Delhi files maximum complaints on consumer helpline

Delhi files maximum complaints on consumer helpline

New Delhi, May 20 (KNN) The national consumer helpline (NCH) which received overall 12,590 calls during April 2013, has registered the maximum number of complaints…
Maha extends date for bids for powerloom wage consultants

Maha extends date for bids for powerloom…

Mumbai, May 20 (KNN) The Labour Commissioner of Maharashtra has extended the dates for bids from consultants to conduct studies on the basis of time and motion…
Manmohan asks Li to open Chinese market for Indian goods

Manmohan asks Li to open Chinese market…

New Delhi, May 20 (KNN)  Flooded with the Chinese goods in its market, India today conveyed to China that the trade flows should  reverse enabling…
India showcases textiles in Tehran

India showcases textiles in Tehran

New Delhi, May 20 (KNN)  The entire range of Indian textile items are currently being exhibited at INTEXPO, an exclusive exhibition in Tehran, the capital…
BHEL to set up power plant in Bhandara, Maharashtra

BHEL to set up power plant in…

Mumbai, May 20 (KNN)  Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL) is setting up a power equipment fabrication plant at Bhandara in Vidarbha region  of…
Universal social security coverage and assured pension for all workers

Universal social security coverage and assured pension…

New Delhi, May 20 (KNN) The 45th session of the Indian Labour Conference concluded in New Delhi with a resolution to provide universal social security coverage…
Training programmes for quality management of laboratories

Training programmes for quality management of laboratories

Gurgaon, May 20 (KNN) The Central Institute of Plastics, Engineering and Technology (CIPET) has invited applications for specialized knowledge oriented programmes…