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Over Rs 200 crore water-sewerage jobs on offer in Punjab

Over Rs 200 crore water-sewerage jobs on…

Chandigarh, May 14 (KNN)  Cash-rich Water Supply and Sanitation Department of the Punjab Government today said jobs worth more than Rs 200 crore are there…
EEN to facilitate trade between Indian units and European Union

EEN to facilitate trade between Indian units…

New Delhi, May 14 (KNN)  Small and medium enterprises that wish to go global with their innovative ideas can now do so with India becoming a member of…
Wind power association calls for incentives; says wind energy crucial for SMEs

Wind power association calls for incentives; says…

New Delhi, May 13 (KNN) Indian Wind power association has called for re-establishment of accelerated depreciation (AD) an incentive given to investors which…
Siddaramaiah to introduce populist schemes worth Rs 4,409 crore

Siddaramaiah to introduce populist schemes worth Rs…

Bengaluru, May 13 (KNN)  At his first cabinet meeting, following his swearing in, the new Chief Minister of Karnataka has announced a slew of measures…
RBI tightens gold import norms

RBI tightens gold import norms

New Delhi, May 13 (KNN) RBI has tightened regulations for overseas purchase of gold by banks and has restricted loan facility to curb gold import.
Visa on Arrival Scheme sees 23% growth in tourist arrivals

Visa on Arrival Scheme sees 23% growth…

New Delhi, May 13 (KNN)  With considerable growth recorded in foreign tourist arrivals in the country during April 2013, the visa on arrival scheme is…
MSMEs have low global presence: survey

MSMEs have low global presence: survey

New Delhi, May 13 (KNN)  Micro, small and medium enterprises have very low international presence with only 39 per cent of the total respondents surveyed…
Stagnating exports, tough year ahead for MSME exporters

Stagnating exports, tough year ahead for MSME…

New Delhi, May 13 (KNN) After a decent recovery of about seven per cent in March, India’s exports could grow by just about 1.6 per cent in April clearly…
Multi-brand retailers seek written assurances

Multi-brand retailers seek written assurances

New Delhi, May 13 (KNN)  Multi-brand retailers such as US based Walmart and French Carrefour have asked the government for assurances in writing about…
Indian FTAs being reassessed

Indian FTAs being reassessed

Hyderabad, May 13 (KNN)  To determine the impact of the existing free trade agreements on the country’s export-import status, a review of the agreements…
Prices of items used by common man still rule high

Prices of items used by common man…

New Delhi, May 13 (KNN)  Prices of cereals, pulses, eggs, fish, meat, sugar and footwear continued to increase by over 10 per cent during April 2013 despite…
Coimbatore units welcome special package for MSMEs

Coimbatore units welcome special package for MSMEs

Coimbatore, May 13 (KNN)   Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s announcement about allocation of 20 per cent land in State Industries Promotion Corporation…
Manufacturing share to GDP declines: ASSOCHAM

Manufacturing share to GDP declines: ASSOCHAM

New Delhi, May 11 (KNN)  Notwithstanding government’s attempt to bring manufacturing contribution to 25 per cent of the total economic activity…
More mobiles than people next year

More mobiles than people next year

New Delhi, May 11 (KNN)  With the International Telecoms Union (ITU) predicting that mobile subscriptions will pass seven billion early in 2014, there…
Strawberry farmers in Kashmir expect bumper production

Strawberry farmers in Kashmir expect bumper production

Srinagar, May 11 (KNN) The traditional paddy farmers in Kashmir are taking up strawberry cultivation as it gives them far better returns than rice.
 
GST exemption limit may be raised to Rs 25 lakh

GST exemption limit may be raised to…

New Delhi, May 11 (KNN) The empowered committee of State Finance Ministers has resolved to seek changes in the threshold for goods and services tax to Rs 25…
Govt forms committee to look into traders grievances over LBT

Govt forms committee to look into traders…

Mumbai, May 11, (KNN)   It may not be all over for traders in Mumbai after Supreme Court refused to put stay on imposition of Local Body Tax (LBT)…
Technical textiles face technology gap

Technical textiles face technology gap

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New Delhi, May 11 (KNN) Technical textiles widely used as raw material in a host of industries…
Global retailers not keen on sourcing from MSMEs; lobbying hard for easing of norms

Global retailers not keen on sourcing from…

New Delhi, May 11 (KNN) Eight months after the government notifications allowing entry into India, global multi-brand retailers are dilly-dallying and lobbying…
MSME-DI organizes training programme on CNC-lathe

MSME-DI organizes training programme on CNC-lathe

Bangalore, May 11 (KNN) Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development Institute (MSME-DI) has organised a training programme on “Programming and operation…