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(Un)ease of doing business in India

(Un)ease of doing business in India

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New Delhi, May 3 (KNN) India is the second most difficult country in terms of enforcing business contacts and ranks among…
RBI raises loan limits for small units to rupees five crore

RBI raises loan limits for small units…

Mumbai, May 3 (KNN) The Reserve Bank of India today announced a liberal banking regime for the micro and small enterprises (MSEs) by increasing loan limit…
Govt offers incentives to promote khadi

Govt offers incentives to promote khadi

New Delhi, May 2, (KNN) In a bid to tap the full potential of khadi, the government is implementing many schemes including establishment of design centres,…
National Sample Survey to focus on land and livestock holdings

National Sample Survey to focus on land…

New Delhi, May 2 (KNN)  The 70th round of National Sample Survey will be devoted to land and livestock holdings, debt and investment and situation…
Innovative units receive World Bank assistance

Innovative units receive World Bank assistance

New Delhi, May 2 (KNN) Twenty social enterprises have received Rs 54 lakh each from World Bank to scale up their innovative business models in the states of…
TN likely to unveil organic agriculture policy

TN likely to unveil organic agriculture policy

Chennai, May 2 (KNN) Tamil Nadu government is expected to come out with a comprehensive organic agriculture policy with preparatory work and measures already…
SMEs in remote area prefer satellite broadband

SMEs in remote area prefer satellite broadband

Bangalore, May 2 (KNN) Many SMEs in far flung places have chosen satellite based broadband services for internet connection provided by Hughes owing to its…
NHPC seeks consultants for 50 MW wind power project

NHPC seeks consultants for 50 MW wind…

New Delhi, May 2 (KNN) National Hydroelectric Power Corporation(NHPC)  in Faridabad has sought consultancy services for a 50 MW wind power project to…
Power hike haunts small units in north east

Power hike haunts small units in north…

Guwahati, May 2 (KNN) The North Eastern Small Scale Industries’ Association (NESSIA), has expressed concern over the proposal of the Assam…
World Bank forecasts 6.7 per cent growth for India by 2015

World Bank forecasts 6.7 per cent growth…

New Delhi, May 2 (KNN) The World Bank on Tuesday estimated India’s GDP growth to 6.0 per cent for the current fiscal (2013-14) from its earlier estimated…
Economic reforms should result in tangible benefits for people: President

Economic reforms should result in tangible benefits…

New Delhi, May 2 (KNN)  Increased trade liberalization and economic cooperation would not count much unless they result in tangible benefits for our people,…
ADB invests USD 30 million in hydro and wind power plants

ADB invests USD 30 million in hydro…

New Delhi, May 2 (KNN)  Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement with NSL Renewable Power Private Limited (NRPPL), a leading renewable energy…
IMF wants India to address infrastructure bottlenecks

IMF wants India to address infrastructure bottlenecks

New Delhi, May 2 (KNN) International Monitory Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara has asked India to focus on basic infrastructure as investment in roads,…
Corporation Bank opens SME loan centre at Malleswaram

Corporation Bank opens SME loan centre at…

Bangalore, May 2 (KNN) Corporation Bank has opened a Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Loan Centre at Mission Street here and also launched its redesigned branch at Malleswaram.
RBI likely to lower cash reserve ratio to complement rate cut

RBI likely to lower cash reserve ratio…

New Delhi, May 1 (KNN)  With all signs pointing to inflation coming down, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to cut interest rate by 0.25 percentage…
Compliance lessons for exporters

Compliance lessons for exporters

Agra, May 1, (KNN) Exporters from Uttar Pradesh will be given an expert presentation here on May 11, to ensure compliance for their shipments so that they…
India loses USD 2.67 billion in productivity every year: Microsoft

India loses USD 2.67 billion in productivity…

New Delhi, May 1 (KNN)  Small businesses around the world including India lose more than USD 24 billion in productivity every year when non-technical…
Fourth Spice Park in India inaugurated in Guna

Fourth Spice Park in India inaugurated in…

From M Jacob Abraham
 
New Delhi, May 1 (KNN) Fourth Spice Park was recently inaugurated in Guna in Madhya Pradesh by Union Minister…
Revamp of north-east export fund on cards

Revamp of north-east export fund on cards

Guwahati, May 1 (KNN) Agricultural export body is seeking the services of experts to suggest ways for effective use of export fund meant for north-east including…
Sugar mills can avail of loans for modernisation

Sugar mills can avail of loans for…

New Delhi, May 1 (KNN)  The Central Government has offered loans at a concessional rate of two per cent below the bank rate for modernisation of sugar…