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Govt launches eBiz to assist business community

Govt launches eBiz to assist business community

New Delhi, Apr 29 (KNN)  With an aim to provide efficient and convenient services to the business community, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion,…
Small units demand 2000 MW power exclusively for Tamil Nadu

Small units demand 2000 MW power exclusively…

Chennai, Apr 29 (KNN) Condemning the central government's decision to allot only 925 MW power to Tamil Nadu, the Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale…
VAT relief for AP cloth traders

VAT relief for AP cloth traders

Hyderabad, Apr 29 (KNN) The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to exempt cloth from value added tax (VAT) ending a long stand-off with the traders.
Expert panel to encourage MSME exports

Expert panel to encourage MSME exports

New Delhi, Apr 29 (KNN) In order to boost the country's exports, the government has setup a six-member inter-ministerial committee that will encourage…
Chinese trade surplus may increase by 10 % : ASSOCHAM

Chinese trade surplus may increase by 10…

New Delhi, Apr 27 (KNN) Chinese trade surplus with India may increase by 10 per cent to USD 44 billion by the end of the current year according to an ASSOCHAM analysis of bilateral…
Centre to raise import duty on rubber

Centre to raise import duty on rubber

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 27 (KNN): Centre has decided to increase the import duty on rubber from Rs 20 to Rs 34 per kg considering the 'volatility' in the price of the…
Tamil Nadu govt to buy school shoes and bags worth Rs 28. 26 crore

Tamil Nadu govt to buy school shoes…

Chennai, Apr 27 (KNN) The Tamil Nadu Government is buying six lakh pairs of school shoes and 13 lakh school bags for supplying to students enrolled in the elementary education.
Kerala to have Spices Park in Wayanad

Kerala to have Spices Park in Wayanad

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 27 (KNN) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has announced setting up of a spices park at Wayanad in Kerala, for which the state…
Pak SMEs save Rs 6 crore by energy efficiency

Pak SMEs save Rs 6 crore by…

Odisha to cancel land allotted to MSME, but diverted for other uses

Odisha to cancel land allotted to MSME,…

Bhubaneswar, Apr 27 (KNN) The Odisha government has decided to cancel all industrial land which was leased out for the development of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)…
No decline in MSME exports in FY 2011-12: Muniyappa

No decline in MSME exports in FY…

New Delhi, Apr 27 (KNN) The total exports from Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector rose to  USD 131 Billion in Financial Year (FY) 2011-12 from USD 111 Billion…
Small businesses to get subsidy for designer expenses

Small businesses to get subsidy for designer…

Chennai, Apr 27 (KNN) The small businesses can now hire good designers to make their products attractive and trendy and 60 per cent of their expenses will be borne by the government.
Govt sets up fund for units that support the needy

Govt sets up fund for units that…

New Delhi, Apr 26 (KNN) The Government has set up an innovation fund to encourage enterprises that provide poor people with access to basic services.
Mamata Govt speeding up land acquisition for small units

Mamata Govt speeding up land acquisition for…

Kolkata, Apr 26 (KNN) The West Bengal Government, led by Mamata Banerjee,  is in the process of speeding up land acquisition for micro and small industries…
Rs 5,990 crore for promotion of food processing in the 12th plan

Rs 5,990 crore for promotion of food…

New Delhi Apr 26 (KNN) The government today said it has allocated Rs 5, 990 crore to implement various schemes for promotion and development of food processing…
NASA chooses SMEs for innovative research and technology projects

NASA chooses SMEs for innovative research and…

New Delhi, Apr 26 (KNN) Now its NASA, one of the world’s biggest space centres which has selected small businesses for innovative research and technology…
Tirupur units convey woes to Sharma

Tirupur units convey woes to Sharma

Kovalam, Apr 26 (KNN) Industry and trade representatives from Tirupur textile industry along with several other southern state bodies aired their grievances…
Mango - a versatile fruit

Mango - a versatile fruit

New Delhi, Apr 26 (KNN)  No summer is complete without mango, the versatile fruit featuring in every meal, be it in raw form, juice, pickle or as fruit,…
Fisheries gets own building at Puducherry

Fisheries gets own building at Puducherry

Chennai, Apr 26 (KNN) The Fisheries Department in Thengathittu Harbour of Puducherry finally got its own building, after operating for about sixty years from…
SBI launches prepaid cards for small business employees

SBI launches prepaid cards for small business…

Mumbai, Apr 26 (KNN) State Bank of India has launched pre-paid cards as an alternative to providing bank accounts to the unbanked with minimum 'know your…