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Innovative packaging courses for SMEs in Bengaluru

Innovative packaging courses for SMEs in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Apr 23 (KNN)   The Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) has set up its sixth centre in Bengaluru to ensure growth and development of packaging.
MSME ministry earmarks Rs 102 crore for training of entrepreneurs

MSME ministry earmarks Rs 102 crore for…

New Delhi, Apr 22 (KNN)  Ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises has earmarked Rs 102 crore for the training of first generation entrepreneurs…
SEBI opens its branch in Hyderabad

SEBI opens its branch in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Apr 22 (KNN)  Market regulator SEBI today opened it branch office in Hyderabad, a move that will help decentralise its operations and effectively…
Sharp rise in apple imports; no impact on growers says govt

Sharp rise in apple imports; no impact…

New Delhi, Apr 22 (KNN) India’s apple imports have increased by 43.32 per cent despite a permissible maximum import tariff of 50 per cent imposed by…
Fall in self-employment even as economy grows

Fall in self-employment even as economy grows

New Delhi, Apr 22 (KNN)  The number of self-employed people has come down to 50.7 per cent from 56.4 per of the total workforce between 2004-05 and 2009-10,…
Cabinet Committee gives green signal to multi-laning of two highways

Cabinet Committee gives green signal to multi-laning…

New Delhi, Apr 22 (KNN) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave its approval yesterday for four-laning of the Rewa-Sidhi section of National…
Seminar for MSMEs on capacity building

Seminar for MSMEs on capacity building

Bhopal, Apr 22 (KNN) The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) with the support from the Government of Madhya Pradesh is…
IMF asks RBI to be cautious on interest rate cut

IMF asks RBI to be cautious on…

New Delhi, April 22 (KNN)  Amidst widespread expectations of interest rates cut by the Reserve Bank next month, the IMF has advised the Indian central…
Haryana woos industry with infra and niche parks

Haryana woos industry with infra and niche…

Chandigarh, Apr 20 (KNN)  Haryana is wooing the industry with its innovative initiatives and business friendly policies by creating suitable infrastructure and niche parks.
Assam govt empowers youth through training programmes

Assam govt empowers youth through training programmes

New Delhi, Apr 20 (KNN)  To ensure a better future and job security, the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development Institute in Assam has…
SIDBI to provide loans to MSMEs manufacturing defence products

SIDBI to provide loans to MSMEs manufacturing…

New Delhi, Apr 20 (KNN)  The small industries development bank of India (SIDBI) has earmarked Rs 500 crore to provide loans to MSMEs involved in manufacture…
255 Indian handicraft exporters participating in Hong Kong Fair

255 Indian handicraft exporters participating in Hong…

New Delhi, Apr 20 (KNN) As many as 255 Indian handicrafts exporters will participate in the four-day-long Hong Kong fair showcasing products such as furniture,…
Parliamentary panel probing impact of FDI in retail on MSMEs

Parliamentary panel probing impact of FDI in…

New Delhi, Apr 20 (KNN) Amidst debate over the impact of allowing global multi-brand retailers like Walmart and Tesco on the Indian neighbourhood kirana stores,…
Sops to textile, engineering; trade policy  no big deal for exporters

Sops to textile, engineering; trade policy no…

From Sumit Kumar
 
New Delhi, April 18 (KNN) Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma today unveiled the much-awaited Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) extending …
Vodafone offers mobile banking service to 700 million Indians

Vodafone offers mobile banking service to 700…

New Delhi, Apr 18 (KNN)  Having a bank account is a luxury for many in the developing countries.  But that is about to change in India with the launch…
Tourists to Rajasthan expected to grow by 7-8 per cent in 2013

Tourists to Rajasthan expected to grow by…

Jaipur, Apr 18 (KNN)  The number of foreign tourists visiting Rajasthan is expected to grow by 7-8 per cent in 2013, despite slowdown in the western countries,…
Salient features of Annual Supplement to FTA

Salient features of Annual Supplement to FTA

New Delhi, Apr 18 (KNN)  Following are the salient features of Annual Supplement (2013-14) to the Foreign Trade Policy 2009-14, announced today by Commerce…
Small enterprises go online to cut costs and expand customer base

Small enterprises go online to cut costs…

New Delhi Apr 18 (KNN)  The success rate of the SMEs has remarkably grown since they've started using internet as their marketing tool, according…
More than two million hits marks for Incredible India Website

More than two million hits marks for…

New Delhi, Apr 18 (KNN) The revamped Incredible India website www.incredibleindia.org has crossed two million hits mark with almost six thousand hits every…
Skill gap: Pharma sector has only six per cent researchers with PhD degrees

Skill gap: Pharma sector has only six…

New Delhi, Apr 18 (KNN) Merely five to six per cent of about 12 lakh people employed in the Indian pharmaceutical sector are holding post-graduate and doctorate…