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BIS to develop standards for 43 products under Make in India programme

BIS to develop standards for 43 products…

New Delhi, Sept 23 (KNN) Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has taken up development of standards for 43 products identified by Department of Industrial…
Global SMEs to exhibit at Gujarat industrial expo

Global SMEs to exhibit at Gujarat industrial…

Ahmedabad, Sept 23 (KNN) Small and medium scale businesses around the globe will be showcasing products, expertise and services in the Gujarat industrial…
Closely monitor progress of MoUs signed in MSME sector: Guj CM to district collectors

Closely monitor progress of MoUs signed in…

Gandhinagar, Sept 23 (KNN) Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel conducted a high-level meeting with district collectors of the state through video conferencing…
Nirmala Sitharaman raises concerns over US market access for Indian products

Nirmala Sitharaman raises concerns over US market…

New Delhi, Sept 23 (KNN) Reacting to the criticisms that India remained a nation where the ease of doing business had not improved, Indian Minister of State…
Lending to MSMEs makes a strong business case for banks: Raghuram Rajan

Lending to MSMEs makes a strong business…

Mumbai, Sept 23 (KNN) Lending to micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) entrepreneurs, especially in e-commerce space, makes a strong business case for…
Need to upscale standards of SMEs: Quality Council of India Chief

Need to upscale standards of SMEs: Quality…

New Delhi, Sept 23 (KNN) There was a need to improve the existing standards of one million SMEs, said chief of Quality Council of India (QCI) adding that to…
Online Certificate Course on Export Import Business has received overwhelming response: DGFT

Online Certificate Course on Export Import Business…

New Delhi, Sept 23 (KNN) The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said there has been overwhelming response to 'Online Certificate Course on Export…
E-commerce is here to stay, says co-founder of b2bsphere.com

E-commerce is here to stay, says co-founder…

New Delhi , Sept 23 (KNN)  Business optimization, in the genre of tech-driven era, has not been excluded from the sphere of emerging…
RBI will soon come out with draft paper on liberalising ECB norms: Shaktikanta Das

RBI will soon come out with draft…

New Delhi, Sept 23 (KNN) The Reserve Bank will soon come out with a draft paper on liberalising external commercial borrowings (ECB) norms, Economic Affairs…
US & India to facilitate an innovation forum; standards portal for SME use

US & India to facilitate an innovation…

New Delhi, Sept 23 (KNN)  Emphasising the focus on innovation and entrepreneurship as an area for cooperation, US and India have agreed to facilitate…
Criticism not enough; push states to improve procurement in power sector: FISME

Criticism not enough; push states to improve…

New Delhi, Sept 23 (KNN)  Instead of chiding states on their continued failure to have cost-reflective electricity tariff and make utilities financially…
Use of geo & technical textiles likely to be mandatory in construction sector including defence & railways

Use of geo & technical textiles likely…

New Delhi, Sept 23 (KNN) The government is likely to make the uses of geo and technical textiles mandatory in sectors such as construction of roads, ports,…
Notification issued allowing MSMEs to file single page Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum online

Notification issued allowing MSMEs to file single…

New Delhi, Sept 23 (KNN) With the view to promote ease of doing business, the Ministry of MSME has come out with a one page Udhyog Aadhaar Memorandum, which…
Kalraj Mishra lauds Gurgaon's 'car free' day; calls for more such eco-friendly initiatives

Kalraj Mishra lauds Gurgaon's 'car free' day;…

New Delhi, Sept 23 (KNN) Calling for more eco-friendly initiatives, Union MSME Minister Kalraj Mishra has appreciated the people of Gurgaon for having a car-free…
Tata launches rooftop grid tie system solar dynamo for residential, SME markets

Tata launches rooftop grid tie system solar…

Bengaluru, Sept 23 (KNN) Integrated solar company Tata Power Solar on Tuesday launched ‘Tata Solar Dynamo’ series of rooftop systems exclusively…
SKS Microfinance Ltd slashes interest rate by 1.25%

SKS Microfinance Ltd slashes interest rate by…

New Delhi, Sept 23 (KNN) SKS Microfinance Limited today announced a 1.25 per cent reduction in the interest rate charged to borrowers from 22 per cent to 20.75…
Govt to promote medical and wellness tourism through focused approach

Govt to promote medical and wellness tourism…

New Delhi, Sept 23 (KNN) The Ministry of Tourism will announce the establishment of the Medical & Wellness Tourism Board and its functioning on the…
Initial validity of industrial license for Defence Sector revised to 15 yrs

Initial validity of industrial license for Defence…

New Delhi, Sept 23 (KNN) The initial validity of Industrial License for Defence Sector has been revised to 15 years, which can be further extended up to 18…
RBI to issue Rs 500 and Rs 1000 banknotes with three additional features

RBI to issue Rs 500 and Rs…

Mumbai, Sept 23 (KNN) The Reserve Bank of India will shortly put into circulation banknotes in the denominations of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 incorporating three…
Govt will not extend black money compliance window beyond Sept 30

Govt will not extend black money compliance…

New Delhi, Sept 22 (KNN) Government will not extend the window for declaration of black money assets held abroad beyond September 30, said Joint Secretary,…

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