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There are no plans to privatise the core activities of Railways, says Gowda

There are no plans to privatise the…

Bangalore, Oct 11 (KNN) Foreign investment will not be allowed in the main business areas of the Indian Railways, Union Railways Minister D V Sadananda Gowda…
Cosmetic, electronic retailers suffer most as shoppers go online

Cosmetic, electronic retailers suffer most as shoppers…

New Delhi, Oct 11 (KNN) The recent trend of heavy discount sales offered for the festive season by e-tailers had impacted hard the brick and mortar businesses…
Govt seeks Facebook support for retailing of internet connectivity to masses

Govt seeks Facebook support for retailing of…

New Delhi, Oct 11 (KNN) Indian government is keen to rope in Facebook to harness the vast potential of Indian entrepreneurs in retailing of internet connectivity…
UK quadruples scholarships for Indian students: Vince Cable

UK quadruples scholarships for Indian students: Vince…

New Delhi, Oct 11 (KNN)  The UK Government has announced a bonanza for Indian students aspiring for admission to UK universities. A four-fold increase…
UK-India Financial Partnership (UIFP) launched

UK-India Financial Partnership (UIFP) launched

New Delhi, Oct 11 (KNN)  In a move which will strengthen links between the financial services industries of both UK and India, UK-India Financial Partnership…
Govt plans amendments in the Consumer Protection Act

Govt plans amendments in the Consumer Protection…

New Delhi, Oct 10 (KNN) The government has planned amendments in the Consumer Protection Act to make it more effective, said Minister of Consumer Affairs,…
Need for cyber security personnel could increase if more SMEs go for it

Need for cyber security personnel could increase…

New Delhi, Oct 10 (KNN) With some 44 million small and medium enterprises in the country even if five per cent of them require cyber security personnel of…
Govt seeks suggestions for utilisation of unclaimed deposits in small savings schemes

Govt seeks suggestions for utilisation of unclaimed…

Mumbai, Oct 10 (KNN) The National Savings Institute has issued a notification inviting suggestions/ideas on proper utilisation of deposits lying unclaimed…
High powered committee set up to report on decongestion of Delhi

High powered committee set up to report…

New Delhi, Oct 10 (KNN) Taking serious view of media reports highlighting traffic congestion on the roads of Delhi, the Ministry of Urban Development has constituted…
5.52 cr accounts opened under PM's Jan Dhan Yojana

5.52 cr accounts opened under PM's Jan…

New Delhi, Oct 10 (KNN) As many as 5.52 crore accounts were opened and a deposit of Rs 4268 crore has been mobilized under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)…
MP amends tourism policy to attract more investments

MP amends tourism policy to attract more…

Indore, Oct 10 (KNN) The Madhya Pradesh Government, which is keen to attract more investments to the state, has amended its tourism policy which while exempting…
Hi-Tech Hyderabad gets public Wi-Fi powered by Airtel at 17 locations

Hi-Tech Hyderabad gets public Wi-Fi powered by…

Hyderabad, Oct 10 (KNN) The people of the hi-tech city of Hyderabad can now connect their W-Fi enabled devices to internet at 17 locations as Bharti Airtel…
TN power regulator proposes tariff hike of 21%

TN power regulator proposes tariff hike of…

New Delhi, Oct 10 (KNN) The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has proposed a heavy tariff hike of 21 per cent by state discoms, according…
The Global Architecture of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, 2014

The Global Architecture of Micro, Small and…

New Delhi, Oct 10 (KNN)  The context in which SMEs today are placed globally, has important implications on the performance of the global economy itself,…
States must follow good practices made available by DIPP to improve ease of doing biz: Kant

States must follow good practices made available…

New Delhi, Oct 10 (KNN) In order to improve India’s ranking from 126 to 50 in terms of ease of going business, the states must resolve the difficulties…
Only 32 of 277 PSUs have complied with mandatory 20% procurement from MSMEs: Mishra

Only 32 of 277 PSUs have complied…

New Delhi, Oct 10 (KNN) Barely 32 out of 277 Public Sector Units have complied with the mandatory 20 per cent procurement from the MSME sector, Union MSME…
Govt to address root causes of garbage mis-management in India

Govt to address root causes of garbage…

New Delhi, Oct 10 (KNN)  Based on inputs from various stakeholders, the Ministry of Urban Development has come up with a list of the root causes for garbage…
Ultracab India Limited gets listed on BSE SME

Ultracab India Limited gets listed on BSE…

Mumbai, Oct 10 (KNN)  Rajkot-based Ultracab India Limited which is engaged in manufacture and export of wires and cables is listed on the BSE SME platform,…
Fin Min to start interaction with industry from Nov for Budget 2015-16

Fin Min to start interaction with industry…

New Delhi, Oct 9 (KNN) The Department of Revenue would start activity relating to the budget of 2015-16 from next month and will interact with the various…
DIPP sets up special management team, Japan Plus, to fast track investment proposals

DIPP sets up special management team, Japan…

New Delhi, Oct 9 (KNN) The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has set up a special management team, Japan Plus, to facilitate and fast track…

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