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US recovery helps smart rise in engineering exports in June: EEPC

US recovery helps smart rise in engineering…

New Delhi, Jul 16 (KNN)  A smart rise of over 21 per cent in exports of engineering goods at USD 5.4 billion in June has come about on the back of fast…
C-DAC to help improve technology for agri testing

C-DAC to help improve technology for agri…

Kolkata, Jul 16 (KNN)  The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is getting involved in improving technology for testing of agri products…
Growing Chinese furniture imports threaten 25 lakhs job in domestic industry

Growing Chinese furniture imports threaten 25 lakhs…

New Delhi, Jul 16 (KNN) Increase in imports of furniture products from China have posed a threat to jobs of over 25 lakh people in the country engaged in domestic…
FOSMI invites suggestions for amendments to labour laws

FOSMI invites suggestions for amendments to labour…

Kolkata, Jul 16 (KNN)  Federation of Small and Medium Industries (FOSMI) has invited small and medium units in West Bengal to provide inputs regarding…
Training on gold jewellery valuation

Training on gold jewellery valuation

Kolkata, Jul 16 (KNN) To help entrepreneurs learn about gold appraisal and start their own jewellery or pawn broker shops, MSME-Technology…
India's overall exports increase by 9.31%; jute, handloom, spices show decline

India's overall exports increase by 9.31%; jute,…

New Delhi, Jul 16 (KNN) India’s cumulative export for the period April-June, 2014-15 has grown by 9.31 per cent, bringing the country’s trade deficit…
US violated trade rules when it imposed tariffs on steel products from India: WTO

US violated trade rules when it imposed…

New Delhi, Jul 16 (KNN)  Following complaints made by India in 2012, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) after several consultations has found that the…
Tourism, entertainment to cost more in Rajasthan

Tourism, entertainment to cost more in Rajasthan

Jaipur, Jul 15 (KNN)  Rajasthan Chief Minister, Vasundhara Raje in her budget speech has proposed 30 per cent entertainment tax on cinemas and multiplexes,…
Spice Board proposes processing centre for cardamom in TN at Rs 1.50 cr

Spice Board proposes processing centre for cardamom…

New Delhi, Jul 15 (KNN) The Spice Board has proposed to set up a processing centre for cardamom at Bodinayakannoor in Tamil Nadu in the 12th Plan at a cost…
Football biz diverted to China for paucity of skilled labour

Football biz diverted to China for paucity…

Jalandhar, Jul 15 (KNN)  India’s sports goods manufacturers' loss was gain for  Chinese and Pakistani firms as the orders for FIFA World…
Govt implementing development programme for Border States

Govt implementing development programme for Border States

New Delhi, Jul 15 (KNN) The central government has been implementing the Border Area Development Programme (BADP) through the state governments to promote…
Concern over growing rubber import & declining domestic price raised in Parliament

Concern over growing rubber import & declining…

New Delhi, Jul 15 (KNN) The issue of growing import of rubber and decline in the domestic prices of rubber affecting the livelihood of rubber growing farmers,…
Modi seeks investment from China

Modi seeks investment from China

New Delhi, Jul 15 (KNN) India sought to correct a huge trade imbalance with China by seeking Chinese investment in infrastructure and opening of the Chinese…
Industry captains welcome Union Budget 2014-15: Survey

Industry captains welcome Union Budget 2014-15: Survey

New Delhi, Jul 15 (KNN)  A whopping 85 per cent of CEOs belonging to sectors such as real estate and building, infrastructure, IT and ITes, renewable…
KVIC to streamline HR procedures

KVIC to streamline HR procedures

New Delhi, Jul 15 (KNN) In order to ensure effective co-ordination and monitoring of administrative issues, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)…
Govt allocates Rs 8,060 for PMEGP to create 27 lakh jobs in 12th Plan

Govt allocates Rs 8,060 for PMEGP to…

New Delhi, Jul 15 (KNN)  Continuing the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) during Twelfth Plan (2012-13 to 2016-17), the government…
High level Govt meeting on troubled jute industry

High level Govt meeting on troubled jute…

New Delhi, Jul 15 (KNN) The government held high level consultations with different stakeholders in the backdrop of the jute industry coming under demand…
Govt assures confectioners of resolving issues

Govt assures confectioners of resolving issues

New Delhi, Jul 15 (KNN) The government will soon resolve the problems raised by confectionery manufacturers and egg processors, the Minister of Food Processing…
Modern facility for perishable cargo at Ahmedabad

Modern facility for perishable cargo at Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad, Jul 15 (KNN) Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation (GAIC) will be setting up a modern facility for perishable cargo at the Ahmedabad Airport to…
Incubation centres to help entrepreneurs

Incubation centres to help entrepreneurs

Ahmedabad, Jul 14 (KNN)  In keeping with the budgetary provision, the government is planning to set up district level incubation centres to assist entrepreneurs,…

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