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Exports fall in March, drop for second month running

Exports fall in March, drop for second…

New Delhi, Apr 11 (KNN) Merchandise exports fell in March, for the second month in a row reflecting the constraints of slowing manufacturing sector with…
RBI allows 'direct to account' facility for rupee drawing arrangement

RBI allows 'direct to account' facility for…

Mumbai, Apr 11 (KNN) In order to facilitate receipt of foreign inward remittances directly into bank accounts of the beneficiaries, RBI has decided to allow…
Singareni Collieries to organise global vendors meet

Singareni Collieries to organise global vendors meet

Hyderabad, Apr 11 (KNN)  To increase coal production, the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has organised a global vendor meet to discuss the…
Govt promoting tourism through social media

Govt promoting tourism through social media

New Delhi, Apr 11, (KNN)  With an aim to bring all tourism related services under a single window, the Ministry of Tourism is eyeing the social media…
RBI extends overseas borrowing interest rate norms till June

RBI extends overseas borrowing interest rate norms…

Mumbai, Apr 11 (KNN) The Reserve Bank will be continuing the existing guidelines on interest rates for overseas borrowings for another three months until June…
UK-India to develop sustainable supply networks

UK-India to develop sustainable supply networks

New Delhi, Apr 11 (KNN)  Leading firms have now recognised that the industrial sustainability of their product supply chains, from the availability of…
Nasscom fears job & revenue loss as IT start-ups register overseas avoiding barriers

Nasscom fears job & revenue loss as…

Bengaluru, Apr 9 (KNN) Disappointed with procedural hassles, several start-ups in the IT sector are registering themselves overseas to attract investments…
11 women entrepreneurs felicitated

11 women entrepreneurs felicitated

New Delhi, Apr 9 (KNN)  As many as eleven most inspiring grassroot women entrepreneurs were felicitated at the 30th annual…
RIICO exempted from service tax; SMEs may benefit

RIICO exempted from service tax; SMEs may…

Jaipur, Apr 9 (KNN)  Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation Limited (RIICO) has been exempted from service tax as per the new…
W Bengal notifies change in procedure of e-transit declaration module

W Bengal notifies change in procedure of…

Kolkata, Apr 9 (KNN)  The Directorate of commercial taxes, Government of West Bengal, in an effort to improve online services has made certain changes…
UP to promote industry investment through Udyog Bandhu

UP to promote industry investment through Udyog…

Lucknow, Apr 9 (KNN)  Uttar Pradesh  Government is planning to help industries in the state by promoting investment through the institution of Udyog…
NSIC recommends 0.1 mn tonne coal for Odisha SMEs

NSIC recommends 0.1 mn tonne coal for…

Bhubaneshwar, Apr 9 (KNN)  Based on the annual requirement of SMEs as stipulated by the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), Bhubaneswar, the…
Walmart preparing to cater to small traders; shop-keepers

Walmart preparing to cater to small traders;…

New Delhi, Apr 9 (KNN)  Unfazed by political opposition by major parties like the BJP, world's largest retailer Walmart will open 50 wholesale stores…
Use of consumer durables grows phenomenally in rural areas: Study

Use of consumer durables grows phenomenally in…

New Delhi, Apr 9 (KNN)  With increasing purchasing power and aspiration for a better life in rural areas, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan,…
Tehri to become international tourist destination

Tehri to become international tourist destination

Dehradun, Apr 9, (KNN)  As part its ongoing efforts to strengthen the tourism sector, the Uttarakhand government has proposed to promote and establish…
RBI increases hedging limit to USD 250,000; keeps it unchanged for SMEs

RBI increases hedging limit to USD 250,000;…

Mumbai, Apr 9 (KNN)  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has liberalised the hedging limit for domestic investors to USD 250,000 from the existing USD 100,000…
SIDBI helping UKAid in poorest states inclusive programme

SIDBI helping UKAid in poorest states inclusive…

New Delhi, Apr 9 (KNN)  The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has been mandated by the UKAid to help the key Poorest States Inclusive…
International Conference on 'Skilling in schools'

International Conference on 'Skilling in schools'

New Delhi, Apr 9 (KNN)  To stress the importance of skill development at the school level itself and enable building of strategies for a new skill ecosystem,…
Issue of Rs 10 denomination banknotes with inset letter 'A' in numbering panel

Issue of Rs 10 denomination banknotes with…

Mumbai, Apr 7 (KNN)  The RBI will soon be issuing new Rs 10 banknotes with the letter A inset in the numbering panels.

“The Reserve…
Foreign Tourist Arrivals grows by 4.5% in March 2014 over March 2013

Foreign Tourist Arrivals grows by 4.5% in…

New Delhi, Apr 7 (KNN) Foreign Tourist Arrivals have slightly increased Year on Year basis from 6.40 lakh in March 2013 to 6.69 lakh in March 2013, with a…

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