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RBI asks banks to give overdraft on SB accounts

RBI asks banks to give overdraft on…

New Delhi, Apr 2 (KNN) Expressing disappointment over the poor quality of financial spread, despite Kissan credit cards and general credit cards, RBI…
MSMEs need clear rules and policies to become competitive

MSMEs need clear rules and policies to…

New Delhi, Apr 2 (KNN) Special Commissioner of Industries, NCT Delhi, Rajiv Kale today said the rules and policies governing micro, small…
New applicants to raise Rs 24.99 crore on BSE SME Platform

New applicants to raise Rs 24.99 crore…

Mumbai, Apr 2 (KNN)  BSE SME Platform which offers entrepreneurs an investor friendly environment, enabling the listing of SMEs scattered throughout India,…
No WTO consensus on private sanitary-phytosanitary standards

No WTO consensus on private sanitary-phytosanitary standards

New Delhi, Apr 2 (KNN)  A WTO committee failed to agree on a definition for private standards for food safety and animal and plant health, and deferred…
Govt introduces self-certification on bar-coding in packaging of drugs

Govt introduces self-certification on bar-coding in packaging…

New Delhi, Apr 2 (KNN) The government has introduced self-certification process on compliance of bar-coding requirement on secondary and tertiary level packaging…
International garment fair to showcase fashion trends from across country

International garment fair to showcase fashion trends…

New Delhi, Apr 2 (KNN) In order to showcase the characteristic trends and fashions in the apparel industry across the country, the International Garment Fair…
RBI not to issue fresh NBFC licence for one year

RBI not to issue fresh NBFC licence…

Mumbai, Apr 2 (KNN) The Reserve Bank of India has said that it would not issue fresh NBFC licence for one year as the central bank is in the process of overhauling…
Iron ore handling starts in Goa port after 18 months, Supreme Court lifts ban

Iron ore handling starts in Goa port…

Panaji, Apr 2 (KNN)  After an 18-month-long ban,  the iron ore handling has begun at Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) in Goa where the mining industry has…
At 96th position, India lags behind several countries in facilitating trade

At 96th position, India lags behind several…

New Delhi, Apr 2 (KNN)  The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released a report that shows India at the 96th position, lagging behind several…
2nd Plastivision Arabia 2014 coming soon

2nd Plastivision Arabia 2014 coming soon

New Delhi, Apr 2 (KNN)  International plastics, printing and packaging exhibition and conference that will begin in Sharjah next week will feature an…
MSMEs unhappy; expected RBI to cut rates

MSMEs unhappy; expected RBI to cut rates

New Delhi, Apr 1 (KNN) The industry, including the MSME sector today slammed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for not reducing interest rates, belying their…
Payment procedure for rough diamond import made easier

Payment procedure for rough diamond import made…

Mumbai, April 1 (KNN) With the view to liberalising the procedure further facilitating the import of rough diamonds, the RBI has done away with limiting…
BSE SME touches kissing range of Rs 6,000 crore market cap

BSE SME touches kissing range of Rs…

Mumbai, Apr 1 (KNN)  Even as the RBI Governor, Raghuram Rajan kept the rate unchanged while announcing the first bi-monthly monetary policy, the small…
India extends ban on export of pulses; Kabuli Chana, Organic Pulses & lentils exempted

India extends ban on export of pulses;…

New Delhi, April 1 (KNN) In order to ensure domestic supply of pulses while keeping a check on local prices, India has extended the ban on export of pulses…
HSBC manufacturing PMI drops from one-year high to 51.3 in March: Survey

HSBC manufacturing PMI drops from one-year high…

New Delhi, Apr 1 (KNN)  India's manufacturing sector growth eased in March from a one-year high in February largely due to a decline in new order…
CPI for industrial workers declines to 6.3% in Feb (YOY) basis

CPI for industrial workers declines to 6.3%…

New Delhi, Apr 1 (KNN)  Owing to reduction in prices of food items, consumer price index for industrial workers (CPI-IW) has decreased to 6.73 per cent…
RBI advises banks to offer differential rates to MSEs

RBI advises banks to offer differential rates…

Mumbai, Apr 1 (KNN)  Retaining the policy interest rates unchanged and disappointing the industry, the RBI has advised the commercial banks to offer differential…
U'khand notifies new purchase policy for MSEs, no pre-qualification condition

U'khand notifies new purchase policy for MSEs,…

Dehradun, Apr 1 (KNN) In a major boost to the state's small industry, the Uttarakhand Government has come out with a new purchase preference policy for…
Leather, pharma top employment creators in manufacturing

Leather, pharma top employment creators in manufacturing

New Delhi, Apr 1 (KNN) The employment-intensity is highest in enterprises involved in the leather and pharmaceutical industries, said a report. 
Tulip cultivation in Kashmir, a major attraction for tourists

Tulip cultivation in Kashmir, a major attraction…

Srinagar, Apr 1 (KNN)  The Department of Floriculture has taken extensive measures towards cultivation of tulips in Kashmir which is considered paradise…

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