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India's travel and tourism industry to grow by 7.3% in 2014; Intl visitors spent to slow to 2.9%

India's travel and tourism industry to grow…

New Delhi, March 19 (KNN) India's travel and tourism industry is set to grow by about 7.3 per cent in 2014, however the growth in the amount international…
MSME-TDC to organise IT courses in Agra for 12th pass

MSME-TDC to organise IT courses in Agra…

Agra, March 19 (KNN) In order to provide skill to the 12th pass students, MSME Technology Development Centre (MSME-TDC) is organising certificate training…
DFID-IDFC loan programme to support infrastructure projects in low income states of India

DFID-IDFC loan programme to support infrastructure projects…

New Delhi, March 19 (KNN) UK's Department for International Development (DFID) and India's leading integrated infrastructure finance player IDFC ltd,…
Chennai based Oceanaa Biotek Industries IPO opens for subscription

Chennai based Oceanaa Biotek Industries IPO opens…

Mumbai, March 19 (KNN) Chennai based Oceanaa Biotek Industries has come out with its public issue of 21 lakh equity shares of Rs 10 each for cash at a price…
Ricela producer wins MSME innovation award

Ricela producer wins MSME innovation award

Chandigarh, Mar 18 (KNN)  At one fifth the cost of Olive oil, Rice bran oil is 1.4 times more effective that the former in reducing cholesterol. …
Prolonged crisis in Ukraine could affect Indian pharma companies:  Report

Prolonged crisis in Ukraine could affect Indian…

New Delhi, Mar 18 (KNN)  If the crisis in Ukraine is prolonged, Indian pharma companies could be affected owing to change in exchange rate which could…
Technotex trade fair to promote technical textile industry

Technotex trade fair to promote technical textile…

Mumbai, Mar 18 (KNN) To encourage the government, buyers and industry to contribute to robust growth strategies in the field of technical textile, the Ministry…
Prohibition on carrying tannery raw material in Kolkata

Prohibition on carrying tannery raw material in…

Kolkata, Mar 18 (KNN)  No person can carry raw material / hides / blue wet required for running tanneries in certain areas of Kolkata city, as per the…
BSE-SME count goes up to 53

BSE-SME count goes up to 53

Mumbai, Mar 18 (KNN)  With Karnimata Cold Storage Limited getting listed, the number of companies listed on the alternative trading platform has touched…
SMEs account for over 20% of IT/ITES export revenue

SMEs account for over 20% of IT/ITES…

Hyderabad, Mar 18 (KNN)  The small and medium enterprises in the IT and ITES industry contribute more than 20 per cent of the overall export revenues…
Hit by slowdown, 2.68 lakh companies shut down

Hit by slowdown, 2.68 lakh companies shut…

New Delhi, Mar 18 (KNN) As many as 2.68 lakh companies have been shut down and 27,617 firms are in the process of being closed owing to difficulties in the…
Uttarakhand giving focus to SMEs; not much being done for micro units ahead of 'Yatra'

Uttarakhand giving focus to SMEs; not much…

Dehradun, Mar 18 (KNN)  Ahead of the Char Dham Yatra to begin in the next three months, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat’s focus is on small…
Training programme on gold appraisal

Training programme on gold appraisal

New Delhi, Mar 18 (KNN)  To enable jewellers and others involved in the gold business to learn the process of appraising gold, silver and stone ornaments,…
MSME training programme on export promotion

MSME training programme on export promotion

New Delhi, Mar 18 (KNN) With an objective to present an overview on different opportunities in the areas relating to export business, the MSME Technology Development…
RBI clarifies confusion over pre-2005 banknotes

RBI clarifies confusion over pre-2005 banknotes

Mumbai, Mar 18 (KNN) Ever since the RBI had announced phase-out of the pre-2005 currency notes, there has been a lot of confusion among the trade and industry…
Mfg may create 3.2 million jobs during 2012-17: study

Mfg may create 3.2 million jobs during…

New Delhi, Mar 18 (KNN) Despite deceleration in performance, the manufacturing sector may create 3.2 million jobs during the 12th Plan period (2012-17),…
Online export obligation system to cut processing time

Online export obligation system to cut processing…

New Delhi, Mar 15 (KNN) Online system for Export Obligation Discharge Certificate (EODC) / Redemption for Advance Authorisation / Duty Free Import Authorisation…
Trend of going green catches up among business units, banks, educational institutions

Trend of going green catches up among…

New Delhi, Mar 15 (KNN)  Even as global headlines scream about pollution, bad air quality and depletion of natural resources, the situation is compounded…
MP ropes in private sector for renewable energy projects

MP ropes in private sector for renewable…

Bhopal, Mar 15 (KNN) In order to promote renewable energy-based power plants in the state, the Madhya Pradesh government wants to set up biomass and wind energy…
UP's dying handicraft industry to have its own policy after general elections

UP's dying handicraft industry to have its…

Lucknow, Mar 15 (KNN)  With the traditional handicraft sector dying in the state and losing sheen, the Uttar Pradesh government is working on a new policy…

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