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Visa on Arrival scheme grows by 23 per cent during July 2013

Visa on Arrival scheme grows by 23…

New Delhi, Aug 14 (KNN) Visa on Arrival (VOA) scheme of the government continues to be popular with foreign tourists showing a growth of 22.6 per cent during…
Incidents on LoC have not affected Indo-Pak trade, says govt

Incidents on LoC have not affected Indo-Pak…

New Delhi, Aug 14 (KNN)  Recent incidents on the Line of Control (LoC) in the past few months have not affected bilateral trade between India and Pakistan…
New vehicle sales hit but replacement market intact

New vehicle sales hit but replacement market…

New Delhi, Aug 14 (KNN) Decline in automobile industry has hit both original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and spare parts suppliers, although those catering…
Norms for cheap interest rates for handlooms may be eased

Norms for cheap interest rates for handlooms…

New Delhi, Aug 14 (KNN)  The Ministry of Textiles is seeking approval for relaxation of eligibility norms for extending loans to handloom weavers at a…
Committee under RBI to examine MSMEs' credit issues

Committee under RBI to examine MSMEs' credit…

New Delhi, Aug 14 (KNN) In order to examine issues relating to improvement of credit to micro small and medium enterprises (MSME), a standing advisory committee…
At 5.59% July inflation at five month high; mfg items up 2.81%

At 5.59% July inflation at five month…

New Delhi, Aug 14 (KNN)  India's headline annual inflation rate rose to a five-month high of 5.79 per cent largely due to double digit rise in prices…
Division not to affect investors, says AP Minister

Division not to affect investors, says AP…

From Manne Sreenivas Rao
Hyderabad, Aug 14 (KNN)   Given the rich natural resources and sound infrastructure across all regions…
Parliamentary Panel recommends ban on FDI in existing pharma

Parliamentary Panel recommends ban on FDI in…

New Delhi, Aug 14 (KNN)  In a  report titled ‘FDI in pharmaceutical sector’ the Standing Committee on Commerce has recommended that the…
EU - Switch Asia establishes eco-friendly park in Jaipur

EU - Switch Asia establishes eco-friendly park…

Jaipur, Aug 14 (KNN) Switch Asia, a project supported by the European Union (EU) has established an eco-friendly textile park in Bagru (Jaipur) which will…
IKEA to tie up with handicraft, handloom makers for Indian stores

IKEA to tie up with handicraft, handloom…

New Delhi, Aug 13 (KNN)  Swedish furniture major IKEA which has begun the process of setting up stores in India will be collaborating with handicraft,…
Gold to become more expensive

Gold to become more expensive

New Delhi, Aug 13 (KNN)  In  an effort to contain the current the current account deficit, the customs duty on gold and platinum has been increased…
Visa woes for doing business with CIS; chambers to be roped in

Visa woes for doing business with CIS;…

New Delhi, Aug 13 (KNN) Indian business persons wanting to visit CIS countries including Russia and Khazakastan, find it difficult to get visas as embassies…
Govt eases SEZ norms

Govt eases SEZ norms

New Delhi, Aug 13 (KNN)  With a view to making special economic zone (SEZ) appealing to investors, the government has relaxed minimum area requirements…
Govt sanctions Rs 12 crore for tech institute to cater to MSMEs in Punjab

Govt sanctions Rs 12 crore for tech…

Ludhiana, Aug 13 (KNN)  The Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry has sanctioned Rs 12 crore towards improving equipment at the Institute for Autoparts…
CII calls states to set up common facility centres for MSMEs

CII calls states to set up common…

New Delhi, Aug 13 (KNN) With Haryana setting up 31 common facility centres (CFCs) under the Cluster Development Scheme to enhance growth of micro small and…
The future for SME lending appears bright

The future for SME lending appears bright

From Swati Dayal
Mumbai, Aug 13 (KNN) Under the global banking norms called Basel-III, banks  have to follow stricter lending rules…
Kerala to bring entire region under organic farming

Kerala to bring entire region under organic…

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 13 (KNN) With organic food finding a place on the plates of many health conscious people, the State Horticulture Mission…
Industrial output drops 2.2 % in June

Industrial output drops 2.2 % in June

New Delhi, Aug 12 (KNN) Hit by high retail inflation and interest rates, India’s industrial production dropped by 2.2 per cent in June this year as compared…
Eight of top 20 ports belong to China

Eight of top 20 ports belong to…

New Delhi, 12 Aug (KNN) Eight of the world’s top 20 container ports are in China including Shanghai.   None of the Indian ports figures on…
Foreigners get 26 Ayurveda patents

Foreigners get 26 Ayurveda patents

New Delhi, Aug 12 (KNN)  Interest of foreigners in traditional Ayurveda is visible in 86 overseas applicants applying for grant of patent for products,…

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