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Young entrepreneurs honoured for innovative solutions

Young entrepreneurs honoured for innovative solutions

New Delhi, Mar 25, (KNN)  Life on Wheels, Laadli and Electric Auto Rickshaws bagged the first three awards during the grand finale of the Next Great Entrepreneur…
Chiranjeevi asks Chidambaram for additional budgetary allocation for tourism

Chiranjeevi asks Chidambaram for additional budgetary allocation…

New Delhi, Mar 23, (KNN) Union Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi has asked the Finance Ministry for additional funds to set up 10 convention-cum-exhibition centres…
RBI authorises special clearing operations

RBI authorises special clearing operations

New Delhi, Mar 22, (KNN) RBI has decided to conduct special clearing operations at all clearing houses across the country on March 29, 30 and 31, 2013.
Promod, Le Creuset and Fossil among 12 govt approved FDI proposals

Promod, Le Creuset and Fossil among 12…

New Delhi, Mar 22 (KNN) The government has approved 12 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) proposals including single brand retailers such as Promod, Le Creuset…
SME has majority voice in NASSCOM executive council election

SME has majority voice in NASSCOM executive…

New Delhi, Mar 22, (KNN) The Small and Medium Enterprises had majority representation in the election of an 18 member executive council for the National Association…
Rs 500 crore Pharma Venture Capital fund in offing

Rs 500 crore Pharma Venture Capital fund…

New Delhi, Mar 22 (KNN) The Planning Commission has received a proposal for the setting up of a 500 crore Pharma Venture Capital Fund for financing new drug…
PMO fixes deadline for execution of power and rail projects in J & K

PMO fixes deadline for execution of power…

New Delhi, Mar 22 (KNN) The Principal Secretary of the Prime Minister fixed deadlines yesterday for the Banihal Quazigund section of the Jammu – Udhampur…
Maharashtra Budget has limited scope for MSME sector

Maharashtra Budget has limited scope for MSME…

Mumbai, Mar 22 (KNN) Textile for industrial use, tobacco products, gold and silver will cost more as the Maharashtra government in its annual budget for 2013-14…
AEPC seeks incentives to increase garment exports

AEPC seeks incentives to increase garment exports

New Delhi, Mar 22 (KNN) With an aim to increase garment exports to USD 30 billion during the next three years, Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has…
RBI to tighten KYC norms if needed: Deputy Governor KC Chakrabarty

RBI to tighten KYC norms if needed:…

Mumbai, Mar 21 (KNN) The Reserve Bank of India may further tighten the KYC (Know Your Customer) norms for banks in the wake of allegations that some private sector banks were…
Moily to consider gas price pooling for electricity generation

Moily to consider gas price pooling for…

New Delhi, Mar 20 (KNN) The Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily said yesterday that he would approach an Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) to consider allocation of scarce  natural…
Delhi govt move to incentivize stone-waste is eco-friendly: Manufacturers

Delhi govt move to incentivize stone-waste is…

New Delhi, Mar 21 (KNN): Tiles and Kerbstones manufactures today welcome the Delhi government’s move to boost the use of stone-waste for manufacturing of tiles, which…
Wooing the Industry with Rs 100 crore boost

Wooing the Industry with Rs 100 crore…

New Delhi, March 21, (KNN) In the budget for 2013-14, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit increased the allocation of improvement of civic services in the industrial estates…
Indian Small and Medium Enterprises under-financed: IFC

Indian Small and Medium Enterprises under-financed: IFC

New Delhi, 21 Mar (KNN) International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank group has released a study to explore the potential interventions to address the lack of access…
Chiranjeevi asks Home Minister to provide security to foreign tourists

Chiranjeevi asks Home Minister to provide security…

New Delhi, March 20, (KNN) Anguished over the reported attempt to molest a British tourist in Agra, Tourism Minister Chiranjeevi has reached out to Home Minister Sushil Kumar…
Online scheme for service delivery helps citizens in Karnataka

Online scheme for service delivery helps citizens…

Bangalore, March 20, (KNN) About 2 crore people in Karnataka have availed of services under the state government’s project Sakala under which delivery of 265 government…
Digital signatures to make Patent filings easier for the MSMEs

Digital signatures to make Patent filings easier…

New Delhi, Mar 20 (KNN): Online patent filing system has been made user friendly and simple as it includes new features like digital signature, frequently asked questions,…
India all set to become the largest SME nation globally

India all set to become the largest…

New Delhi, Mar 20 (KNN) India which has a total base of about 4.88 crore small and medium business (SMB) units is all set to become the largest SME nation globally.
RBI move not to cut rate of borrowing

RBI move not to cut rate of…

New Delhi, Mar 19 (KNN) The industry, including the micro and small enterprises, today said the RBI decision to cut interest rates moderately will not translate…
RBI takes baby step, cuts policy rate by 0.25 percentage points; industry not impressed

RBI takes baby step, cuts policy rate…

Mumbai, Mar 19 (KNN) The Reserve Bank of India today announced a modest cut of 0.25 percentage points in the policy interest rates giving a clear signal that…

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