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Retail sales grow by 24% in May; garments and footwear pickup

Retail sales grow by 24% in May;…

New Delhi, June 16 (KNN) The retail sales in the month of May 2022 has jumped by 24 per cent as compared to pre-pandemic levels and categories such as garments…

Rajasthan Export promotion council likely to debut in July

Rajasthan Export promotion council likely to debut…

Jaipur, June 16 (KNN) The government of Rajasthan is expected to announce the Export promotion council next month constituting of government officials and…

RBI selects 8 entities for MSME lending trail

RBI selects 8 entities for MSME lending…

Mumbai, June 16 (KNN) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has selected total eight entities for the ‘Test Phase’ for MSME lending under its Regulatory…

UN Women, LinkedIn partner to launch women's employment project in Mumbai

UN Women, LinkedIn partner to launch women's…

New Delhi, June 15 (KNN) The United Nations women and Linkedln have collaborated to upskill women and create job opportunities for them in India.

TN launches Valar 4.0 collaborative platform for MSMEs, experts & service providers

TN launches Valar 4.0 collaborative platform for…

Chennai, June 15 (KNN) The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday launched Valar 4.0, a website featuring information technology (IT) and service…

Ed-focused NBFC Avanse to support youth with financial solutions for skill training

Ed-focused NBFC Avanse to support youth with…

New Delhi, June 15 (KNN) In partnership with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), education-focused NBFC Avanse Financial Services will…

Merchandise export rose by 20% to $38.94 bn in May

Merchandise export rose by 20% to $38.94…

New Delhi, June 15 (KNN) The merchandise export in May 2022 marked at USD 38.94 billion compared to USD 32.30 Billion in May 2021.The service…

UP govt to give incentives for setting up state’s first Medical Device Park

UP govt to give incentives for setting…

Lucknow, June 15(KNN) The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has given the green signal to the proposal to provide incentives for setting up the first Medical Device…

FIEO predicts surge in jewellery exports as gold imports rises

FIEO predicts surge in jewellery exports as…

New Delhi, June 15 (KNN) The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) has said that rising imports of gold may lead to impressive gems & jewellery…

CCIC opens ‘Lota Shop’ showcasing handicrafts and traditional craft forms

CCIC opens ‘Lota Shop’ showcasing handicrafts and…

New Delhi, June 15 (KNN) Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India ltd (CCIC), popularly known as the Central Cottage Industries Emporium has opened…

Kerala tops Asia’s Startup ecosystem ranking

Kerala tops Asia’s Startup ecosystem ranking

Thiruvanthanapuram, June 15 (KNN) The state of Kerala has been ranked on top in the Asia in Affordable Talent’ in the Global Startup Ecosystem Report…

APEDA hosted the International Buyer Seller Meet in Ladakh

APEDA hosted the International Buyer Seller Meet…

Ladakh, June 15 (KNN) To support the vision of ‘Vocal for Local’ the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)…

Micro Finance portfolio swells by 10% in FY22 to reach Rs. 2.85 Trillion: MFIN

Micro Finance portfolio swells by 10% in…

New Delhi, June 15 (KNN) As compared to March 2021, the gross loan portfolio (GLP) of the microfinance sector in India grew by 10 per cent to Rs 2.85 trillion…

PM Modi to inaugurate 150 ITIs upgraded as Technology Hubs in Bengaluru on June 20

PM Modi to inaugurate 150 ITIs upgraded…

Bengaluru, June 15 (KNN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Karnataka on June 20 will inaugurate 150 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs),…

Uttarakhand Budget FY23 focuses on SDGs

Uttarakhand Budget FY23 focuses on SDGs

Dehradun, June 15 (KNN) The Uttarakhand finance minister Prem Chand Aggarwal on Tuesday tabled the budget of Rs 65,571 crore budget for FY 2022-23 in the…

CRISIL sees rise in NPAs for unsecured and MSME loans

CRISIL sees rise in NPAs for unsecured…

New Delhi, June 15 (KNN) The extent of slippages to NPAs in the segment of unsecured and MSME loans would be higher as compared to the housing and gold…

Credit demand of non-metro MSMEs reach pre-Covid levels: Report

Credit demand of non-metro MSMEs reach pre-Covid…

New Delhi, June 15 (KNN) Owing to the marginal lag recorded in metro cities, the credit demand from MSMEs in non-metro cities in March 2022 was back to…

MSMEs struggling with low-carbon transition

MSMEs struggling with low-carbon transition

New Delhi, June 15 (KNN) MSMEs are facing a challenge to move towards a low carbon transition given the dearth of roadmaps to help them decarbonize,…

Tata Technologies to upgrade 71 ITIs in Tamil Nadu

Tata Technologies to upgrade 71 ITIs in…

Chennai, June 14 (KNN) The Tata Technologies has signed an agreement with the Tamil Nadu government to transform 71 government Industrial Training…

Jute Industry appeals for labour colonies

Jute Industry appeals for labour colonies

Kolkata, June 14 (KNN) The Jute Industry has demanded the government to build organised labour colonies within close proximity to the mills. This would…