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Giriraj Singh is the new MSME Minister

Giriraj Singh is the new MSME Minister

New Delhi, Sept 4 (KNN) Giriraj Singh, who was MoS in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), under the latest Cabinet reshuffle, has…

Railway to start online registration for MSME Vendors: RDSO

Railway to start online registration for MSME…

Lucknow, Aug 31 (KNN) To ease entry of more MSME vendors, India Railways is to soon start online registration.

It was announced in a first of its…

Government to launch a grievance redressal portal for MSMEs to show the action taken real time

Government to launch a grievance redressal portal…

New Delhi, Aug 24 (KNN) The Ministry of MSME will launch a dedicated portal for online submission of grievances with the Government departments by the MSMEs.

US signals withdrawing GSP on Indian carpet, not a good sign for industry: CEPC

US signals withdrawing GSP on Indian carpet,…

New Delhi, Aug 22 (KNN) The US is considering withdrawing the special status under Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) given to the carpet exports of…

RDSO will work with SIDBI and FISME to lay faster track for MSME suppliers

RDSO will work with SIDBI and FISME…

New Delhi, Aug 16 (KNN) Research, Development and Standards Organisation (RDSO) the premier R&D organisation of Indian Railways is working with SIDBI…

SIDBI–FISME will organise series of programmes on Make in India for Railways

SIDBI–FISME will organise series of programmes on…

New Delhi, Aug 14 (KNN) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), the nodal bank for micro, small and medium industries in India has joined hand…

Indian pharma should explore domestic mfg, not imports; MSMEs can be key players: Assam Health Ministry

Indian pharma should explore domestic mfg, not…

New Delhi, Aug 12 (KNN) Eyeing at decreasing the volume of imports in the pharmaceuticals and pharma equipment sector, it is essential to focus…

Govt hints GST on packaged food awaiting trademark, MSMEs say much needed

Govt hints GST on packaged food awaiting…

New Delhi, Aug 10 (KNN) Responding to the complaints that big companies are misusing the exemption under GST given to small scale industries,…

GSTN released format for GSTR 1 - it is surely not simple tax

GSTN released format for GSTR 1 -…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (KNN) The Government has started using the catchword ‘GST- the Good and Simple Tax’, but the ground scenario is completely…

India’s first private missile facility has 1000 MSMEs as part of the project, will indigenize supply chain: DISA

India’s first private missile facility has 1000…

New Delhi, Aug 4 (KNN) The country’s first of its kind, private sector missile systems manufacturing was inaugurated recently near the Hyderabad…

Bicycle-parts manufacturing MSMEs happy with GST rate of 12 per cent, shouldn’t be revised: UCPMA

Bicycle-parts manufacturing MSMEs happy with GST rate…

New Delhi, Aug 4 (KNN) Responding to the reports of big bicycle manufacturers approaching the GST council for reducing GST rate on bicycle and…

Customs Notification  on LUT will block the growth path of Indian MSME exports

Customs Notification on LUT will block the…

New Delhi, Aug 3 (KNN) While on the one hand the Government is announcing ease in international trade as per the trade facilitation agreement with WTO,…

RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points to 6%

RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis…

Mumbai, Aug 2 (KNN) In line with the market expectations, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has slashed the repo rate…

BJP MLA leads assault on MSME; May scare away job providers from UP

BJP MLA leads assault on MSME; May…

Muzaffarnagar, Aug 1 (KNN) In an unprecedented turn of events, a sitting BJP MLA led a violent mob to raid an MSME in Muzaffarnagar physically assaulting…

KNN to go bilingual; Hindi version to be available from Aug 1

KNN to go bilingual; Hindi version to…

New Delhi, July 27 (KNN) Aiming to cater the Hindi newsreaders in the country, KNN India, country’s dedicated Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises…

Wage Code Bill will soon be a reality; Cabinet clears the Bill, likely to be introduced in House today

Wage Code Bill will soon be a…

New Delhi, July 27 (KNN) The new wage code bill, which ensures a minimum wage across all sectors, will soon be a reality as the Union Cabinet on Wednesday…

18 per cent GST on lease rent hurting the MSMEs, must be waived : NEA

18 per cent GST on lease rent…

New Delhi, July 26 (KNN) With almost a month into the newly implemented Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the country, imposing 18 per cent GST on the…

Not only procurement procedure, project execution of Railway contracts too needs coordination & transparency

Not only procurement procedure, project execution of…

New Delhi, July 25 (KNN) The Railway Ministry, in a meeting with industry body FISME and SIDBI, assured redressal of issues concerning the MSME sector with…

Government to provide customs clearance in 3 days, Singapore does in Minutes

Government to provide customs clearance in 3…

New Delhi, July 25 (KNN) The Government of India is having an ‘ambitious’ plan of clearing all import – export cargoes in days.

FISME-SIDBI suggest measures to Railway Ministry to facilitate entry of MSMEs in Railway procurements

FISME-SIDBI suggest measures to Railway Ministry to…

New Delhi, July 21 (KNN) The top MSME body in the country, FISME, along with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has suggested measures like…