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KMP Expressway once complete, would improve logistics for businesses, say MSMEs

KMP Expressway once complete, would improve logistics…

Manesar, Apr 21 (KNN) Once the work of Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway is fully complete, it would massively help the industries in smooth transportation…

FISME collaborates with World Bank Group to train Bengaluru MSMEs on Credit Information Bureaus

FISME collaborates with World Bank Group to…

Bengaluru, Apr 21 (KNN) Access to finance is critical to businesses worldwide and the MSMEs of India are no different. Lack of access to finance and timely…

PF Withdrawal: MSMEs support demands of garment labourers; raise concern over crores of loss incurred

PF Withdrawal: MSMEs support demands of garment…

New Delhi, Apr 19 (KNN) A week after the jewellery traders called off their strike against excise, thousands of labourers from the garment sector in Karnataka…

Delhi HC’s deadline to SRDC to remove encroachments from Chandni Chowk to end soon

Delhi HC’s deadline to SRDC to remove…

New Delhi, Apr 18 (KNN) Despite various drives to free old Delhi’s busy Chandni Chowk area from illegal constructions, garbage dumps and traffic jams,…

FISME hails Rajasthan Land Title Act;  calls it a major step towards Ease of Doing Business

FISME hails Rajasthan Land Title Act; calls…

Jaipur, Apr 13 (KNN) With the passage of Rajasthan Urban Land (Certification of Titles) Bill, 2016, Rajasthan becomes the first in the country to stand…

A month before Assam goes for counting; MSMEs say “unhappy with Gogoi”

A month before Assam goes for counting;…

Guwahati, Apr 12 (KNN) The north-eastern state of Assam has completed its two phase polling and is now waiting for the counting on 19th May. The hilly state,…

UP Authorities give tough times to MSMEs for necessary approvals

UP Authorities give tough times to MSMEs…

New Delhi, Apr 8 (KNN) The MSME sector in UP, which contributes to almost 60 per cent of state’s total industrial output, faces tough time while doing…

On World Health Day, Punjab MSMEs disclose how sick ESI Hospitals are

On World Health Day, Punjab MSMEs disclose…

Mohali, Apr 7 (KNN) The Mohali industrialists are so agitated due to the sorry state of the Employees State Insurance (ESI) hospitals across the state that…

MSMEs are at the top of our mind – Commerce Minister announces at the Board of Trade Meeting

MSMEs are at the top of our…

New Delhi, Apr 6 (KNN) In her address to the members of the Board of Trade, during the meeting held on 6th April, 2016, Commerce Minister NirmalaSitharaman…

Accrediting credit counsellors for MSMEs appears to be a double edged sword, says Expert

Accrediting credit counsellors for MSMEs appears to…

Mumbai, Apr 5 (KNN) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), today announced that it will lay down a framework by September this year for accreditation of credit…

RBI to lay framework by Sept for accreditation of credit counsellors for MSMEs

RBI to lay framework by Sept for…

Mumbai, Apr 5 (KNN) A move that would bring financial inclusion in the MSME sector, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today announced that by September this year…

Direct Container feeder Service restarts between Bangladesh and India after 40 years

Direct Container feeder Service restarts between Bangladesh…

New Delhi, Apr 4 (KNN) After a gap of almost four decades, the long pending demand of the exporters to start a direct container feeder service between Bangladesh…

State corporations ousting MSMEs out of business?

State corporations ousting MSMEs out of business?

New Delhi, Apr 2 (KNN) The Make in India programme has not only given competition to India's neighbouring countries, but it has also created an environment…

Falling exports: Not only global slowdown, internal factors too responsible for it, says experts

Falling exports: Not only global slowdown, internal…

New Delhi, Mar 31 (KNN) India's exports have been falling for the last 15 months. Different reasons, opinions and views have been given about the decline…

DRDO invites EoI for development/ production of CBRN Defence Equipments

DRDO invites EoI for development/ production of…

New Delhi, Mar 31 (KNN) Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) contaminated environment poses a formidable threat to environment and Defence…

100% FDI in e-commerce: Good or not good for MSMEs?

100% FDI in e-commerce: Good or not…

New Delhi, Mar 30 (KNN) As the government on Tuesday permitted 100 per cent FDI in the market place format of e-commerce retaining under the automatic route,…

Separate bidding process for MSMEs under Make - I & II will boost domestic industry: Defence Experts

Separate bidding process for MSMEs under Make…

New Delhi, Mar 29 (KNN) After the launch of the much awaited Defence Procurement Policy 2016 on Monday, the Defence Experts have opined that the separate…

Falling Exports: Textile exporters feel the need for review of trade pacts to make them competitive

Falling Exports: Textile exporters feel the need…

New Delhi, Mar 28 (KNN) India's merchandise exports have been contracting for the last 15 months. India's 40% of the total exports are handled by…

Marathwada Drought: No Holi time for industries in the bone dry region

Marathwada Drought: No Holi time for industries…

Latur, Mar 25 (KNN) "Yahan peene ko to paani hai nahi, holi kya khelega koi," this was the statement of most of the industries in drought-hit…

Marathwada Drought:  Not only farmers, industries too dying in drought hit Latur

Marathwada Drought: Not only farmers, industries too…

Latur, Mar 23 (KNN) Some parts of Maharashtra especially Marathwada has become bone dry and news have been doing rounds in the media about the farmers suffering…