MANTHAN 2012 Winners

MANTHAN 2012 Winners of Rs. 50,000/- and a rolling shield held at Hotel Le Meridien at 3.00 p.m. Students from PES School of Engineering Ms. Pooja Ramesh, Ms. Swathi and Ms. Nikhitha were the...

FKCCI’s MANTHAN – A Landmark Programme to Encourage the Budding Entrepreneurs

In an effort to encourage the bright students, belonging to the engineering and management disciplines of the State, for working out original business plans and to instill the basics of entrepreneurial abilities, FKCCI started...

100,000 SMEs to be Rated by CRISIL by 2015

Credit rating agency CRISIL Limited, is looking to rate as many as 100,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by 2015 and is eyes a better growth potential in tier II and III cities....

ING Vysya Bank Introduces ATM Card Exclusively for Farmers

ING Vysya Bank has unveiled an ATM card exclusively for farmers, linked to their kisan credit card (KCC) account. To get this card, the farmers are required to get a KCC limit with the...

Tata Motors Introduces Global Range Extended Electric Vehicle at Geneva Motor Show

Tata Motors has unveiled concept vehicle which is a four-seater global range extended electric vehicle (REEV) meant for city driving. This has come at a time when fuel conservation is becoming important across...

Union Budget 2012-13: Govt to set up Rs 5k-cr Venture Fund for MSME sector

Union Finance Minister Mr Pranab Mukherjee, while presenting his seventh federal Budget in the Lok Sabha today, has announced to set up Rs 5,000 crore venture fund for the micro, small and medium...

Global Challenges of Exports Ignored for Focus on Infrastructure- FIEO Chief

Mr. M. Rafeeque Ahmed, President, FIEO expressed his disappointment over non-extension of Interest Subvention Scheme for exports particularly when there has already been over 50% increase in interest cost for exports. Mr Ahmed...

AIAI Calls for Comprehensive Package for MSMEs AIAI Calls for Comprehensive Package for MSMEs

The All India Association of Industries (AIAI) in its pre-Budget memorandum to the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has called for a comprehensive package for MSMEs to achieve their growth potential. AIAI President Vijay...

MSME Registration to Avail Benefits from Govt Schemes: Virbhadra Singh

The registration of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) is an important condition for using the benefits of financial help schemes of the MSME Ministry, according to Mr Virbhadra Singh, Union Cabinet Minister...

India, Africa expect $90-bn trade by 2015

Both India and Africa have decided to strongly raise the bilateral trade to $90 billion by 2015 since both the sides deliberated on the potential deals. The South Asian nation is aiming to...