Tur pulse(s) (dal) processing unitof Piparia (district Hoshangabad) are in trouble.

Power cuts ruining Piparia dal processing units

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Age-old hymns, which once used to be heard and sung in unison among the devout, are making a comeback, thanks to an enterprising venture on the web.

Original content gets a new platform on web

We obtained an authorisation under Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) scheme after announcement of the new Policy on April 11, but we could not clear the goods at 3 per cent duty because the Customs notification had not been issued.

Judgment for getting refund

Responsible tourism move opens new marketing avenues for the small entrepreneur in Kerala.

Bigger role for small enterprises

The newly formed Kanpur-Unnao Leather Cluster Development Company has lent a ray of hope to the residents of drought-hit Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh.

Kanpur`s leather development firm gives hope to drought-hit Bundelkhand

Rising prices and stiff competition from other states has put the rubber units of Punjab in jeopardy.

Punjab rubber units hit by rising prices and competition

The Firozabad glass industry caters to almost the entire domestic demand for bangles in the country, conducting business worth hundreds of crores every year in just bangles.

Firozabad glass units hit by credit, fuel woes

In the last fifteen years, 259 micro hydel projects have been awarded to private entrepreneurs by the Himachal Pradesh government.

Micro hydel projects slow starters in Himachal

The small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have been playing a crucial role in the country&#39;s economic growth.

Karnataka SMEs build world-class trade centre

The foundry industry of Agra ranks among the oldest industrial clusters of the country, having begun centuries ago as a manufacturing hub for cannonballs to feed Mughal military campaigns.


Steel price hike takes toll on Agra foundry units

About 1,148 registered small scale industries (SSIs) were closed in Orissa between 2003 and 2008. Four medium scale industries, assisted by the Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of

1,148 SSI units closed in Orissa in last 5 years

Inefficient management, technological obsolescence and an apathetic government contribute to the closure of more than 100 units. 


Textile units in Punjab lose sheen

A recent survey by Microsoft and AMI Partners says that Kolkata-based small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are expecting to grow the least, 6 per cent, as against the national average of 11 per cent.


Kolkata SMEs face problems accessing finance: Survey

Famous Solina yarn plant of Kashmir, a unique one in the northern region, will resume production from second week of May.


Wool industry on revival path in Jammu & Kashmir

Private and nationalised commercial banks have ignored medium enterprises in Madhya Pradesh (MP). Last year, industries in this segment were not given fresh loans by a number of commercial banks and

Credit for MP SMEs almost nil in 2007

NRI entrepreneur Sathish Kumar is heading the first indigenous USFDA-certified company, Chennai-based Invicta Meditek Ltd, manufacturing knee joints in India .


Implanting balance and hope

Database, accounting, networking and system software to get 90% of the investment .


SME software spend to rise 21%: AMI

Fastener and screw cluster owners in the industrial area of Chandigarh are in for tough times ahead. The cluster, incidentally, is the largest in Asia.


Chandigarh fastener units face increased rentals

UK-based financial institutions and banks are keen on investing in Indian small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs). A large number of establishments are also keen to invest in public-private

UK keen to invest in Indian SMEs

We have a unit in Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) and we have an order from Special Economic Zone (SEZ) developer for supply of certain building materials. In order to manufacture the material, we want

Supplies from DTA to SEZ exempt from Central Excise

The facility of DTA sale to EOUs is available against physical export of goods manufactured in EOU and earning positive net foreign exchange.


Domestic tariff area sales to EOU

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