To rejuvenate and boost the handicraft and horticulture sector, Jammu and Kashmir government July 30 approved construction of International Trade Centre (ITC) in Pulwama district at an estimated cost of Rs 47.92 crore. “This prestigious project shall come up on an area of 371 kanals (18.55 …
SMEs form backbone of emerging economies: Indian envoy to Egypt
The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) form the backbone of any country specially the emerging economies, Indian envoy to Egypt Sanjay Bhattacharyya has said on the growth of the sector. Bhattacharyya inaugurated the ‘Roundtable of Maulana Azad Center for Indian Culture’ with a semin…
Livspace opens the door to design entrepreneurs
Online home-design and furnishings marketplace Livspace is looking to create 30,000 design entrepreneurs in India over the next 18-24 months. To do this, the start-up, which brings together home-owners and designers on its marketplace, has launched a Home Design Automation Platform for designers,…
CII to hold bootcamps to support start-ups
Realising the need to encourage start-ups in a big way, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Southern Region has decided to hold bootcamps at select educational institutes and offer handholding to those launching startups. “We will encourage out-of-the box ideas, research and innovation on the…
‘Alliance for Digital Bharat’ formed to help SMEs digitize
In a bid to develop conducive atmosphere for digitalisation in non-corporate sector, prominent stakeholders of economy have come forward to form the ‘Alliance for Digital Bharat”. The Alliance includes national organisations of traders, transporters, consumers, farmers, hawkers, SMEs, self-…
Start-ups seek easier access to tax benefits
At a meeting with Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 28, a number of start-up enterprises asked for easier access to tax benefits and more incubation facilities, among others. The Minister later told journalists that issues such as government funding and online selling of prescription d…
Karnataka plans Skill Development Ministry
To address growing concerns arising from automation, the Karnataka government is planning to set up a Ministry for Skill Development. Addressing a gathering of corporates at CII’s (Confederation of Indian Industry) 12th India Innovation Summit, RV Deshpande, Minister for Large and Medium Industri…
Smart Grid Mission, USAID launch training programme
India’s National Smart Grid Mission (NSGM) with USAID launched its first in a series of training programmes aimed at building capacity and skills of utility personnel to develop smart grid infrastructure. “This training will help the Government of India achieve its target of having 10…
Haryana launches portal for ease of doing biz
Haryana government has launched an e-Biz portal to promote ease of doing business, enable clearance of industrial projects and redress grievances of investors through a single platform in a time-bound manner. The portal has a provision for a Comprehensive Application Form (CAF) which would have t…
eBay India claims 100 million product listings
E-commerce marketplace eBay India said shoppers can access over 100 million live product listings on eBay.in and its global easy buy platform geb.ebay.in across electronics, lifestyle, media and other categories. In comparison, Amazon.in, which has the highest percentage of shipments so far, list…