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SAMPADA scheme to help build National Food Grid in country: Harsimrat Kaur Badal
The Cabinet has approved the restructuring of the scheme for agro-marine processing and development of agro-processing clusters (SAMPADA). Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said the SAMPADA scheme is going to be an overarching umbrella scheme. It is a step in the direction to build Na…
Govt provides 80% rebate in fees; Facilitator panel to ease patent filing process for start-ups
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has laid down the definition of a start-up to avoid any ambiguity in the matter for consideration of government schemes. As per the current definition of start-ups, an entity will be identified as a start-up: Up to five years from the date …
New policy will make steel pricier & create hurdles in global market for SMEs: EEPC
New Delhi: Engineering goods exporters have raised concerns that the new National Steel Policy could push domestic steel prices higher making it difficult for the sector to stay competitive in the global market. “With steel prices in India ruling 15-20 per cent higher than the global level, the p…
India adds 40 new start-up incubators in 2016; Surpasses Israel to take-up 3rd spot in highest accelerators
Bengaluru: The government’s initiative to establish 30 incubators in educational institutions under the Startup India programme has enabled India to surpass Israel as the country with the third highest number of start-up incubators and accelerators. India now has 140 such institutions, ahea…
Make in India in defence: First private sector small arms manufacturing plant inaugurated in MP
India’s first private sector small arms manufacturing plant has been inaugurated which will supply world class weapons to the armed forces in sync with the country’s defence indigenisation programme. The plant, a joint venture between India’s Punj Lloyd and Israel Weapon Systems, will produce fou…
Haryana becomes 8th state to pass GST Bill; Small-scale taxpayers free to opt for composition scheme
Chandigarh: The Haryana Goods and Services Tax Bill, 2017 has been unanimously passed by the state Assembly in a special one-day session convened for the purpose. With the passage of the Bill, Haryana became the eighth state to pass the legislation as the Centre gears up to roll out the new indir…
Gujarat CM inaugurates state’s first industrial park for women entrepreneurs
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has inaugurated an exclusive industrial park for women entrepreneurs near here and also handed over 102 plots for setting up manufacturing units for women. The first Women’s Industrial Park of Gujarat spread over 18.32 hectare is located on the…
Start-ups should look for homogeneous market segments within SE Asia: Amit Anand of Jungle Ventures
South-East Asia comprises as many as 10 different countries, but it is a “homogeneous” region for start-up investing, argues Amit Anand, Founder and Managing Partner of Singapore-based venture capital firm Jungle Ventures which counts Ratan Tata as a special advisor. According to Anand, start-ups…
FedEx launches new contest to give Indian small businesses an opportunity to go global
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp and the world’s largest express transportation company, has announced the launch of FedEx Small Business Grant Contest in India to help more small businesses connect with a world of opportunities. The contest is being held in the country for the first ti…