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Online lending start-up KNAB Finance raises funds from InCred, others

KNAB Finance Advisors Pvt. Ltd, a fin-tech firm that provides unsecured working capital loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has raised a little over Rs 2.5 crore in two funding rounds. Non-banking financial company (NBFC) InCred, and over a dozen individual investors including Min…

10k healthcare specialists to benefit from Care24 training programme

Mumbai-based healthcare startup, Care24 plans to train 10,000 healthcare attendants by the end of 2017. The training will be conducted under the Skill India programme started by the government. According to a release, attendants will be trained for specialised treatments such cancer care and neur…

Cabinet approves MoU between India and Sweden on IPRs cooperation

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Sweden on cooperation in the field of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs). The MoU establishes a wide ranging and flexible mechanism through which both countries can exc…

More than 200 start-up entrepreneurs to meet PM Modi

The country’s think-tank Niti Aayog is organising an event on August 17, for more than 200 start-up entrepreneurs and Chief Executives who have excelled successfully in their businesses, to interact with the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister will listen to their views regarding many issues…

Govt extends tax break for industry in hilly states till 2027

Industries in the north eastern and Himalayan states will continue to get tax exemption till March 2027, albeit as refund, under the current GST regime which was rolled out on July 1, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said. “Within the framework of the GST Act each industry will be entitled…