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Ayurveda, Backwaters identified to pomote brand Kerala
KOCHI: Identifying Tourism as an 'opportunity area' for God's Own Country, Ayurveda and the serene backwaters were picked up to build and promote brand Kerala, thus creating a 'stand alone' destination, T Balakrishnan, Additional Chief Secretary Industries and Commerce today said.
Kerala is today's...
Incremental innovation protection m...
'Patents for incremental innovations or Utility Patent Models and its benefit to Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) needs to be studied and initiated," said P H Kurian, Contr...
Global partnership to boost domesti...
Global partnership will leverage the cost of production in the business outsourcing space and add to the growth of the information technology industry in India, Pradeep Udhas, exec...
Tax sops for IT units setting up operations in rural areas
The central government on Wednesday said it is keen to provide incentives for information technology (IT) companies setting up operations in tier 2/3 cities and rural areas.
Inaugurating the two-day conference, Connect 2010, Union Minister of State for Planning and Parliamentary Affairs V. Narayana...
Surat diamantaires to explore sourcing from Zimbabwe
SURAT: A high level delegation and industry leaders of the Surat Diamond Sourcing (India) Limited (SDSL) will bw visiting Zimbabwe, the African nation to explore rough sourcing opportunities.
The delegation will consist of 25 - 30 people, including SDSL office bearers, diamond trade representatives...
Pharma industry still waiting for govt. support
The Indian pharmaceutical industry is still waiting for a solid support from the government in the form of laws and regulations to guide the industry.
Ruing the fact that so far no concrete proposals from the industry have been received by the government who might consider and put in the form of la...
CII survey shows buoyancy in SME business confidence
The first business confidence survey on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) shows buoyancy in business confidence in the sector with many firms recording higher sales and increased capacity utilisation, says Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
To help various stakeholders, including businesses ...
No increase in lending rates for now: Kochhar
Leading private lender, ICICI Bank, said on Monday that there will be no change in the lending rates as of now, but the rates will increase moderately over the next year.
"Right now we are not going to increase interest rates. But loans will gradually become costlier over the next year with demand ...