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Government to come out with comprehensive MSME Policy
New Delhi, Jan 9: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry has decided to come out with a comprehensive policy for MSMEs, which will be drafted by a high powered committee to be headed by former cabinet secretary Prabhat Kumar.…
Ministry launches an online initiative to engage LPG consumers and citizens
New Delhi, Jan 9: The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG) has launched an Online Initiative to engage the LPG Consumers and Citizens of India in providing efficient and citizen friendly services in LPG distribution. Following…
KPMG India’s CEO Richard Rekhy wins second term
New Delhi, Jan 9: Global consultancy firm KPMG on Friday said its India subsidiary's incumbent chief executive Richard Rekhy has been unanimously elected for a second term.
According to the company, the incumbent chief executive was…
Centre to invest Rs.52,000 Crore in Bengal Port, Road Sectors
Kolkata, Jan 9: The central government will invest around Rs.52,000 crore for strengthening the port and road infrastructure in West Bengal, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to lay the foundation of the much-awaited deep sea…
$140 bn to be invested in Railways in next Five Year Plan: Suresh Prabhu
Kolkata, Jan 9: The government has decided to pump in $140 billion in the railways in the next Five Year Plan as infrastructure investment, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu said here on Friday.
"We have taken a decision to invest $140…
Pakistan-Kabul talks in March on avoiding Double Taxation
Islamabad, Jan 9: Pakistan and Afghanistan will hold talks in March on a treaty to avoid double taxation and prevent fiscal evasion, an official said.
A draft agreement on avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion…
China Domain ‘.cn’ becomes World’s largest
Beijing, Jan 9: China's country code domain ".cn" is now the world's most commonly used, the state media reported.
It had 16.36 million users by the end of 2015, topping Germany's ".de", Xinhua cited China Internet Network Information…
Jaitley seeks east’s enhanced part in growth, pledges support to Bengal
Kolkata, Jan 9: Highlighting India's growth rate despite the global meltdown, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday called for an additional 1-1.5 percent growth to give the Indian economy a cutting edge and exuded confidence this…
Brazil’s inflation soars to 13-year high
Rio De Janeiro, Jan 9: Brazil's IBGE statistics agency announced on Friday that the country's official inflation index, IPCA, reached 10.67 percent in 2015, the highest since 2002.
The rate is way above the inflation target set for 2015,…
Rail Museum gets Eastern Railway’s First AC Electric Locomotive
Kolkata, Jan 8: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday handed over to the Regional Rail Museum in Howrah the first alternating current locomotive that joined Eastern Railway (ER) way back in 1960.
Among the first AC electric…