Delhi News

SME News, Monday, May 06, 2013
NEW DELHI: The GEF–UNIDO Cleantech Project, a collaborative project of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) with the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), was launched by Naoko Ishii, ...

SME News, Monday, May 06, 2013
NEW DELHI: During an interactive meeting on ‘Japan’s revival and the Japan-India Global Strategic Partnership’ organized by FICCI in New Delhi on Saturday Japan's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso said, “ Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to ...

SME News, Monday, May 06, 2013
NEW DELHI: Only the carpet area and nothing else will be recognised in the forthcoming housing regulatory bill proposed by the government, Arun Kumar Misra, Secretary, Ministry for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) said at an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi on ...

By: Gopi Arora, SME News, Saturday, Apr 27, 2013
  NEW DELHI: To celebrate the World IP Day 2013, FICCI in association with Intellectual Property India and Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) organized a ‘Conference on IP Creation, Protection & Exploitation: A Way Forward’ in New Delhi on ...

SME News, Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Cabinet decided to merge Pragati Power Corporation Ltd (PPCL) and Indraprastha Power Generation Co Ltd (IPGCL) into a single company. With this move, it anticipates enhanced power generation. With this merger, the functional aspects of both entities will be streamlined ...

SME News, Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013
NEW DELHI: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has offered a prescription to rid society of its ills and push up the growth rate of the economy.     “Women power needs to be recognized and harnessed by handing over CSR functions of a company to a woman family member of an ...

SME News, Monday, Mar 25, 2013
NEW DELHI: The Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken said that the government is planning to establish of a strict real estate regulator. The government plans to set up such a regulator in a bid to punish developers, displaying false advertisements on properties, with a jail ...

SME News, Friday, Mar 22, 2013
NEW DELHI: In a bid for rehabilitating slum residents and offering basic amenities to them, the government plans to establish a monitoring node for allied schemes. The Slum Upgradation Index planned shall look into implementation of slum upliftment measures across cities and states in ...

SME News, Thursday, Mar 21, 2013
NEW DELHI: Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma-chaired Board of Trade (BoT) shall meet for reviewing the export performance of the economy in light of non-conducive conditions marring Western trade markets. Countries such as UK and USA are responsible for about 30 per cent offshore ...

SME News, Thursday, Mar 21, 2013
NEW DELHI: Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal opined that internet services must be tapped as a tool to gain empowerment instead of negative usage. Sibal made the statement at Big Tent Activate Summit organized by Google.     The Minister believes that constant monitoring on ...

SME News, Thursday, Mar 21, 2013
NEW DELHI:  Delhi's per capita annual income has risen by nearly 16 percent to Rs.2.01 lakh in 2012-13 over the previous fiscal, said the government's Economic Survey.   According to the survey tabled on Tuesday in the Delhi assembly, per capita income rose from ...

SME News, Thursday, Mar 21, 2013
NEW DELHI:  The Essar and the Bharti Group have expressed regret over summons of a Delhi court on Tuesday to produce their top brass in a case relating to alleged irregularities in allotting excess telecom airwaves.   Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Judge O.P. ...

SME News, Thursday, Mar 21, 2013
NEW DELHI:  With an eye to the Delhi assembly elections scheduled for later this year, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday presented a Rs.37,450 crore budget for 2013-14 fiscal with no fresh taxes.   The budget allots Rs.16,000 crore for plan expenditure, Rs.21,000 crore ...

SME News, Thursday, Mar 21, 2013
NEW DELHI:  The FICCI on Wednesday said it has signed a pact with the Taiwan External Trade Development Council to facilitate temporary duty-free admission of goods between India and Taiwan.   Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry vice president Sidharth ...

SME News, Thursday, Mar 21, 2013
NEW DELHI:  Egypt on Wednesday invited Indian investments in the country, and said it also proposes to establish a free economic zone for Indian companies.   "There is also a proposal to establish a free economic zone for the Indian side and to invite the Indian ...