Event/Announcement News

SME News, Thursday, Mar 28, 2013
MUMBAI:  A 40-member business delegation, led by Indian Merchants' Chamber (IMC) president Niranjan Hiranandani, will visit China for an annual flagship event on April 8-12, an IMC official said.   IMC's annual flagship event 'India Calling China Business ...

SME News, Thursday, Mar 21, 2013
BEIJING:  Leaders of BRICS countries will consider establishing a development bank and foreign exchange reserve pool at its fifth summit, a Chinese foreign ministry official said on Wednesday.   The summit of BRICS countries, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South ...

SME News, Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013
NEW DELHI:  Noted economist Heizo Takenaka, who also serves as economic advisor to Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe, is slated to deliver a lecture in Mumbai  on March 25, organised by the think tank International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).   Takenaka has been ...

SME News, Monday, Mar 11, 2013
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala IT pavilion is getting an excellent response at the world's biggest information and communications technology event - CeBIT 2013 - being held in Hanover, according to an IT official.   In a release issued here on Saturday, IT principal secretary ...

SME News, Friday, Mar 08, 2013
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala's Ayurveda tradition has captivated visitors at ITB Berlin, the world's leading tourism trade show.   'Kerala: Home of Ayurveda' is the theme of the Kerala Tourism pavilion at this year's show in the German capital, which began on ...

SME News, Tuesday, Mar 05, 2013
NEW DELHI:  Experts and professionals in urban planning will participate in an international conference March 13-15 to improve India's cities, organisers said on Tuesday. The 11th edition of Municipalika will host over 1,000 delegates and 100 speakers from 200 cities. The ...

SME News, Friday, Mar 01, 2013
NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said that the government would set up a road regulatory authority in 2013-14 to address financial stress, construction risk and contract management in the road sector.   "Challenges not envisaged earlier including financial ...

SME News, Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013
NEW DELHI:  Over 10,000 students across India joined forces on Tuesday to unleash their creativity at the Microsoft Student AppFest, a unique coding event enabling students from colleges to develop their 'dream app' ideas alongside professionals using the latest Microsoft ...

SME News, Monday, Feb 25, 2013
NAGPUR:  In an overwhelming response, Maharashtra government's two-day 'Advantage Vidarbha-2013' conclave notched proposals worth Rs.18,500 crore on the first day here Monday.   The Memorandums of Understandings (MoU) for as many as 24 mega-investment proposals, ...

SME News, Monday, Feb 25, 2013
GANGTOK:  Greener, bigger, fresher and more wholesome than elsewhere in the country - that's how vegetables appear here, in the manicured Saramsa Gardens, the venue of the Sikkim International Flower Show, 2013.   Rows upon rows of potted vegetables flourish in what is ...

SME News, Monday, Feb 25, 2013
NASHIK:  In a bid to popularise wine, the country's first Grape Harvest Festival shall be held in India's wine capital here March 2 and 3, an organiser said Sunday.   The wine festival will include stalls from wineries, wine-tasting sessions, seminars, grape ...

SME News, Friday, Feb 22, 2013
LUCKNOW: In a bid to save the Taj Mahal from pollution, the Uttar Pradesh Government plans to develop Agra as a solar city, said a Minister on Friday.   The proposal for making Agra a solar city was approved by the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in 2009 following which the Agra ...

SME News, Thursday, Feb 21, 2013
NEW DELHI: The industry captains while discussing the new Companies Bill 2012 have raised many observations on grounds of insufficient clarity of the Bill. During a Conference on the discussion on ‘Companies Bill 2012’ organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), India Inc ...

SME News, Thursday, Feb 21, 2013
NEW DELHI: Keeping in mind the important role played by Indian MSMEs in the economic growth and with a view to enhance better technology and technology financing options for MSMEs, FICCI jointly with Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FKCCI) is organizing a seminar on ...

By: Gopi Arora, SME News, Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013
NEW DELHI: The eleventh edition of Print Pack India, which serves as platform for the printing, packaging and signage industry, is slated to kick off in Greater Noida from February 23.   The event will feature over 350 exhibits, with 70,000 visitors expected to participate.   In an ...