Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
Leslie D'Monte / New Delhi May 19, 2009, 0:35 IST In the four states of Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan, over 70 per cent of small scale industry (SSI) units using improved technology showed substantial quality improvement, according to a study published this April by the Society for Economic and …
Bishnu Dash / Bhubaneswar April 14, 2009, 0:50 IST With a view to meeting the infrastructure needs of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the state, the Orissa government plans to set up exclusive industrial parks for these units. The proposed industrial parks will come up in major …
The vast majority of jobs in the private sector of Pakistan are generated in the small enterprise sector. Update Asian Development Bank (ADB) studies shows that small enterprises, comprising 1-4 people, employ almost 95 percent of the total labour force. On the other hand, Pakistan has an insignificant "medium" sector …
Vikas Sharma / Chandigarh March 31, 2009, 0:34 IST Irked by the lackadaisical attitude of the Punjab government, small and medium scale industrialists in Mohali have demanded that the state government should foster the growth of clusters in the area to help industries tide over the ongoing recessionary phase. Mohali …
E S Sudheendra Prasad There are people who are taking to planting areca following the success of the industry, despite a slump in the prices of areca. At a time when the price of areca has come crashing down, there are still those who have found ways to make use …
GUWAHATI, March 9 - Several entrepreneurs of the State were felicitated and awards presented for their contribution towards economic development of the region at a function held recently at Shilpgram, Sankardeva Kalakshetra here, a press release said. Organised jointly by the Union Government
Industry reluctant, regulators lax The only hiccup in implementing a wide scale, cfl -based energy-saving programme in India is mercury, a small but essential component of the lamp. Mercury is a proven neurotoxin. Inhaling mercury vapours can severely damage the respiratory tract. Sore throat, coughing, pain or tightness in the …
Agartala, Dec 2: In a bid to improve self-employment opportunities and upgrade the skills of poor sections of the society, the Tripura government has announced to launch an ambitious project worth Rs 5 crore to be implemented through Self Help Groups (SHGs). Official sources here today said Tripura was the …
A UN body has asked India to modify a Rs 6,000-crore cluster development scheme for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), making them shoulder corporate social responsibilities, including environment-related issues. The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) suggested the government that it should
A combination of high tax structure, debatable import duty policies, age-old legislations, lack of duty protection coupled with the overall economic slow down, presents a grim outlook for the plastics industry
Fearing heavy loss after the notice from the Commissioner of Taxes regarding imposition of the sales tax on the packaged drinking water units across the State, the units are now planning a complete shut down or shifting the business to the other NE States. Uncertainty looms over the future of …
Bishnu Dash / Bhubaneswar September 08, 2008, 5:45 IST The Orissa government is planning to restructure the Orissa Small Industries Corporation (OSIC), a government-owned corporation charged with the responsibility of promoting small scale industries (SSIs) in the state. The directorate of industries has already sent a proposal for restructuring of …
The decade of the 1990s was marked by considerable deregulation of the industrial economy through delicensing and dereservations. The problem of sickness in small-scale industries is due to under-utilisation of capacity caused by shortage of working capital, lack of demand, non-availability of raw materials, technological obsolescence, absence of organised market …
Bamboo is an important natural resource in the socio-economic, cultural, ecological and functional context with 1500 well documented uses. Having high strength, elasticity and wear resisting characteristics, it grows rapidly and matures in a short period (3-5 years) with high yield, easy to manage, strong in regeneration, lasts for long …
Restriction on barrel sale of diesel hits SSIs Shyam Ranganathan CHENNAI: The recent diesel shortage and the decision to restrict barrel sale by oil marketing companies in the city are having an adverse effect on small-scale industries, according to entrepreneurs. R. Namasivayam, who owns an aluminium die-casting plant, says that …
The National Small Industries Corporation Limited was set up in 1955 with a view to support, aid and foster the growth of Small Scale Industries in the country. Since then, it has been assisting the Small Scale sector through a number of schemes designed to set up and assist their …
