The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is planning to create a sector skill council (SSC) in the healthcare segment to overcome the shortage of skilled manpower.

NSDC to set up skill council in healthcare

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8,537 small industry units have been set up so far in the current financial year against the target of 33,000, contributing to almost 26 per cent. Besides, the sector witnessed a total investment of Rs 756 crore vis-&agrave;-vis target of Rs 2,500 crore, putting the actual funds flow at over 30 per cent.

UP meets one-fourth of its small industries' target for FY12

Diverse listing concessions to get custom; aim to break even in first five years.

BSE platform for SMEs from September

The organisation has trained 6,122 Dalit and tribal youths in entrepreneurship development.

CII members to step up sourcing from Dalit-owned SMEs

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Punjab are in a bind due to the escalating cost of power. The state government proposes to levy a cross-subsidy over the open access (the industry draws power from outside the state at a tariff that is lower than the prevailing power tariff in the state).

Punjab units hit by high power costs

We had cleared goods to Special Economic Zone (SEZ) from our factory under ARE-1 without duty payment, but we could not get a re-warehousing certificate within the 45-day time limit.

'Drawback denial on exports to Nepal not valid in certain circumstances'

The hand tools cluster at Jalandhar and Ludhiana, the majority of whose units are in the MSME sector, is likely to get a shot in the arm with the setting up of common facility centres (CFCs).

Facility centres to boost punjab hand tool industry

The Bombay Stock Exchange&rsquo;s new exchange for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will go on live in September 2011. The exchange has set a target of roping in 500 members and breaking even in five years. In an interaction with T E Narasimhan, Lakshman Gugulothu, chief executive officer, BSE SME Exchange, talks about the salient features of the exchange.

Q&A: Lakshman Gugulothu, CEO, BSE SME

With the Andhra Pradesh government focusing on large and very large industries, there has been a sharp decline in new small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the state during the past decade.

AP sees decline in new SMEs

Often, people living on the margins of society don&rsquo;t need path-breaking innovations to improve the quality of life. They need simple innovations that will make their daily life easier, and a number of social entrepreneurs have come up with precisely such innovations.

Low-cost innovations make life easier for rural poor

The Sigaddi growth centre, being developed by the government-owned State Infrastructure and Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarakhand Limited (Sidcul), has hit a roadblock due to the steep hike in the prices of industrial plots &mdash; a move that has been criticised by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.

Sigaddi growth centre hits roadblock

For claim of duty drawback brand rate, positive value addition is to be achieved.

'Count only imported materials in calculating value addition'

In a bid to provide a level playing field to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the Union Ministry of Information Technology is evaluating a proposal to reserve 10 per cent of IT-enabled projects for SMEs across the country.

Smaller units to benefit from e-governance

IT entrepreneurs in Orissa have called for scaling up the capacity of the incubation facility at the city centre of the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), expediting work on the proposed STPI at Balasore and giving an opportunity to local entrepreneurs to set up new STPIs in the public-private partnership (PPP) mode.

IT entrepreneurs seek increase in incubation capacity

Gas manufacturers in Punjab are unhappy about the high cost of power, which is rendering them uncompetitive in the region.

Punjab gas industry rues high power cost

Tractor manufacturers in the northern region have told their component suppliers to upgrade their technology and ensure better resource management to sustain existing margins.

Tractor makers urge vendors to gear up

Malini Choudhary is among the new breed of entrepreneurs that is ready to invest in the remote hill areas of Uttarakhand, where industrialisation has remained a distant dream.

Industries reach Uttarakhand hills

We import aluminum scrap and recycle it into ingots. We sell the recycled ingots locally in the domestic market after charging sales tax.

'Refund of SAD is allowed if imported goods are resold'

In order to achieve sustainable rates of growth and enhance their competitiveness, SMEs in the northern region are gearing up to apply various lean manufacturing techniques under a scheme initiated by the Union ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME).

SMEs unveil moves to be more competitive

In a bid to create an ecosystem of both large and small companies in the chemical and engineering industries, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) is developing specific zones for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in these two sectors.

GIDC to develop chemical, engineering zones

The government recently released a discussion paper on permitting foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail chains like those run by Wal-Mart and Carrefour around the world. Amit Ladsaria, director of Kolkata-based Turtle Ltd, a manufacturer and marketer of branded apparel, spoke to Swati Garg on this issue as well as about growth and sustainability for smaller apparel players in an increasingly globalised market.

Q&A: Amit Ladsaria, Director, Turtle Ltd

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