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First ever handloom buyer-seller meet kicks off in Bihar
The
first state Level buyer-seller meet for handlooms
under 'Integrated Handloom Development Scheme
(IHDS)' interventions in Bihar, was organized
at Hotel Maurya Patna during 8-10 August 2009.
The event was attended by around 15 buyers/exporters
that have strong marketing linkages with developed
market like USA and Europe. Some of the prominent
buyers attending the event were from Canada,
Dubai and Bangladesh. In addition to the buyers
coming from abroad, many exporters located in
Ahmedabad and Delhi also attended this three
days event.
A website www.handloomsofbihar.com was published
on the public domain on this occasion. The website
showcases the profiles, products and contact
details of the handloom clusters. This initiative
shall facilitate an online outreach for the
handloom products of Bihar at a global platform,
besides the trade linkages provided by buyers
attended the meet physically.
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More employment in Industrial units for unemployed
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To give employment to the youths in the Industrial units, the Punjab Government has implemented the policies for the development of medium and small scale industries. The State Government has adopted the cluster development approach. .
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Budget
offer tax sops to cluster development :-
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The Union budget propose tax benefits to cluster development
projects in line with the benefits accorded to Special Economic
Zones (SEZ).
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Nagaland
Khadi Cluster to Sponsor 250 Beneficiaries :-
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Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur Maongwati Aier who is also
the chairman for District Khadi Cluster Committee in his
chairman’s remark stated that Nagaland state is a
unique state where traditional industries had been in existence
for the past hundred years.
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Potential
for Setting up Fabrication Facility in Thuvakkudi Identified
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The Micro Small Medium Enterprises Development
Institute (MSME-DI), Chennai, has identified the potential
for formation of a fabrication engineering cluster in the
Thuvakkudi industrial estate near here.
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Malda
Received Funds of Rs 9.62 Lakh from the Centre and Rs 1.2
Lakh From the State for Handloom Industry Growth :-
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The Malda district has formed a cluster
of 350 weavers at Sat-tari village in English Bazaar block
for the development of the handloom industry. The district
authorities have received funds of Rs 9.62 lakh from the Centre
and Rs 1.2 lakh from the state for this project out of a proposed
estimate
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World
Bank Approves US$5 Million for Agriculture Development in
Haiti :-
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The World Bank Group's Board of Directors
approved a US$5 million grant to strengthen Haiti's agriculture
management and support its sustainable development. "This
project aims to support Haiti's agriculture public sector
reform," said Yvonne Tsikata, World Bank country director
for
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CII-Southern
Region Proposes Auto Sector Group to UNIDO :-
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Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
Southern Region proposed the formation of the Automotive Sector
Group to UNIDO at a meeting organised by the CII along with
UNIDO in Chennai. Mr J N Amrolia, Chairman, International
Business Promotion & Networking Task Force, CII - Southern
Region,
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Rwanda:
Silk Cluster Meets to Contribute to Textile Sector Strategy
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The Minister of Agriculture and Animal
resources, Christophe Bazivamo, explained that sericulture
will not only play a central role in the textile industry
strategy, but can also help to diversify the country's exports.
"Rwanda should seek to emulate the rapid growth of Morocco's
silk cluster which
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| ENERGY
& ENVIRONMENT ISSUES |
Harness
technology to address energy and environmental issues :-
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Energy,
economy and environment are unequivocally crucial issues
dominating the international agenda at any global platform
today. If we holistically view these three Es-economy, energy
and environment-our economy can both be dynamic and robust,
while becoming increasingly energy-efficient as well as
both environmentally and climate friendly.
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Clean
Energy Bill Will Bring Dynamic Change in energy production
and consumption: Environmental Protection Agency :-
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The Environmental Protection Agency
said that it supports the proposed American Clean Energy
and Security Act, saying that it "transforms the structure
of energy production and consumption." The bill, which
was passed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee in
May, takes steps
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Ban
Launches UN Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change :-
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today launched a new group consisting
of business leaders and experts who will advise him on energy
and climate change challenges, particularly in identifying
key issues in the run-up to the major United Nations conference
to be held in Copenhagen in December.
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UNIDO,
ISO Reinforce Partnership for Sustainable Development :-
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The Director-General of the United Nations
Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Kandeh K. Yumkella,
and the Secretary General of the International Organization
for Standardization (ISO), Rob Steele, signed a memorandum
of understanding in Vienna. UNIDO and ISO have a long
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Need
to Establish Statewide Wind Standards to Generate 2,000 Megawatts
of Wind Power by 2020 :-
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As noted recently in The Eagle, now
that Gov. Patrick has established an ambitious timetable for
Massachusetts to generate 2,000 megawatts of wind power by
2020, it need to make sure the approval process for wind energy
projects is efficient and streamlined while simultaneously
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India
should look at Generating Cheaper Power :-
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India should look at generating cheaper
power and private companies need to collaborate with the department
of atomic energy to manufacture equipment for this segment
so that costs come down. "Our scientists need to change
the way they did research by identifying technologically tangible
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| INFORMATION
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY |
Alibaba.com Surpasses 1 Million SME Members in India :-
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Alibaba.com, the world’s largest
B2B e-commerce company, today announced that it had surpassed
the 1 million (10 lakhs) member milestone in India. With more
than 40,000 Indian small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs)
joining every month, Alibaba.com’s global online marketplace
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Indian
IT Plugs into a Growing Market of Small and Midsize Enterprises
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Bharat Goenka, managing director of
the Bangalore-based Tally Solutions, is fond of repeating
his late father's vision for the organization. In that vision,
S.S. Goenka acknowledged only two types of businesses in India:
Those that used Tally software and those that one day would.
With the recent launch
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Cyber
Security Agency Ties up with British Firm :-
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The government agency in charge of cyber security signed an
agreement with British IT and communication solutions provider
BT for enhancing computer security and technology sharing.
"This MoU (memorandum of understanding) will help in
capacity development, particularly in training our
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Thailand
Plans ICT Community Centre Roll-Out :-
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Thailand’s Ministry of Information
and Communication Technology (MICT) has announced plans to
build community ICT centres in all districts across the country,
pending budget approval of 400 million baht (US$11.7 million)
from central government. The ICT centres will be open to all
citizens, regardless of age
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UNIDO,
HP Launch New Training Centres in Africa and Middle East to
Expand GET-IT Education Programme :-
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The United Nations Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO) and the technology company HP announced
opening of 20 additional training centres in Africa and the
Middle East to expand HP’s youth entrepreneurship and
IT education programme. The new centres, part of the
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Only
6 Percent of PC-Owning SMBs in India Advertise Online
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Indian online advertising is yet to
tab the SMB market as only six percent of PC- owning Small
and Medium Businesses (SMBs) advertise online. The spending
on online advertising by these SMBs, however, is expected
to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 27 percent, as
per a report.
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| INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPRs) |
IPR awareness drive planned
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With a view to promote more patents from different universities of the state, the state's Council of Science and Technology (CST) has initiated a plan to spread awareness regarding the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) cell. For setting up an IPR cell in the Allahabad University, CST has allocated a seed money of Rs 25,000 to it.
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Now
is the Time for India to Realise IPR Values – Panelists
at Bangalore Bio 2009 Businesswire India :-
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Panelists at the session on “
IP Management, Licensing and Valuation” on the final
day of Bangalore Bio 2009 opined that India has just entered
a phase of not only filing more and more IPRs, but also realising
the true values of IPs. According to them: India has unparalleled
opportunity in
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UNCTAD
to Create Awareness for GI Registration :-
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The importance of geographical indication
is known to all not just as a certification that the product
possesses certain qualities, or enjoys a certain reputation
but also because it increases the profitability of local manufacturers.
The law was enacted as part of a deal under the TRIPS
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EU
Seeks Greater Commitment on IPR from India :-
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The European Union (EU) is pressing
for a greater level of commitment on intellectual property
rights (IPR) protection from India in the ongoing negotiations
on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two. This has
raised concerns in India over access to cheap medicines and
agricultural
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Kutchi
Craftsmen Apply For Geographical Patent Indicator
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The Kutchi weavers, Jamnagar bandhini
artisans and Ajrak printing craftsmen, who are trying to protect
their traditional knowledge by patenting them under the Geographical
Indication Act (GIA) will soon join the league of the traditional
embroiders of Kutch. These traditional embroiders have got
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Lebanon
Still Fails to Properly Enforce Intellectual Property Rights
Law :-
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Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) adviser at the Economy
and Trade Ministry Wissam al-Amil blamed the government on
Tuesday for its carelessness in enforcing the laws pertaining
to IPR in Lebanon, saying that more efforts are needed in
this aspect. "Lebanon is one of the first countries
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Southern
States See Surge in Applications for Geographic Indication
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India & Pakistan is once again in
conflict with the territory of the Sozani embriodery. Above
Rs 400 crores of ventures are at risk. Pakistan had gone in
opposition with the Jammu & Kashmir artisans' and proposed
applications for Geographical Indication (GI) status in 2006.
While latter giving its consent
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| MICRO,
SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSMEs) |
Design
Clinics, a Multi-Disciplinary Team of Experts will Give Solutions
to Diagnosed Problems in Design at NID :-
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The institute will soon set up Design
Clinics to mentor design. If a design is found to be sick
and not up to the mark with industry requirement, these clinics
will take up the task. "In Design Clinics, a multi-disciplinary
team of experts will give solutions to diagnosed design problems
and suggest remedial
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SME
Business Model in Focus as Slowdown Hits Big Players :-
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Over the past year, the global economic
crisis has put the spotlight on many large companies. With
India not being spared of the impact, large establishments
have attempted to tackle this crisis in their own ways. Amid
all this, SMEs are increasingly being brought into focus on
account of their
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SCCI
Hosts Inaugural Meeting of the SME Support Initiative :-
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The meeting provides essential tools
and other support facilities for the small and medium enterprise
sector to improve its ability to leverage investment opportunities
expand its reach and achieve its development and investment
goals; and contribute in strengthening and diversifying the
national economy.
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Workshop
aimed at identifying SME businesses was Organized by
‘UBA' :-
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The workshop was aimed at identifying
SME businesses and providing them with tools and entrepreneurial
skills to enable them develop their businesses, generate employment
and create wealth for Ghanaians. The focus areas during these
workshops included skills and enhancement and development,
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Fashionista Lifestyle Exhibition - Raipur
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Retail India Fest 2009|
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Yarnex 2009
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eINDIA
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MSME Conclave 2009
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