Cluster Pulse bagged World Bank/SIDBI project to make energy efficient market accessible in Ankleshwar. World Bank supported by Global Environmental Facility (GEF) designed a SME energy efficiency project to be part of GEF Programmatic Framework for India.

The objective of the project is to increase adoption for energy efficiency investments in SME enterprises and to build capacities for accessing ...

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Small Business Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is planning to launch venture capital (VC) funds that amounts to 850 crore in this fiscal for extending support to small and medium enterprises. The funds are going to be great support for the buoyant domestic market of SMEs. Last year the SME market has seen 11% growth. VC funds are going to ...

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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) of Haryana and Punjab have started to focus on energy efficient measures through a number of projects. This is according to a study conducted by National Productivity Council for Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE). The body estimates that the energy saving potential of five SME clusters is 89.715 million units (MU) or 3,621 tonnes of ...

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Phulkari can also be a means of earning and this is proved by a self-help group comprising of 3000 women members. Patiala district women have learned the art of becoming economically independent. Many women working as skilled embroiderers are earning handsome money and now they draw respect from their male partners.

Jasbir Kaur (45) is one such women of ...

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It is found that SMEs, no doubt, form the backbone of our economy. Studies reveal that 90 percent of companies have less than 50 employees and more than 50 percent of exports are made by companies employing less than 20 people.

One of the most significant employment-intensive segments of the economy is comprised of MSMEs. ...

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