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Kashmiri handicrafts: Arts and crafts nurtured for centuries
Ghulam Abbas | 15 May, 2012
Jammu and Kashmir is not only home to the vast cultural and ethnic diversity but also the heaven for arts and crafts that have been carefully nurtured for the centuries.
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Cost-effective marketing secrets of SME marketing experts
Myles Anderson | 14 May, 2012
Whether your business is old or new, you can't stop advertising your product or service. And for most starters, small business marketing often mean cold calling potential buyers and making walk-in clients very satisfied. But are these small business marketing ideas still effective in this day and age? Or is Internet marketing becoming the next norm for small or big business.
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As China dumps in India's solar market, domestic industry shrivels
Richa Sharma | 07 May, 2012
India's National Solar Mission may be offering huge opportunities to global players but the domestic solar industry is bleeding owing to poor policy and stiff competition from foreign companies, especially the Chinese.
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DISHA: A mission to strengthen ethical sourcing for apparel trade in India
Sameer Pushp | 03 May, 2012
Recognizing the important linkages between ethical trade and economic growth, the Ministry of Textiles Government of India, asked Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) to work on the compliance code for ethical sourcing for the Apparel Exports from India.
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A small step towards dignity of labour
Sarita Brara | 01 May, 2012
May 1st is International Labour Day. There was a need for Indian model of inclusive innovation that focused on the poor and the common man.
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Soft skills development: An integral component of HRD
Dr. K. Parameswaran | 27 Apr, 2012
Come summer and we see a rush of summer schools coming up even in the smaller towns in India. These schools offer short term training to school and college students in everything from acupuncture to horticulture!
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Bloggers: Latest brand ambassadors to sell products
Azera Parveen Rahman | 24 Apr, 2012
A friend asks you to try a product she vouches for. Chances are you will go ahead and buy it the next time you see it on the store shelf. It's all about credibility - a factor that's making brands turn to a new medium, blogging, to market their products.
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Failure to tackle green issues could hurt growth: Ecologists
Mithun Dasgupta | 24 Apr, 2012
The Indian government's failure to formulate effective policies to address environmental issues would risk causing economic growth to lag, warn environmentalists.
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Small and medium enterprise insurance
Nasreen Haque | 17 Apr, 2012
While the headlines usually cover large enterprises, the truth is that SME accounts for the vast majority of any nation's businesses: from Egypt to the United Kingdom, nearly 98 percent of all businesses are SMEs. Most insurance brokers receive the majority of their revenue from small and medium enterprise insurance.
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Pak fashion fraternity eyes franchises, collaborations in India
Priyanka Sharma | 16 Apr, 2012
Pakistan's fashion fraternity has welcomed India and Pakistan's decision to open more trade routes and hope to expand their reach by collaborating with Indian wholesalers, brands and opening retail outlets in New Delhi.
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