West Bengal

January 15, 2013

Matigara potters seek automation

Tags: Matigara, Darjeeling, West Bengal, pottery, industry, automation, production, products, quality

Potters in Darjeeling's Matigara town, in West Bengal, are seeking automation of the industry. Clay pottery in Matigara is, at present, entirely dependent on labour, which is affecting the quality of products, according to local potters.

January 11, 2013

Birbhum food processing hub struggling to grow

Tags: Birbhum, food processing, West Bengal, industry, Government, support, raw material, availability, decline, growth

Food processing units in West Bengal’s Birbhum district are lagging behind due to unavailability of raw material and government support. There are over 170 micro units in the district, employing about 1000 people. These units largely manufacture jam and jelly products.

January 10, 2013

West Bengal's new industrial policy likely Jan 15

Tags: West Bengal, New Industrial Policy, mamata banerjee, Trinamool Congress, Bengal Leads Summit, Haldia, Partha Chatterjee, FICCI, Jyoti Basu

Mamata Banerjee's government in West Bengal is likely to announce its new industrial policy Jan 15, a Trinamool Congress minister said in Kolkata on Wednesday.

January 10, 2013

Daspur artificial jewellery hub losing shine

Tags: West Bengal, Daspur, industry, artificial jewellery, Government, support, Micro, units, upgradation, innovation

The famed artificial jewellery industry at Daspur in West Bengal’s West Medinipur district is fast losing its charm. Lack of upgradation and lack of support from the government to the industrialists are being cited as the major reasons for its decline.

January 02, 2013

No scope for Kaliaganj mustard oil trade outside WB

Tags: Kaliaganj, West Bengal, mustard oil, seeds, cakes, Government, opportunities, trade, scope, platform, subsidies

The mustard oil-manufacturing units in Kaliaganj, West Bengal, have been unable to find customers outside the boundaries of the state. Traders in the state rue this lack of trade opportunities.

December 18, 2012

Bengal needs to do more to help SMEs grow

Tags: West Bengal, industries, smes, ASSOCHAM, Rajkumar Dhoot, industrial estates, industrial parks

Observing that setting up big industrial units in West Bengal was a "big challenge", industry chamber Assocham Tuesday said the way ahead for the state was to set up industrial estates and parks to help SMEs grow.

December 13, 2012

Purulia shellac industry declining

Tags: shellac, crop, West Bengal, Purulia, Government, support, training, farmers, seeds, yield, exports, restrictions, industry

The shellac manufacturing industry in the city of Purulia, West Bengal, is shrinking at a very fast pace. The reason for the decline is the lack of government support towards helping local industries grow.

December 07, 2012

Direct cash transfers to start in Bengal from March

Tags: Direct Cash Transfer Scheme, RBI, West Bengal, Duvvuri Subbarao, SLBC, CD ratio

The Direct Cash Transfer Scheme would be rolled out in six districts of West Bengal from March 1, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor said Thursday.

November 30, 2012

Building lobby urges Bengal to repeal urban land ceiling act

Tags: West Bengal, CREDAI, Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, Lalit Jain, Partha Chatterjee, FAR, mamata banerjee

Contrary to the West Bengal government's claim that land was not an "issue" for industrial development in the state, CREDAI, the apex body for the country's private real estate developers, Thursday said the state should repeal its urban land ceiling act.

October 03, 2012

Assocham recommends measures to tap fisheries potential

Tags: ASSOCHAM, CAGR, D.S. Rawat, Fishery, Aquaculture, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka

India's fish production is set to cross 13 million tonnes by 2016 from the current nine million tonnes, says a study by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM).

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West Bengal

Matigara potters seek automation

Birbhum food processing hub struggling to grow

West Bengal's new industrial policy likely Jan 15

Daspur artificial jewellery hub losing shine

No scope for Kaliaganj mustard oil trade outside WB

Bengal needs to do more to help SMEs grow

Purulia shellac industry declining

Direct cash transfers to start in Bengal from March

Building lobby urges Bengal to repeal urban land ceiling act

Assocham recommends measures to tap fisheries potential

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