'UNITEX', the largest rubber thread brand in India, has got 'OEKO-TEX International Certification', which is expected to boost its exports in various countries.

With onion prices skyrocketing to as much as Rs 85 per kg in some retail markets, the Indian government said Wednesday it has brought down customs duty on imports of the commodity to zero from 5 per cent.

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) Tuesday estimated that Karnataka has a credit flow potential of Rs.41,085 crore to the priority sector in the ensuing fiscal 2011-12.

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is planning to set up an entertainment task force to bring commerce and creativity on a single platform for the growth of the Bengali film industry.

Big enterprises need to focus on the bigger picture and long-term instead of getting carried away by the lure of quick money, Nobel laureate Professor Amartya Sen said Tuesday.

Seeking to put innovation and business at the centre of a partnership that has remained mostly defence-centric and setting a bilateral trade target of $20 billion by 2015, India and Russia Tuesday inked 19 business-related deals. They also agreed to explore the posibility of a comprehensive economic cooperation agreement.

Telecom operators Tuesday asked the government not to stop the roll-out of third generation (3G) phone services, saying they will soon come up with  a method to intercept the calls for security purposes.

The state-run National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) Tuesday said it has entered into a joint venture with the Empower Pragati Vocational and Staffing Private Limited to train more than two million people.

Automobile major Mahindra and Mahindra Tuesday launched a compact sports utility vehicle (SUV) Thar CRDe priced at Rs.5.99 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

Two-wheelers maker Vibgyor Vehicles plans to enter Nepal and African markets by March 2011, a top official of the company said here Tuesday.