Why footwear makers and exporters are divided over quality standardsWhile all stakeholders say the quality control order is beneficial for the industry, manufacturers say the implementation is trampling over...
04 Nov, 2023, 09.52 AM IST
From Dongguan to Agra: How China+1 sentiment has given a leg up to India's leather industryThe leather and footwear industry in India has started reaping the benefits of the global trend to diversify the supply chain from China.
03 Jun, 2023, 09.34 AM IST
Agra shoemakers squeezed by costs, fading demandAgra has been India's biggest shoe making centre since the Mughals ruled from the city centuries ago. The local industry, which employs 400...
02 Jun, 2022, 06.47 AM IST
UP committed to becoming favourite investment destination across globe: Yogi Adityanath"Under able guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modiji, UP is committed to become a favourite investment destination across the globe. The ...
06 Nov, 2020, 04.14 PM IST
Leather manufacturers, traders urge govt to impose anti-dumping duty on Chinese footwear“Even though the import duty on footwear was increased to 35% in 2019, the flow of Chinese footwear has not come down a bit,” Ramesh Juneja...
23 Jun, 2020, 04.59 PM IST
Tanneries in tatters: Country’s leather sector on the verge of collapseWith payments worth crores stuck overseas, the Indian leather sector has been hit hard by the economic fallout of the pandemic. Without gov...
18 Jun, 2020, 11.38 AM IST
Will jobs actually be top of mind when India casts its vote in this Lok Sabha elections?ET Magazine reporters travelled to trade and industry hubs across the country to find out.
31 Mar, 2019, 02.55 PM IST
What BJP should do to win Uttar Pradesh in upcoming Lok Sabha pollsBJP must make an offer to UP voters to rise above caste and religion, but its supporters may not like it.
17 Jul, 2018, 01.56 PM IST
Agra’s shoemakers, handicraft traders and silver dealers yet to recover from "DeMonic" shock"The decision (note ban) was right but preparation and implementation were poor. Then GST added salt to our wounds. It is like a patient ha...
05 Nov, 2017, 09.43 AM IST
Will the Environment Ministry order really ruin leather and meat processing industries?The meat industry will be happy if buffalo is removed from the definition of cattle, as the bulk of its exports is buffalo meat, unlike lea...
04 Jun, 2017, 06.26 AM IST
West Uttar Pradesh gears up to cast its vote on an angry noteThe impact of note bandi is likely to be felt across the poll-bound region, home to several clusters of craft-driven local industries.
06 Feb, 2017, 02.50 PM IST
How a small vegan community is trying to create thriving businesses in a dairy-obsessed IndiaA large part of the world alleges that veganism is nothing more than a fad. Only that this fad seems to be gaining popularity by the day.
22 Dec, 2015, 05.17 PM IST
Taiyaba, 10, with heart ailment gets PM Narendra Modi's healing touchTaiyaba chanced upon PM's 'mann ki baat' programme and asked her family how the PM can be approached. “The doctor who treated her encourage...
22 May, 2015, 12.00 PM IST
Inspiring stories of Dalit millionairesThe book is a collection of profiles of 15 Dalit entrepreneurs who have braved both societal and business pressures to carve out profitable...
06 May, 2014, 12.27 PM IST
How Nayantara Sood's shoe label 'Taramay' is changing the notion about Indian luxury brandsA luxury brand in Indian footwear is almost unheard of, but Nayantara Sood is determined to succeed with Taramay, her Indian shoe label.
24 Sep, 2012, 08.50 AM IST
- Khadim's establishing a firm footprint in the market
KM Khadim & Co Ltd was a nondescript footwear shop at Chitpur in Kolkata, one among the hundreds of outlets that dotted eastern India’s foo...
24 Feb, 2010, 12.29 AM IST
- FootMart to invest Rs 80 cr to quadruple outlets
FootMart Retail, a joint venture between footwear maker Liberty Shoes and retail giant Pantaloon Retail, is planning to invest Rs 80 crore ...
27 Nov, 2007, 04.02 PM IST