Explained | What’s inside India–New Zealand FTA: Tariff cuts, services push, farm safeguards & moreInd NZ FTA Agreement: India and New Zealand signed a significant free trade agreement. This pact opens doors for goods, services, and inves...
27 Apr, 2026, 04.35 PM IST
FTA with New Zealand to provide huge opportunities for Agra's leather exporters: GoyalIndia and New Zealand are set to sign a free trade agreement on April 27. This pact will significantly boost bilateral trade. Indian compan...
26 Apr, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
70% of Indian goods to enter New Zealand duty-free under FTA: Piyush GoyalIndia and New Zealand will sign a significant trade agreement on April 27. This pact aims to boost bilateral trade and improve market acces...
26 Apr, 2026, 10.58 AM IST
Commerce minister Piyush Goyal to meet exporters, industry associations on April 27Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will meet export councils and industry leaders on April 27. The meeting aims to boost India's outbound shipm...
26 Apr, 2026, 10.56 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
Indian leather shines abroad, witnesses' exports boomAs international footwear brands look to source their production needs, and with many also looking to diversify outside of China, the world...
18 Feb, 2023, 10.16 AM IST
India can increase footwear exports by 10 times in near future: GoyalGoyal said that about 7,000 small industries units are connected with the footwear sector which holds great significance to the economy and...
07 Oct, 2022, 10.55 PM IST
With US-China relations tense, Indian footwear makers are eyeing share in American marketIndia has a minuscule 1% share of the footwear market in the US, but Agra’s exporters are trying to expand their presence in the country, s...
19 Oct, 2020, 04.39 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
FDI in non-bank lenders needs to be explored for greater support to MSMEs: GadkariThe minister opined that strengthening of non-banking lenders or NBFCs, state cooperative banks, district cooperative banks, credit societi...
04 Jun, 2020, 09.15 PM IST
German shoe brand walks out of China, sets foot in AgraVon Wellx, owned by Casa Everz Gmbh, has announced the shifting of its entire production in China.
20 May, 2020, 02.05 PM 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
Shoe baron & royal: Voters will decide their fortunePakshalika Singh, from the erstwhile royal family of Bhadawar, and Nazir Ahmed, shoe baron who dominates Agra's leather industry, represent...
30 Jan, 2017, 11.38 AM IST
Leather products trade hit hard by demonetisation: ASSOCHAMThe ASSOCHAM analysis observed that leather industry in aforementioned centres has been facing grave difficulties in production activity du...
19 Dec, 2016, 01.42 PM IST
Agra to host leather, footwear components fair from November 7Around 170 manufacturers from all over India and from Germany, France, Italy, Thailand, Taiwan and Pakistan would put up stalls.
19 Oct, 2014, 02.46 PM IST
- UP government gears up for the CII Partnership Summit in Agra
UP government gears up for the CII Partnership Summit being held in Agra which would bring potential investors from India and abroad.
07 Jan, 2013, 06.21 PM IST
- Govt okays Rs 912-crore scheme for leather industry
The government on Thursday approved over Rs 912 crore for development of infrastructure in the fast growing leather industry during the 11t...
14 Aug, 2008, 04.44 PM IST