India's toy exports slip to $152.34 mn in 2023-24; need strategy to push it: GTRI reportIndia's toy exports saw a slight decline to USD 152.34 million in 2023-24 from USD 153.89 million the previous year. Despite quality contro...
07 May, 2024, 04.23 PM IST
Domestic toy makers’ tie ups with Snapdeal, Walmart in pipeline: GovtThe Indian government announced plans for tie-ups with international toy giants like Snapdeal and Walmart. The announcement comes amid Indi...
05 Feb, 2024, 11.36 PM IST
Govt, global retailers, domestic toy makers to discuss ways to promote toy exports from IndiaThis event brings together key industry stakeholders, renowned international companies, and leading Indian manufacturers to explore the imm...
07 Jul, 2023, 07.51 PM IST
Toy industry needs to think big to boost manufacturing, exports: Commerce Ministry"Their revenues have grown, but to become a unicorn (companies having valuation of over USD 1 billion), the industry has to reach to anothe...
05 Jul, 2022, 07.35 PM IST
Flipkart JV to bring Toys"R"Us to online customers in IndiaFor over 70 years, Toys"R"Us has been a global leader in the toy category. It generated more than USD 2 billion in global retail sales annu...
08 Jun, 2021, 03.15 PM IST
India holds export potential in toy sector, says Commerce Secretary Anup Wadhawan"Toy manufacturing clusters should be developed by State Governments to attract international players to set up their manufacturing base in...
01 Mar, 2021, 11.24 PM IST
IKEA to increase sourcing of toys from IndiaThe company, which currently sources only cotton-based soft toys from India, is also exploring to expand in some other categories such as w...
28 Feb, 2021, 02.04 PM IST
PM Modi asks toy manufacturers to use less plastic, more eco-friendly materialInaugurating the first India Toy Fair 2021, Modi said, "We have to become Aatmanirbhar in the toy sector and also cater to the global marke...
27 Feb, 2021, 03.24 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate India Toy Fair todayThe Fair will be held from February 27 to March 2, 2021. It aims to bring together all stakeholders including buyers, sellers, students, te...
27 Feb, 2021, 07.49 AM IST
Foxconn of toy world to set up India's first toy cluster in KarnatakaIndia imports USD 1.2 billion worth of toys annually, mostly from China and the toy cluster being developed is to raise domestic manufactur...
26 Feb, 2021, 06.55 PM IST
India likely to be Ikea’s top market for children’s rangeIkea said its products are also compliant with the BIS standards but its suppliers do not have the BIS marking yet.
26 Feb, 2021, 11.19 AM IST
Government approves eight toy manufacturing clusters worth Rs 2,300 croreThe government has approved eight toy manufacturing clusters at a cost of Rs 2,300 crore to boost India’s traditional toys industry.These c...
22 Feb, 2021, 09.47 AM IST
First India Toy Fair to be held virtually from Feb 27 to Mar 2: GovtAccording to officials, it is the first ever digitally accessible exhibition and platform which will provide an opportunity to explore and ...
12 Feb, 2021, 12.23 PM IST
SCALE committee working to up localisation, component manufacturing, says Piyush GoyalGoyal also said that the government has taken steps such as raising import duty and issuing quality control order to promote the toys indus...
11 Feb, 2021, 07.18 PM IST
UP govt receives 92 applications from domestic toy manufacturersThis comes days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Mann Ki Baat address said India could become a big toy production hub.
01 Sep, 2020, 04.42 PM IST
National toy fair, toy labs, Indian-themed toys in the offingThe government is also deliberating forming producers’ companies for all the clusters and link all the clusters and artisans with them.
30 Aug, 2020, 10.48 PM IST
- Government assures support to toy industry to compete with China
Amidst "dumping" of consumer products by China, MSME Minister Virbhadra Singh on Saturday assured all support to the Rs 6,000 crore Indian ...
02 Jul, 2011, 05.00 PM IST