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Capital goods boom, apparel bust: India's manufacturing growth is concentrated where it creates the fewest jobsIndia's industrial growth shows a worrying divide. Capital-intensive sectors driven by domestic demand are performing well. However, labor-...
Relief now, risk later? ECLGS 5.0 aims to ease MSME stress, industry flags risks in moratorium termsECLGS 5.0 is meant to cushion MSMEs from the impact of the US-Iran war, but will it really help small businesses, industry questions.
India’s trade map enters a world that’s threatened by missiles & bombsIndia's ambitious trade deals are now facing their crucial test. Agreements signed with countries like the UK and Oman are in transition. W...
Leather, footwear boost in Budget 2025 to aid manufacturing, exports, job creation: GovtThe Union Budget 2025 introduces a product scheme focused on the footwear and leather sectors, aiming to enhance domestic manufacturing, ex...
Focused product scheme for footwear, leather sectors to boost mfg, exports, job creation: Vimal AnandThe Union Budget 2025 announces a focused product scheme to boost the footwear and leather sectors by enhancing credit access, rationalisin...
Budget 2025: Shoes to walk the 'Make in India' talkIndia's budget features incentives for labor-intensive manufacturing sectors, including footwear, leather, and toys, to bolster domestic pr...
Union Budget 2025: Government to launch national manufacturing mission to boost 'Make in India'India's 2025-26 Budget proposes a National Manufacturing Mission to boost 'Make in India' with policy support for industries, including MSM...
Budget 2025: FM Sitharaman announces scheme to make India a global hub for toysFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted initiatives through which the government will undertake specific policy and facilitation me...
Leather exporters seek national policy to attract investments, create jobs, boost shipmentsCLE Executive Director R Selvam said that the sector needs a national policy as it is a labour-intensive sector, which employs about 4.4 mi...
Shoe is on the other foot: India slips in footwear exports as Bangladesh gets a firm footingIndia has made a mark in the leather footwear segment, but customer preference is now shifting towards non-leather shoes, and Bangladesh is...
TN to set up footwear park at an outlay of Rs 400 cr: Chief Minister StalinChief Minister M K Stalin announced on Tuesday that the Tamil Nadu government has formulated plans to establish a footwear manufacturing pa...
Government asks departments, PSUs to prefer domestic leather goodsThe department of defence production have identified as many as 90 such items and they will be notifying the domestic content for these pro...
Watch out! Government stimulus likely to give new life to leather stocksThe leather industry is a focus area under the government's 'Make in India' initiative.
Parliament passes bill to raise footwear standard international levelThe Footwear Design and Development Institute Bill, 2017 provides for establising and declaring the Footwear Design and Development Institu...
Commerce Ministry on the job for leather schemeJaitley, in his speech, has said a special scheme for creating employment in the textiles sector has already been launched and a similar sc...
Economic Survey: Right time to outshine China in shoes and clothesThe Survey added that in spite of significantly lower wages than China, countries such as Bangladesh, Vietnam and Myanmar have outpaced Ind...
Labour, tax reforms to boost apparel, leather sectors: Economic Survey"In the case of leather, the FTA might give India an advantage relative to competitors. In both cases, the incremental impact would be posi...
Government will provide all assistance in skill development: Nirmala Sitharaman"FDDI is training about 15,000 people every month. Annually about two lakh people are getting trained here and also getting jobs," Sitharam...
- Government approves Rs 600 crore mega leather cluster in 12th Plan
The government has approved Rs 600-crore mega leather cluster development scheme for the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-2017).
- Boost to leather sector: 3 more FDDIs to come up at Rs 300 cr
The Commerce Ministry is all set to add three more Footwear Design and Development Institutes (FDDI) to its kitty - Chennai, Calcutta and R...