On This Day, June 5: D-Day, Operation Blue Star, RFK assassination, AIDS epidemic, Marshall Plan and other key eventsOn This Day, June 5, history witnessed several defining moments across war, politics and social change. The date is associated with the D-D...
04 Jun, 2026, 10.33 PM IST
If India wants faster growth, it must first solve its female labour force participation problemIndia's female workforce participation lags behind peer nations. Boosting this rate could significantly increase GDP. Experts suggest focus...
20 May, 2026, 12.04 AM IST
Trump's tariff tantrums may leave India exposed to a 'one-sided' trade deal: GTRIA trade think tank, GTRI, advises India against rushing into a bilateral trade agreement with the US due to President Trump's unstable tari...
08 May, 2026, 12.54 PM IST
Trump's $166 billion tariff refunds may finally be in sight as first payouts expected by May 11The Trump administration is set to issue its first tariff refunds around May 11, following the Supreme Court's ruling that the sweeping dut...
30 Apr, 2026, 07.29 AM IST
Trump hails British as 'friends' as king visits amid Iran tensionsPresident Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States has "no closer friends" than the British, as he welcomed King Charles III to the...
28 Apr, 2026, 09.59 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi says 'Modi will meekly bow to Trump tariff deadline', mocks Piyush Goyal's remarksRahul Gandhi criticized the government's trade negotiation approach with the U.S., predicting Prime Minister Modi would concede to tariff d...
05 Jul, 2025, 11.48 AM IST
India's toy industry ready to take advantage of high US tariffs on competitors like China, VietnamIndian toy industry sees opportunities from US tariff hikes on China, Vietnam, and other competitors. Local firms are expanding and forming...
06 Apr, 2025, 06.27 PM IST
India to introduce new policies for toys, footwear manufacturing: Piyush GoyalUnion Minister Piyush Goyal announced new policies soon to promote toy and footwear manufacturing, aiming to make India a global leader. At...
13 Feb, 2025, 10.11 AM IST
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...
01 Feb, 2025, 01.39 PM IST
Has India’s toy story started to falter?After hitting a high of $177 million in the financial year 2022, India’s toy exports are seeing a fall. To add to the pain, imports are als...
01 Jun, 2024, 10.20 AM IST
Govt hikes import duty on toys to 70%Toys worth Rs 2,960 crore were imported into India earlier but steps by the government helped in reducing the imports to Rs 870 crore in 20...
01 Feb, 2023, 09.38 PM IST
Toy sector pitches for PLI scheme, export council to promote growthLittle Genius Toys Pvt Ltd CEO Naresh Kumar Gautam said although support measures announced by the government are helping the industry, the...
16 Sep, 2022, 02.15 PM IST
Government considering PLI scheme for furniture sector to ramp up manufacturingThe government has already rolled out the scheme with an outlay of about Rs 2 lakh crore for as many as 14 sectors, including automobiles a...
04 Sep, 2022, 01.10 PM IST
Indian toy manufacturers scale up amid rise in demand; eyes global marketsNow the 'made-in-India' toys have a very clear edge in the domestic markets and the manufacturers are scaling up their production capacity ...
14 Aug, 2022, 04.09 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
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
National icons, yoga and ‘sanskaar’ in the Indian toy storyThe Department of Promotion of Industry and Trade will hold its first multi-ministry consultation on the scheme on Wednesday. The tentative...
15 Sep, 2020, 09.45 AM IST