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Govt working to identify key sectors for making India a manufacturing hub

The manufacturing sector contributes about 15 per cent in the country's economy and the government is aiming to increase it significantly

Develop clusters in backward, tribal areas: Gadkari to leather industry

On the capital issue, he said cost of capital is high in the country and it is difficult to get finance from the banking system

UP green watchdog orders closure of Kanpur tanneries after brief reprieve

Industry blames state Jal Nigam, which runs the treatment plant, for falling short on its commitment to treat effluents generated by tanneries

Govt's economic measures will attract investments, boost leather exports

Exports from the sector have declined by 4.90 per cent during AprilJune 2019, primarily due to reduction in exports to Europe, which is the major market, accounting for about 53 per cent of exports

Bengal allots 70 acres to 187 new tanneries in Calcutta Leather Complex

Close to 60 per cent of the new allotment has been for tanneries based in Uttar Pradesh

Relief for Kanpur leather industry: UP govt allows conditional re-opening

Tanneries looking to re-open will have to satisfy environmental norms of NGT and UP Pollution Control Board

Leather industry fears supply crunch with export duty cut on raw hide

The move would adversely affect leather value chain from tanning to finished goods, especially at a time when finished leather exports were already down, it says

Kumbh effect: Beleaguered Kanpur leather industry start shifting to Kolkata

Closure of tanneries pulls down domestic finished leather exports and local price of raw-skin

Reclaiming an offensive word and adding dignity to lives of leather workers

Over 2 million people are employed in India's leather industry, and 'chamars' or leather makers derive their caste name from their chosen profession

Leather sector eyes 10% export growth in 2 years, seeks help from govt

Council for Leather Exports members will participate in all major leather trade fairs in counties such as Italy, Germany, Australia and the US

Leather industry players lock horns over export of semi-finished product

Investment and technology upgradation are required to make finished leather from semi-finished one.

In a major relief, Kanpur tanneries allowed to operate at 50% capacity

Earlier, tanneries were ordered to completely shut down operations during Dec-Mar for Kumbh Mela

Double whammy! After Namami Gange, Kumbh Mela 2019 to hit Kanpur tanneries

Kanpur leather cluster, which also comprises the nearby Unnao district, is estimated at Rs 120 billion, including Rs 60 billion worth of annual exports to the Gulf, Europe, China, Iran etc

Rs 2,600-cr package for leather and footwear industry to boost jobs: Govt

The government today approved a Rs 2,600 crore special package for employment generation in the leather and footwear sector, which has the potential to generate 3.24 lakh jobs in three years and assist in the formalisation of 2 lakh jobs. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here. The package involves implementation of central scheme 'Indian Footwear, Leather & Accessories Development Programme', with an expenditure of Rs 2,600 crore during 2017-18 to 2019-20. "The scheme would lead to development of infrastructure for the leather sector; address environmental concerns specific to the leather sector and facilitate additional investments, job creation and production," the government said. Moreover, the enhanced tax incentive would attract large-scale investments in the sector and reforms in labour laws in view of seasonal nature of the sector will support economies of scale, it said. The package has the ...

UP leather industry on tenterhooks over action against abattoirs

State pollution board drawing up a list of abattoirs that are flouting norms

Leather shares in focus; Relaxo Footwear, Liberty Shoes up over 5%

Relaxo Footwear, Liberty Shoes, Lawreshwar Polymers and Superhouse were up more than 5% each

Magh mela: Wet cleaning of leather in Kanpur tanneries banned till Feb 10

It is a regular exercise carried out every year during Magh mela period

Production in leather clusters down by 60% due to demonetisation: Assocham

There has been 75% fall in supply of animal hide threatening closure of tanneries in major leather cluster, according to Assocham's survey-cum-analysis