Anand Sharma calls for diversification of new markets for Indian leather sector

October 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma Monday said the sharp decline in India's exports over the last few months has been arrested. "The sharp fall in the exports has been arrested.

July 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government will announce more sops for the slowdown-hit exports sector in the export-import policy (Exim) for 2009-10, which will be released next month, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said here Thursday. "There will be certain measures.

July 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's new foreign trade policy will be unveiled next month and will focus on diversifying the country's merchandise exports to untapped markets, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said Saturday. "We will look at diversification," Sharma told reporters here, after a meeting with representatives of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), kicking off the deliberations with stakeholders ahead of formulating the new foreign trade policy.

July 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Government has named Commerce and Industry minister Anand Sharma as the new Chairman of the Board of Trade, ahead of the announcement of new Foreign Trade Policy. Sharma has replaced industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla, who was the last chairman.

July 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The decline in India's exports due to the global financial crisis has been arrested and a turnaround is now visible, the Rajya Sabha was informed Wednesday. "The downward trend has been arrested and now a turnaround is visible," Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said during question hour.

June 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government is committed to reviving the manufacturing sector and generating employment as well as resuming the stalled global trade talks, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said here Thursday. We need to encourage the manufacturing sector and industrial activities for providing more employment in the country, he told industrialists at an interaction organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

June 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has said that the ministry will ask the Ministry of Finance for more relief measures for exporters. "We will be making specific recommendations to the fiance ministry, sector specific as well as policy measures to give stimulus to the industries, as I mentioned earlier...I am repeating it, labour intensive sectors, also intensive for exporters and to make Indian products globally competitive, what we are exporting," Sharma said.

June 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma Wednesday expressed concern over the continuing fall in India's exports and said he would push for sector-specific sops to boost the country's external trade in the upcoming national budget. Speaking to reporters after meeting with representatives of leading export promotion organisations, Sharma said the negative trend in exports may to continue for some more time, but that the government will work to minimise the impact of global slowdown.

May 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma today said that the Government would take every possible step to stabilise industrial production. Talking to reporters here, Sharma said, "In the present climate, when economies across the world have been adversely affected and there is continuous fall in demand, we would like to ensure that every possible step is taken to ensure that industrial output remains stable." Sharma is taking charge of the trade ministry at a time when India's exports have suffered a severe setback due to the global downturn.

May 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Minister for Commerce (trade) and Industry, Anand Sharma on Friday said that the Government would take all possible steps to stabilise Indian economy in times of global recession. Addressing media after taking charge of his office, Minister for Commerce and Industry said the government will take every possible step to ensure a steady Indian economy, particularly at a time when recessionary trends have upset overall industry and trade around the globe.

April 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress spokesperson and Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani of politicising the issue of terrorism. "Advani is adopting double standards on the issue of terrorism.

April 20th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Senior Congress leader and Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma on Monday slammed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani for repeatedly calling Manmohan Singh a 'weak Prime Minister'. "When Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Dr.

February 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lavishing praise on 'Slumdog Millionaire' and 'Smile Pinki' for winning the much-coveted Oscars, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Anand Sharma Monday said it was 'the finest hour of Indian cinema' on the global stage. The minister congratulated the 'Slumdog Millionaire' and 'Smile Pinky' team for winning the prestigious Oscar Awards, the information and broadcasting ministry said in a statement Monday.

January 29th, 2009 CHENNAI - The Indian leather goods manufacturers are willing to sit with the government to chart out a joint medium- and long-term plan of action to take the industry ahead, said an industry official here Friday. 'Indian leather industry is virtually absent in the women's fashion accessories and footwear segment.

January 27th, 2009 CHENNAI - The global slowdown has started taking its toll on India's leather industry as production is already down and exporters expect around 20 percent fall in their order volumes, industry leaders said here Wednesday. 'The tanneries are now working at 30-40 percent capacity as against 80 percent utilisation last November (2008).