STATE OF THE ECONOMY 2019

Frayed and Tattered

Rising compliance cost and stringent environment norms push Kanpur’s leather industry to the edge

Prathamesh Mulye - February 12, 2019

The Age of Surplus

High remunerative prices and record production have left UP’s sugar-belt stranded in an unprecedented crisis

Prathamesh Mulye - February 11, 2019

Uphill Climb

The pharma industry has to deal with poor road connectivity and an unskilled labour force in Sikkim, but it seems to have made peace with the mountains

Himanshu Kakkar - February 08, 2019

In a bit of a tangle

Even as demonetisation and GST have put the brakes on Tirupur’s growth, exporters are now looking inwards to improve their global competitiveness

Kripa Mahalingam - February 07, 2019

Engineered for gains

Coimbatore, the MSME hub of South India, is banking on improving internal efficiencies for a better FY20

Kripa Mahalingam - February 06, 2019

Braving Adversity

Auto ancillaries and manufacturers in Chakan remain cautiously optimistic of demand uptick despite local challenges and sluggish sales

Shruti Venkatesh - February 05, 2019

Growth Inhibitor

In Ankleshwar, feisty MSMEs that survived the Chinese onslaught say that the fight against red tapism is harder

Krishna Gopalan - February 04, 2019