What are the recent developments in skin biology?
A number of collagen-based biomedical products for clinical use have emerged. Skin biology has been accorded high focus. We have also partnerships in operation with private sector medical institutions to encourage collagen research in biomedical applications. To what extent is information technology used in the leather sector? IT-enabled solutions have been in application in the leather sector since long. Their use has picked up momentum. The first CAD machine in leather sector was introduced in 1985. Now there are more than 100. A few footwear units employ IT in a bigway for productivity and protocol enhancement. More such schemes are under way. IT is also employed in a big way in fashion designing. What is the direction in which the Indian leather industry is progressing? Leather industry is targeting an 8-10 per cent share in global trade by 2010-11. The industry is aiming at doubling export turnover to $4 billion by this time. But this would need investment of at least Rs 12,000 cr
