Editorial

Though India is still growing strong in print, printers have been experiencing slow or disruptive business due to multitude of factors like demonetisation, implementation of GST and others. It will still take some time for things to settle down. When

India boasts of a robust population of 1.3 billion, half of whom are 24 years of age or younger. The country clearly holds abundant potential for economic growth. Likewise, the market for printing and packaging is expected to grow at

The GST confusion still lingers, inspite of it being over two months of its rollout. The printing industry is still confused as to whether the rate of GST is 12% or 18%. According to the finance ministry, printing is considered

The hottest topic these days is GST or Goods & Service Tax, which is a comprehensive, multi-stage, destination-based tax that will be levied on every value addition. Effective July 1, 2017, GST has created a furore – retail stores came

Printing industry seems to be on an upwards curve again…the positive sentiments are back and the recently concluded Printpack India 2017 was a testimony to it. Printers across various categories and print processes, could be seen looking for more efficiency

New Year is a time for a fresh start for many…it is time to upgrade and update ourselves to bring in more success into our lives. It is in this backdrop that the much-awaited Printpack India 2017 is scheduled from

New channels of communication like social media and digital media are replacing printed products; hence the decline in commercial printing jobs like newspapers, magazines, books, catalogues, etc. But, packaging is seeing an upswing due to rising demand for packaged products.

It is estimated that the global annual losses due to counterfeiting is $600 billion every year, resulting in many mishaps like people getting injured or dying due to using counterfeit products. Hence, it is very important to build counterfeit deterrence

When we talk of Augmented or Virtual Reality, the first thing that comes to our minds is Pokémon Go. This augmented reality game encourages players to come out of their homes and hunt for virtual Pokemons, train them and then

The 3rd drupa Global Trends report, tracking key economic and market developments in the global print industry over the crucial period leading to drupa 2016 and beyond, has been released. This is based on a survey conducted in October 2015

Just like Olympics are held every four years, and the sportspersons and spectators eagerly await for them, the same is the case with drupa, which is now all set to stage in May this year. Though drupa is changing its

In this digital age, the ways of communication have changed drastically. In such a scenario, it is very important that print must deliver customers’ needs to remain relevant and central to all communications. While, the world started running towards a

Industry is always looking for cues – is it time for expansion or is it time to consolidate? With mixed sentiments across the industry, the players are wary of new investments as they feel this is not perhaps the right

Packaging is one of the fastest growing segments of the printing industry. So, even if printed material in the form of newspapers, periodicals and books is decreasing moderately, the size of packaging market is growing phenomenally. This is due to

The stress on the ‘Make in India’ concept has taken steam…but Indian manufacturers, especially in the printing segment, have to really gear up to meet the desired level of quality and precision. We are still lagging behind in equipments meant

The confidence building initiative taken by various event organisers need a special commendation. Earlier, international exhibitions like drupa (Germany), IPEX (UK), Print (US), IGAS (Japan) and China Print (Beijing) were major draw and printing community literally flocked to such events

All eyes are set on the upcoming Printpack India 2015 show, which is going to attract around 400 exhibitors (occupying from 6 sq m to 550 sq m) spread over an approx net area of 17,000 sq m. There’s going

It’s a time that Indian printing industry has confidence in its own activities. The consumption of printed products in India is very high, volumes are not a problem (barring commercial jobs) here, owing to growing population and better purchasing power

Packaging is one of the highest growing segments in the Indian printing industry, thanks to the ever-growing population of the country in addition to the food processing industry of the country which is looking up greatly. Both these factors have