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West Asia conflict hits Surat textile sector, shipping costs surge 400%The ongoing conflict in West Asia is severely affecting Surat's textile industry. Shipping costs have surged by 400 per cent. Payments are ...- Inflationary pressure, less cash in hand hit rural offtake of textiles from SuratThe Surat textile industry weaves about 45 million metres of fabric per day. “Of the total daily production, we are able to sell 2-2.5 cror...
- Saree Jahan Se Acchha: President Droupadi Murmu can be the new flag bearer for India’s handloom heritageIndira Gandhi's saree choices also set off trends like silk Baluchari prints, a very 1970s innovation at a time when interest in the woven ...
- India's coal crisis hits textile processing units in Surat“We will have to bring down our production if the cost escalates in a spiralling manner. To begin with, units will work five days a week, a...
- Govt forms panel for road map to quadruple handloom exports in 3 yearsThe committee has been set up amid textiles minister Piyush Goyal setting a target to raise handloom production to Rs 1.25 lakh crore from ...
- Amazon India launches Weavesmart on its marketplaceAmazon India intends to help these associated weavers reach millions of customers across India and in turn help in empowering them and help...
- Malegaon traders demand suppliers, buyers to come under GSTThough trade has diminished, astute businessmen had stocked up in advance, knowing supplies would suffer if there was any glitch in the lon...
- Raymond partners with Khadi and Village Industries Commission to launch new clothing lineThis joint venture is also a step towards making a radical shift in people's perception of Khadi from a fabric that stands for nationalism ...
- PM Narendra Modi's Mann ki Baat fuels spurt in khadi salesBarely 10 days since PM Modi urged people to buy khadi, Khadi Gramodyog Bhavan in Connaught Place has witnessed a massive jump in sales.
- Here's how the 'Make in India' campaign is reviving indigenous fabricsThanks to the efforts of designers and some state govts, fabrics such as ikkats and Uppada silks are being adopted and revived.
- Rajesh Pratap Singh, Rohit Bal to showcase khadi designsFDCI along with Gujarat State Khadi and Village Industries Board (GSKVIB) has organised the event, which will be held at the Sardar Patel N...
- Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to focus on khadi, Mahatma Gandhi“It is a great moment for Gujarat with the centenary of Bapu’s return, celebration of Pravasi Divas and inauguration of the museum all coin...
- Sluggishness in textile market in Q1: StudyThis has resulted in over supply and making yarn prices decrease to the tune of Rs.10 to Rs. 25 per kg, depending on the counts.
- GI tag given to Patan Patola saree weavers will safeguard their craft from imitationsSilk ‘patola’ sarees from Patan routinely dangle a well-deserved Rs 2.5 lakh price tag. Sonia Gandhi wears them, as do the ladies of the Re...
- Slowdown in Europe forces Indian handicrafts to focus domestic marketThe fear of a sluggish global demand in coming days has prompted handicrafts producers to find innovative ways to increase volume in domest...
- Tough time lies ahead for textile market this seasonThe upcoming festival season in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar, West Bengal and Maharashtra has not yet given much fillip to the textile mark...
- Kancheepuram saree cluster weathered cost pressures in slowdownGoing around the town of Kancheepuram—the one-time capital of the Pallavas—one can see magnificent temples like the Kamakshi Amman, which r...
- Govt approves 6 projects under IIUSThe government has approved six projects entailing a cost of Rs 373.35 crore under the Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (IIUS),...
- Many Surat cos out in the cold without coverOnce the flood waters recede, many Surat-based businesses in the diamonds and textile sectors may face a second blow.
- Surat's entrepreneurs out in the cold without insuranceOnce the flood waters recede, many Surat-based businesses in the diamonds and textile sectors may face a second blow.
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