Area under cotton may decline by more than 10%: Cotton Association of India"We think that the area under cotton may decline by more than 10%, declining from 123 lakh acres to 120 lakh acres," said Atul Ganatra, pre...
09 Apr, 2018, 07.54 PM IST
Need for supportive textile policy to becme $300 bn mkt: ReportThe policy support required by the industry are R&D, schemes to enhance quality and productivity and labour law reforms among others, the r...
14 Mar, 2018, 05.20 PM IST
India's cotton output likely to rise 9% in 2017-18Textile Commissioner Dr Kavita Gupta said it has estimated that the country is likely to export 6.7 million bales in the current marketing ...
12 Dec, 2017, 09.04 PM IST
India's 2017/18 cotton output could rise 9 per cent from last yearCotton production could touch 37.7 million bales in the year that began in October, up from 34.5 million bales produced in 2016/17, Kavita ...
12 Dec, 2017, 05.06 PM IST
Textile industry size to touch $250 billion in 2 years, says officialThe capital investment subsidy announced by the Centre has been introduced in segments like weaving, garment, technical textile and made up...
04 Jul, 2017, 07.18 PM IST
Uniform GST rate likely for textile industry: Smriti Irani"The budgetary allocation for the power sector had gone up from Rs.52 crore in 2015-16 to Rs.110 crore in 2016-'17 and Rs.166 crore this fi...
28 Apr, 2017, 08.05 PM IST
Lottery 'scam': Ex-minister Jayant Patil rubbishes ex-IAS officer's claimsAnand Kulkarni had held then Finance Minister Jayant Patil and senior IAS officer Kavita Gupta responsible for the 'scam'.
15 Jun, 2016, 05.44 PM IST
'Textiles exports may remain flat at $40 billion in FY16'The country's overall exports of textiles and clothing may stand at $40 billion in 2015-16, similar to last year's level, a senior official...
27 Jan, 2016, 04.55 PM IST
Labour laws need changes to make Indian textile sector no.1: Minister Santosh Kumar GangwarGovernment needs to change policies, particularly labour laws, to take the country to the number one position in the textile sector, beatin...
22 Jan, 2016, 10.44 PM IST
Government to restructure Technology Upgradation Funds scheme: Union Textiles Minister GangwarTUFs, implemented from April 1999, was introduced to catalyse investments in the textile and jute industry, with a 5% interest reimbursemen...
23 Nov, 2015, 05.35 PM IST
Textiles sector to drive Skill India, Make in India: Textiles Secretary S K PandaTextiles Secretary S K Panda said the sector will be the driving force behind Skill India and Make in India campaigns as it has the potenti...
07 Nov, 2015, 06.49 PM IST
Man behind Maggi ban moved out of FSSAI, shifted to Niti AayogMalik, a 1983 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre, was appointed to the post of Chief Executive Officer in Food Safety and Standards Authori...
23 Sep, 2015, 04.24 PM IST
Chhattisgarh sterilisation deaths: Officer says antibiotics had Mumbai pharma stampChhattisgarh health department on Thursday raided two pharma companies, Mahawar Pharma Pvt Ltd at Raipur and Kavita Pharmaceuticals in Bila...
14 Nov, 2014, 11.49 AM IST
Muzaffarnagar riots: DGP holds meeting with investigation cellThe SIC officials have recorded the statements of the victims and collected important evidence in connection with the cases, Kumar said.
10 Oct, 2013, 02.02 PM IST
Muzaffarnagar riots: SIC begins probe, visits villagesPolice has registered 106 cases including 43 murder cases in connection with the riots. 408 people from the violence hit Muzaffarnagar have...
26 Sep, 2013, 01.19 PM IST
Rishabh Mariwala, Nandan Piramal, Kavita Gupta Sabharwal, Devita Saraf, Bhairavi Jani and others step out of family business to test acumenRishabh Mariwala, Bhairavi Jani & others step out of family biz for reasons of pull or push, to strike out on their own. But it's not a cle...
30 Sep, 2011, 01.21 PM IST
- Minimum Wages bill to benefit contract, daily wage workers
The Bill to amend the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, passed by the Legislature ensures mandatory payment of wa...
25 Apr, 2010, 10.41 AM IST