India surplus in face mask production, allow exports to clear inventory: IndustryThe government had in March banned export of all kinds of masks to avoid any shortage in the country at a time when the COVID-19 outbreak h...
07 Jun, 2020, 10.36 AM IST
Tiruppur units eye $2-billion opportunity from PPE businessAbout 200 units in the Tamil Nadu town currently make personal protective equipment, mostly to serve the needs within India. Industry body ...
21 Apr, 2020, 11.47 PM IST
Electronics companies seek duty waiver on mask machinesElectronics companies including leading phone makers are making masks for donating to front line workers fighting the Covid-19 outbreak but...
20 Apr, 2020, 11.26 PM IST
Facing shortages, India bets on China for swift ramp-up of protective health gear: SourcesIndia will buy ventilators and masks from China to help it deal with the coronavirus, a government official said on Tuesday, even though so...
31 Mar, 2020, 12.13 PM IST
Booming mask producers in China meet global demandAt the height of China's outbreak in early February, Guan Xunze's company created a new mask factory in just eleven days. The factory, with...
27 Mar, 2020, 02.19 PM IST
Covid-19 spread: India trying to get key items for masks, ventilators from ChinaExternal Affairs Minister S Jayashankar had a conversation with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Tuesday to evaluate the effect of Covid-...
27 Mar, 2020, 09.30 AM IST
Stealth jet maker the driving force behind China's tireless mask-making machineAVIC, the maker of the J20 stealth fighter jet, is applying technologies of aircraft manufacturing to face mask production, Global Times ha...
11 Mar, 2020, 05.00 PM IST
Coronavirus outbreak: The global mask shortage may get much worseBefore Covid-19 outbreak, China produced about half of the world’s output of masks, as per state media Xinhua.
11 Mar, 2020, 06.17 AM IST
Surgical masks see up to 300% escalation in prices owing to coronavirus scareSurgical masks have seen an escalation of up to 300 per cent. They used to cost for Rs 10 but now are available for Rs 40, a ToI report sai...
04 Mar, 2020, 01.40 PM IST
Coronavirus outbreak: India Inc scales the wall as China can’t mask its painCompanies across the world have been seeking to assess the impact of the coronavirus outbreak that has halted manufacturing in China for gl...
24 Feb, 2020, 07.30 AM IST
A mask factory in just six days! China shows once again why it's a manufacturing powerhouseEarlier, China managed to build a temporary hospital in Wuhan with 1,500 beds in just 10 days. It has also managed to make eight other temp...
17 Feb, 2020, 04.17 PM IST
First batch of medical supplies ready to be sent to ChinaThe external affairs ministry is working in tandem with the ministry of health and family welfare and the Department of Pharmaceuticals (Do...
13 Feb, 2020, 04.09 PM IST
Exports ban ties hands of N95 mask producersIndia put a ban on the exports of personal protective equipment, including surgical masks, gloves and N95 respirators. However, on February...
12 Feb, 2020, 08.31 AM IST
Coronavirus effect: Global buyers turn to India for textiles, ceramics and homewareIn the past 10 days or so, Indian manufacturers and exporters of such goods have received an increasing number of enquiries — mostly from t...
08 Feb, 2020, 06.38 AM IST
Coronavirus impact: As markets bleed, a few stocks rally 4-5 timesJapanese firm Azearth, which is engaged in protective clothing, has rallied 139 per cent.
29 Jan, 2020, 12.52 PM IST
China taps india for masks, exporters unsureChinese exporters said there is a need for around two million masks and the Indian mission in Hong Kong has sought a list of manufacturers ...
29 Jan, 2020, 07.05 AM IST
Fashion cannot be masked by pollutionWhile a few Indian designers have also featured masks in their catwalk collections, it is time they — and their counterparts abroad.
12 Nov, 2017, 10.31 PM IST