Apparel industry representatives met Vice President C P Radhakrishnan and other ministers, urging the removal of an 11% import duty on cott...

The Indian government has launched a five-year mission to significantly increase cotton crop productivity. With an outlay of Rs 5,659.22 cr...

This move aims to ease cost pressures on domestic textile companies. Discussions are underway with relevant ministries for potential reduct...

The government has set raw jute stock limits to zero for traders and balers. This move aims to ensure fair distribution and prevent hoardin...

In a sweeping bureaucratic reshuffle on the last day of the financial year, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved th...

Vir Vikram Yadav is the new chief of DGCA. This appointment is part of a major reshuffle of senior bureaucrats. Twenty-five civil servants ...

The government is implementing the PLI Scheme for textiles across India, including Odisha, allocating Rs 1,143 crore for companies meeting ...

Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday discussed the roadmap to achieve the target of USD 250 billion domestic textiles production and US...

"Ministry of Textiles is in the process of obtaining approval of the Cabinet for the proposed scheme. Once, the proposed scheme is approved...

The plan recommends that a common umbrella brand and space must be created by showcasing strength of textile products at the Indian pavilio...

A meeting of the Standing Advisory Committee (SAC) of the Ministry of Textiles on July 15 is slated to discuss the procurement plan for the...

Govt said it has established a policy framework to promote e-marketing of handloom products through approved e-commerce entities, aiming to...

Textile Ministry today decided to retain the existing definition of 'handloom' after a panel constituted for the purpose recommended no cha...

NIFT was granted statutory status in 2006. It offers 4-year UG programmes and 2-year master programme in the areas of design management and...

Of the 23 National Textile Corporation (NTC) mills that have been modernised, 13 of them have generated cash profits in 2011-12.

In an interview with ET Now, Rita Menon, Secretary Ministry of Textiles, gives her views on textile industry. Excerpts:

The Union Ministry of Textiles (MoT) will approve 25 more projects under the Scheme of Integrated Textile Parks.