Forget US & European sizing standards, India to get its ownThe survey, dubbed Size India, is to be completed by 2021 and will be implemented by the National Institute of Fashion Technology.
01 Mar, 2018, 11.14 AM IST
ET Suits and Sayings: Wackiest whispers in corporate corridorsHere is ET’s weekly roundup of the wackiest whispers and murmurs in corporate corridors & policy parlours.
07 Aug, 2017, 12.05 AM IST
NIFT board member Shikha Tyagi sends defamation notice to UPA appointee Sunil SethiTyagi, a consultant with Gadkari’s ministry, alleges inappropriate and defamatory allegations made against her by Sethi in communications t...
16 Mar, 2017, 01.34 AM IST
Chetan Chauhan must be given time to perform as NIFT chairman: Santosh GangwarIt is premature to form an opinion based on his past as a cricketer," Textile Minister Santosh Gangwar said.
21 Jun, 2016, 08.50 PM IST
Textile minister Santosh Gangwar says Chetan Chauhan right choice for NIFTAfter his appointment, Chauhan had said that he will devote 20% of his time to NIFT, 60% to DDCA (of which is the vice president) and 20% t...
20 Jun, 2016, 11.13 AM IST
Congress takes pot-shots at govt over appointmentsTewari had yesterday ridiculed the government for appointing cricketer Chetan Chauhan as Chairman of the prestigious National Institute of ...
19 Jun, 2016, 03.06 PM IST
Anupam Kher as ISRO chief? Chetan Chauhan as NIFT chairman sparks humourArvind Kejriwal questioned the appointment of Chauhan, accusing the Narendra Modi government of assembling an army of "sycophants" in prest...
19 Jun, 2016, 10.23 AM IST
Eight unusual MBA aspirants pursuing management studies, but not for cushy jobsThese youth are not pursuing an MBA as a means to bag a cushy corporate job but to add value to the interesting things they have already do...
06 Oct, 2014, 12.17 PM IST
Govt FMCG firms like KSDL, Khadi and Mother Dairy outrun MNCsGovernment FMCG firms are connecting with the youth to withstand the onslaught of cash-rich MNCs.
18 May, 2013, 12.00 PM IST
- SBI launches fellowship programme
State Bank of India has launched a one-year rural fellowship programme for young professionals and graduates.
07 Mar, 2011, 11.10 PM IST
- Centre to focus on ITIs & polytechnics, leave IITs, IIMs for private players
The government may go slow on spending public money in creating new educational institutes such as IITs, IIMs, NIFTs and hotel management i...
17 Mar, 2010, 05.53 AM IST
- CCI to open two cotton depots in TN
The textile ministry has asked CCI to set up sale depots at Coimbatore and Madurai in Tamil Nadu in order to control the rise in the raw ma...
22 Aug, 2009, 07.32 PM IST
- Cos encourage staff to start businesses
Companies, across sectors, find that incubating entrepreneurs, is a way of retaining talent and handling the attrition challenge.
21 Aug, 2007, 12.27 AM IST
- Handloom industry to get a new lease of life
The handloom industry is the second-largest economic activity in the country, after agriculture, a means to survival for close to 12.4 mill...
31 May, 2007, 04.17 AM IST
- Co-optex looms in on higher income bracket
Co-optex, the over 70-year-old brand is leaving no stone unturned to change the perception about it being a poor man’s cloth.
20 Oct, 2006, 03.21 AM IST