Rs 236 crore ‘Mission Queen Pineapple’ launched to boost Tripura farmers’ incomeA Rs 236 crore, three-year 'Mission Queen Pineapple, Tripura' project was launched to boost the state's GI-tagged pineapple. The initiative...
27 May, 2026, 11.35 PM IST
India’s big cotton bet: Can Rs 5,659 cr revive the sector's global leadership?India’s Rs 5,659-crore Mission for Cotton Productivity aims to tackle falling yields, poor seed quality, and rising import dependence throu...
08 May, 2026, 10.50 AM IST
Fiscal incentives on cards to boost India's share in fibre productionNational Fibre Scheme: The textiles ministry has begun work on the scheme that will address structural inefficiencies and bridge quality ga...
28 Feb, 2026, 12.25 AM IST
Budget 2026: Textile boost through five-pronged integrated programmeIndia's textile industry is set for a robust transformation with new government initiatives. The National Fibre Mission and Textile Eco Ini...
01 Feb, 2026, 03.02 PM IST
India to soon produce carbon fibre: Giriraj SinghIndia's technical textile exports are set to surpass the $10 billion target by 2030, according to textiles minister Giriraj Singh. The coun...
06 Sep, 2024, 05.58 PM IST
Carbon fibre will be produced by India in 2025-26: Union Minister Giriraj SinghGiriraj Singh announced that India will start producing carbon fibre by 2025-26, reducing reliance on imports. He highlighted the governmen...
06 Sep, 2024, 04.01 PM IST
Govt approves 20 technical textiles R&D projects worth Rs 61.09 crThe projects were approved at the 6th Mission Steering Group (MSG) meeting of the National Technical Textiles Mission chaired by textiles m...
08 Jun, 2023, 09.26 PM IST
Placing one's security in quantumSecurity in communication is of primary importance, not only in strategic sectors like banking and defence but also in inter-government com...
19 May, 2023, 11.47 PM IST
Govt clears 15 R&D textile projects in strategic areasThe 5th Mission Steering Group chaired by Union minister Piyush Goyal on Friday cleared 15 R&D projects worth around Rs 32.25 crore in key ...
27 Jan, 2023, 10.00 PM IST
Textiles PLI gets ₹1,536 Cr investments till nowIn its year-end review for 2022, the textiles ministry said a quality control order for viscose staple fibre is under issuance. "A total of...
26 Dec, 2022, 11.30 PM IST
Centre clears 20 projects under National Technical Textiles MissionAddressing a group of scientists and technology experts, Piyush Goyal said, "Industry and academia linkages are essential for the growth of...
02 Nov, 2022, 04.12 PM IST
DoT sets up directorate to track national broadband expansion goals“The NBM directorate will function under the overall supervision of the DG, Telecom, who in turn, will submit a monthly report on the progr...
09 Nov, 2021, 09.30 PM IST
All villages to be connected with optical fibre in next 1,000 days, says PM ModiThe prime minister also announced a new policy on cyber security to be unveiled shortly amid threats emanating from cyber space.
15 Aug, 2020, 04.03 PM IST
17 cotton mills close in 11 monthsAjay Tamta said the ministry has no scheme for providing finance and technical support for the revival of closed mills.
21 Jul, 2016, 05.03 PM IST
- College, politechnic students to get seamless e-content
To help students get seamless access to e-content, government today cleared a proposal for providing connectivity to over 25,000 colleges
01 Nov, 2011, 04.35 PM IST
Rethinking national broadbandThe aim should be to move to a digitally inclusive society, where chances are equally provided, independent of mother tongue, location or s...
24 Mar, 2011, 05.52 AM IST
- Raising non-foodgrain crop output may be challenging: NCAER
The National Council of Applied Economic Research said that raising non-foodgrain crop output may turn out to be a challenging affair.
29 Jun, 2008, 01.41 PM IST