- First India Gem & Jewellery Fair to be organised by ITPO and GJEPC
ITPO and GJEPC to host the exhibition for next three years with plans to take the exhibition to an international platform.
Delhi’s Pragati Maidan may have a new convention center; likely to be eight times bigger than Vigyan BhawanDelhi’s prime exhibition venue Pragati Maidan may house a new convention centre that would be five to eight times bigger in capacity than V...
- Govt to go ahead with 100 pc FDI in single-brand retail: Anand Sharma
The government today said it will go ahead with its decision to allow 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in single-brand retail.
- Moratorium of 1-2 years will be a breather for industry: Secretary, Ministry of Textiles
In an interview with ET Now, Rita Menon, Secretary Ministry of Textiles, gives her views on textile industry. Excerpts:
- Relax lending norms for loss-making units: Textiles Ministry to RBI
Textiles Min has said it will urge RBI to relax lending norms for textile industry which has been hit by volatility in raw material prices ...
- National Fibre Policy to be embedded in 12th Five-Year Plan: Textiles Secretary Rita Menon
The comprehensive policy for ensuring growth and sustainability of the fibre industry has been pending with Cabinet since 2010.
- Textiles debt restructuring may add up to Rs 5,000 crore
The government is working on a package to restructure loans to the tune of Rs 4,000-5 ,000 crore for the textiles sector but has ruled out ...
- Textiles Min favours move to permit more cotton exports
Textiles Ministry on Tuesday favoured the move to permit more cotton exports beyond the current cap of 65 lakh bales.
Textile sector witnessing natural price correction: Rita Menon, Secretary, Ministry of TextilesIn an interview with ET Now, Rita Menon, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, talks about the textile industry and government policies. Excerpt...
- Tata's Westside to popularise handicrafts:TexMin
"I will write to Ratan Tata... to allocate four shelves to handloom and handicrafts (in Westside stores)," Textiles Secretary Rita Menon to...
- Textiles Ministry to seek Westside space for handloom and handicraft products from Ratan Tata
"I will write to Ratan Tata and tell him that in his Westside Stores, he must allocate 4 shelves to handloom and handicrafts," Textiles Sec...
- Textiles Ministry to raise imposition of excise with Finance Ministry
The textiles ministry has said it will ask the finance ministry to review imposition of excise duty on branded garments and made-up textile...
- TexMin seeks rollback of excise duty on branded garments
The Textiles Ministry is seeking rollback of excise duty on branded apparel, following protest from retailers, including Shoppers Stop and ...
- Budget 2011: Textile Ministry wants rollback of excise duty on handmade carpets
The Ministry of Textiles today said it would ask its finance counterpart to roll back the proposed one per cent excise duty on handmade car...
- ‘Garment exporters need interest subsidy on lines of handicrafts’
The ministry of textiles has asked the government to extend the interest subsidy scheme for garments exports for another year as has been d...
- Need to extend interest subsidy for garments exporters: Menon
The Textiles Ministry has asked the government to extend interest subsidy for garments exports for another year as has been done for handic...
- Govt makes changes in aviation ministry bureaucracy
At the fag end of its tenure, the Manmohan Singh government is suddenly making many changes in the civil aviation bureaucracy.