$174 billion on the brink: India’s textile industry reels under West Asia war shock, braces for ‘huge crisis’ in AprilIndia's massive textile sector is grappling with a severe crisis with the ongoing West Asia conflict driving up oil and raw material costs....
01 Apr, 2026, 11.14 AM IST
India plans nationwide survey to map textile hubs, assess sector’s healthIndia is preparing for a comprehensive nationwide survey of its vital textile industry. This initiative aims to map key textile hubs and as...
03 Jan, 2026, 02.42 PM IST
Threading new ties: Surat and Tiruppur explore collaboration to boost India’s MMF tradeThe collaboration will entail Tiruppur exporters setting up a few units in Surat to gain first-hand experience in MMF garment production, w...
30 Jul, 2025, 12.31 PM IST
India-UK trade deal: Can the $174-billion textile sector deliver?While India’s exports to the UK are poised for steady growth, the key question is whether India’s textile sector is well equipped to seize ...
28 Jul, 2025, 12.59 PM IST
Surat’s garment sector set to grow 20-25% as global brands seek stability away from BangladeshBrands are shifting garment sourcing from Bangladesh to Indian manufacturers due to ongoing instability. Surat's textile industry is lookin...
08 Dec, 2024, 07.18 PM IST
Labour-intensive units step up vigil to allay workers' fearsThe Noida cluster houses 3,000 units and the annual exports are around ₹30,000 crore. Nearly 900,000 workers are engaged at the export clus...
03 Dec, 2021, 07.32 AM IST
Telangana woos back migrated weavers with power loom clusterThe government is planning to procure the textiles produced by the weavers’ cooperative at the power loom cluster and use it for government...
17 Jul, 2015, 09.50 PM IST
Alibaba’s Surat fascinationRecently, the e-commerce giant from China organised its first business circle event for SMEs in Surat.
02 Jan, 2015, 11.57 AM IST
Government not to sell NTC: Santosh Gangwar, Textiles MinisterGovt said "it is committed not to sell" the loss making NTC and plans to nurse the ailing state-owned textiles firm back to health.
29 Sep, 2014, 08.55 PM IST
Budget 2014: Rs 200 crore allocated to set up six textiles clustersArun Jaitley allocated Rs 200 crore to set up six textile clusters. These will be located in, among other places, Rae Bareli, Lucknow, Sura...
10 Jul, 2014, 06.58 PM IST
Are India's garment factories any better than Bangladesh's?India is home to a raft of garment clusters. ET Magazine investigates if disaster like Bangladesh is waiting to happen.
10 Jun, 2013, 04.31 PM IST
- China to implement best practices of Gujarat Inc
Gujarat, which has become a favoured destination for industrial investments, has inspired China to implement certain best practices from th...
24 Sep, 2012, 12.30 PM IST
- Now, CCTVs to monitor pollution
Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), Surat, has asked all the industrial units in the city and its periphery to install closed circuit t...
17 Aug, 2011, 11.14 AM IST
- Surat fourth fastest growing city in the world
Surat ranks fourth in a global study of fastest developing cities conducted by The City Mayors Foundation, an international think tank on u...
24 Jul, 2011, 04.33 AM IST
- Conference on technical textiles at BIT, Sathyamangalam from Dec 7
The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University in collaboration with Bannari Amman Institute of Technology (BIT) in...
30 Nov, 2009, 07.41 PM IST
- North Maharashtra: Industries gung ho about prospects
North Maharashtra is in the threshold of major change. Propelling this change is a 287-km four-lane highway connecting Igatpuri with the Ma...
02 Sep, 2009, 04.43 AM IST
- Centre lines up Rs 1,325cr core push for industrial clusters
The government may have speeded up the policy framework for big companies to set up manufacturing investment regions (MIRs) and special eco...
29 Aug, 2006, 02.46 AM IST