Textile industry welcomes announcement on parks in Budget 2021In a statement here, the Indian Texpreneurs Federation (ITF) appreciated the thrust given to the textile sector by proposing the seven mega...
Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi, says Chinese troops occupying Indian territoryAddressing meetings here and in neighbouring Erode as part of three-day campaign tour of Tamil Nadu for the assembly elections to be held i...
Garment companies shift base from China to IndiaWhen German leisure wear brand Marc O’Polo called its Indian vendor Warsaw International to place an order for supply of some jerseys, prop...
Strong rupee and incentive cut may hit garment export from TirupurMost countries like Vietnam, Cambodia and Bangladesh enjoy free trade agreement with Europe, which is one of the major destinations for Ind...
Doctor performs yoga for 69 hours to enter record bookThe existing record in this segment is held by a team in China, which had performed continuously for a little over 47 hours.
- Exporters tapping growing synthetic garment market
Tirupur, which exported garments worth Rs 18,500 crore last year, has a share of Rs 2,500 crore to Rs 3,000 crore in synthetic and blended ...
Apparel Export Promotion Council seeks upward revision of duty drawbackChaudhuri, along with committee members, G K Pillai, Shobha L Chary and Gautam Ray, held discussions with the captains of the knitwear indu...
Exporters appeal for zero excise duty for man-made fibresThe import of special machinery on zero duty will attract more investment to manufacture synthetic garments which are picking up globally.
Dream Knitwear Technology Mission project to become reality next weekThe Rs 13 crore Mission Center, under the aegis of Apparel Export Promotion Council, would offer necessary services to trade and industry t...
- Western retailers want Tamil Nadu's mills to scrap welfare scheme for girls
American perception about an employment scheme for girls in TN textile industry is the fresh cause for worry for the $11-bn Indian garment ...
- Apparel exports to fall 7-9% this fiscal: AEPC
Apparel exports from India will see a 7-9% decline this fiscal compared to last year's $10.13 billion.
- Maran wants Kongu region to double textile exports
Union Textile Minister Dayanidhi Maran wants Kongu region to double textile exports and urges entrepreneurs to gear up to achieve ministry’...
- Kakodkar, Bahuguna, Ganguly & Nair in Padma Vibhushan list
G Madhavan Nair, the man behind the moon mission, and Atomic Energy Commission chairman Anil Kakodkar have been awarded the Padma Vibhushan.
- April exports grow by 31% in dollar terms
The government on Thursday said that India's exports had grown by 31 per cent in dollar terms and 26 per cent in rupee terms in April, comp...
- Textile industry wants a lot more
Great expectations have turned into disappointment for the textile industry.
- Budget countdown: Textile industry seeks fiscal sops to set off export loss
A combination of slowing consumer spend in the US and the appreciating rupee is threatening to unravel India’s apparel story, stitch by sti...
- Tirupur knitwear needs policy push
Even though the garment industry has in recent years been unshackled from the growth-limiting factors such as SSI reservation and high tax ...