India’s jewellery, textile exporters see contrasting impact from US tariffsThe US tariff policies have significantly impacted India's gems & jewellery and textiles sectors differently. Jewellery exports from Mumbai...
26 Apr, 2025, 09.49 AM IST
Amid Sri Lankan economic crisis, apparel orders from island nation diverting to IndiaThe Textile Secretary pointed out that countries like Bangladesh and Vietnam have no import duties for importing cotton from Australia, Bra...
20 Apr, 2022, 02.18 PM IST
Working from home increases export demand for night wearHowever, the overall demand in the textile industry remains sluggish. A Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) survey highlighted ...
30 Jun, 2020, 04.18 PM IST
Textile industry plea to government on duty drawback rateSouthern India Mills Association chairman P Nataraj in a statement, appealed to the Finance Ministry to have a re-look at the rates applica...
23 Sep, 2017, 04.11 PM IST
Want job work on apparels also be brought under 5 per cent GST rate: Tirupur Exporters AssociationAs the processes are only of B2B nature and since the final product garments fall under five per cent slab, levying 18 per cent on job work...
15 Jun, 2017, 12.57 AM IST
Trade, industry terms budget as growth orientedThe Cluster Approach for contract farming would greatly benefit the predominantly cotton based textile industry, Senthilkumar said.
01 Feb, 2017, 05.27 PM IST
Government sanctions Rs 200 crore for Tirupur dyeing industryTirupur is a hub of the textile processing and knitting industry providing employment to over 5 lakh persons contributing 22% of garment ex...
28 Dec, 2016, 09.24 PM IST
Tirupur’s textile industry struggling to stay afloatTextile makers began to send their goods to Ludhiana, Kolkata and Ahmedabad for dyeing since most units in Tirupur were forced to shut down.
17 Jan, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Constitution of Textile Consultative Committee welcomedTirupur Exporters' Association thanked CM Jayalalithaa for announcing formation of the State Textile Consultative Committee, a long pending...
02 Sep, 2015, 02.38 PM IST
New textile policy to be announced soon: Santosh Kumar GangawarA textile venture capital fund would be set up with an initial capital of Rs 35 crore, which would be scaled up further, the MoS said.
31 Aug, 2014, 07.26 PM IST
Tirupur keen to enter 'synthetic' fabric marketAfter setting up a strong base in exporting cotton-based knitwear garments, Tirupur is keen to enter the synthetic fabric market.
04 Jul, 2014, 12.07 PM IST
Garment industry in Tirupur demand suspension of cotton, yarn exportsA meeting of the stakeholders of the garment sector in Tirupur adopted several resolutions to seek protection for the textile industry.
10 Sep, 2013, 08.03 PM IST
- Govt gives Rs 200cr grant to Tirupur textiles cluster
The government proposed a one-time grant of Rs 200 crore for setting up an effluent treatment plant to check environmental pollution at the...
27 Feb, 2010, 11.51 AM IST
- Jairam Ramesh, Maran to take up TN textile units' pollution issue with FM
A release from the Union Ministry of Textiles said Mr Ramesh has expressed his desire for a joint delegation to the finance minister to pre...
13 Aug, 2009, 10.00 AM IST
- Diversify markets, make India a textile hub: Maran
Speaking to reporters after addressing exporters in the knitwear town, Mr Maran said Indian textile products should be aggressively markete...
30 Jun, 2009, 08.28 PM IST
- Tirupur becomes LS constituency after delimitation
With CPI & CPM part of its front, AIADMK hopes to elect the first MP from the new constituency, CPI and CPM are also eyeing the seat.
24 Mar, 2009, 09.15 PM IST
- Textile machinery import up 80 pc at euro 11.5 mn
Textile machinery import stood at euro 11.5 million in 2005-06, a 80% jump over the previous year, according to Mr Alan Little, director, B...
13 Jan, 2007, 11.15 AM IST