Crisis-hit jute sector lauds Union budgetThe Jute sector is a key economic activity worth Rs 10,000 crore for West Bengal supporting 2.5 lakh mill workers and over 4 million farmer...
24 Jul, 2024, 10.33 AM IST
Government announces up to Rs 50 lakh grant for startups to promote technical textilesWith a strong emphasis on developing the startup ecosystem in technical textiles, the guidelines focus on supporting individuals and compan...
29 Aug, 2023, 04.02 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
Quality lens likely on bullet-resistant vests, firefighters' clothingThe textiles ministry is working on quality standards for geotextiles and protective fabrics to check cheap and substandard imports.
18 Sep, 2022, 11.58 PM IST
Centre plans rubber plantations on two lakh hectares of land in Northeast India: Piyush GoyalGoyal exuded confidence that Northeast India will be hub of natural rubber production of the country. Participating in the investment summi...
09 Dec, 2021, 11.18 PM IST
A stitch in time? Why the Govt needs to iron out the issues in PLI scheme for textilesTextile sector has been identified as thrust the sector amongst the selected 13 sectors for which the Production Linked Incentive scheme (P...
08 May, 2021, 10.31 AM IST
Centre working on major interventions to position India as global textiles hub: SecyEmphasising that India must explore the USD 150 billion global manmade fibre (MMF) market, Textiles Secretary Ravi Capoor also said he is i...
02 Dec, 2020, 06.36 PM IST
'Govt to soon launch Focused Product Scheme with emphasis on man-made fibre, technical textiles'Capoor also urged the domestic players to focus on the top 10 technical textile lines globally constituting about USD 82 billion, in which ...
04 Nov, 2020, 10.00 PM IST
Handicrafts, handloom boards wound up as no contribution to policy making: Smriti IraniIrani said the government has registered 1,590 products under ‘India Handloom Brand’ that promotes the production of niche handloom product...
17 Sep, 2020, 07.30 PM IST
Govt to launch Focused Product Investment Scheme for funding in manmade fibre segment: Textile SecretaryThe government is set to launch the Focused Product Investment Scheme to attract funding in the manmade fibre segment, in an effort to boos...
06 Aug, 2020, 06.42 PM IST
Welspun India foraying into health, hygiene segmentUnder Welspun Health, the company plans to produce 2.5 lakh masks per day, including 3 ply surgical mask, reusable mask and N95 respirator....
10 Jun, 2020, 05.58 PM IST
Government notifies 3-tier institutional mechanism to implement National Technical Textiles Mission“The Mission Steering Group is fully empowered to approve all financial norms in respect of all Schemes, Components and Programme of the NT...
25 Mar, 2020, 08.59 PM IST
- SASMIRA suggests Centre to provide subsidy only to certified products
To attract more manufacturers in the Rs 740 crore Agrotextiles market, Synthetic and Arts Silk Rseach Association (SASMIRA) has suggested t...
07 Jun, 2011, 05.30 PM IST
- NTC to invest Rs 425 crore to foray into technical textiles space
The National Textiles Corporation said it will invest Rs 425 crore with a joint venture partner to foray into the manufacturing of technica...
05 Apr, 2011, 05.01 PM IST