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How this 'smart' Maharashtra woman is turning orange peels into cashNagpur is seeing a surge in sustainable innovation. Young minds are turning discarded orange peels into useful eco-friendly products. This ...
Portugal eyes bigger role in India’s infrastructure, manufacturing push as trade ties deepenPortugal's Minister of State for Economy, João Rui Ferreira, expressed readiness to contribute to India's infrastructure goals, highlightin...
The Materialists: How indie designers are working creatively with waste to forge new materialsIndian designers are turning textile waste into new fabrics and products. Brands like Paiwand Studio and Doodlage are leading this movement...
Sustainability must be commercially viable to scale: ICC's Naresh TyagiIndian textile firms are innovating with low-impact and regenerative materials and embedding eco-conscious inputs into sourcing, but sustai...
EU & Ministry of Textiles launches 7 projects to boost textile and handicraft sectors in IndiaThe European Union and the Ministry of Textiles launched seven projects to boost India's textile and handicraft industry with a grant of EU...
ReCircle’s new textile vertical aims to process 570 MT of textile waste a yearAfter paper and plastic, the Mumbai-based waste management firm has set its eyes on managing textile wastes to build a more sustainable cir...
Government cracks the code to track recycled textiles tradeThe textiles ministry has kick-started the process to create separate tariff codes - called HSN (harmonised system of nomenclature) codes i...
Government's textiles buys may have to include recycled materialsThe Centre may make it mandatory for a certain amount of textile products in government procurement to come from recycled materials as part...
India actively considering CEPAs, FTAs to boost textile exports: Piyush GoyalUnion Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said India is actively considering entering into free trade pacts and comprehensive economic partners...
Haryana Cabinet approves new 'Haryana AatmaNirbhar Textile Policy'The new textile policy will supersede the previous Haryana Textile Policy 2019 and it aims to promote value-added textile activities with s...
Arvind and PurFi Global form joint venture to reduce textile wastePurFi's technology creates a circular solution that rejuvenates textile waste into virgin quality fibres, a joint statement said. This will...
Policy rejig to nudge textile's transition to manmade fibersThe focus would be to facilitate development of new business models, technological advancement, development of new markets and products and...
International Women’s Day: Women driving transition from linear to circular economyWhen it comes to the adoption of the idea of a circular economy, women business leaders are showing the way.
Circular economy: From ship to chip, a $500 billion opportunity awaits IndiaFor a country where reusing and sharing of products isn’t new, India has been unable to streamline or organise the unstructured secondhand ...
The idea of circular economy ‘challenging’ but its the best bet for visionary firms, say expertsThe Indian textile industry, traditionally a labour-intensive industry, has long been plagued by issues around sustainability.
IKEA Foundation, Enviu and CAIF to build textile waste model, provide jobs to waste workersIndia is one of the world’s largest textile producers and importers of used clothing, but lacks an infrastructure to deal with textile wast...
Birla Cellulose wins the National Innovative and Sustainable Supply Chain awardBirla Cellulose, part of the Aditya Birla Group that produces manmade cellulosic fibre (MMCF), has emerged as a winner in the first edition...
PM Modi holds virtual summit with Italian counterpart; discusses ways to deal with adverse impact of COVID-19In his opening remarks at the virtual bilateral summit with the Italian leader, Modi said it is clear that the COVID-19 epidemic will remai...
Sweden may rope in Birlas for joint project on smart textilesSweden is investing heavily in developing textiles made from sustainable raw materials as it seeks to support a globally successful textile...
- S Kumar's to be excluded from BSE mid-cap, 500 indices
The Bombay Stock Exchange on Tuesday said textile firm S Kumar's Nationwide will be excluded from the BSE mid-cap and 500 indices from Apri...