India's electricity use falls to lowest in 5 months due to lockdownNational electricity demand fell to 2.78 billion units on March 25, the first day of the three-week total shutdown called by Prime Minister...
27 Mar, 2020, 02.00 PM IST
Slowdown tales: Bhiwandi’s power looms fall silentBhiwandi once had more than 8 lakh power looms & the textile hub was a guaranteed source of income for many.
03 Oct, 2019, 06.06 PM IST
Telangana polls: For Sircilla weavers, it's saree distribution scheme that mattersThere is a fear among some sections that the scheme could be scrapped if the ruling TRS party fails to retain power in the crucial December...
01 Dec, 2018, 11.48 AM IST
Pro-Modi slogans greet Congress netas at anti-GST stir in SuratOn Monday, thousands of traders who gathered outside the market demanding scrapping of the 5 per cent GST, were baton-charged after they al...
05 Jul, 2017, 10.24 PM IST
People's cooperation would help strengthen economy: Smriti IraniThe country needs fiscal discipline to build a strong economy and for social justice, said Smriti Irani.
10 Dec, 2016, 07.28 PM IST
People's cooperation would help strengthen economy: Smriti Irani"Benefits of demonetisation need to percolate down to entrepreneurs and their enterprises, many of which are outside the ambit of formal ec...
10 Dec, 2016, 07.06 PM IST
Rs 500 crore worth business affectedWith more than 100 tea factories functioning in nearby Nilgiris district and about 200 lorries plying daily to other States, teas worth Rs ...
04 Oct, 2015, 03.34 PM IST
Festivals will be much brighter, happier if 'Taant' sari industry is unfolded and made to flow againTake the ‘home state’ of the taant sari, West Bengal. In 1982, there were 8,052 power-looms in the small-scale sector with the number of wo...
03 Oct, 2014, 05.01 AM IST
Textiles ministry seeks funds for tech upgradeTUFS, a flagship scheme of the textiles ministry that was launched in 1999, offers interest and capital subsidy for modernisation of textil...
28 Jun, 2014, 12.54 PM IST
30% powerloom production hit due to power cuts: Powerloom Development & Export Promotion CouncilPowerloom industry in TN suffered 30% production loss due to power cuts in past one month, a top official of Powerloom Development & Export...
01 Dec, 2013, 05.16 PM IST
Workers of Ludhiana’s powerloom factories forced to live in horrid conditionsIf the collapse of a textile mill building in Bangladesh in April this year was shocking, a similar incident is waiting to happen in Ludhia...
09 Jun, 2013, 04.56 AM IST
- At Rs 127 cr, Congress poll pick richest
Electronics dealer H Vasanthakumar, contesting on a Congress ticket from Nanguneri in Tirunelveli district, is the richest candidate among ...
01 Apr, 2011, 04.47 AM IST
- TN Powerloom units call off strike
The 28 days old strike by power loom units in Coimbatore and Tirupur was called off on Wednesday following an agreement reached between the...
02 Sep, 2009, 03.27 PM IST
- Many Surat cos out in the cold without cover
Once the flood waters recede, many Surat-based businesses in the diamonds and textile sectors may face a second blow.
12 Aug, 2006, 01.30 AM IST
- Surat's entrepreneurs out in the cold without insurance
Once the flood waters recede, many Surat-based businesses in the diamonds and textile sectors may face a second blow.
11 Aug, 2006, 12.00 AM IST
- Edible oils, SEZs gain most as Budget gets green light
Finance minister Jaswant Singh on Wednesday distanced the Centre from value-added taxation in states, salvaged the budget's textile package...
01 May, 2003, 03.14 AM IST
- Traders take a day off to fight VAT
Commercial activity across Maharashtra and neighbouring states of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh on Monday slowed down as thous...
01 Apr, 2003, 05.34 AM IST