Textiles Minister Smriti Irani said in the Rajya Sabha that meetings have been held with stakeholders to address the problems being faced b...

The country needs fiscal discipline to build a strong economy and for social justice, said Smriti Irani.

"Benefits of demonetisation need to percolate down to entrepreneurs and their enterprises, many of which are outside the ambit of formal ec...

This would be the second in a series of incentives for the textile sector, after a Rs 6,500 crore package announced for garments in June.

Take 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...

The margin money subsidy has been increased from 20 per cent to 30 per cent with an increase in subsidy cap from Rs 1 crore to Rs 1.5 crore.

According to a senior official in Planning Commission, Centre will put in Rs 35 crore while SIDBI VC will pump in Rs 15 crore.

To promote the textiles sector, the government may consider a proposal for continuation of comprehensive powerloom cluster development sche...

India will hold a major textile exhibition and sign a MoU for bilateral cooperation in the sector here next week.

Diesel price hike would have an additional implication of Rs four to Rs 17 per kg in the cost of production of yarn, SIMA said.

Gujarat ACNielsen ORG-MARG Pvt Ltd entrusted to undertake baseline survey of powerlooms by the textile commissioner's office.

The Textiles Ministry today said market research company AC Nielsen ORG-MARG will conduct a survey of the powerloom industry.

Textile ministry has sought a whopping 10-fold spike in allocation for the powerloom sector at Rs 1,200 cr during the 12th Plan.

Chairman of Powerloom Development & Export Promotion Council Bharat Chhajer says the the Indian powerloom sector is distressed.

The powerloom sector in India is looking at alternate markets like Europe and the domestic retail story to minimise the impact of the econo...

Coimbatore based Bharathiar University has taken up a project to improve the technology employed in the powerloom sector.

The handloom sector may soon get about 25% capital subsidy. The textile ministry has formulated a Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS)...