Textile sector attracted up to Rs 27,000 crore investments: Smriti IraniThe government in June last year announced a Rs 6,000 crore special package for the textile and apparel sector, which included several tax ...
25 May, 2018, 09.49 PM IST
Gujarat cloth markets shut on day 2 of stir against GSTCloth markets in major Gujarat cities, including Surat, Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar and Rajkot, remained shut in protest against five per cent GST...
28 Jun, 2017, 03.49 PM IST
Uniform GST rate likely for textile industry: Smriti Irani"The budgetary allocation for the power sector had gone up from Rs.52 crore in 2015-16 to Rs.110 crore in 2016-'17 and Rs.166 crore this fi...
28 Apr, 2017, 08.05 PM IST
Government to facilitate cheaper loans to Scheduled Caste artisans, weaversA Memorandum of Understanding was signed between The Development Commissioner (Handlooms) and National Scheduled Caste Finance and Developm...
14 Apr, 2017, 05.43 PM IST
Textile ministry pushes to lift Bangladesh govt's raw jute export banThe jute commissioner has, accordingly, issued an order to all jute mills with more than two month’s quantity of raw jute to reduce their s...
25 Nov, 2015, 08.09 PM IST
India to be a very big market for Australian designers: Australian Deputy High CommissionerIndia promises to be a big market for Australian designers who are looking for fashion collaborations with domestic artisans and craftsmen.
10 Sep, 2015, 02.19 PM IST
New national textiles policy being finalised: GovtGovernment today said the new national textiles policy, which aims at boosting exports from the sector, is being finalised.
08 May, 2015, 05.10 PM IST
No CIC commissioner appointed since Feb 24, 2013; pending cases touch 38,000While the RTI watchdog has been headless for the last six months, complaints and appeals pending before CIC have reached an all-time high.
26 Feb, 2015, 05.52 AM IST
66 countries to participate in 'Vastra:2013' textile fairRepresentatives from 66 countries are expected to attend Rajasthan's international textile and apparel fair -'Vastra-2013'- beginning here ...
01 Oct, 2013, 04.44 PM IST
- Centre mulls textiles sops with retrospective effect
Govt is planning to give incentives to textiles sector with retrospective effect as it seeks to revive the sector burdened with sickness.
19 Jan, 2012, 05.09 AM IST
- 'EU's zero duty proposal for Pakistan will damage WTO rules'
Brussels' largesse to Pak would not come into force without an approval from the WTO's CTG, which is expected to meet on May 26th.
10 May, 2011, 02.12 PM IST
- Cotton inventory to dip to 35L bales this season
The minimum balance stock of cotton will drop to 35 lakh bales in the current crop season, putting price pressure on domestic mills that pa...
20 Jan, 2011, 01.11 AM IST
- Stimulus package for textiles to have minimal impact in Guj
Stimulus package for the textile sector announced by Union government will have minimal impact on the sector in Gujarat.
08 Dec, 2008, 04.05 PM IST
- Cotton players, govt lock horns over exports
High cotton prices and the inability of mills to procure at current price levels have put textile players on the backfoot.
19 Jun, 2008, 03.26 AM IST
- New panel on MSP for jute set up
The jute commissioner has constituted a sub-committee this time to recommend inter-regional differential of various grades of jute and mest...
28 Mar, 2008, 12.28 AM IST
- From rough to TUFS
Small textile machinery cos could gain from a new policy which gives capital subsidy to apparel makers.
12 Nov, 2007, 04.40 AM IST
- Textile cos find going TUF after stoppage of scheme
The Tirupur Exporters’ Association has expressed disappointment over the circular issued by the office of Textile Commissioner, Mumbai, ask...
08 Jul, 2006, 03.00 AM IST