Local textiles hemmed in: Trump cuts bangladesh tariff to 20%, leaving India at a disadvantageFollowing President Trump's decision to reduce tariffs for Bangladesh and Cambodia, Indian textile and apparel exporters are bracing for a ...
02 Aug, 2025, 12.03 AM IST
Threading new ties: Surat and Tiruppur explore collaboration to boost India’s MMF tradeThe collaboration will entail Tiruppur exporters setting up a few units in Surat to gain first-hand experience in MMF garment production, w...
30 Jul, 2025, 12.31 PM IST
Tiruppur Exporters Association seeks govt support for migrants' housing facilityFacing a labour shortage, the Tiruppur Exporters Association (TEA) is urging government support to establish housing for migrant workers, c...
30 Jun, 2025, 06.01 PM IST
Trading traditions: Why cotton-rich Tiruppur is making a shift to syntheticsAlthough Tiruppur is synonymous with cotton, accounting for over 90% of India’s cotton knitwear exports, it is now gradually entering the l...
26 Jun, 2025, 11.54 AM IST
From dirty to dazzling: Why Tiruppur is recycling 130 million litres water everydayA 360-degree change in Tiruppur may have only come through an enforced court order, yet it is a transformation that has been fully embraced...
25 Jun, 2025, 05.51 PM IST
Tiruppur in trouble? What is ailing this Rs 70,000-crore textile cluster from scaling upDespite churning out impressive trade numbers, Tiruppur is plagued by various problems that threaten its very survival. Addressing key issu...
25 Jun, 2025, 12.13 PM IST
Impact of 26% reciprocal tariff: Price ain’t right! US garment companies bargain shopping in IndiaUS garment retailers are urging Indian apparel manufacturers to absorb some price increases caused by President Trump's 26% tariff on India...
05 Apr, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
Global apparel deals flowing into India amid Bangladesh crisisTiruppur's knitwear export hub has secured ₹450 crore in orders from global brands due to political unrest in Bangladesh. Orders include ki...
05 Sep, 2024, 12.24 AM IST
Top global brands like Marks & Spencer, Walmart and Pepco may boost India sourcing after import duty reliefBrands who may have origins in other countries but have a presence in Australia like Kmart and Target, too are buying large volumes of garm...
31 Jul, 2024, 03.07 PM IST
Fortune Park Hotels on expansion mode; opens sixth facility in Tamil NaduFortune Park Hotels currently has a presence in five other locations in Tamil Nadu including Vellore, Ootacamund, Madurai, Chennai, and Hos...
26 Nov, 2023, 07.21 PM IST
Apparel units suspend production amid decline in orders from global brandsMore than 20% of apparel exporting units in Tiruppur and Noida have halted manufacturing operations due to a decline in orders from interna...
17 Jul, 2023, 11.36 PM IST
Apparel exporters in Tiruppur, Noida plan periodic shutdownsAbout 80% units in Noida have a month's orders in hand, while in Tiruppur, orders have fallen 40-50% compared to the previous year. Tiruppu...
17 May, 2023, 12.24 AM IST
Spinning mills run on all days in India's knitwear hub Tiruppur as Jan growth brings hopes of post-pandemic revivalKnitwear exports from Tiruppur in USD terms grew 1.5 per cent at USD 413 million (in January 2023) while overall knitwear exports from the ...
26 Feb, 2023, 10.57 AM IST
Ethiopia beckons Tirupur garment exportersTirupur saw its export decline by 8% to 24,000 crore in 2017-18 for the first time in five years.
10 Aug, 2018, 12.15 PM IST
Tiruppur knitwear exports fall about 8% in 2017 -18This is the first time in the past five years that knitwear exports from Tiruppur have declined. In 2016-17, the exports at Rs 26,000 crore...
11 May, 2018, 01.18 PM IST
GST has created 'Frankenstein monster' in bureaucracy: Shashi Tharoor"We had one nation, one tax model. We did not have any idea that BJP will come with six different rates," Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said.
24 Feb, 2018, 10.27 PM IST
- Textile hub facing soil contamination danger: Study
Tiruppur's 6,250 textile-related industries employ thousands of people and has an annual revenue of over Rs 13,000 crore.
09 Dec, 2014, 01.30 PM IST