Industry

Giriraj Singh Inaugurates EKTA Meghalaya And Integrated Textile Tourism Centre At Nongpoh

Textile Insights December 8, 2025

Meghalaya took a significant step toward strengthening its textile ecosystem as Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh inaugurated EKTA Meghalaya (Exhibition cum Knowledge Sharing for Textiles Advantage) and the Integrated Textile Tourism Centre (ITTC) at Nongpoh. The event was attended by

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

India Accelerates Promotion Of Agro-Textiles Under National Technical Textiles Mission

Textile Insights December 5, 2025

India is stepping up efforts to advance agro-textiles as a key driver of sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture under the National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM), launched in 2020 to boost the country’s technical textiles ecosystem. As part of this mission, the Ministry of Textiles has approved 14 targeted research and development projects focused on

Export

India’s Textile Exports Stay Resilient As Tamil Nadu Leads Growth

Textile Insights December 5, 2025

India’s textile and apparel sector has once again proven its resilience, navigating a turbulent global landscape marked by economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions and tariff pressures from key markets. Fresh data from the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS) reveals that the country’s textile, apparel and handicraft exports reached US$

Trade & Market

India–Russia Business Forum Charts New Path For Stronger Textile Trade Ties

Textile Insights December 5, 2025

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal, placed a strong spotlight on the textile sector as a priority area for India–Russia cooperation, during the India–Russia Business Forum held in New Delhi. Confirming that Russia has always been ‘India’s Sukh Dukh Ka Saathi,’ he highlighted that textiles, along with automobiles, electronics and machinery represent one

Corporates

SASMIRA Signs MoU With TERI To Advance Sustainable Textile Innovation

Textile Insights December 5, 2025

SASMIRA has taken a major step forward in its sustainability journey by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). The partnership aims to drive joint research and innovation in environment, climate change, sustainable textiles and green technologies. The collaboration combines TERI’s national leadership in sustainability

Trade & Market

South Korea’s Apparel Imports Slip As Demand Shifts To Casual Wear

Textile Insights December 5, 2025

South Korea’s apparel imports fell 1.0% to US$ 9.1 billion in the first nine months of 2025, reflecting subdued retail demand and cautious consumer spending. The decline, however, was uneven across product categories, underscoring a notable shift in shopper preferences. Imports of knitted apparel and accessories (Chapter 61) edged up to US$ 4.06 billion, compared […]

Corporates

Kusumgar Appoints Puneet Singla As General Manager

Textile Insights December 5, 2025

Kusumgar, a leading manufacturer of engineered fabrics and advanced technical textile solutions, has appointed Puneet Singla as its new General Manager. With over five decades of expertise and three state-of-the-art facilities in Gujarat, Kusumgar produces over two million meters of high-performance technical fabrics each month for sectors including defence, aeronautics,

Corporates

Mafatlal CEO Raghunath Balakrishnan Wins India’s First Uniform Industry Leadership Award

Textile Insights December 5, 2025

Mafatlal Industries Limited announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Raghunath Mannil Balakrishnan, has been honoured with India’s first-ever “Uniform Revolutionary Person of India Award.” The award was presented by Hon’ble Former Textile Minister Subhash Deshmukh at a special event organised by the Solapur Uniform Garment Federation, recognising outstanding leadership

Corporates

Savio Wins WHP Workplace Health Promotion Award For 2025

Textile Insights December 5, 2025

Savio has once again been honoured with the WHP – Workplace Health Promotion Award, presented on November 26 in Udine, confirming the company’s strong commitment to employee health, well-being and safety. Since joining the WHP network in 2019, Savio has steadily expanded its initiatives through sustained engagement and active listening. Key programs include a company […]

Corporates

Sportking India Chooses Rieter For High-Tech Compact-Spinning Expansion

Textile Insights December 5, 2025

Sportking India Ltd., the vertically integrated textile conglomerate, has announced a major investment in a complete Rieter compact-spinning system from blowroom to winding to produce the highest-quality compact yarns from Indian cotton with maximum productivity. As part of its strategic expansion, Sportking is setting up a greenfield spinning project in Odisha with