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Tirupur Dyers Share Concerns With Minister Darshana Jardosh

Textile Insights December 25, 2023

Office bearers of the Dyers Association of Tirupur met Darshana Jardosh, Minister of State for Textiles and submitted a letter sharing their concerns. The delegation from the Dyers Association of Tirupur included President P Gandhirajan, Treasurer BA Madeswaran, CEO BM Boopathi and Coordinator

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Textile City Being Set Up In Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur District

Textile Insights December 25, 2023

A Textile City will be set up on around 64 acres in Tamil Nadu’s Thirumazhisai in Tiruvallur district, which will be a one-stop destination for domestic and international buyers to purchase finished textile products. The Textile City project will be implemented by the Handlooms, Handicrafts and Textiles department of Tamil Nadu, whose Chief Minister MK […]

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Ludhiana Textile Leaders Forge Collaborations With Government Officials

December 24, 2023

The Wool & Woollens Export Promotion Council (WWEPC) organized a roadshow for BHARAT TEX 2024 in Ludhiana, attended by over 175 textile exporters from Ludhiana, Amritsar and Panipat. The event received support from TEXPROCIL, AEPC and PDEXCIL and was graced by Rohit Kansal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, alongside other prominent personalities from the

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GOI Approves Rs 4,445 Crore For 7 Mega Textile Parks To Boost Industry

December 24, 2023

The Government of India has granted approval for the establishment of 7 PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks in greenfield/brownfield sites, allocating a budget of Rs 4,445 crore. The primary objective of this initiative is to fortify the Indian textile industry by facilitating larger-scale operations, minimizing logistics costs through the

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Cottonconnect Expands Cotton Traceability Platform To Brands

December 24, 2023

CottonConnect, a social enterprise that focuses on creating a more sustainable and responsible cotton industry, has made its TraceBale traceability platform available to the wider apparel industry. TraceBale traceability platform is expected to help brands address supply chain transparency challenges. TraceBale is now available as a standalone solution to all within the

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Coats Digital Launches AI Assistant Using Microsoft’s Azure

Textile Insights December 23, 2023

Coats Digital is propelling its technology solutions into the AI era with the launch of a new AI Assistant to improve customer service and open up innovative, new opportunities across the fashion supply chain. The new AI service using Microsoft’s Azure AI solutions, Coats Digital’s developers have quickly introduced advanced capabilities for robust natural language […]

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Bangladesh & Uzbekistan Explore Cooperation In Textile Sector

Textile Insights December 23, 2023

Bangladesh and Uzbekistan are exploring cooperation between the textile and garment industries of the two countries and take advantage of the strengths of both countries An Uzbek textile delegation recently visited Bangladesh and visited various garment factories to explore cooperation and learn more about garment manufacturing. Then a top level official team from

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China’s Cotton Textile Prosperity Index Hikes Slightly In Nov

Textile Insights December 23, 2023

In November, China’s cotton textile prosperity index witnessed a slight rise of 0.3 percent over October and stood at 49 percent. The seven sub-indexes that make up the China Cotton Textile Prosperity Index are all below the critical point of 50. Within the sub-indexes the raw material procurement index, product sales index, product inventory index […]

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CII Again Recognises NITRA Among Top Five Innovative Institutes

Textile Insights December 21, 2023

Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), the biggest Indian trade body has recognised Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA), as one of the top five innovative institutes in India for 2023. Last year too, NITRA was recognised by CII as one of the topmost innovative institutes. Innovation is imbibed in the NITRA culture and the institute […]

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UP Govt Selling Off Land Of Closed State-Owned Textile Mills

Textile Insights December 18, 2023

The Uttar Pradesh government is acquiring land of several state-owned closed textile mills in various districts, which will be sold off to investors. Cumulatively, the land of these textile mills are estimated to be over 1,000 acres, owned by UP Cooperative Spinning Mills Federation, UP State Textile Corporation, UP State Spinning Company, etc. “These closed […]