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Pakistani Textile Industry On Ventilator Support

Textile Insights August 7, 2023

Difficulties in the Pakistani textile industry, which accounts for 60 percent of Pakistan’s overall exports has been seriously affected by multiple factors in the last few years. They include the Covid-19 pandemic, slowdown in orders from the US and the EU, rise in energy costs, critical

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MoT Initiative To Provide Aadhar-Linked Pehchan Cards To Handicraft Artisans

August 6, 2023

In a significant move to empower and support handicraft artisans, the Office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles (MoT), has launched a pioneering initiative to provide Aadhar-linked Pehchan cards to 31.14 lakh artisans across the country. The move aims to streamline the identification process and enable artisans to access various government

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Bangla Skills Training & Smart Textiles Gets $300mn Boost

Textile Insights August 4, 2023

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $300 million loan to strengthen the skills base and training programs for Bangladesh’s workforce. The program will build the institutional capacity of training institutions to deliver advanced skills training with technology applications, such as smart textile technologies and green technologies. “The economy of Bangladesh

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Indian Viscose Staple Yarn Sector Revenue To Hit All Time

Textile Insights August 4, 2023

Revenue of the Indian viscose staple yarn (VSY) industry will witness a growth of 10-12 percent in the current fiscal and is expected to hit US $2.5 in total revenues or all time high in the current fiscal. A CRISIL Ratings report attributed this growth to continuing of the strong demand from the previous fiscal. […]

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Calderdale Starting Bespoke Textile Apprenticeship Course In UK

Textile Insights August 2, 2023

Calderdale College has partnered with Huddersfield-based Textile Centre of Excellence (TCoE) and the British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA) to develop a bespoke textile engineering course in West Yorkshire. Starting in September 2023, the Level 3 apprenticeship course will see Engineering Technician apprentices at Calderdale College receive training from the Textile

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Situation Improves For First Time Since Nov 2021 – ITMF

Textile Insights August 2, 2023

Despite remaining in negative territory, the business situation has improved worldwide for first time since November 2021 in July 2023. An increasing number of companies have adapted to the harsh business environment and are now reporting improvements. This is the summing up of an International Textile Machinery Federation (ITMF) survey conducted in the first fortnight

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Cotton Corporation of India Announces Recruitment for Various Posts

August 1, 2023

The Cotton Corporation of India Ltd (CCI), a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Textile, Government of India, has unveiled an exciting opportunity for job seekers with its announcement of a direct recruitment drive to fill multiple vacancies. The recruitment process is part of CCI’s strategy to strengthen its core competencies and expand its […]

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IOAS Accredits SGS India For Offering Textile Exchange Services

Textile Insights August 1, 2023

Testing, inspection and certification company SGS has been accredited by the International Organic Accreditation Service (IOAS) to extend its Textile Exchange product certification services in India. The scope of the certification scheme includes Content Claim Standard (CCS) and Recycled Claim Standard (RCS) for textile, leather, plastic, paper and metal product

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NITI Aayog Meets Textile Bodies To Resolve Tax Hurdles

Textile Insights August 1, 2023

India’s government think tank NITI Aayog recently met with industry bodies from various sectors including those from the textile sector to resolve tax related issues facing the industry. The meeting was attended by representatives of various textile associations like CITI, PDEXCIL, CMAI, SIMA, TEXPROCIL, etc. Issues like the inverted duty structure in the MMF value […]

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Surat Supplying One Crore Flags Ahead Of Independence Day

Textile Insights July 31, 2023

The Surat textile industry has received an order to supply one crore Indian flags for Independence Day celebrations across the country. “The tricolour flag will be made from polyester blended with satin fabric, which will have a shiny look and last longer,” ToI reported. The entire process from weaving, printing, cutting to stitching will be […]