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Worker Health: One Of The Most Underdiscussed Issues In Textile Manufacturing

Textile Insights July 20, 2026

The greatest health risks in the textile industry do not necessarily come from wearing the finished product. They can arise during its manufacture. Workers in dyeing, finishing and coating facilities may be exposed daily to chemicals, solvents and processes that, without proper management, can

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Giriraj Singh Releases CMAI-GATS ‘CXO Blueprint 2030’ To Guide India’s Textile Export Growth

Textile Insights July 16, 2026

Giriraj Singh, Hon’ble Minister of Textiles, Government of India, released the India Textiles & Apparel CXO Blueprint 2030, a strategic report by the Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI) and the Global Alliance for Textile Sustainability (GATS), at the Sustainability & Circularity Impact Pavilion during Bharat Tex 2026. The report outlines strategic

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MSMEs Moving Beyond Digital Adoption To Digital Confidence

Textile Insights July 9, 2026

India’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are moving from digital adoption to digital confidence. The fourth edition of the MSME Digital Index Report 2026, released today by PayNearby, Bharat’s leading branchless banking and digital financial services network, reveals that digital tools are no longer just an add-on for small retailers and micro-entrepreneurs. UPI

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Serendipity In The Spinning Department!

Textile Insights July 9, 2026

How an Unexpected Clue Solved a Nagging Problem By S. Murugan We all know this feeling. You begin with a neat little plan…and life gently nudges you toward something completely different — often better than what you intended. Many call it luck. I call it serendipity — the art of discovering something valuable by accident, […]

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Skilling The Workforce Will Define India’s Textile Future

Textile Insights July 9, 2026

Strengthening collaboration between industry and academic institutions is essential to create structured talent pipelines aligned with real sector requirements, writes Ajay Ajmera When I arrived in Surat in 1992 as a 19-year-old with no formal education beyond Class 11, my first classroom was the shop floor. I observed master weavers, dyers and tailors at work, […]

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Print Industry Must Rebrand To Attract Next-Generation Talent

Textile Insights July 9, 2026

As digital transformation reshapes manufacturing, the printing industry is being urged to redefine its image to attract younger talent and build a sustainable, multigenerational workforce. Despite being driven by innovation, automation and increasingly artificial intelligence (AI), the sector continues to battle the perception that it is a traditional or declining

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Is Viscose The New Polyester?

Textile Insights July 9, 2026

The fibre changed. The system did not. And the industry pays every time. Before polyester, fashion’s fibres were expensive, labour-intensive and geographically constrained. Silk came from China. Wool came from farms. Cotton needed land and water. The supply chain was slow, and the product was priced accordingly. Then polyester changed the economics of the entire […]

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T&A Industry Looking Beyond Recovery To The Next Growth Cycle

Textile Insights July 9, 2026

After navigating one of the most challenging periods in recent history, the domestic textile and apparel (T&A) industry is increasingly looking beyond recovery towards a new phase of expansion. For nearly three years, the sector faced a combination of adverse factors—weak demand across key export markets, elevated inflation, inventory corrections by global retailers,

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Specialty Chemical Industry To See 6% Revenue Growth: Crisil

Textile Insights July 6, 2026

India’s specialty chemical industry is expected to record around 6% revenue growth in FY2026-27, down from approximately 8% in each of the previous two fiscals, as weak exports and higher input costs weigh on the sector, according to Crisil Ratings. The agency’s analysis of 126 companies, representing about 40% of industry revenue, indicates that strong […]

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Micro-Window To Embroidery : When Outsourcing Started Costing More Than Ownership

Textile Insights June 15, 2026

A garment manufacturer in Ajman, UAE, supplying premium apparel to a leading American fashion brand, had built a highly efficient production system. Fabric sourcing, cutting, stitching, finishing, and quality control were all managed internally. Yet one critical process remained outside their control—appliqué embroidery. At first, outsourcing seemed logical. The embroidery