Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu has announced several initiatives for development of the textile and apparel industry in the state in the Tamil Nadu budget. These include development of the PM MITRA Park in Virudhunagar, Textile Park in Salem, higher capital subsidy for technical
The University of Coimbra (UC) in Portugal in partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras (IIT Madras) is developing a circular technology that could reduce textile industry pollution. The team is developing a technology that makes it possible to recover and reuse the water, dyes and additives that make up the contaminated effluent […]
In the fourth quarter of 2023, the Italian textile machinery orders index remained stable compared to data recorded for the same period in 2022 and stood at 82.4 points. “This is the result of an upswing in orders from foreign markets, counterbalanced by declining orders on the domestic front,” the Association of Italian Textile Machinery […]
Indian MSME apparel manufacturers may face a loss of Rs 5,000-7,000 crore in the January-March quarter according to the Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI). CMAI said an amendment in the Income Tax Act states that payments to MSMEs need to be made within 45 days. CMAI claimed that this has pushed retailers to cancel […]
The President of the AP Textile Mills Association Koti Rao has alleged that the price of cotton sold by the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) went up to Rs 62,000 a candy of 356 kg each. “A few people have hiked the prices when they bid for cotton sold by the CCI. But the viable […]
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. (ABFRL) will partner Ingenuity, an ecommerce solution provider to launch Jaypore, an ABRFL brand in the US market. This collaboration is geared towards enabling the Aditya Birla Group company to expand its direct-to-consumer (DTC) presence on a global level. Jaypore is an artisanal lifestyle brand that offers curated collections […]
A Kuwait based non-resident Indian (NRI), Anupam Jain has expressed interest in importing Uzbekistan traditional dresses for women Towards this end, a meeting was held between Uzbekistan embassy officials in Kuwait and Anupam Jain who owns Gulf Mysore General Trading Company. “Anupam Jain, who moved from India to Kuwait, has opened several Indian heritage stores […]
In his budget speech, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said government will formulate a new textile policy 2024-2029 for the development of the textile sector as the earlier textile policy 2019-2024 ends this year. “This policy will also promote greater investment and employment opportunities. We expect a capital investment of Rs 10,000 crore, which will generate 200,000 […]
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday laid the foundation stone for the Rs 3,000-crore Welspun Group’s Integrated Textiles Manufacturing Facility and Warehousing Complex. The facility coming up in Choudwar in Cuttack district is expected to create 10,000 employment opportunities and will also create business opportunities for local industries. A team of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the Prime Minister Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park on February 22 in Navsari district of Gujarat. The PM MITRA Park in Navsari which was conceptualised in July 2023 spans 1,142 acres and is expected to attract substantial investments and generate employments […]





















