February 22, 2026
Policies

GST Council May Shift Textiles To 5% Slab

The 56th GST Council meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is set to take place on September 3–4, 2025 in New Delhi, where key proposals to simplify the tax regime and ease costs for consumers will be discussed. According to reports, the government is considering moving all food and textile products into the 5% […]
Event

Gartex Texprocess India 2025 Draws Record Visitors

The 13th edition of Gartex Texprocess India 2025, the country’s most comprehensive exhibition on garment and textile machinery, concluded successfully on 23rd August 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, recording an impressive 15,790 visitors across three days. The expo drew participants from 436 Indian cities and 31 countries, making it a truly global […]
Economy

India Seeks New Markets To Counter US Tariff

India is set to launch dedicated outreach programmes across 40 countries, including the UK, Japan, South Korea, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Canada, Mexico, Russia, and Australia, in a bid to diversify textile exports and reduce reliance on the US market, a senior official said on Wednesday. The move comes after the United States […]
Product Launch & Innovation

Welspun Launches New Home Linen Campaign With Vidya Balan – Kyunki Farq Padta Hai

Welspun Living Limited (WLL), a global leader in home textiles and part of the Welspun World conglomerate, has unveiled its latest campaign, “Kyunki Farq Padta Hai”, featuring actor Vidya Balan. The campaign highlights the importance of quality home linen through a playful mix of humour, nostalgia, and a supernatural twist. Conceptualised by ^a t o […]