Reimagining Handloom for AI-Enabled Technical Textiles By Rony Banerjee I returned from Bharat Tex 2026 with optimism, but also with a familiar discomfort. Everywhere there was confidence. Technical textiles, sustainability, AI, circularity, traceability, ESG, exports, global markets. All the
Ministry of Textiles has launched Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for six products related to medical textiles and 20 products related to agro-textiles, which will come into force from April 1, 2024. Medical textiles QCO encompass a range of products include sanitary napkins, dental bib/napkins, disposable baby diaper, reusable sanitary pad/ sanitary napkin/ period panties













