Corporates

BTTF Elects A. Sakthivel Chairman, Re-elects Bhadresh Dodhia Co-Chairman

Textile Insights October 28, 2026

The Bharat Tex Trade Federation (BTTF) elected Dr. A. Sakthivel as Chairman and re-elected Bhadresh Dodhia as Co-Chairman at its 12th Board Meeting, held in New Delhi on October 28, 2026. Sudhir Sekhri was elected Treasurer. Sakthivel, who also chairs the Apparel Export Promotion Council

Industry

Industry Leaders Appointed to Textiles Committee

Textile Insights August 18, 2024

Bhadresh Dodhia and Rakesh Mehra have been appointed as members of the Textiles Committee, a statutory body under the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. Bhadresh Dodhia, Chairman of MATEXIL (formerly SRTEPC), expressed his commitment to driving growth, innovation and sustainability in the Indian textile industry. “I am honoured to be part of the Textiles […]

Industry

India Plans Setting Up ‘Bharat Park’ In UAE For Secure Trade Facilitation

January 14, 2024

India plans to set up ‘Bharat Park’ in UAE where Indian goods showroom and warehouses will come up. This will facilitate other countries of the world to buy Indian goods from ‘Bharat Park’ as the payment system is secured in UAE, stated Union Minister of Textiles & Commerce Piyush Goyal. He was speaking as Chief […]

Industry

Red Sea Attacks Surge Indian Textile Freight Rates By 40%

January 7, 2024

The textile export sector in India is facing a severe crisis as a result of recent attacks by Hamas-supporting Houthi rebels on merchant ships in the Arabian Sea. This has led to a 40% surge in freight rates, with further increases anticipated. Bhadresh Dodhia, Chairman of the Synthetic and Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC), […]