Cotton

Enhanced Focus On Sustainability Will Be Key To Robust Cotton Value Chain

January 10, 2024

Setting up a sustainable cotton textile production base will call for sourcing of sustainably-grown cotton fibre and deep engagement and a collaborative approach, along with exchange of ideas and leveraging of innovations will go a long way in making the cotton value chain robust and

Industry

Ludhiana Textile Leaders Forge Collaborations With Government Officials

December 24, 2023

The Wool & Woollens Export Promotion Council (WWEPC) organized a roadshow for BHARAT TEX 2024 in Ludhiana, attended by over 175 textile exporters from Ludhiana, Amritsar and Panipat. The event received support from TEXPROCIL, AEPC and PDEXCIL and was graced by Rohit Kansal, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, alongside other prominent personalities from the

Event

PHDCCI Summit Calls For Green Practices In Indian Textile Industry

December 24, 2023

Government and industry leaders gathered at the 2nd Sustainable Textiles Summit in New Delhi, where Prajakta L Verma, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Textiles, stressed the urgency of traceability, recycling, and sustainable practices in the textile sector. She emphasized the paradoxical nature of the industry as a major global employer, but also a significant […]

Event

Bharat Tex Expo 2024 Roadshow At Noida Cluster Draws Significant Participation

December 16, 2023

Roadshow for the Bharat Tex Expo 2024, held in Noida on December 11, 2023, drew significant participation from Noida’s cluster of RMG exporters. Over 300 members attended with great enthusiasm, expressing keen interest in participating in the upcoming Bharat Tex Expo 2024. The event featured prominent speakers, including Mahesh Sharma, Member of Parliament, Gautam

Event

Mumbai Gears Up For Country’s Largest Sari Walkathon On Dec 10

November 26, 2023

In a bid to promote the rich handloom sari culture of India and celebrate the country’s “Unity in Diversity,” Union Minister of State for Textiles, Darshana Jardosh, inaugurated the e-registration portal for the Sari Walkathon on 21st November, 2023. The event, scheduled for December 10, 2023, will take place at MMRDA Ground in Mumbai. The […]

Event

Bharat Tex 2024: Paving The Way For India’s Global Leadership In Textiles

October 22, 2023

Bharat Tex 2024, the world’s largest textile event, is all set to bolster India’s textile industry. Union Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated the curtain-raiser event at Vanijya Bhavan, New Delhi, commending the industry for its visionary initiative. Goyal highlighted that this event represents India’s commitment to becoming a global textile powerhouse. It

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

Indian Technical Textile Industry All Geared Up To Explore Emerging Opportunities

October 10, 2023

The domestic technical textiles sector is all set to commence its next phase of growth trajectory going forward as the industry is finding itself in a much more conducive situation in the last few years. Though the government has been trying to promote this sector for some time now, it is only in the last […]

Event

National Agrotech Conclave 2023: Accelerating Farm Productivity and Sustainability

October 9, 2023

The Indian Technical Textile Association (ITTA), in collaboration with the National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, and in partnership with The Synthetic & Art Silk Mills’ Research Association (SASMIRA) and COE-Agrotech, successfully organized the “National Conclave on Agrotech – Accelerating Productivity

Industry

KCT Receives INR 2.5 Crore Grant For Textile Tech Centre

September 3, 2023

The Department of Textile Technology at Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT) has secured a significant grant of Rs 2.5 crore under the NTTM initiative by the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. T. Rajkumar, Chairman of CITI and TSC, Director of NSDC, and Executive Director of Sakthi Sugars, has extended congratulations to the department. In […]

Industry

MoT Boosts Technical Textiles Startup Ecosystem With GREAT Initiative

August 30, 2023

In a significant stride towards promoting innovation in technical textiles, the Ministry of Textiles (MoT) has given the green light to the Startup Guidelines for Technical Textiles – Grant for Research and Entrepreneurship across Aspiring Innovators in Technical Textiles (GREAT). Rajeev Saxena, Joint Secretary Textiles, announced this groundbreaking development during a