Corporates

AEPC Celebrates 46th Foundation Day

March 3, 2024

Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) celebrated its 46th Foundation Day at its headquarters at Apparel House in Gurugram. The event began with lighting of lamp and cutting of cake. Sudhir Sekhri, Chairman AEPC, Rakesh Vaid, Vice Chairman ATDC, HKL Magu Past Chairman AEPC, Gautam Nair,

Corporates

Piyush Goyal Welcomes Epic Group’s US$100 Million Investment In Odisha

February 19, 2024

In a significant stride towards bolstering India’s manufacturing prowess, Epic Group’s Executive Chairman Ranjan Mahtani and Aryan Mahtani met Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry of India. The focal point of discussion was Epic Group’s ambitious blueprint to channel a US$ 100 million investment into Odisha, India, for the establishment of an

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 […]

Apparel, Fashion, Retail

Goyal Confident Of Apparel Exports Reaching $40bn By 2030

Textile Insights December 11, 2023

Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal expressed confidence that India’s garment exports would reach the target of US $40 billion by 2030. “$40 billion target by 2030 is clearly achievable,” he added Goyal said the Indian government is taking steps to promote exports such as entering into free trade agreements and promoting brand India. Piyush Goyal was […]

Event

VJTI’s Centenary Conference Honors Textile Industry Trailblazers

December 3, 2023

Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), a pioneer in technical education, celebrated its centenary year with an International Conference on Sustainable Technical Textiles Innovative Materials & Machinery Development at its Matunga Campus on 2nd December, 2023. The event, graced by esteemed dignitaries, marked a significant milestone in the institution’s

Event

Surat To Host Textile Seminar As Precursor To Vibrant Gujarat

Textile Insights November 22, 2023

A seminar will be held in Surat titled ‘Future Ready 5F: Gujarat’s Textile Vision for Viksit Bharat’ on November 23, as a precursor to the 10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024. Chintan Thaker, Chairman-ASSOCHAM Gujarat Council will deliver the welcome address, followed by an audio-visual film on the textile and apparel ecosystem of Gujarat. Piyush […]

Industry

Piyush Goyal To Present AEPC Excellence Honours Award

November 5, 2023

The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has revealed that Union Minister Piyush Goyal will present the prestigious AEPC Excellence Honours Awards on 9th December 2023 in New Delhi. These awards will recognize the exceptional contributions made by Indian apparel exporters in the years 2021-22 and 2022-23, acknowledging their pivotal role in building modern export

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

Cotton

Project To Promote DNA Testing Of Cotton In India

Textile Insights September 2, 2023

Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal informed that a project will be initiated for development of cotton markers in order to promote DNA testing of cotton in the country. Piyush Goyal said this while presiding over the seventh interactive meeting with the Textile Advisory Group (TAG) on Cotton, in Coimbatore to review progress of initiatives for cotton […]

Industry

India Has Capability To Become World’s Biggest Textile Hub: Goyal

Textile Insights September 2, 2023

India has the capability to become the world’s biggest textile hub and the Indian textile sector has done commendable work, but should multiply their efforts, as a lot still needs to be achieved. This was said by Chief Guest and Textile Minister Piyush Goyal, while delivering the keynote address at the 11th Asian Textile Conference […]