The Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA), supported by the National Technical Textiles Mission under the Ministry of Textiles, will organise a National Conference on Innovations in Protective Textiles on April 9, 2026, at its campus in Ghaziabad. The conference will bring
Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh visited the Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA) in Ghaziabad today, where he inspected the cultivation of Milkweed (Aak) on the institute’s campus and inaugurated key advancements in protective textiles. During the visit, the Minister lauded NITRA’s pioneering research on Aak/Milkweed, describing it as a smart-age














