Corporates

TechnoSport Expands Capacity, Targets Rs 1,000 Crore Revenue

Textile Insights July 9, 2026

Activewear brand TechnoSport is set to significantly scale up its manufacturing capacity over the next six months, reinforcing its growth ambitions in India’s fast-expanding performance apparel market. The company plans to increase production capacity to 40 tonnes per day, equivalent to

Policies

Giriraj Singh Urges TN Textile Industry To Leverage PLI

Textile Insights July 9, 2026

Union Textile Minister Giriraj Singh has called on Tamil Nadu’s textile and apparel industry to accelerate investments in technical textiles and manmade fibre (MMF) manufacturing by leveraging the Centre’s Rs 11,000-crore Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme, while also urging the sector to target a threefold increase in exports. Addressing industry members

Corporates

Centre Backs Indigenous Geo-Grid Coating Technology With Rs 14.92 Crore Project

Textile Insights July 7, 2026

The Ministry of Textiles has approved a Rs 14.92 crore project under the National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) to develop indigenous geo-grid coating technology, marking a major step towards reducing the country’s dependence on imported technical textile machinery. The project has been awarded jointly to the Man Made Textiles Research Association (MANTRA), Surat

Industry

Mysuru Targets US$500 Million Textile Exports By 2030

Textile Insights July 6, 2026

Mysuru district has unveiled an ambitious Export Promotion Plan to increase textile and apparel (T&A) exports to US$500 million by 2030, nearly ten times its current export value of US$53 million. The roadmap was presented at the district-level workshop, Taking Textiles to the Global Market, inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy. The plan envisages

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

India’s Technical Textile Exports Triple In 10 Years

Textile Insights July 3, 2026

India’s technical textile exports have more than tripled over the past decade, rising from Rs 8,827 crore in FY2013-14 to Rs 28,392 crore in FY2024-25, reflecting the sector’s growing global competitiveness, Minister of State for Textiles Pabitra Margherita said at the National Conference on Technical Textiles – Sportech Bharat Vision 2047 in New Delhi.

Industry

Pabitra Margherita To Attend National Conference On Technical Textiles As Chief Guest

Textile Insights June 29, 2026

Pabitra Margherita, Minister of State for Textiles, Government of India, will attend the National Conference on Technical Textiles as the Chief Guest on June 30, 2026, at the Lakshmipat Singhania Auditorium. The conference, themed ‘Scaling the Technical Textiles Frontier’, will focus on advancing India’s technical textiles sector in line with the vision of Viksit

Technical Textile & Nonwoven

Tamil Nadu Targets Rs 1,000-Crore Technical Textiles Investment By 2030

Textile Insights June 26, 2026

The Tamil Nadu government has set a target of attracting Rs 1,000 crore in investments in the technical textiles sector by 2030, with a focus on expanding manufacturing capacity and promoting MSME participation in high-value textile segments. Announcing the initiative at a technical textiles conference in Coimbatore, the state government said the investment drive will […]

Industry

India’s Textile PLI Scheme Cuts Import Dependence, Boosts Value-Added Exports

Textile Insights June 22, 2026

India’s Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for textiles is beginning to reduce dependence on imports of niche textile products while accelerating exports of value-added and technical textiles, according to government data. Launched in September 2021 with an outlay of Rs 10,683 crore (US$ 1.13 billion), the scheme aims to strengthen domestic manufacturing of man-made

Policies

Textile PLI Clears 96 Firms, Rs 12,823 Cr Investment

Textile Insights June 11, 2026

The Government of India has approved a total of 96 companies under the third round of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles, paving the way for investments worth more than Rs 12,822 crore in the country’s man-made fibre (MMF) and technical textiles sectors. The latest tranche includes 22 newly selected applicants, who are […]

Textile Park

PLI Scheme Drives Investment, Exports And Employment In India’s Textile Sector

Textile Insights June 9, 2026

The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles is emerging as a key driver of investment, manufacturing growth and export expansion in India’s textile industry, with significant progress reported since its implementation. According to data released by the Ministry of Textiles, investments worth Rs 7,343 crore have been reported under the scheme, generating