by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Jun 15, 2024 | News & Insights, Textile Industry
Padma Shri Dr A. Sakthivel, Chairman of the Apparel Made-ups & Home Furnishing Sector Skill Council (AMHSSC), today had the distinct pleasure of meeting with and extending heartfelt congratulations to the Hon’ble Minister of Skill Development and...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Jun 3, 2024 | Fashion, News & Insights
On May 31, 2024, NIFT Mumbai showcased the work of its graduating class at the NIFT Kharghar Campus. Renowned for its distinguished alumni in the fashion and lifestyle industry, NIFT Mumbai celebrated a graduating class of 307 students in 2024. The Graduation Show...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | May 25, 2024 | News & Insights, Textile Industry
The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) appreciates the Ministry of Textiles for implementing pivotal policy measures like the imposition of a Minimum Import Price (MIP) of USD 3.5/kg on the five HS lines of MMF Knitted Fabrics, effective until September...
by TANVI_MUNJAL | Dec 23, 2023 | Events Updates, News & Insights
The Ministry of Textiles is gearing up to host the much-awaited second edition of the Viraasat Sari Festival 2023 from December 15th to 28th at Handloom Haat, Janpath, in New Delhi. Following the tremendous success of the Virasat Sari Festival 2022, which witnessed...
by TANVI_MUNJAL | Dec 7, 2023 | Business & Policy, News & Insights
In a bid to bolster the circular textile economy and effectively monitor imports and exports of recycled textiles, the Indian government has taken steps to establish a comprehensive record-keeping system. The Ministry of Textiles has created separate tariff codes,...
by TANVI_MUNJAL | Nov 5, 2023 | Finance & Economy, News & Insights
Union Minister of Textiles, Commerce, and Industry, and Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal, highlighted the significance of industry and institute collaboration in fostering the indigenous development of technical textiles in India. He...
by TANVI_MUNJAL | Nov 2, 2023 | Business & Policy, News & Insights
The government has announced an extension for inviting fresh applications under the performance-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for textiles. This extension comes after requests from industry stakeholders and aims to provide more time for interested parties to...
by TANVI_MUNJAL | Oct 29, 2023 | Events Updates, News & Insights
The ‘Scheme Benefit Distribution Ceremony took place on the third day of the ‘Tana-Bana District Handloom Expo-2023′ at IIM Sambalpur, a prestigious management institution in India. The Ministry of Textile, GoI provided financial assistance to 21 weavers from...
by TANVI_MUNJAL | Oct 13, 2023 | Fabrics & Processing, News & Insights
The inspection of Pulagurthi fabric items by the Ministry of Textiles team is aimed at promoting them under the One District One Product initiative. On October 11, a team from the Union Ministry of Textiles, led by Harpreet Singh, the Project Coordinator of Invest...
by Manali bhanushali | Jun 24, 2021 | Industry And Cluster, News & Insights
The Ministry of Textiles is investigating cartelisation behind hike in yarn prices. Textile Commissioner has been directed for the same. Smriti Irani, Union Minister of Textiles has said, “There is a need to undertake a third party study of sudden spikes in cotton...
by Manali bhanushali | Jun 22, 2021 | Industry And Cluster, News & Insights
Ministry of Textiles celebrated the 7th International Day of Yoga today. The programme commenced with practice of yogasanas by the Ministry officials, which included Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Shri Upendra Prasad Singh and other senior officers. More than 150...
by Manali bhanushali | May 20, 2021 | Industry And Cluster, News & Insights
The ReFashion Hub is a collective that aims to raise awareness and drive conversation about water stewardship in India’s textile industry for long-term positive climate impact. As a part of this initiative, a national level multi-stakeholder consultation was organized...