The leading players in the textile industry and faculty members from reputed institutes had participating in the national conference on Fashion Apparel & Textile – an annual event, organised by Amity University, Noida recently.
The conference mainly focused on Sustainable to Innovative Fashion and Textile, Road to Success, Innovation in Marketing & Merchandising, Skill Development in Textile & Apparel Sector, Innovative Technologies in Textile and Garment Sector.
Prof. Pradeep Joshi, director general, Amity Directorate of Applied Arts, Fine Arts, Performing Arts & Visual Arts, highlighted the importance of fashion, apparel and textile sectors in the Indian economy. He said textile sector contributes 14 per cent to industrial production and four per cent to GDP of the country, contributing 13 per cent in total exports, and is the second largest employment generator.
Joshi also stressed the need for sustainability and innovation in all areas, including material, fashion, design, technology and management of the industry.
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