The states like West Bengal, Manipur, Assam, Telengana and Madhya Pradesh under the Make in India initiative are keen to create their own state-owned brands by focusing on promoting traditionalContinue Reading
Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has sought setting up of a National Institute of Fashion and Technology (NIFT) centre in the state to inspire the youth to amalgamate theirContinue Reading
The Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA) has designed the Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) and a modern treatment scheme integrated with water reclamation for the plant at Ajrakhpur inContinue Reading
Sericulture and Weaving are the two most important cottage based, eco-friendly industries in the rural areas of Meghalaya. In the absence of a textile industry, Sericulture and Weaving plays anContinue Reading
Textiles minister, Smriti Zubin Irani and minister of state for textile, Ajay Tamta, presented a curtain raiser event of ‘Textiles India 2017’, the first ever global B2B textile and handicraftsContinue Reading
Technical textiles, a thrust area for the government because of the value addition involved is all set for demand taking off for products such as geo and agro textiles, TextileContinue Reading
The National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) and Development Commissioner (handlooms) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to help scheduled caste (SC) weavers and their families byContinue Reading
