Looking to benefit from the substantial workforce it has,the Rajasthan government proposes to train 35,000 workers in the textile industry during the span of the 12th Five Year Plan(2012-17).Pursuant to a programme backed by the Union ...
National Handloom Expo 2012, jointly organized by the Ministry of Textile (Government of India) and Madhya Pradesh (MP) Handloom and Handicraft Development Corporation, has kicked off in the state capital Bhopal. Briefing media MP ...
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To draw attention to Rajasthan government's indifference in setting up the Apparel Park at Jagatpura in the state,the applicants of the project have decided to stage a protest during global textile event Vastra-2012,slated to take place in ...
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Exports of cotton yarn to China from both India and Pakistan have skyrocketed in the current year. In the process, China has now started importing cotton yarn in huge quantities instead of raw cotton that it used to import in the last 18 ...
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Sutlej Textiles & Industries Ltd., the flagship Textile Company belonging to the illustrious "K.K. Birla Group" has been awarded the prestigious "Niryat Shree" Gold Trophy by Hon'ble President of India, Shri Pranab Kumar Mukherjee on 5th ...
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Vastra 2012, an international textile and apparel fair that aims to provide Indian manufacturers a global platform for business promotion, is going to be held from November 22 to 25 in the royal Indian city of Jaipur. The ...
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India's cotton production during the current marketing year, which began this month, is likely to decline marginally by around five percent to 33.4 million bales of 170 kg each from 2011-12's production of 35.3 million bales, Textile ...
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The government of India recently permitted 51% foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. However, when fibre2fashion spoke to a few leaders in the apparel and garment retail sector earlier, they admitted that the policy was not ...
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The recent decision of the Indian Government to allow up to 51 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country's multi-brand retail sector has a condition that the consent of state governments would be necessary. Until now, ...
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The Government of India's decision to allow up to 51 percent foreign direct investment(FDI)in multi-brand retail sector will come with riders.As per the Government's directive,global multi-retail chains like Wal-mart,Tesco and Carrefour ...
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First Solar Inc of ,which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride(CdTe)as well as providing engineering,procurement and construction(EPC)services,and India's Green Infra Limited have concluded an agreement for ...
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Shree Cement, one of the largest producers of cement in north India, has put its Karnataka plant on the backburner, following land acquisition problems at the site. The proposed plant, which would have been the first outside North India, ...
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September 3,2012-- The travel industry in India is growing at faster pace and is helping nation to generate foreign currency revenue on yearly basis.Every year billions of overseas tourists come in India to discover its world known ...
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Birla Corporation, a flagship company of the M P Birla Group, is mulling setting up its first overseas cement plant in Ethiopia, a top company official said here Thursday. The company has formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Birla Corp Cement ...
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In what would be its maiden overseas venture, Birla Corp plans to set up a cement plant in Ethiopia. The MP Birla group company has recently formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Birla Corp Cement Manufacturing Plc, in the sub-Saharan African ...
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