The AEPC-ATDC SMART Bhawan the 4th permanent campus building in NCR was inaugurated at the hands of Dr. Kavuru Sambasiva Rao, Hon’ble Minister of Textiles, Government of India; at Faridabad – Haryana. The AEPC-ATDC Bhawan and ...
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Indian Textiles Minister K Sambasiva Rao has agreed to start two new textile (mainly for apparel) parks in the southern state of Karnataka—one each at Yadgir and Bellary, according to a Deccan Herald report. There is tremendous ...
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The National Textile Corporation (NTC), a Government of India undertaking, will invest Rs. 4.64 billion on spinning and weaving projects in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, The Hindu reports. The Ministry of Textiles has agreed to ...
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The Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, is planning to come out with a Cotton Distribution Policy to bring stability in the prices of cotton. Under the plan, the Ministry proposes to levy a 10 percent duty on shipments of cotton ...
India's Minister of Textiles, K Sambasiva Rao, has assured that the Ministry would be taking up the issue of imposition of 'anti-dumping duty' on certain textile products, where it is badly needed, with the Ministry of Finance (MoF). Mr. ...
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Dr. A Sakthivel Chairman AEPC, has congratulated Minister of Commerce & Industry, Shri Anand Sharma for the double digit growth in exports which was 12.97 billion US $. Dr. Sakthivel also congratulated the Minister for efforts that led to ...
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Bangladesh’s Minister of Textiles and Jute, Abdul Latif Siddique, has said that single digit bank interest rates are necessary for smooth industrialization in the country. Inaugurating the “Textech, Dye and Chem and ...
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The Governments of India and Bangladesh have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on textiles sector collaboration, during the visit of Bangladesh’s Minister of Textiles and Jute, Mr. Abdul Latif Siddique, to India. ...
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The state government of Himachal Pradesh in India has sought setting up of an institute for handloom technology in the Kullu District. According to a statement issued by the state government, Pratibha Singh, Member of Parliament (MP), ...
The Indian Cotton Federation (ICF), formerly The South India Cotton Association, would be organizing an ‘All India Cotton Trade & Industry Conference’ on September 13-14, 2013, at Coimbatore. A similar conference organized by ...
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The Government of India is keen on setting up an integrated textile park in the city of Nagpur, located in Maharashtra state. The Centre has asked the Nagpur district administration to speed up the process of taking over 50 acres ...
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The Government of India would soon unveil a modified Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) with a provision to increase the interest subsidy on power looms from the present 5 percent to 6 percent, Textiles Minister K Sambasiva Rao has ...
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The textile and garment makers of India are eyeing 15-20 percent growth in exports this year as the Textiles Minister K Sambasiva Rao has assured full support to the industry and the Indian Government is planning to implement some new ...
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Indian Textiles Minister K. Sambasiva Rao has urged apparel manufacturers in the country to increase their export target to US$ 20 billion for the current financial year 2013-14. The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has raised ...
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The Union Minister of Textiles Dr. K.S.Rao held a meeting with the stake holders of Wool and Carpet Industry to prepare a road map to increase the woollen and carpet export. During the discussion, major issues related to growth of the ...