The state governments of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have requested the Central Ministry of Finance to increase import duty on raw silk from the current 10 per cent to 30 per cent or at least to 15 per cent. In a written reply to Lok ...
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The exports of textiles and garments from Pakistan earned US$ 10.207 billion in the first nine months of fiscal year 2014-15 that began on July 1, 2014, according to the data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. However, ...
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Centro Seta, the Florentine textile maker, has come up with a sustainably produced new generation of Autumn/Winter 2015-2016 silk fabric range made exclusively in Italy entitled Bacx. A result of innovative sustainable technological ...
Tags: easy-to-care silk fabrics, high-tech eco-silk collection, Textile
The exports of textiles and apparel from Pakistan increased by 8.28 percent year-on-year in the first eight months of the financial year 2013-14 that began on July 1, according to the data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics ...
Tags: Textile Exports, apparel, cotton
First meeting of the reconstituted All India Handloom Board was held under the chairmanship of Union Minister of Textiles Dr. K S Rao in New Delhi. While addressing the members of the board, the Minister said that the Government of India ...
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The production by light industry, which includes textiles and garments and footwear sectors, in Uzbekistan increased by 13.2 percent in 2013 compared to the previous year, as per the data from the information service of the State Committee ...
Tags: Textile Production, footwear
India earned nearly US$ 15 billion through exports of textiles and apparel in the first six months of the current financial year 2013-14, according to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). According to the ...
Pakistan exported textiles and garments worth US$ 4.691 billion during the first four months of the ongoing fiscal year 2013-14 that started on July 1, 2013, showing a rise of 7.55 percent over exports of US$ 4.361 billion made during the ...
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The handloom industry is one of the industries which uses labour intensive techniques. The total number of people currently employed in this sector/industry is 43.32 lakhs as per the census of 2009-10. Handloom weaving constitutes one of ...
Turkmenistan hosted an international exhibition 'Textile Industry of Innovation Development in the Era of Power and Happiness' that was organized by the Ministry of Textile Industry and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan ...
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MW Fiber Arts, a fiber art supply company, has been hard at work in their Emmaus, PA studio in preparation for the 35th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival. Owner Marian Watkins says, "I want to make sure I bring as much as possible; you never ...
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In order to promote Mulberry, Eri and Muga silk production in Assam, Government through Central Silk Board is implementing a centrally sponsored scheme viz “Catalytic Development Programme” (CDP) in collaboration with State ...
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The Government of India has constituted a state-level committee for addressing the grievances of Assam weavers. This information was given by Minister of State for Textiles Panabaaka Lakshmi in a written reply to the Lok Sabha, according to ...
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The government of the Northeast Indian state of Assam has been urged to set up a silk yarn bank at Sualkuchi to ensure adequate supply of various silk yarns to weavers. Save Guwahati Build Guwahati (SGBG), a voluntary organization based ...
Intending to encourage production of well-known Kandangi or Chettinadi sarees in the state, the government of the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu would initiate steps to help weavers of these sarees, particularly in procuring silk yarn, ...
Tags: Textiles Minister, Textile