Exports of cotton from India to China fell to 26 lakh bales in financial year 2014-15, showing a sharp fall of 56.72 per cent compared to 61 lakh bales exported in the previous financial year, according to the Indian Government. The lower ...
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Britain’s MPs have voted in favour of the introduction of plain standardised cigarette packaging from May 2016. Once implemented, England will be the third country to introduce such a law after Australia and Ireland. While this ...
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Ireland has passed a new law introducing plain tobacco packaging, becoming the first country in the EU, under which all forms of branding, including logos and colours for cigarette packs will be prohibited. The new law, which prompts the ...
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The production and sales of khadi, a handwoven cloth, have grown during the last three years. In 2011-12, 887.32 lakh square metres of khadi cloth was produced, generating sales value of Rs 967.87 crore, with cumulative employment of ...
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The ‘Make in India’ programme launched by the Government has received very positive response, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha, the upper ...
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Textiles has the lion’s share in India’s exports from labour intensive sectors, according to data from the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S), Kolkata, under the Ministry of Industry and ...
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Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, too passed the Textile Undertakings (Nationalisation) Laws (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2014, a week after the Bill was passed by the lower house—the Lok Sabha. The ...
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The Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, has accepted the report of the sub-committee constituted to examine the issue of change of definition of handloom, Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry ...
Shale gas regulations should be streamlined and the government should lend its weight to industry attempts at producing gas through hydraulic fracturing, the Economic Affairs Committee of the UK's upper house of parliament said. Launching ...
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The lower house of Swiss parliament approved a free trade agreement (FTA) with China on Tuesday. Lawmakers of the Swiss National Council voted 120 in favor, 46 against and 16 abstentions to ratify the deal after debating its pros and ...
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Australian Motoring Enthusiasts Party (AMEP) senator-elect Ricky Muir will form an alliance with the Palmer United Party (PUP) in the Senate, giving the five-month-old automotive-focused party and mining billionaire Clive Palmer more power ...
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The Indian government is expected to require that Indian bureaucrats use email service provided by the National Informatics Center for their official work, as it tries to secure its communications infrastructure. The requirement will be ...
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Commercial production has commenced in 26 of the 61 integrated textile parks sanctioned by the Indian Government under the Scheme for Integrated Textiles Park (SITP) in the country. This information was given by Ms. Panabaaka Lakshmi, ...
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The Australian dollar rose after gold prices soared and weaker-than-expected American home sales figures put downward pressure on its US counterpart. At 7am AEST the local unit was trading at 92.49 US cents, up from 92.22 cents at ...
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The Australian share market fell today as Japan's share market succumbed to profit taking, reports from Orica and Santos disappointed the market, and some traders predicted a sharp fall in the US share market. Investors were sidelined ...
Tags: Japan Fall, US Worries