Birla Cellulose, which had recently launched Liva, hosted the Liva Partner Conclave 2015 in Jaipur in collaboration with the Garment Exporters Association of Rajasthan. “The focus was on the Liva Spring/Summer 2016 collection, ...
Tags: ethnic garments, skirts, kurtis
Textile spinning mills affiliated to the Northern India Textile Mills' Association (NITMA) are considering cutting back production and shutting down their mills once a week against the current trend of operating a mill 24x7. In a press ...
Tags: spinning mills, yarn, Textile
China's central bank has devalued the yuan by almost 2 per cent - its lowest rate against the US dollar in almost three years. The People's Bank of China (POBC) said the decision to devalue the yuan by 1.9 per cent was a "one-off ...
Tags: China Yuan, US dollar
The emissions from compressed natural gas (CNG)-run buses have the potential for causing cancers in human beings due to the presence of ‘nanocarbon’ particles. This has been revealed by a study conducted by Council of ...
Tags: CNG Vehicles, natural gas
All GSP eligible merchandise including textiles will benefit from the US government's announcement of extending the benefit under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) to developing countries. In a notice issued on 28 July, the ...
Tags: textiles, GSP programme
Thai Beverage's global unit International Beverage has made its entry into the Indian spirits market with the launch of single malts and gins. International Beverage will now market and distribute the products, under a partnership with ...
Tags: spirits, single malts, gins
E-commerce major Flipkart has launched India Art House, an exclusive online store offering sellers a platform to promote regional products. “With over seven million artisans, India is globally known for its unique artifacts and ...
The Kenyan government has earmarked 680 million Shilling ($6.8 million) to revive and expand operations at the Rift Valley Textile Mills (Rivatex) in Uasin-Gishu County, deputy president William Ruto has said, according to reports in the ...
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 ...
Tags: textile manufature, cotton, cotton export
Driven by strong volume growth and surge in domestic sales, revenues in the three months to June 30, 2015 at Indian home textiles major and BK Goenka led Welpsun India Ltd soared 18 per cent year on year. In the first quarter of fiscal ...
Tags: home textiles, textile
Swedish automobile major Scania has taken its bus to Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT) in India for homologation test as the last lap towards the pilot launch of the first-ever ethanol-run buses in Nagpur, Maharashtra. The ...
Close to 100 textile mills that make synthetic yarn in Tamil Nadu stopped production on Saturday (July 18), as part of the decision taken at a meeting of the synthetic spinners group of Indian Texpreneurs Federation (ITF) in Coimbatore last ...
Tags: textile manufacture, yarn, synthetic yarn, synthetic spinners
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "India Paint Industry Outlook 2020" report to its offering. The paint industry in India has moved forward from a predominant decorative paints market to a more diversified market with ...
Tags: chemicals, coating, paint, pigment, paint industry
Heavy ceremonial robes traditionally worn during convocations in universities may soon become a thing of the past with the University Grants Commission (UGC) asking universities to consider using handloom fabric for ceremonial dresses ...
Around 90 textile spinning mills, located in Tamil Nadu, will reduce their production of synthetic yarn by shutting down their units for two-days-a-week beginning tomorrow, according to media reports. The decision to stop production on ...
Tags: textile manufacture, yarn, synthetic yarn