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Govt Unveils Policy to Promote E-Marketing of Handloom
Aug 24, 2015The government has launched a policy framework to promote e-marketing of handloom products, in order to promote marketing of the fabric in general and to reach out to the younger customers in particular, an official statement said. The ...
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Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh Required to Increase Import Duty on Raw Silk
Aug 4, 2015The 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 ...
Tags: Raw Silk, import duty
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India Has The Capability to Emerge as a Manufacturing Hub
Jul 15, 2015India has the capability to emerge as a manufacturing hub for textile machinery, according to an industry expert. The rolling out of 'Make in India' campaign by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and its subsequent promotion for setting up ...
Tags: apparel, clothing, textile machinery manufacturing, textile machinery
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FICCI Has Sought Urgent Intervention of The Ministry of Textiles
Jun 15, 2015The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has sought urgent intervention of the Ministry of Textiles in adequate release of cotton procured by the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI). In a letter to textiles ...
Tags: cotton, cotton industry
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Given Special Attention to The Ministry of Textiles
May 21, 2015Union textiles minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given special attention to the ministry of textiles, with special focus on the north eastern region. The apparel and garment making centres were being ...
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Ministry holds Workshop on Textile Parks
Apr 10, 2015A two-day national workshop on the textile parks sanctioned under the Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) is being organised by the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, in Surat on 9-10 April, 2015. The workshop, ...
Tags: Textile Parks, textile
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India to Release a Strategy Paper Mentioning The Ways to Increase Competitiveness
Mar 27, 2015The Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, will soon release a strategy paper mentioning the ways to increase competitiveness of Indian textiles in export markets. The competitiveness of Indian textiles in global markets is ...
Tags: strategy paper, export markets
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Two Sericulture Schemes for Manipur Were Launched by Minister of State
Mar 26, 2015Minister of State for Textiles Santosh Kumar Gangwar has launched two sericulture schemes for Manipur, at the state capital Imphal. The schemes are Phase II of Sericulture Project for Valley Districts of Manipur and Integrated ...
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Union Governamentt Launched a New Institution to Promote Skill Development Among Artisans
Mar 20, 2015The Union government has launched a new institution, Handicrafts & Carpet Sector Skill Council to promote skill development among artisans, craft persons and workers at grassroots level. The Council will operate from New Delhi and ...
Tags: Handicrafts, skill development, Carpet
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India and Kyrgyzstan Signed MoU on Cooperation in The Textiles Sector
Mar 19, 2015The government of India and the Central Asian Republic of Kyrgyzstan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the textiles sector. The MoU seeks to strengthen bilateral cooperation in three fields: textiles and ...
Tags: Textile Sector, bilateral cooperation, textiles, clothing
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Pakistan Ministry of Textiles Urges The Turkish Government to Waive off 42.2% Duty
Mar 12, 2015The Pakistan ministry of textiles is mulling ways to persuade the Turkish government to waive off 42.2 per cent safeguard measures duty that is being currently imposed on Pakistan’s apparel imports. According to media reports, ...
Tags: Textiles, apparel imports
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Indian Govt Makes Effort to Strengthen Jute Sector
Feb 26, 2015After holding review meetings with various stakeholders, India’s ministry of textiles has initiated several steps to strengthen the jute sector. The key decisions taken by Minister of State for Textiles (I/C) Santosh Kumar ...
Tags: Jute Sector, textiles
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Textiles Minister Sets up Weavers Service Centre
Feb 26, 2015Minister of State for Textiles Santosh Kumar Gangwar inaugurated a Weavers’ Service Centre at Toluvi in Northeastern state of Nagaland, and also laid the foundation stone for Apparel & Garment Making Centre at Dimapur, also in ...
Tags: Textiles Minister, Apparel, Garment
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The Karnataka Government Is Planning to Develop Smaller Textile Parks at Different Places
Feb 13, 2015The Karnataka government is planning to develop smaller textile parks at different places in Ballari, Chamarajanagar and Vijayapura districts, a government official said. Addressing a roadshow for Technotex 2015 in Bengaluru, K ...
Tags: textile parks, Textile Policy
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New National Textiles Policy
Jan 30, 2015Speaking at the inauguration of Tex-Trends India 2015, Indian union textiles minister, Santosh Kumar Gangwar said the new National Textiles Policy will be unveiled after the Union Budget is presented. The new Textiles Policy aims to ...
Tags: home furnishings, yarns, fabrics, silk, Apparel