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Textile Ministry Pitches for Lowest GST Slab
Aug 28, 2015The textiles ministry is pushing for keeping the industry in the lowest slab of the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) and has pitched a proposal to the Finance Minister, according to media reports. "GST is important, and we are trying ...
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Galleria Intima to Display Intimate Wear Technologies
Aug 20, 2015Automation machines for intimate wear, including technologies from China, would be on display for the first time at Galleria Intima, fourth edition of which will be held from August 26, 2015, in New Delhi. Machines on show will include ...
Tags: Automation machines, intimate wear
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Santosh Kumar Gangwar Has Said That Given Its Employment and Export Intensity
Jul 14, 2015Textiles minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar has said that given its employment and export intensity, the apparel industry plays a significant role in realizing the vision of ‘Make in India’, according to an official statement. His ...
Tags: Apparel Industry, Textile
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ATDC Hosted a Three-Day Event in Gurgaon This Week
Jun 19, 2015Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC), the country’s largest quality vocational training provider for the apparel industry, hosted a three-day event in Gurgaon this week that focused on understanding the emerging skill framework in ...
Tags: apparel industry, clothes
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The 30th India Carpet Expo Will Be Held in October
Jun 2, 2015The 30th India Carpet Expo will be held from October 11 to October 14 this year in Sampurnanand Sanskrit University Ground, at Varanasi, the textiles ministry said in a statement. The expo is being organized by carpet export promotion ...
Tags: India Carpet Expo, Carpet
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India's Textile and Garment Exports Registered an Almost Flat Growth at $41.4 Billion
May 27, 2015India’s textile and garment exports registered an almost flat growth at $41.4 billion in 2014-15, against $40.8 billion in the previous fiscal, falling short of this year’s target of $45 billion, according to media reports. ...
Tags: Garment Exports, Textiles Exports
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Increasing Amount of Jute Import From Bangladesh Is a Matter of Concern for The Indian
Mar 23, 2015The increasing amount of jute import from Bangladesh is a matter of concern for the Indian government, textiles minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar said in Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. Replying to a question, ...
Tags: Jute Imports, Textiles
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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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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
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Textiles Minister Urged The Odisha Government to Submit a Proposal to Build a Textile Park
Jan 26, 2015Union textiles minister, Santosh Gangwar has urged the Odisha government to submit a proposal to set up a Textile Park. The minister said this while attending the National Workshop on Promotion of Handloom with Fashion being held in ...
Tags: employment opportunities, Textile
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All of The Eight Northeastern States in India Are All Set to Have Manufacturing Unit
Dec 31, 2014All of the eight Northeastern states in India, which missed the fruits of industrial revolution, are all set to have one garment manufacturing unit in each of their capitals. Entrepreneurs hailing from these eight states and with a ...
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Narendra Modi Has Laid Emphasis on an Economic Vision Based on Increasing Production
Dec 29, 2014The new government, under Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has laid emphasis on an economic vision based on increasing production, export and generating employment. Particular attention will be given to generate productive employment ...
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India to Launch a Venture Capital Fund to Provide Equity to Start-up Entrepreneurs
Sep 26, 2014The Government of India, Ministry of Textiles, will soon launch a venture capital (VC) fund to provide equity to start-up entrepreneurs, Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Textiles, said at the annual ...