An abnormal rise in imports of cotton yarn from India is posing a threat to the viability of domestic textile industry, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has said. According to APTMA, an average of 2,500 tonnes of cotton ...
Tags: remedial measures, textile industry, Textile
The Accord on Building and Fire Safety said initial inspections of Accord producing apparel factories have been completed within the agreed timeline of September 2014. Out of 1,106 factories inspected, over 400 Corrective Action Plans ...
Tags: Apparel, Finishes Inspection
The Bhagalpur of Bihar is famous worldwide for its distinctive type of tasar silk and coarse varieties of silk fabrics. The silk handloom weavers of Bhagalpur are facing stiff competition from power loom and mill sector due to high ...
Tags: Silk Industry, Apparel
The European Commission (EC) has announced that it is taking action against Italy in an effort to reduce the environmental impact of the Ilva steel plant in Taranto, Europe's largest iron and steel works. Following a number of complaints ...
Tags: Ilva Plant Emissions
More than 100 cotton/man-made fibre textile mills have closed since 2009-10 in India, as per the data available with Textiles Commissioner. This was stated by Minister of Textiles, Mr. Anand Sharma, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, ...
Tags: India, Textile Mills, 2010
The Hydraulic Institute (HI) has updated the 1998 edition of the ANSI/HI standard on pump intake design and published ANSI/HI 9.8–2012 Rotodynamic Pumps for Pump Intake Design. Developed by experts in sump design, researchers ...
Tags: Hydraulic Institute, ANSI/HI standard, pump intake design
Oracle has agreed to pay a $2 million penalty to settle charges that it did not have proper controls to prevent employees at its Indian subsidiary from secretly setting aside funds from the company's books, the U.S. Securities and Exchange ...
Tags: Oracle, penalty, Indian subsidiary, SEC charges
The turnaround interventions initiated at AltX-listed steel retailer Alert Steel have resulted in a marked improvement in the company's performance but supply constraints and a deteriorating operating environment are hampering the company's ...
Following the Cabinet’s move to increase the nation-wide daily minimum wage to Bt 300 from January 1, 2013, the Thailand Government has stepped forward to help the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including textile and ...