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India’s technical textile market likely to double in 5 yrs: Secretary
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
“Within India, the market size is around USD 22 billion, and the goal of the government is to take it to USD 40-50 billion over the next 5 years,” Rachna Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, said while addressing the 6th edition of National Conclave on Standards and Regulations for Technic
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Central Cottage Industries Corporation joins ONDC platform
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
ONDC aims at promoting open source networks for all to exchange goods and services on the internet, and most importantly it is independent of any specific platform.
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"India is pioneering sustainable textiles contributing to lesser carbon fo
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Union Minister of Textiles, Commerce and Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Piyush Goyal said that India is pioneering sustainable textiles contributing to a lesser carbon footprint and promoting a circular economy. The Minister said that the Indian textile industry
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Disbursement of pending dues of British India Corporation employees to beg
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
British India Corporation is a historic textile enterprise with roots dating back to 1876, headquartered in Kanpur.
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Australian envoy visits 'Jarracharra: Dry Season Wind' exhibition of texti
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Australian High Commissioner to India Barry O'Farrell AO and Shubhra, Trade Advisor and Development Commissioner Handicrafts and Handloom, Ministry of Textiles today visited the National Crafts Museum to see the 'Jarracharra: Dry Season Wind' exhibition of Australian textiles.
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Ministry of Textiles three-day event 'Technotex 2023' to be held next week
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The event will be held at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai. Technical textiles, which includes textiles meant for some specific purpose like medical, defence, industrial, agriculture, automotive, building, packaging textiles will be promoted.
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1.50 lakh handloom agencies, weavers, 26,644 artisans on-boarded on GeM po
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Ministry of Textiles has taken steps to onboard weavers and artisans on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) to enable them to sell their products directly to various government departments and organizations.
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Centre okays 15 research projects worth Rs 32 cr in speciality, high-perfo
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
An official statement from the ministry of commerce and industry said among these 15 R and D projects, seven projects were of speciality fibres, two from protective textiles, two from high-performance textiles, one from Geotextiles, one from medical textiles, one from sustainable textile, on
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Investments worth Rs 1,536 cr made by textiles industry under PLI scheme:
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Investments to the tune of about Rs 1,536 crore has been made so far in the textiles industry under the Production-Linked Incentive, said the Ministry of Textiles.
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India's craftsmen are ambassadors of cultural diversity, heritage: Vice Pr
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Addressing the Shilp Guru and National Awards organised by the Ministry of Textiles here, Vice President said, "India is on the rise as never before. We are the most favoured destination globally for investment and opportunity. And the craftspersons associated with handicrafts and handloom s
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Centre clears 23 strategic projects worth Rs 60 cr under 'National Technic
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): The Ministry of Textiles cleared 23 strategic research projects worth around Rs 60 crores in the areas of specialty fibres, sustainable textiles, geotextiles, mobiltech and sports textiles under the chairmanship of Union Minister of Textiles Piyush Goya
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MANTRA inaugurates Face Mask and PPE Kits testing laboratory in Surat
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], September 12 (ANI/PNN): The Man-Made Textile Research Association (MANTRA), which is one of the leading national Textile Research Associations (TRAs) in the country and is connected to the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, opened the first-of-its-kind Face M
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