India's decision to withdraw Quality Control Orders (QCOs) on a wide range of raw materials across textiles, plastics and mining has brought major relief to industry, but Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) warn that the government must now closely track import surges to ensure the ab
Assam's Minister for Handloom & Textiles, Sericulture, and Soil Conservation, Urkhao Gwra Brahma, has undertaken a day-long visit to Majuli, the world's largest riverine island, reviewing handloom projects, ecological initiatives, and speaking on matters of political and national secu
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 13: In line with India's growing momentum to establish itself as a global textile manufacturing powerhouse, Techtextil India 2025, the country's foremost B2B exhibition on technical textiles, nonwovens and composites, is set to return with an expansive
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], November 13: Globe Enterprises (India) Limited, a leading manufacturer of fabrics, denim, and home textiles, announced its financial results for the quarter and half year ended September 2025, showcasing strong operational performance and sustained business momen
The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) has said that while the Union Cabinet's approval of the Rs25,060-crore Export Promotion Mission (EPM) is a step forward, the initiative still faces significant implementation hurdles and funding constraints.
Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles Pabitra Margherita concluded visits to Ecuador, Bolivia, and Cuba from November 4 to 10, 2025, aimed at strengthening India's bilateral relations with the three Latin American countries, according to an official release by the Ministry o
The National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM), an initiative by the Ministry of Textiles, has successfully supported the development of three indigenous instruments for testing Convective, Radiant, and Contact (Conductive) Heat Resistance of protective textiles. The innovative project de
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 27: Dun & Bradstreet, a global leader in business decisioning data and analytics, released the Business Optimism Index (BOI) for Q4 2025, which stood at 115--reflecting a 1.9% decline from the previous quarter. The dip was primarily driven by a fall in o
A meeting and discussion on Friday was held in the Varanasi Commissioner's Auditorium with Rakesh Sachan, Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Khadi and Village Industries, Silk, Handloom and Textiles, Government of Uttar Pradesh, and Ravindra Jaiswal, Minister of State, regar
The report found that at least 15 factories in Bangladesh have imported hundreds of tonnes of cotton from two Chinese textile giants, Esquel Group and Jiangsu Lianfa Textiles, both of which are linked to Beijing's forced labour schemes. These factories supply major Irish retailers, including
India's apparel exports witnessed a sharp decline of 14.8 per cent during the July-September quarter of FY2025-26, according to a recent analysis by the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI).
India's textile and apparel exporters are facing severe disruptions following the United States' imposition of a 50 per cent additional tariff, according to a nationwide survey conducted by the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI).