Page 4 - Indian Textiles

New MSME definition to benefit downstream textiles, boost exports: experts

Several exporters can now be classified as MSMEs and avail 5% rebate under interest equalisation scheme

The fabric of trade

Indian cottons were prized for their fineness of weave, brilliance of colour, rich variety of designs and a dyeing technology that achieved a fastness of colour unrivalled in the world

New textile policy in the works to help India emerge as manufacturing hub

This new policy will have a special focus on manufacturing of apparel and garment, technical textiles, man-made fibre products and exports

Textiles to pharma: India's deepening slowdown explained in six charts

What could be the reason for these successive downward revisions across the board? Some key indicators make it evident.

Govt considers making technical textiles must for ministries to boost jobs

Technical textiles are functional fabrics used in multiple industries such as automobile, construction, and agriculture

Textile exporters, manufacturers tell govt to be cautious with RCEP talks

Sources said they pointed out added competition from Chinese cheaper goods may put pressure on domestic sales at a time international business has been under threat from Bangladesh and Vietnam

K Radharaman of the House of Angadi is reinventing the weave

How K Radharaman, founder of Bengaluru's House of Angadi, is helping to shape the course of India's textile history

Govt likely to roll back MEIS incentive as part of new export-import policy

Textile industry fears that the Commerce Ministry's decision would kill exports.

An exhibition that traces aesthetic history of Indian textiles since 1947

The exhibits include artworks by textile designers, home furnishings, sculptures and, of course, apparel