Ichalkaranji has over 10,000 shuttleless looms and the number is growing by the day and there is an immense potential in this textile hub to adopt Viscose, Modal and Excel fibres and process them to fabrics which are in ready demand, says Uday Khadilkar, Vice President – Birla Cellulose.
Month: November 2017
A Focus Incubation Centre (FIC) for Composites has been inaugurated at Ahmedabad Textile Industry’s Research Association (ATIRA).
The Union Textile Ministry has recently announced Solar Energy Scheme for small powerloom units, by which the Indian Government will provide Rs 2.50 lakh subsidy per unit.
Dow India has been recognised as one of the Top 100 ‘Best Places to Work at’ for women in India by AVTAR rankings in collaboration with Working Women magazine
The Mumbai unit of The Textile Association (India) is organising an international conference ‘Textile 4.0: Global & Indian Perspective’ on March 22-23, 2018, at Hotel The Lalit, Mumbai.
The Government has increased the Merchandise Export from India Scheme (MEIS) from 2 per cent to 4 per cent for all garments and made-ups and also increased the upper limit of Remission of State Levies (RoSL) for the exports of cotton garments from 1.22 to 1.7 per cent and cotton made-ups from 1.55 per cent to 2.20 per cent.
The African country Egypt is keen in strengthening ties with India along trade, especially in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector, The Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Tarek Kabil in a press interview recently said.