Birla Cellulose of the Aditya Birla Group has been ranked No.1 globally by the NGO Canopy, in its Hot Button Report for it work on the conservation of ancient and endangered forests.
The Maharashtra State Khadi and Village Industries Board (MSKVIB) has rebranded khadi as ‘MahaKhadi’ to make the specific handloom industry a peoples’ movement once again and encourage the sector through new marketing tactics.
Exports of the Textile Export Council increased 3 per cent in the period between January to October 2017 to stand at $673 million, as compared with $651 million a year earlier, the council said.
Sven-Erik Bucht Minister for Rural Affairs from the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation Sweden arrived in Mumbai to discuss a joint project on smart textiles involving potentially Aditya Birla Group, Swedish company Domsjö and the two governments as well as the European Union.
Sanjay K Jain, Chairman, CITI has applauded the Finance Minister and GST Council for bringing in number of reforms in GST law for promoting ease of doing business especially among small businesses