India’s textile exporters are finding their competitive edge getting blunt and profit margin thinner, thanks to a weak dollar, demonetisation after-effect and stiff competition from new textile nations. An Exclusive ITJ Report.

A further feature of the A 12 is the innovative bale scanning. The take-off unit determines the heights of the bales by means of scanning force measurement and quickly equals them out.

Danfoss India, an industry leader focused on climate and energy efficient solutions, has been conferred with the ‘Golden Peacock Award’ for Environment Management, acknowledging its commitment towards the environment.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while inaugurating India’s largest ever textile meet, Textiles India 2017 on June 30 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, spoke at length on the strength and capacity of the Indian textile industry.

There was a time when home textiles were purchased only during the festivals in India. But this story was 20 years ago! Thanks to the growth of retailing and increase in purchasing power, home textiles market in India is transforming. An ITJ Exclusive Report delves into this transformation.

The Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC), India’s largest vocational training provider in apparel sector signed an MoU with the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) with the aim of bridging the gap between the requirement and availability of skilled workforce and setting up ATDC center for training at SUC campus at Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC), Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

“Being based in Ichalkaranji has a lot of advantages and also some challenges. The availability of the latest state-of-the-art weaving machines, warping and sizing facilities, etc. augur well for large scale outsourcing. The biggest challenge though is that the present work culture and ethic, which is very mediocre and getting them to work on export based orders, faster turn-around-times gets very testing,” says Nikunj Bagdia, Managing Director, Ken Enterprises Pvt Ltd,

There was a time when home textiles were purchased only during the festivals in India. But this story was 20 years ago! Thanks to the growth of retailing and increase in purchasing power, home textiles market in India is transforming. An ITJ Exclusive Report delves into this transformation.

Embee Group’s new innovative Dryer for Rotary Printing Machine, which is a first of its kind in the industry, saves up to 50 per cent energy.