COTTON USA is making plans to promote U.S. cotton’s quality, responsible production and innovation at the world’s leading trade show for home textiles.

During the first nine months of the current year, Indian apparel exports have declined by (-) 0.08 per cent to US $ 2,876.59 million as compared to $2,878.79 million in the corresponding period last year. In September particularly, India’s apparel export percentage to the US changed from positive to negative; till the end of August this year India’s growth (albeit marginal) was up 0.06 per cent.

MAG celebrated its Silver Jubilee on November 9, 2016. All the eminent personalities who had supported MAG through these years graced this occasion with their presence. The grand occasion was adorned by the present MAG’s employees, well-wishers and business associates along with their family. GV Aras, Director, A.T.E Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai was the Chief Guest of the event and unveiled the Silver Jubilee commemorative stone.

Thanks to the US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Cambodia’s domestic garment and footwear industry is expected to get a boost, according to the Garment Manufacturer’s Association of Cambodia (GMAC).

The Ministry of Textiles has proposed two new schemes – New Powerloom Credit Yojana and Solar Energy Scheme –for the powerloom sector.

Conductive cotton fabrics have been developed into flexible wearable strain sensors. A team of scientists from the UK-based Cambridge University and Jiangnan University in China has used modified graphene to develop wearable cotton smart textiles.

MAG celebrated its Silver Jubilee on November 9, 2016. All the eminent personalities who had supported MAG through these years graced this occasion with their presence.

Thanks to the demonetisation, the Indian textile and apparel industry has lost 30-40 per cent of business. Apparel sale in domestic markets had stopped in the initial days and recovered gradually.

During the first nine months of the current year, Indian apparel exports have declined by (-) 0.08 per cent to $2,876.59 million as compared to $2,878.79 million in the corresponding period last year. I