Geo-textile technology is being used for the first time to repair damaged parts of NH-8 in Assam?s Karimganj district. Repairing work is going on a war footing to improve the stability of the soil for all-weather road that leads into Tripura.

Textile industry in the region today welcomed the passage of GST bill by Rajya Sabha, terming it as one of the biggest and transformational reforms in the economic history of the country and said it would pave the way for growth of exports.

Decks are being cleared, including transfer of land to SIPCOT to construct a textile park at Irur village on the Tiruchi-Perambalur National Highway in Tamil Nadu.

The 2016 Autumn Edition of Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics to be held from October 11 to 13, 2016 in Shanghai, China, will have nearly 5,000 exhibitors from more than 25 countries of which India

Export of man-made fibre (MMF) yarns from India shot up by 35.9 per cent year-on-year basis by scaling a new peak at $20.76 million in June this year.

Bangladesh’s total readymade garment (RMG) shipment touched $28.09 billion in the last fiscal, of which trousers topped the list of apparel exports item accounting for more than 22 per cent.

Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has signed an MoU with the Tehran Garment Union (TGU), an influential manufacturers and retailers association with legislative power in terms of garment commercial affairs in Iran. The MoU signed during the recently-concluded 57th India International Garment Fair (IIGF) in New Delhi by Ashok G Rajani, Chairman, AEPC, and Mohamad Javad Sedghamiz, VP, TGU, will fuel efforts to promote bilateral trade and industrial cooperation in the textile and fashion sectors among Indian and Iranian partners.

The Textile Effects division of Huntsman Corporation has been selected as the overall winner in the 2016 Dyestuff Manufacturers’ Association of India Awards (DMAI) 2016 for recognition of “Excellent Performance in Exports of Dyestuffs by Large Scale unit”. Huntsman Textile Effects also won the category for “Excellent Performance in Safety & Hazards Control by a Large Scale unit”. The awards recognize the outstanding contribution of Huntsman Textile Effects in supporting environment, health and safety and sustainability for the textile industry.

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has launched a new World Trade Outlook Indicator (WTOI) designed to provide ‘real-time’ information on trends in global trade. The WTOI was unveiled in Shanghai, China recently, ahead of a meeting of G20 trade ministers. Combining a variety of trade-related indices, WTOI is designed to give an early signal of the current direction of world trade and where it is likely to go in the near future.