The National Handloom Development Corporation Ltd (NHDC) has kick-started one of its major initiatives ‘Silk Fab’ to connect consumers and weavers at one platform from Mumbai recently. Ujjwal Uke, IAS, Principal Secretary (Textile), Government of Maharashtra has inaugurated ’Silk Fab’ at World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai. Around 100 agencies belonging to 14 states will be participating in this initiative.

During the recent weeks, cotton prices have increased by 50 per cent and are skyrocketing as multinational corporations are holding benami stocks with 0 per cent interest funding from their origin countries. Speculators via MCX, NCDEX are playing havoc with the cotton users, says Rikhab C Jain, Chairman, T T Group.

Heading into the second half of the year, the global apparel fabrics and accessories industry’s attention has begun to focus on the 2016 Autumn Edition of Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, which will be held from October 11-13. Over 5,000 exhibitors from more than 25 countries and regions will take part and showcase an all-encompassing range of products across 260,000 sq m of exhibition space at the Nation Exhibition and Convention Center, Shanghai.

The announcement of portfolios for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new-look Cabinet saw some big portfolio changes among the existing ministers. In one such change, Smriti Irani will now take charge as Textiles Minister. She has taken over from Santosh Kumar Gangwar, who has now been given the Finance department. Ajay Tamta will also be given an active role in the Textiles Department.

The announcement of portfolios for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new-look Cabinet saw some big portfolio changes among the existing ministers. In one such change, Smriti Irani will now take charge as Textiles Minister. She has taken over from Santosh Kumar Gangwar, who has now been given the Finance department. Ajay Tamta will also be given an active role in the Textiles Department. Irani was earlier the Minister of Human Resource Development. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2003. She became Vice President of the Maharashtra Youth Wing in 2004.

Held at JW Marriot, Sahara Mumbai, the first-ever LIVA Accredited Partner Forum (LAPF) Confluence was a vibrant event.
The evening of the first-ever LIVA Accredited Partner Forum (LAPF) Confluence organised by LIVA, the natural fluid fashion fabric was full of colours, fashion & vibrance.

ColorJet showcased the live demonstration of home textile printing on products like bedsheets, pillow cover, curtains, table covers, etc. on the FABJET GRAND.
ColorJet Group, the biggest and only Indian manufacturer of digital printers in India brought a paradigm shift to the Indian home furnishing industry at Heimtextil 2016 by introducing its wider width direct-to-fabric digital home textile printer FABJET GRAND which is suitable to print on all inks, viz. reactive, pigment or disperse.

Taiwan’s textile and apparel manufacturers previously struggled to overcome the twin hurdles of a changing global market and the widely held perception that they were no longer a viable option for textile production.

But support from Taiwan, coupled with the development of an array of exciting products, has brought these firms back from the brink, repositioning them for what many believe will be the dawn of a long-term era of niche market opportunities, particularly in the field of technical textiles.

Deco Window is a domestic endeavour of Jayanita Exports Pvt Ltd. In collaboration with more than 600 stores spread all over the country, Deco Window offers wide range of window solutions for each and every Indian home. Vaibhav Jain, CEO, Deco Window, had a very clear vision in mind for his company.