The newly formed Telangana state has ambitions on the textile front too. It is planning to present a new textile and Apparel policy (T-TAP) in January 2016. Besides, the state is also planning to set up textile parks in each of the district where cotton is grown as a major commercial crop.

Dr Greg A Constable of Australia has won the ICAC Researcher of the Year Award for 2015. The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) started an annual award ?ICAC Cotton Researcher of the Year? in 2009.

This year will have been one of the most successful financial years in the recent history of German circular knitting machine manufacturer Mayer & Cie. In its 110th year in business, the company has manufactured and sold more machines in the past 10 years or so.

G SI India-BTRA-ASTM International jointly organised a seminar-cum-ASTM D35 meeting on ?Testing, Standards and Applications of Geosynthetics? on December 2-3, 2015 at The Bombay Textile Research Association (BTRA), Mumbai.

The Group of Robustelli, Fortex and Epson has scaled a new peak in digital printing with their combined strengths. The latest offering is improved versions of the Monna Lisa printer, which has taken the digital printing world by storm.

Iranian researchers have used nanoparticles in developing a laboratorial sample of antimicrobial woollen fabrics that maintain their properties after five times of washing. The antimicrobial properties of silver nanoparticles have sparked a lot of interest for using them in various fields.

Mayer & Cie. is a world-leading manufacturer of circular knitting machines. For 110 years, the owner-managed family firm has been at home in the Swabian Alb, the location of the market and technology leader’s head office to this day – in Albstadt, where the knitting machines are, for the most part, manufactured. The company’s central administration and research and development (R&D) department are also in Albstadt.

Rotorcraft AG of Switzerland has reported an overwhelmingly response at ITMA 2015.

Over the last few decades, Rajasthan has emerged as a successful textile hub. Given the labour-intensive nature of the sector, the Rajasthan government has identified it as one of the thrust areas.