The new government under the able leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed a revolutionary economic vision based on increasing production, export and generating employment, giving particular attention to productive employment opportunity for the youth, inclusive and participative growth, skill, scale and speed, ´Make in India´ brand, zero defect – zero effect, Adarsh Gram, to name a few.

Tata Chemicals has announced some organisational changes effective June 2014. Ashvini Hiran will move into the role of Chief Culture Officer. Hiran has over 30 years of experience behind him in leading Indian and multinational organisations like Tata Group, Hindustan Unilever, AV Birla Group and Gujarat Coop Milk Mktg Federation (GCMMF).

1959 was a memorable year. It saw the genesis of parent company (Texsspares Machine Works) – a star was born on the horizon of textile-based machinery manufacturers.

The 15th China (YIWU) International Exhibition on hosiery, knitting, dyeing & finishing machinery took place at the Yiwu International Expo Centre in Yiwu, Zhejiang, China. From 19 to 22 November, the exhibition attracted a large number of visitors from the region, which is known as the distribution hub of hosiery and underwear.

The ITJ, in an exclusive report, presents the pulse of the industry in summarised statements about prospects in 2015 from a cross-section of industry leaders, experts and concerned authorities.

The India Travel Awards´ Wall of Legends was awarded to Om Prakash Sahgal, Director, INORBIT TOURS and Ex-Chairman Travel Agents Association (WR) on 25 July 2014 at the function held at Novotel Pune. He was awarded by Parvez Dewan, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.

Datacolor is a global leader in colour management solutions and colour communication technology. Datacolor solutions assure consistent accurate reliable colour.

According to the Research and Markets´ new report ´Global Technical Textiles Market 2015-2019, high demand for nonwoven textiles is driving the growth of the overall market.

India´s textile producers have a clear picture of the challenges they face, and a determination to make the improvements needed along the pathways to future prosperity.