Colorjet Group, has started a campaign to help the government by encouraging its associates, customers and industry partners to contribute to the fund.

Atlas Copco, a leader in medical and?laboratory gas systems, completed the medical gas pipeline system project at Sassoon Hospital, Pune in a record time of 11 days.

The Tirupur exporters’ association (TEA), India’s largest readymade garments/knitwear hub, has sought the union government’s permission to allow the opening of sampling units to ensure their survival as well as protect employment of lakhs.

Vardhman Textiles has got permission from the concerned authorities in the States of Punjab for resumption of manufacturing operations of its spinning units situated at Malerkotla and Ludhiana subject to fulfillment of certain conditions.

The Textile Ministry has procured 1,30,000 coverall suits from Indian producers amid a shortage of the protective gear being used by health care workers while treating coronavirus disease patients.

There could be as many as one crore job cuts in the textiles sector, which has been severely hit by the ongoing lockdown, if there is no support and revival package from the government, according to apparel industry body Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI)..

While the Covid-19 pandemic has completely halted production and new orders, exporters say that payments have also been delayed for the shipments sent before the lockdown.

The Union Ministry of Textiles has announced a new regulatory framework for the production of personal protective equipment (PPE) units after reports merged that Indian manufacturers, who failed laboratory tests, have sold their rejected products to a section of private hospitals.

Milliken & Company, a global textile manufacturer, has announced that it is leveraging its materials science expertise to manufacture personal protective equipment (PPE) for the healthcare industry amid the Covid-19 global pandemic.