MARKET & ECONOMY​

To promote technical textiles in the country, the Central government has approved the proposal for the creation of the National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) for a period of 4 years (2020-21 to 2023-24) with an outlay of Rs 1,480 crore, said Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani in Lok Sabha.

Liva, the fashion ingredient brand from Birla Cellulose and part of Grasim Industries, flagship company of $48.3-billion Aditya Birla Group, has supported over 150 handloom saree artisans and weavers across the country in 2019.