Incorporation of biological molecules to cotton may lead to novel functional cottons. Finding value-added applications for cotton, enabling it to be wearable smart textiles will be the next phase of R& D in the cotton sector.

Suditi Industries has announced a joint venture with renowned film personality Anushka Sharma to launch a western fashion wear brand for women. Speaking about the association, Pawan Agarwal, Chairman & Managing Director, etc.

37 Indian companies took part in the annual Cairo Fashion and Tex Exhibition, which was held from September 13-16 at the Cairo International Convention Centre.

Hyderabad-based Tierra Agrotech Pvt Ltd has acquired the branded cotton seeds business of Monsanto Holdings as the US-based seed giant battles a bitter dispute with former Indian licensee Nuziveedu Seeds in the Delhi High Court.

SPGPrints will be presenting its comprehensive range of digital technologies and inks for textile printing at the SGIA expo, speciality printing and imaging technology tradeshow, to be held from October 10 to 12, 2017, in New Orleans.

Following successful annual seminars hosted by Cotton Council International (CCI) in fall 2015 and 2016 respectively, CCI is organising its third annual seminar in India on September 23, 2017 at the Hotel Taj Surya in Coimbatore.

The disparity between cotton and yarn prices has put the spinning sector in a tight spot, especially due to the steep decline in the price of yarn compared with the fibre cost.

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been apprised of an MoU between Central Silk Board (CSB), India and National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS), Japan for collaborative research in the field of silkworm and silk industries.

P Nataraj, Managing Director of KPR Group, who has now been elected as the new Chairman of The Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA), highly appreciated the bold and proactive initiatives taken by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Union Textile Minister, Smriti Irani.