Assam will soon formulate a textile policy to boost the handloom and textile sector. The proposed policy will focus on integrating production and marketing of handloom and textile products, empowering weavers.

TÃœV SÃœD has developed a comprehensive guidance for entrepreneurs, consultants and auditors and all those engaged in the establishment, certification and continual improvement of quality management systems (QMS) according to ISO 9001:2015.

E-commerce player Shopclues has joined hands with the Uttar Pradesh’s MSME Development Institute to impart training on online selling to traditional weavers and artisans in Varanasi.

A team of US scientists has used improved coating method to develop chemical warfare protective nonwoven fabric. Collaborators from Edgewood Chemical Biological Center of the U.S. Army and North Carolina State University have deposited zirconium based metal-organic-framework (MOF) material using refined method.

Bangladesh’s cotton import is expected to touch 7.1 million bales in 2017-18, further consolidating its position as the world’s largest importer of the fibre, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.

The Indian Road Congress (IRC) has accepted jute as geo-textile for using in building of roads, which could be a major boost to West Bengal’s jute industry that employs lakhs of workers.

Ipeker Textile has produced world’s first vegan fabric. The fabric has been subjected to detailed approval process in Switzerland and Germany, and has been granted the ‘V-Label’ from the European Vegetarian Union.

ColorJet India Ltd, India’s largest manufacturer of digital printers, will now display the TXF at Heimtextil exhibition, which runs from June 20-22, 2017 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

Spring?t mattress, India’s leading brand of premium and progressive sleep accessories and solutions, has unveiled its latest range of premium and ultra-glamorous mattress – Autograph Collection.