The World Bank has urged Pakistan to fully normalise trade relations with India to facilitate deep forms of trade integration as this step would allow Pakistan to benefit from New Delhi’s fast growth and promote complementarities, including value chain activities and investment potential.

The Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani, inaugurated a Garment Making centre here at Lamboikhongnangkhong. The estimated cost for installing the centre will be Rs 18-crore and to be completed within nine months.

November 27, 2016 saw the inauguration of a new apparel and garment making centre at Imphal, Manipur by Smriti Irani, Union Minister for Textiles, Government of India.

November 27, 2016 saw the inauguration of a new apparel and garment making centre at Imphal, Manipur by Smriti Irani, Union Minister for Textiles, Government of India. The apparel centre was inaugurated in the presence of Okram Ibobi Singh, Chief Minister of Manipur.

In a major expansion plan, textile manufacturer Nahar Industrial Enterprises (NIEL) has installed two new units?Monforts Montex stenter and a Thermex continuous dyeing range?from Monforts to increase the production of Nahar fabrics.

Bed Bath & Beyond, one of the leading home textile retailers in the United States, has acquired PersonalizationMall.com (PMall.com) for approximately $190 million, an online retailer of personalised products.

In a major expansion plan, textile manufacturer Nahar Industrial Enterprises (NIEL) has installed two new units-Monforts Montex stenter and a Thermex continuous dyeing range-from Monforts to increase the production of Nahar fabrics. Mumbai-based A.T.E. Enterprises, Monforts’ representative for India, installed the two machines.

The Textile Association of India, Mumbai Unit is organising an International Textile Conference on ‘Make in India’ on December 1-2, 2016 at Hotel The Lalit, Mumbai.

VTG has attracted international exhibitors with 550 booths of 400 companies from over 17 countries and territories including Australia, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong (China), German, Italy, New Zealand, Indonesia, Hungary, South Korea, India, Bangladesh, China and Vietnam.