Cornstarch solution can be a potential candidate for next-generation bulletproof clothing and impact materials. Research in Professor Eric Brown?s laboratory at Yale University has shown a unique property of cornstarch-water mixture that responds to impacts well. Upon impact, it cracks resembling solids and then it returns to fluid state. This phenomenon is understood as ?shear thickening?.

Imports of fabrics by China in 2013-14 is Rs 5,500 crore, which is grossly undervalued to the extent of at least 50 per cent. Therefore, actual value will be over Rs 8,000 crore. Imports of fabrics consist of manmade (polyester, viscose and nylon) fibres and yarns as India is the net exporter of cotton yarn and raw cotton to China.

A large number of Indian exhibitors and visitors have provided strong response to InORBIT´s travel packages, said Om Prakash, Director, who has been arranging travel since 1979. Exhibitors & visitors have already registered in their respective travel packages for ITMA 2015.

´The Textile Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) is an interest subsidy scheme for upgradation of technology as part of measures to boost textile and jute sectors. Some say it is now plagued by issues including non-allocation of subsidy and delayed reimbursement´.

Cornstarch solution can be a potential candidate for next-generation bulletproof clothing and impact materials. Research in Professor Eric Brown´s laboratory at Yale University has shown a unique property of cornstarch-water mixture that responds to impacts well.

GoCoop, India´s 1st online social marketplace for weavers & artisans has launched the ´#ILoveHandlooms´ campaign to popularise handloom among the masses and to pledge support for artisans and weavers. Through the campaign, GoCoop invites people to share their love for handloom by posting a photo or writing a story about a favourite handloom product they own.

The picture that appears at the end of the top row on Page 76 of ITJ September 2015 issue is that of B B Bharti, Joint Textile Commissioner. It has been erroneously named as Sundara Moorthy of BDB India. The inadvertent error is regretted.

Another bumper crop of cotton is in offing and tremors are felt already on the price front. The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) is getting ready for yet another year of minimum support price (MSP) operations.

Textile Commissioner Mrs Kiran Soni Gupta inaugurated the three-day Techtextil India exhibition for the technical textiles and non-wovens industry in Mumbai on Thursday, September 24, 2015.