A cotton mechanisation programme would be introduced in Punjab following the state governments approval for the programme aimed at cultivating high density cotton at a bigger scale. Under the ambitious programme, John Deere would sow the cotton crop with the pneumatic planters in about 1,500 acres of field in Muktsar districts Malout.

India-based Shri Vallabh Pittie (SVP) Group is setting up a $550 million spinning mill in Kombolcha town, located in the Debub Wollo Zone of Ethiopias Amhara Region. The textile mill, to come up on 50 hectares of land at the industrial zone in Kombolcha, is likely to significantly contribute in achieving the objectives for the textile industry set in the Governments Growth and Transformation Plan.

After visiting the powerloom cluster in Palladam and Avinashi, Secretary, Union Ministry of Textiles, Zohra Chatterjee observed that the sector is in dire need of modernisation.

Sisley represents an unmistakable fashion presence in the clothing world, and a recognisable way of dressing.

Cut-Tex® PRO is a ground-breaking combination of highly technical fibres, weaved by special high-density knitting machines.

“There is huge potential for technical textiles in India. The players in this space will have to move up the value chain to realise the potential,” observed Sashi Singh, Executive Director, Indian Technical Textile Association and former Joint Textile Commissioner.

Being Human Clothing was presented with the “Apparel Retailer of the Year” award at the Indian Retail Awards 2014 held at the Hyatt Regency, Gurgaon recently. Manish Mandhana, Joint Managing Director, Mandhana Industries Ltd,

The much-awaited Knitwear Technology Mission Project Centre in Tirupur has seen the light of day very soon. The project, aimed at promoting product and fabric diversification and ushering in value addition across the apparel value chain was launched on May 6.

In its study “A little story about the monsters in your closet” published in mid-January, the environmental organisation?Greenpeace?criticised numerous discoveries of harmful substances in childrens clothing from renowned brand manufacturers.