Indo Intertex 2020 and its co-related events, originally scheduled on 14-17 July 2020, is postponed to 2021, its organiser Peraga Expo has announced.

India’s textiles and apparel sector production is expected to decline by 10-12 per cent in the April-June quarter owing to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study by KPMG in India.

The Indian apparel industry could take a hit of almost Rs 1 lakh crore due to the lockdown to contain the Covid-19 outbreak and a significant slowdown is expected in economic growth once the lockdown ends, according to a survey by CMAI.

All vaccine candidates have also been approved by Italy’s Ministry of Health for preclinical animal testing that is scheduled to begin in late April 2020.

The new plant will be capable of producing 50,000 tonnes of sustainable and innovative engineered nylon compounds each year.

Face covers will be the face of the world in the fight against Covid-19.

Without modernisation of its entire value chain, India can never become global champion in textile sector.