Exports of the Textile Export Council increased 3 per cent in the period between January to October 2017 to stand at $673 million, as compared with $651 million a year earlier, the council said.

The Maharashtra State Khadi and Village Industries Board (MSKVIB) has rebranded khadi as ‘MahaKhadi’ to make the specific handloom industry a peoples’ movement once again and encourage the sector through new marketing tactics.

Sven-Erik Bucht Minister for Rural Affairs from the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation Sweden arrived in Mumbai to discuss a joint project on smart textiles involving potentially Aditya Birla Group, Swedish company Domsjö and the two governments as well as the European Union.

Nanofibre production may become cheaper due to a new development by researchers from Cambridge, USA-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Sanjay K Jain, Chairman, CITI has applauded the Finance Minister and GST Council for bringing in number of reforms in GST law for promoting ease of doing business especially among small businesses