In this interview, Cornelia Buchwalder, Secretary General, Swiss Textile Machinery, SWISSMEM, highlights the effect of Covid on the textile machinery market and how Swiss technology is helping Indian textile companies.

The Cotton Association of India (CAI) has written a letter to the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the withdrawal of 10% customs duty imposed on cotton imports on February 2, 2021.

The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has come down heavily on the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) for lack of action on violators of water pollution.

In developing countries like Brazil, Bangladesh, India, China, Pakistan, and Turkey, the global textiles market is estimated at around $1.4 trillion. It employs around 300 million people.