Browsing: COVID 19

The flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, Grasim Industries, collaborated with Taiwanese nonwoven manufacturing firm Nanliu Enterprise to donate 50,000 masks in Nagda, Madhya Pradesh.

Business from overseas markets has been a major contributor to the growth of Indian home textiles industry. Covid 19 and the US-China spat can be instrumental in further increasing India’s share in the global home textiles market, says Rakesh Rao.

In an endeavour to help impart safety at the entrances and ensure the venue and the Featival of Nations is organised without any hindrance, FLIR, the thermal imaging major with its partner TOPA deployed safe and secure entrances, using high end tech. A central component in realising a safe, educational cultural event was to promote hygiene during the event and provide some protections by setting up four skin temperature screening stations with thermal imaging cameras from FLIR.

As a fresh wave of Covid-19 virus hits the country, innovative products such as the PyroTex specialty fiber are the need of the hour as it prevents the spread of the deadly virus, says Rajanna L Gotipamul & S B Vhanbatte.

Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare apparel exports as essential services and exempt the exporting units across India from lockdowns due to Covid.

PDS Multinational Fashions Ltd, a leading global plug and play design-led platform announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended March 31, 2021, reporting 83% growth in Profit After Tax.

Though textile shops in Kozhikode are open following lockdown relaxations allowed by the state government, the footfall remains poor. The public is yet to get used to the concept of online shopping and home delivery.