Tag: COVID 19
Ashwin Chandra: China-plus one strategy will help India
In this interview, Ashwin Chandra, Chairman, The Southern India Mills' Association (SIMA), delves into challenges ailing the spinning industry. Read More
Mask mandates reduced COVID -19 in two-thirds of states in US
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended face masks to protect against COVID-19 practically since the pandemic began, and still the debate ... Read More
Ludhiana & Surat textile units brace for self-lockdown
Few textile industries and shops in Ludhiana and Surat plan to go on a self-lockdown owing to the rise in COVID-19 cases. Other industries are ... Read More
India’s cotton production likely to decrease in 2020-21
The Committee on Cotton Production and Consumption expects the current year’s production to be 36 million bales, lower than last year’s estimate of 365 lakh ... Read More
Karnataka garment industry seeks permit to remain open
The state government imposed a state-wide lockdown allowing only construction and manufacturing activities to take place. The KEA has requested for garment factories to function ... Read More
Tiruppur textile exporters worried about lockdown
The Apparel Export Promotion Council seeks the Centre and state governments’ support in avoiding another lockdown. Textile exporters say another lockdown would mean failing to ... Read More
SIMA: Exclude textile units from lockdown restrictions
Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) said that stopping textile units in Tamil Nadu during night hours and on Sundays would affect the production activities, exports ... Read More