Today solar energy has established itself as one of the most non-conventional energy resources to steadily replace conventional energy sources such as the hydro electricity and thermal power, as the production of conventional energy is not likely to meet the future electricity demand of the world.
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In order to meet the growing demand, the Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) is setting up a second integrated silk weaving unit in Mysuru at a cost of Rs 24 crore, which will begin operations by July 2017.
Oban Fashions Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rupa and Company Limited, has entered into a license agreement with Fruit of the Loom, INC, headquartered in Kentucky, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway.
Textile shop owners in Surat are an unhappy lot today, for they have been asked to pay property tax for the shelf space created inside the shops for storing the grey fabrics and finished stock.
Gokaldas Exports will set up four apparel manufacturing units in Andhra Pradesh. The units, which are likely to be ready in four years, are expected to entail an investment of Rs 200 crore.
The Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani unveiled a Mudra portal recently that will enable banks to deposit financial assistance to handloom weavers in electronic mode and credit the loan directly to their accounts.
Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana has announced that it has developed country’s first genetically-modified (Bt) varieties of cotton  the seeds of which could be reused by farmers, resulting in saving the repeated cost they have to bear every season.