Myanmar expresses interest to build textile links with India

The Union Minister of Commerce, Industry & Textiles Anand Sharma today met Daw Aung San Suu Kyi , Chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD), Myanmar at Nay Pyi Taw. Sharma conveyed to Suu Kyi that India stands ready to extend all necessary ...

Kolkata, May 22 : National Textile Corporation's Young Designer Hunt, which continued for four long months witnessed its completion with the announcement of its winners on Tuesday. Champions were chosen in 5 categories and they will get a chance to be groomed ...

The textile industry, especially fibre makers are bullish about achieving the target under the National Fibre Policy.

As pay levels rise in traditional factory-floor nations, Bangladesh stands as a last outpost of cheap labour. Bangladesh's garment boom has made Mohammad Fazlul Azim a wealthy man. Over three decades his empire has grown from a single factory to a string of plants that employ 26,000 workers and clock up an annual turnover of about $200 million. Azim, who is also a member of parliament, has benefited from government policies to grow the industry into a global powerhouse. His elegant home here ...

The Pitti Discovery foundation has teamed up with ITKIB - Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporter Associations - to host thirteen Turkish designers who are already established in their country but not yet internationally. These are young talents who ...

Mill sources in Tamil Nadu indicate that load-shedding has eased somewhat, with mills able to rely on supplies from the national grid for longer periods during the day, with salutary implications for production costs. In Pakistan, since the election ...

NUTGTWN demands early payment to Kaduna Textiles workers June 11, 2013 (Nigeria) The National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) has demanded early payment of more than N687 million to the workers of closed Kaduna ...

Textile/tea/coconut/rubber/vegetable/paddy cultivators/workers are our economic backbone but the fisher folk are our national treasure, they feed the nation risking their lives. Refraining from sea- going brings starvation to their families. The ...

Vietnam's textile manufacturing industry stands to gain as multi-national garment companies look to distance themselves from Bangladesh in light of the collapse of Rana Plaza, the multi-story facility in the outskirts of Dhaka, which housed five ...