15Aug
India celebrates Independence Day, what does the national flag symbolise
As India celebrated its 72nd Independence Day today on August 15, let us take a walk through the history of the national flag. National Flag of India The flag is a rectangular [...]
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14Aug
Textiles production recovers in June, but data apparently unreliable
Index of Industrial production released by the government last weekend shows that textiles production has recovered in June after 13 months of consistent year on year decline. [...]
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14Aug
Indian textile industry seeks protection from duty-free import from Bangladesh
Does the Indian textile industry – the oldest in written history, still need protection even from a smaller and poorer country like Bangladesh. The answer is seems to be a big [...]
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01Aug
Yarn Expo 2018 to showcase latest developments in yarns
The first edition of Yarn Expo 2018 will be held from 4-6 August, 2018 at the Surat International Exhibition & Convention Centre (SIECC), Sarsana, Surat. Organised by the [...]
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27Jul
Indian polyester and blended yarn sees good demand in export markets
Indian polyester yarn and blends thereof has been in good demand from export markets in recent months. The year on year increases in the past 11 months has been positive, [...]
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27Jul
Cotton yarn export surges, but weak Rupee brings down realisation
Cotton yarn export continued to remain robust on the low base in June this year. During the month, shipment was at 117 million kg worth US$375 million (INR2,500 crore), 75% [...]
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19Jul
India doubles duty on textile products, but B’desh enjoys duty-free
The government has doubled import duty on textile products including carpets, woven fabric, jackets and baby garments, among others. In a notification issued on 17 July night, [...]
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13Jul
India’s textile production declines for thirteenth month in row, how will it recover?
India’s textile and clothing sector is witnessing signs of recovery and expected to perform better in export and domestic markets this year, said an industry official [...]
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12Jul
Cotton prices, rain, output and MSP relationship
How will spot cotton prices react to the hike in MSP. The union government on 4 July announced a 28% increase in minimum support price (MSP) for cotton in 2018 kharif season. [...]
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07Jul
US China trade war triggered; the largest in economic history
The trade war between the world’s two biggest economies – US and China, was triggered effective from 6 July with US imposing 25% tariffs on 818 Chinese products from [...]
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