Textiles

To avoid middle men and the losses occurring to weavers, Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani has asked commercial brands to directly procure textiles from weaversLast year, Sadhguru launched Save the Weave campaign to revive and popularize India's ancient weaves

Among the 23 industries tracked by the Central Statistics Office's Index of Industrial Production, the textiles industry had the fifth highest growth rate.

China will cut import tariffs on goods including machinery, paper, textiles and construction materials from 1 November. The decision will lower tariffs for 1,585 products

Arvind Ltd's revenue increased 20.19% to Rs3,004.11 crore in the fourth quarter of 2017-18 from the same period in the previous year

Textile maker Ekaya collaborates with French designers to craft Parisian wedding gowns with Banarasi fabrics

Scores of garment workers in south India have been suspended or dismissed within days of joining unions or attending events to demand the implementation of revised minimum wages

A retail exhibition in Mumbai by designer Chelna Desai brings new spunk to the traditional textile

Welspun India has incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary Welspun Nexgen in US, having paid-up capital of $4.25 million, to make investment in e-commerce companies

Once the restructuring is complete, Arvind will hold the textiles business, Arvind Fashions the branded apparels business and Anup Engineering the engineering business

Grasim Industries and Arvind Ltd have lined up fresh investments in Gujarat totalling Rs4,400 crore, giving a boost to two recent policy decisions by the state