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On the cards: Smoother input supply & duty cuts amid war
April 17, 2026 4:28 am
The official said the ministry has also sought deferment in anti-dumping duty investigation on elastomeric fibre yarn and viscose rayon filament yarn to ease supply constraints.
Surat textile units to stay shut 2 days a week to control production, tackle labour crisis
March 21, 2026 9:20 am
The LPG crisis had added 10 per cent to the shortage of labourers in textile factories. Once the labourers go to their native places, they return only after two months or more, so it would be difficult for us to run the factories.”
Textile sector should scale up to gain from market access of $465 billion via FTAs, says Union Minister Giriraj Singh
March 12, 2026 8:18 am
Textiles Secretary Neelam Shami Rao said in the coming months, there will be roadshows across countries and domestically to invite buyers to source from India.
Top 10 wool producing states in India: Rajasthan leads; here’s how other states rank
February 06, 2026 5:36 pm
Highest wool-producing states in India list: Among all the states in India, Rajasthan tops the list as the major wool producer, followed by other states such as Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, and Telangana.
Govt revokes 14 QCOs on intermediate goods affecting textile value chain, industry expects more rollbacks
November 14, 2025 5:25 am
The QCOs that have been rolled back include primary input materials such as Terephthalic Acid, Ethylene Glycol, and intermediates such as Polyester Industrial Yarn (IDY), Polyester Staple Fibres (PSF), where India has significant import dependency.
How do Indian textiles trace back to the Vedas? Delhi’s upcoming fashion show will show you
July 15, 2025 3:46 am
Top fashion designers of the country and various states are likely to participate in this show, which will be held on August 6 — National Handloom Day.
India can be the world leader in textiles. Here’s how
March 01, 2025 2:54 pm
We have a lot going for us — a relatively stable economy and government, good relationships with the world’s leading nations, a centuries-old textile tradition and a young population
Cotton exports to Bangladesh hit as Dhaka’s Western garment orders dry up
August 31, 2024 8:58 am
The decline in orders from Bangladesh has had a spillover effect on the Indian textile industry, which supplies raw materials and other input items to Bangladesh.
Grasim consolidates gain: How curbs on a key input for textiles helped one industry, and hurt several small players
March 02, 2024 10:29 am
Grasim Industries, the largest VSF producer, had about 18 months before the QCO, lobbied the Ministry of Textiles complaining of substandard imports from Indonesia and China.
Textile industry welcomes extension of concessional customs duty on machinaries
March 31, 2023 3:51 am
The concessional customs duty for key textile machinaries were to expire on March 31, 2023 after which 8.25 per cent customs duty were to be charged on these machinaries.
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‘Helen, Salim Khan used to go on double dates with Mahesh Bhatt and me’: Soni Razdan
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Karisma Kapoor and Soni Razdan recently shared screen space in Abhinay Deo’s crime thriller show Brown on ZEE5, where they played daughter and mother. They also had a third scene partner in tow, the aunt, played by Helen. Both Karisma and Soni go a long way back with the legendary actor.
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