Millions of job at stake, apparel exporters hit panic button

Even as the industrial cycle has ground to a halt during the 21-day lockdown, the industry has been hit hard by foreign orders from major clients in the US and Europe being cancelled. Also, a......

'India is on a strong footing, economy is resilient'

'We believe that in the new world order FTAs or bilateral trade agreements (BTAs) are the way forward. They are enablers for our participation in global value chains. Today, around 70 per cent of......

Weaving alliances formed abroad

Lured by the huge opportunities opening up with the abolition of the quota regime in new year, domestic textile associations are working overtime to forge foreign alliances.The Cotton Textiles......

Merger mania hits textile industry

Amit Goyal, president, Confederation of Indian Apparel Exporters, plans to reduce the number of companies his group Sarju International runs from 14 to one or two by merging most of these companies......