Author: GD Jasuja
“Bangladesh RMG Sector Under Fire”
Bangladesh is in headlines these days in the global media for the reasons the country must be gravely concerned. The now famous "Savar Rana Plaza [...]
“A Look at the Labour Cost”
Labour cost has been a major area of focus and an important factor for deciding the location of production facilities especially in the labour int [...]
Union Budget Gets ‘A’ Grade
The Union budget for 2013-14, presented by Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, on 28th February 2013, has received an 'A' grade from the textile lea [...]
Multinational brands & retailers under fire due to factory fires in Bangladesh
Multinational brands and retailers such as Walmart, Gap, Sears, Disney, Target, Abercrombie & Fitch, H&M, JC Penney and others are facing [...]
“Avoid Bamboozling Your Buyers”
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency had come out with a 'Business Alert' titled "How to Avoid Bamboozli [...]
Lovechild of LPG (Liberalisation – Privatisation – Globalisation)
India entered into the liberalised global economy in 1992 - thanks (or curse?) to the then Finance Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and his government [...]
What Does “Happy Diwali” Mean?
Before starting a discussion on this subject let me convey our readers a very happy Diwali and a prosperous New Year. I decided to take up this subjec [...]
India’s Textile & Clothing Exports : Forecasts and Facts
I got the idea of this month's editorial from the headlines doing the rounds that a recent FICCI-Technopak report has forecast that India's textile an [...]
Now Gujarat Has A New Textile Policy
The much awaited Gujarat Textile Policy - 2012 was announced on Sept. 5, 2012. The policy intends all the stakeholders to adapt an integrated appr [...]
‘Demand Manufacturing’ for Fast Custom-Made Fashion Apparel Made for You – AM4U
A novel project called AM4U (Apparel Made for You) has been started, in the US, by a group of highly qualified, experienced and motivated textile prof [...]