Achieving Zero Discharge in Textile Processing Units
All the 729 dyeing and bleaching factories in the city of Tirupur in Tamilnadu are lying closed as per the strict order of the Madras High Court in Ja [...]
The Days of Easy & Cheap Money are Over Again
After Standard & Poor’s downgrading of US credit rating from AAA to AA+, Indian financial experts’ opinion is divided on its impact on the country [...]
Labour Shortage : A Global Problem
According to a recent study conducted by Assocham - involving HR heads of nearly 100 textile firms across the country - the country is facing acute sh [...]
Cotton : To Export or Not to Export!!
With regard to the export of cotton, the country has witnessed a very strange and tricky situation this year making the government’s decision irreleva [...]
Smart Fabrics Must be Based on Need
Smart Fabrics' is the buzz word in the second decade of the 21st century. Smart Fabrics cover an array of textiles made from new technologies and appl [...]
Union Budget 2011-2012 : The Garment Industry Given Back to the Babu Raj
Some of the highlights of the Union Budget presented by the Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, are :
A mandatory Excise duty of 10% [...]
For the Kind Attn. of the Govt. of India Curb the Late Payment Culture, the EU Way
The European Parliament of Enterprises, last October, adopted the Late Payment Directive in order to eradicate Europe’s late payment culture (in comm [...]
Let India Focus On ‘Making the Future’
U.S. President Barack Obama recently called on Americans to achieve global competitiveness through innovation in order to win the future. He hoped tha [...]
The World Welcomes 2011 With High Hopes
There is a general feeling that the world markets are on the recovery path after the nightmares of 2008 and 2009. This is especially true for the text [...]