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Ministries of Power and Textiles have jointly launched a new scheme “SAATHI”

Ministries of Power and Textiles have jointly launched a new scheme SAATHI under which Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) will provide energy efficient power loom equipment to small...

October 26, 2017

Union Ministry of Tourism started a festival of Tourism ‘Paryatan Parv’ from Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi

The Union Ministry of Tourism has started a festival of Tourism ‘Paryatan Parv’ from Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi from October 5, 2017 & will continue across the country...

October 5, 2017

P Alli Rani appointed as new CMD of Cotton Corporation of India (CCI)

P Alli Rani has been appointed the Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) Ltd. Presently, she is Director (Finance) in Container Corporation of India (CCI)...

September 22, 2017

Ashwani Lohani appointed as new Chairman of Railway Board

Ashwani Lohani, an officer of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME), has been appointed as the new Chairman of Railway Board after AK Mital tendered his...

August 23, 2017

Amazon India signs a MoU with Telangana handloom department to educate weavers and artisans to directly sell their products to Amazon customers

Amazon India has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Telangana Department of Handloom and Textiles to educate, train and enable weavers and artisans to directly...

August 8, 2017

Economic Survey 2016-17: Chapter-07: Clothes and Shoes: Can India Reclaim Low Skill Manufacturing?

In this chapter, the survey has focussed on manufacturing sector, particularly, the textiles and leather industry, and asked the government to do as much good as possible for...

February 14, 2017

ESDM Industry in India

India is one of the largest growing electronics market in the world with a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of around 66.1%. In 2015, this industry has a...

October 25, 2015

Problems of India’s Jute Industry

India’s first jute factory in India was established at Rishira, near Kolkata in 1854. Prior to independence, India had monopoly in the both production of raw jute and...

October 25, 2015

Cotton Textile Industries in India

Textile industry contributes 14% to industrial production and 4 per cent to GDP. With employment to 45 million people, textile industry is one of the largest source of...

October 25, 2015

Leather Industry in India : Key Facts

Leather Industry has a prominent place in Indian Economy because of its substantial export earnings and employment generation. As of 2015, some 25 Lakh persons are employed in...

October 25, 2015

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