Sector Textiles, Apparels & Acc. - Latest news, views and updates

SECTOR | 27 Jun 2025, 08:22PM

Govt will protect textile sector in US trade deal: Goyal tells export body

Business Standard

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has assured industry bodies that the government will protect the interests of the textiles and apparel sector in the proposed trade agreement with the US, AEPC said on Friday. Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) Chairman Sudhir Sekhri said he, along with TEXPROCIL (Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council) Chairman Vijay Agarwal, met the minister to apprise him of key concerns related to the proposed agreement. "The minister gave a patient hearing to the concerns raised and assured the delegation that the government is committed to protecting labour-intensive sectors during the ongoing negotiations under the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement," the council said in a statement. The minister also reiterated that all necessary steps would be taken to ensure that India's interests, especially those of vulnerable sectors like textiles and apparel, are safeguarded. It further said that if the US will go ahead with the additional 26 per cent

Piyush Goyal Assures To Protect Interest Of Textiles Sector In US Trade Pact, Says Apparel Export Body

NDTV Profit | 27 Jun 2025, 07:56PM

Textiles, Apparels & Acc.

SECTOR | 22 Jun 2025

Textile industry knits business with AI as companies adopt technology

Business Standard

AI-enabled machines have features like precision stitching and predictive maintenance for improving production

Textiles, Apparels & Acc.

SECTOR | 20 Jun 2025

Cotton body wants farmers to get remunerative prices without hurting industry's competitiveness

Business Line

CAI urges centre to consider price deficiency payment scheme for the cotton sector

Textiles, Apparels & Acc.

SECTOR | 01 Jun 2025

Gokaldas Exports considers acquisition of BRFL Textiles to strengthen fabric sourcing

Business Line

Gokaldas Exports to take a call on a full acquisition sometime this financial year

Textiles, Apparels & Acc.

SECTOR | 28 May 2025, 04:04PM

Loyal Textiles undertakes restructuring and consolidation of operations with a focus on technical textile garments

Business Line

This comes in the backdrop of the company's losses due to a prolonged global demand slowdown, leading to suboptimal utilisation of capacities

Textiles, Apparels & Acc.

SECTOR | 26 May 2025

Cotton consumption seen lower at 307 lakh bales during 2024-25 as mills prefer man-made fibres: CAI

Business Line

Carryforward stocks for 2025-26 season seen at 32.54 lakh bales

Textiles, Apparels & Acc.

SECTOR | 20 May 2025

CAI urges members to support Boycott Turkiye' campaign

Business Line

Association chief Ganatra calls for action against Istanbul for acting against India's sovereignity and integrity

Textiles, Apparels & Acc.

SECTOR | 19 May 2025

India-UKfree trade agreement: Textiles exports to pip Pakistan, Turkiye

Business Standard

India's apparel and home textiles shipments to the UK attract an 8-12 per cent import duty, that would be scrapped under the FTA expected to come into force in calendar year 2026

Textiles, Apparels & Acc.

SECTOR | 22 Apr 2025

Indian Textiles May Not See A Big Trade War Boost, Cautions Pearl Global Industries MD

NDTV Profit

The drawback of the Indian textile industry lies in its lack of raw material flow.

Textiles, Apparels & Acc.

SECTOR | 15 Apr 2025

TASMA seeks anti-dumping duty on cheaper viscose staple yarn imports from China

Business Line

Tells Textiles and Commerce Ministries that the shipments are affecting domestic spinning sector