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OCA reports enormous growth in organic cotton farmers

Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) is seeing a huge increase in the number of farmers who are joining its program, with…

2 years ago

India manages to remain as the world’s second largest textiles and clothing exporter

Prices of Shankar 6, the popular cotton variety used by mills, are ruling at around Rs 43,000 per candy (a…

6 years ago

Indian cotton textiles

There is no specific quality standard on cotton quality in India, but quality per se of the cotton produced here…

6 years ago

Varanasi silk weaving industry heaved sigh of relief with hike in import duty

The famed silk weaving industry of Varanasi that was facing stiff competition from China which has been dumping cheap silk…

6 years ago

US textile makers look for a revival through technology advances

U.S. textile and fiber makers see their business finally turning around with shipments of textiles and apparel increasing to $74.4…

7 years ago

Pakistan PSF industry under pressure owing to dumping

Pakistan’s polyester staple fibre industry struggling for its survival as almost a third of total annual installed capacity of around…

7 years ago

Manmade fiber industry seeks cut in excise rate in next Budget

The Indian textile industry has been demanding a level-playing field with respect to cotton for a long time now and…

7 years ago

Disparity in excise duty rates of cotton and MMF likely to be erased

At present, man-made fibres attract a 12% excise duty while cotton fibres attract none. This duty disparity has distorted the…

8 years ago

Commerce Ministry to review all trade pacts to broaden trading opportunity

Pakistan is a signatory to Free Trade Agreements with China, Sri Lanka and Malaysia and Preferential Trade Agreements with Iran,…

8 years ago

Dhaka’s pleas for lifting countervailing duty on import of RMG turn down

The two-day meeting of India-Bangladesh Joint Working Group (JWG) on trade led by Munir Chowdhury, joint secretary of the Bangladesh…

8 years ago