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Friday, February 20, 2026
TopicTextile industry

Topic: textile industry

Chennai station is packed with migrant workers returning to UP, Bihar from Tiruppur

Exporters are forced to shut additional units. For migrant workers, it means a choice between fewer days of work and less wages, or leaving the city in search of survival.

Bihar’s post-Covid startup zones were a lifeline for migrants. But now they’re running out of steam

Chanpatia/Bettiah/Muzaffarpur: For 16 years, Nisar Ahmed worked tirelessly as a tailor at a small garment unit in Mumbai, sending any savings he could scrape...

Maharashtra ready to face global headwinds, US tariffs are ‘huge opportunity’—Fadnavis

Speaking at India Global Forum summit in Mumbai, the CM said that Trump's tariffs present growth prospects for sectors like textile. Maharashtra is one of India's textile hubs.

Mughal gold to Mexican shawls—the journey of Bengal’s forgotten fabrics is now being revived

Portuguese colchas, enslaved artisans in Mexico, and Aurangzeb’s ‘invisible’ muslins reveal a global saga. This Kolkata exhibition is ‘a bridge between a coffee-table book and a lost history'.

Textile waste is a growing challenge. How can it be an opportunity for growth, sustainability

Exporting used textiles from the EU lacks transparency and traceability. What happens to these textiles is often unclear once they arrive in destination countries.

Only 26 of 98 textile parks sanctioned by govt since 2005 completed, all targets unmet: CAG report

These parks managed only 30% of targeted employment generation & half of projected investments. Major reasons for poor show were delays in statutory clearances, & land allotment issues.

Bhopal’s massive new garment factory–450 women employees, 5,000 jobs

At the launch of Gokaldas’ factory in January, MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan promised it would provide 5,000 direct and 10,000 indirect jobs.

Why India’s critical textile sector, employing 4.5 crore people, is facing challenges

While domestic production's turned sluggish, exports have suffered owing to preferential tariff treatment towards countries like Bangladesh & Vietnam and cheap imports from China.

Handlooms silent, no Bohag Bihu sale: Assam textile hub Sualkuchi fights to survive Covid

Sualkuchi weavers in Assam incurred losses to the tune of over Rs 100 crore because the Covid-19 crisis struck just before Bohag Bihu, the peak sales season.

Banarasi silk industry has a Covid fear: Indian festivals may never be the same again

Varanasi textile traders say the industry was already affected due to demonetisation and GST, and the Covid-19 lockdown was a ‘double whammy’. 

On Camera

Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.