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Wednesday, April 29, 2026
TopicTextile industry

Topic: textile industry

Tamil Nadu’s textile engine is missing 3 lakh migrant workers as LPG panic triggers lockdown nightmares

With LPG shortages & memories of Covid lockdown, migrant workers who went home for Holi & Ram Navami are choosing to stay back, leaving mills in Coimbatore & Tiruppur short-staffed.

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.

On Camera

Buddha comes home to Ladakh exposition: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

The Government of India recognises Ladakh as one of the most important living centres of Buddhist culture in the world. We are committed to safeguarding its unique cultural traditions.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.