India’s textiles ministry has entered into partnerships with 25 India Handloom Brand (IHB) retail stores in various cities as per IHB retail stores policy framework to sell IHB products and has engaged 23 e-commerce agencies for promoting e-marketing of handloom products, textiles minister Smriti Irani told the parliament lower house recently.The government has been implementing Handloom Marketing Assistance (HMA), a component of National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP), across India to pr

Under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) Special Projects, the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has collaborated with three textile mills associations—,and Tamil Nadu Mills Association—for skilling of candidates, textiles minister Smriti Irani told the parliament upper house recently.ShutterstockThe successful candidates are employed in partner mills of these associations, she said.More than 9,000 candidates have been trained and 6,000 have been employed, an official pr

Texon, a leading developer of eco-friendly material solutions, which are widely used in the construction of shoes, clothing, luggage, handbags, and other everyday items, has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) – the leading alliance for sustainable production in the apparel, footwear and textiles industry.“Joining SAC reinforces our long-standing commitment to developing sustainable materials for use in clothing, footwear and accessories. Being a member of this important coalition and

H&M Group has hailed the recent move by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) to support the digitized wage payment system of all the garments workers by 2020. To date, a large number of garment factories are still paying wages in cash.Figure:H&M hailed the recent move by the BGMEA to support the digitized wage payment system.On 20 November H&M participated in the Bangladesh digital wage summit co-organized by the Business for Social Responsibility (B

The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) board of trustees has named two new trustees, Gabrielle Fialkoff and Mona Aboelnaga Kanaan, to its 16-member board. Fialkoff and Kanaan, appointees of the panel for educational policy of the New York City Department of Education, FIT’s local sponsor, have commenced terms that end on June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024.Pic: Fashion Institute of TechnologyAdditionally, the FIT Foundation, the primary fundraising arm for the college, recently elected new board

Promotion of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) will be the focus at the Progressive Punjab Investors’ Summit-2019 in Mohali on December 5-6 in line with its theme ‘building partnership for inclusive growth—MSMEs in the Global Value Chain’. A senior state official said about 18 cash awards would be presented at the event in nine categories.ShutterstockState additional chief secretary for investment promotion Vini Mahajan said the awards will be presented to Punjab-based MSMEs in agro &a

The Indian cabinet yesterday approved the Labour Code on Industrial Relations 2019, allowing firms to hire workers on fixed-term contract of any duration. The code has retained the threshold on the worker count at 100 for prior government approval before retrwenchment, but it has a provision for changing 'such number of employees' through notification.ShutterstockThe bill is expected to be tabled in the ongoing winter session of theFixed-termimplies a worker can be hired for any duration

Bottlenecks faced by Indian and Southeast Asian garment makers include fluctuating currency rates, multiple taxes at various stages of billing cycles, poor support by councils and governments, rise in operative costs, slowdown in global markets and political unrest, according to Chetan Mathur, managing partner of Medusa Source, a supply chain management firm.The New Delhi-based company offers product sourcing solutions to brands, retailers, labels and wholesalers worldwide.However, events like B

Itema, a leading provider of best-in-class weaving solutions, including weaving machines, OEM spare parts and integrated services, is exhibiting at ITMACH India at The Exhibition Centre in Ahmedabad, next month.A9500-2. © ItemaIndia represents one of the most interesting textiles industries in the world, featuring numerous textiles districts throughout the country and producing a wide range of woven fabrics. Over the years, the evolution of Indian weaving mills has been remarkable, due to the in

Aachen-Dresden-Denkendorf International Textile Conference will begin on November 28-29, 2019, at the International Congress Center in Dresden, says a recent press release.The ADD-ITC is one of the most important textile conferences in Europe and creates an interface between research institutions and industry. At this conference, experts from the fields of Textile Chemistry, Finishing and Functionalization, Textile Machinery as well as Manufacturing and Composites meet in order to discuss the la