New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Three Indian students have won the government-backed national innovation hackathon for developing an impact-resistant sports T-shirt that helps reduce injuries caused by high-speed ball strikes, according to a statement issued on Monday.B.Tech Fashion Technology students — Nandheeswar M., G. Saran and Sushmitha K.S. — from Sona College of Technology, Tamil Nadu, have secured first prize at Sanrachna, the Design Innovation Hackathon that was organised by the Ministry o…
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New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Bharat Tex 2026 has secured textile investment commitments worth around Rs 14,300 crore and generated business enquiries valued at nearly $2.8 billion, reinforcing India’s growing position as a global textile manufacturing and sourcing hub, an official statement said on Friday.The Ministry of Textiles stated that spread across more than 16 lakh square feet, the event brought together 1,647 exhibitors, nearly 95,000 business visitors, including over 20,000 repeat visits,…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Bharat Tex 2026 — India’s largest global textile event — will begin here on Tuesday, bringing together more than 7,000 buyers, over 1,600 exhibitors and delegates from more than 20 countries to showcase the country’s textile value chain and strengthen global trade partnerships, according to an official statement issued on Monday.The four-day event — held from July 14 to July 17 — is being organised by the Bharat Tex Trade Federation, a consortium of Textile Export P…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The government has launched the Handloom Hackathon 2026 — “Weaving Innovation” — a national innovation challenge to harness technology, design, entrepreneurship and sustainable solutions for India’s handloom sector, an official statement said on Wednesday.The hackathon — organised by the Office of the Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, as part of National Handloom Day 2026 celebrations — will culminate in a grand finale on August 1 at t…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) The National Jute Board (NJB), under the Ministry of Textiles, has developed jute-viscose blended apparel that will be worn by the Indian athletes and team members participating in the Commonwealth Games 2026, to be held in Glasgow, Scotland, from July 23-August 2, it was announced on Tuesday.The official kit unveiling and send-off ceremony for the Commonwealth Games 2026 was held here, attended by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr Mansukh Mandaviya; Union Te…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Indiahandmade — a dedicated digital marketplace under the Digital India initiative — is bringing over 64 lakh handloom and handicraft artisans into the digital economy by connecting them directly with buyers and expanding market access, an official fact-sheet said on Monday.The platform — developed by the Digital India Corporation under the Ministry of Textiles and launched in 2023 — is helping artisans and weavers connect directly with buyers, expanding market acces…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) India’s largest global textile event, Bharat Tex 2026, will be held from July 14–17, 2026 at Bharat Mandapam here to showcase the country’s global leadership in textiles, fashion, sustainability, technology, innovation, investment and international trade, an official statement said on Thursday.The event is expected to draw over 7,000 buyers, 1.3 lakh trade visitors, with more than 20,000 textile products and exhibitions spread across 1.6 million sq. ft. leading to me…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday said the time had come to execute district and state textile plans with a proactive approach, stressing the need for value addition, sustainability, niche products and effective utilisation of free trade agreements to achieve India’s textile export ambitions.Addressing the concluding session of the two-day Textiles Summit 2026, Singh said the sector must focus on the right product-market mix while ensuring compliance wi…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) India’s textile industry has expanded to nearly $190 billion in 2025-26 and is poised to achieve the target of $350 billion by 2030, Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh said on Thursday.The domestic textile market has grown from about Rs 6 lakh crore in 2014-15 to over Rs 16 lakh crore, reflecting the sector’s robust expansion and increasing contribution to the national economy.He further noted that the textile and apparel sector currently provides direct employment to …
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which came into force this week, provides significant market access opportunities for India’s textiles and apparel sector to expand exports in a key Gulf market.Oman has accorded immediate duty-free access on all 945 textile and apparel tariff lines eliminating the existing 5 per cent MFN duty and substantially enhancing the price competitiveness of Indian products in the Omani market. Moreover, imme…