Navigating Revolutions, Reinventing Businesses,and Redefining An Industry: The Extraordinary life and l...

Defying conventions, Rathi Sahni transitioned from running her own export business to becoming a driving
force behind the Garment Technology Exhibition (GTE). Over the last two decades, she has helped transform
the exhibition into a...

The textile industry is one of
the oldest industries in India.
It has significantly progressed
over the years. The history of
this industry dates back to
centuries and evolved from
traditional handloom weaving
to a m...

India is expected to remain the world’s fifth largest
economy in FY 2026–27, with overtaking Japan prov
ing challenging in the near term, Chief Economic Advisor V
Anantha Nageswaran told a Parliamentary panel.
According to a ...

D’Decor Home Fabrics has launched its new showroom for
its leading home furnishing and high-performance fab
rics brands, D’Decor and FabriCare, at Shahupuri, Kolhapur.
This vibrant retail destination sets a new standard in home read more

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Develop
ment (OECD) has projected India’s GDP growth at 7.6 per
cent for FY2025–26, moderating to 6.1 per cent in FY2026–27,
according to its latest interim Economic Outlook report....

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal
Trade (DPIIT) has eased foreign direct investment (FDI)
norms for investors from countries sharing land borders with
India while tightening oversight of ownership structures.
...

The 39th edition of the Garment Technology Expo (GTE 2026)
concluded successfully at the India Expo Centre & Mart, reaf
f
irming its position as South Asia’s leading platform for garment
manufacturing technology. The four-da...

India’s real GDP growth is expected to moderate to 7.1 per cent
in FY27 from 7.6 per cent in
FY26, according to rating firm Crisil.
The forecast assumes a normal monsoon, moderate food inflation,
Brent crude prices of USD 75–8...

India’s economic outlook has turned more uncertain as ris
ing tensions in West Asia disrupt energy supplies and global
logistics, increasing input costs, freight charges, and inflation
risks, a Finance Ministry report said.
In i...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, in a
written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, that the
depreciation of the Indian rupee against the US dollar is part of a broader global trend, even as domestic inflation has eased <...

India’s economic growth could slow and inflation may rise
if the ongoing conflict in West Asia continues into the next
f
inancial year, according to the EY Economy Watch report.
The EY report estimates that real GDP growth coul...

India’s manufacturing sector witnessed a moderation in
growth in March, as rising cost pressures, weak demand
conditions, and global uncertainties weighed on output and
new orders, according to the latest HSBC India Manufactur
...

Amid US tariff uncertainties and recent RoDTEP rate cuts,
Iran-Israeal/US war has added to the challenges being faced
by the Indian textile and apparel sector, industry body Confed
eration of Indian Textile Industry .
CITI is clos...

Birla Cellulose announced the launch of its new sustain
able fibre, Livaeco Lyocell, at its flagship event Confluence
2026 held in Coimbatore. Livaeco Lyocell reflects the company’s
focus on combining sustainability with advanced f...

The Union Ministry of Textiles has set up a Textile Export
Facilitation Centre (TEFC) in Jaipur to support small and
medium enterprises (SMEs) in accessing global markets and
strengthening export competitiveness.
The centre aims ...

The ongoing conflict in West Asia has begun to affect the textile
industry in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, with export orders being
stalled and trade disruptions impacting shipments worth around
Rs 800 to Rs 1000 crore, industry representat...

India’s textile and apparel exports declined in February 2026,
reflecting subdued global demand, particularly in the ready
made garment (RMG) segment, even as cumulative exports for the
f
inancial year showed marginal growth. read more

Telangana Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu said that
global developments such as US tariff measures and the
ongoing West Asia conflict are impacting the textile industry, and
stressed the need for India to focus on its large dome...

The Kalyana Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and In
dustry (KKCCI) has asked the government to speed up
the work on the PM MITRA mega textile park and complete
the project within a fixed timeline.
A team from KKCCI, led by its presid...

The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) warmly
welcomes the announcement of the Resilience & Logistics
Intervention for Export Facilitation (RELIEF) scheme under
the Export Promotion Mission to alleviate the challeng...

India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has
recommended the imposition of anti-dumping duties on
imports of viscose rayon filament yarn from China to protect
domestic manufacturers, according to a government notifica<...

The Government has approved 7 PM Mega Integrated Tex
tile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks by finalizing
sites at Tamil Nadu (Virudhnagar), Telangana (Warangal),
Gujarat (Navasari), Karnataka (Kalaburagi), Madhya Pradesh
(Dhar...

The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), in col
laboration with the Government of Telangana, hosted the
13th Asian Textile Conference (ATEXCON 2026) in Hydera
bad on April 2–3 with the objective of charting a roadmap read more

The Ministry of Textiles has extended the Rebate of State and
Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) scheme for exports of ap
parel and made-ups till September 30, 2026.
The extension has been notified without any changes to the
exis...