This job distress comes when three of the key drivers of the economy — private investment, private consumption and exports — are not firing, with largely government spend driving growth
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Tag: Textiles
3rd National Handloom Day: Govt assures hand-holding of textiles weavers
Minister of State (MoS) for Textiles Ajay Tamta has said that government is taking several steps for the welfare of textiles weavers. Presiding over the 3rd National Handloom Day program held on August 7 in Guwahati, the Minister said that the government not only appreciates the weavers, but also…
Dastkar Andhra | Weaving a handloom success story in India
Dastkar Andhra works with cooperatives to hand-hold handloom weavers living on a minimal wage per day in India’s second largest industry
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GST on textile job works cut; e-way bill provisions finalised
e-way bill mechanism likely to come into force by October 1; GST-exempted goods kept out of purview of bill
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FDI in textile sector doubled to $619 m in 2016-17: Ajay Tamta
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in textile sector more than doubled to $618.95 million during 2016-17 from $230.13 million in the previous fiscal, Parliament was informed today. In a written reply to Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Textiles Ajay Tamta said during the first two months of current …
#TextilesIndia2017: 65 domestic & international MoUs inked in a major boost to textiles sector
In a move to develop and promote the textiles industry of India, a total of 65 MoUs were signed as part of the Textiles India 2017 Summit between various domestic and international organisations in the presence of Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani and MoS Ajay Tamta. The signed MoUs include th…
PM to inaugurate 3-day textile exhibition in Gujarat; J’khand to pavilion exclusive session
Textiles India 2017, claimed to be the largest textiles show ever held in India, is all set to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gandhinagar on June 30. The mega 3-day global exhibition will bring about an opportunity to interact with over 1500 exhibitors spread over 78,000 square…
GST Council forms 18 groups to sort out industry worries
The GST Council has set up 18 sectoral groups to interact with the sectors like telecom, banking and export and sort out their issues in a time-bound manner for a smooth transition to the new indirect tax regime. These sectoral working groups consist of senior officers from the Centre and states …
GST/Textiles: टेक्सटाइल मंत्रालय सर्विस टैक्स को लेकर करेगा विचार
टेक्सटाइल इंडस्ट्री ने टेक्सटाइल मंत्रालय से अनुरोध किया है कि टेक्सटाइल जॅाब को सर्विस टैक्स के दायरे में ना रखा जाए। मंत्रालय का कहना है कि वह इसपे विचार करेगा। टेक्सटाइल मिनिस्ट्री के संयुक्त सचिव ए मधुकुमार रेड्डी ने बताया है कि हम उद्योग की इस बात पर विचार कर रहे हैं। मानव निर्मित फाइबर [&he…
Shell Lubricants to lean on smaller business segments to achieve target
Shell Lubricants is planning to focus on some of the segments where it has comparitively less presence so far, in order to achieve its target of becoming the largest international lubricant player in the country in the next three years. The company is already a leading player in wind turbines, co…