Bangladeshi #textile products made using US cotton will have zero tariffs whereas Indian textile will face 18% tariff.

#Geopolitics #Trade

Cotton farmers are planning protests against India-US #Trade deal after Trade minister Piyush Goyal said India will receive zero reciprocal tariffs like Bangladesh if India buys cotton from US. #agriculture #Textile

Govt notifies Bureau of Indian Standards norms for shirts, trousers—covering fabric strength, stitching durability, colour fastness, shrinkage. Targets uniform quality baseline in ₹39,000 cr shirt market; no standardisation of sizing or fit. #Textile #Policy #Reforms

Cabinet Decision

• Cabinet approves Ship Repair Facility at Vadinar, Gujarat #Port

• Cabinet approves “Mission for Cotton Productivity” with Rs.5659.22 crore Outlay for Self-Sufficiency in Cotton and Competitiveness Global Textile Markets by 2030-31
#policy #Textile

• Cabinet approves Fair and Remunerative Price of Rs.365/qtl for Sugarcane Farmers for season 2026-27. Decision benefits 5 crore sugarcane farmers and 5 lakh sugar mill workers. #Farmers

• Cabinet approves Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme 5.0. NCGTC to provide credit guarantees to Member Lending Institutions for eligible borrowers affected by the West Asia situation. Target: Rs. 2,55,000 crore additional credit flow (including Rs. 5,000 crore for airlines). #Policy #Aviation

• Cabinet approves two more semiconductor manufacturing units with cumulative investment of more than Rs. 3,900 crore
#Semiconductor #aatmarnirbharbharat

During his initial media appearance, the TVK Salem West MLA stated that his primary objective is to immediately halt all ongoing work at the #Textile Park in Salem, Tamil Nadu.

This video is not from China. It is from the Indian state of Odisha.

A modern apparel manufacturing facility in Khordha with a production capacity of 20 million garments per year, catering primarily to export markets.

#Textile

Centre waives customs duty on cotton imports till October 30 to support textile industry.

Move comes after Tamil Nadu CM Vijay Joseph requested PM Modi for the same. #Textile #Policy

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YKK will invest $150 million in a new manufacturing facility in India, expanding capacity for zippers and fastening products. The Japanese firm operates in 70+ countries and runs integrated production systems across 100+ facilities globally. The investment adds manufacturing capacity to India’s textile and apparel supply chain.

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#Investment #Textile

Grasim Industries is investing ₹3,094 crore in Karnataka for Phase-II Lyocell fibre expansion. By 2030, capacity will reach 210,000 TPA. This supports India's 'Make in India' vision by boosting domestic sustainable textile production for global exports, challenging China's 40–50% market share. #Textile

#Textile exporters see tripling of UK market share to 15% post India-UK trade pact. #Exports

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The PLI Scheme for Textiles has led to investments of Rs 8,117.64 crore and creation of 33,427 new jobs as of March 31, 2026, with 170 companies approved.

The government also noted textile and apparel exports rose to Rs 3,25,339 crore in 2025-26 and highlighted initiatives like PM MITRA Parks and other schemes to strengthen the sector amid global headwinds. #Textile #Policy

Pallavaa Group invests ₹1,000 crore in Virudhunagar PM-MITRA Park, building a fully integrated facility for spinning, weaving, knitting & processing. With world-class infrastructure and rising global demand for sustainable fibres, this marks a big leap in India’s textile future. #Textile

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🚀 MCPI & Indian Oil (IOCL) have signed a joint venture agreement to build a ₹5,000-crore mega integrated polyester facility in Bhadrak, Odisha. Moving the project into the execution phase. The upcoming facility features a 900 TPD Continuous Polymerisation unit that will produce polyester chips, Fully Drawn Yarn (FDY), and Draw Textured Yarn (DTY) to boost India's downstream textile value chain. #Textile

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BIS is modernising 21 cotton-testing labs under a ₹38.72-cr Consumer Affairs project. India grows about 23% of world cotton. Plans cover 22 HVI testers and 44 trash analysers; 14 HVIs and 28 analysers are already live in 13 labs. #Textile

India’s textiles ministry plans to identify 5,000–10,000 new district-level exporters over 2–3 years. About 530 districts already ship textiles; focus includes 100 aspirational districts and the bottom 25 of 100 champion districts. States are implementing district export road maps. #Textile #Exports

🧵 The Union Cabinet is expected to approve four key components of the integrated textile programme within the next two months to provide funding and operational clarity. Part of the 2026-27 Budget strategy, the initiatives (including NFS, TEEM, Tex-Eco, and Samarth 2.0) aim to modernize traditional clusters, boost domestic machinery manufacturing, and scale India's textile market to $350 billion by 2030. #Policy #Textile

Indian garment makers are moving to Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand and MP. Labour in NCR, Bengaluru, Tiruppur and Chennai has got expensive and hard to find.

Page Industries gets a wage subsidy in Odisha for 7 years. Gokaldas runs two shifts in Ranchi, something it couldn't pull off at its other 27 units. Pearl Global says costs in these states can match Bangladesh.

KPR Mill is putting ₹450 crore into an Odisha plant. The industry employs 45 million people, second only to farming. #Textile

🧵 Indo Rama Synthetics approves ₹200 cr expansion for specialty filament & specialty fibre at Butibori, Nagpur — via itself + arm Indorama Ventures Yarns, ops in 12-18 months; high-tenacity polyester, nylon remain import-heavy (India ∼49K tons polyester, 29K tons nylon imports, heavy China dependency). #Textile #MakeinIndia

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An 8-hour weekly power cut has been proposed for industrial zones across Surat, Navsari, and South Gujarat due to a severe #power supply deficit.

The move right before Diwali threatens massive production delays for the #textile and diamond sectors. The SGCCI has urgently appealed to CM Bhupendra Patel to adjust the timing to late-night hours to save critical daytime working shifts.

Govt weighs Rs 40,000 cr TEEM (Textile Expansion & Employment) Scheme to modernise #Textile/Garment clusters over 5 yrs — infra/tech upgrade to boost competitiveness, #exports to $100bn by 2030 ahead of EU FTA; proposal under EFC review, Cabinet approval soon;

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