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Related Keywords: Assocham, brand consciousness, CAGR, higher disposable income, Indian Kids apparel market, online shopping websites

Kids apparel market in India to witness growth from the current level of Rs 72,000 crore to Rs 95,000 crore by 2016, according to a study conducted by industry body Assocham. It shows that the country's kids apparel market has been growing at a compounded annual growth rate ( CAGR) of about 20 per annum, and this trend is likely to continue at least till 2016.

The main driver for the growth in kids apparel market is the higher disposable income of the parents, peer pressure and brand consciousness among children.

Related Keywords: 21 countries, 750 exhibitors, Bahrain Autumn Fair 2015, BIEC, consumer exhibition, fashion, shopping extravaganza, Textile

The Autumn Fair, Bahrain's biggest annual shopping extravaganza, returns to the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre (BIEC). On sale over the 9-day period will be a massive variety of products as more than 750 exhibitors from 21 countries are set to take part in one of Bahrain's largest consumer exhibitions next month.

Covering more than 15,000 sq m of space, the fair is expected to attract thousands of visitors from Bahrain and abroad with a variety of goods on offer, including textile, fashion, furniture, technology, toys and specialty food.

Related Keywords: bilateral trade, garment export, government assistance, Make in India, move value chain, Tamil Nadu textile industry, Texpreneurs Forum, textile goods export

Tamil Nadu textile industry has lot of potential and is looking for government’s assistance to move up in the value chain. Their share of yarn exports was nearly 60 percent. The industry in the State accounts for exports of textile goods worth ₹75,000 crore a year. The value-added garments’ export was worth ₹30,000 crore. Keeping this in view the Centre in this regard needs to take necessary steps.

Related Keywords: Dupont, environment friendly version, for Indian market, green touch, Indian ethnic saree, join hands, RIL, Sorona, use renewable fibre product, Vipul Sarees

US-based technology giant DuPont has been a pioneer in the fabric innovation for over a hundred years and has developed products such as rayon, nylon and lycra. DuPont has joined hands with Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Vipul Sarees for use of its renewable fibre product Sorona to make an 'environment-friendly' version of India’s ethnic ladies wear Saree by giving it a 'green' touch.

Related Keywords: compulsory use, demand crisis, dilution in jute act, IJMA, impact workers, JPMA, jute bags, jute farmers, packaging food grain, Textile Ministry

The Textile Ministry has decided no further dilution in the rules for compulsory use of such bags for packaging of foodgrain and sugar this year as it would have severe impact on lakhs of workers and jute farmers.

The Textiles Ministry decided to retain the recommendation of 90 percent minimum jute for food grain and 20 percent for sugar, as recommended by the standing advisory committee for the current season. The jute industry, which is struggling to cope with sharp fall in orders of jute bags, has got a breather.

Related Keywords: boost online, GoCoop, Indian handloom market, inked agreement, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, rich design, social marketplace, weave

Indian handloom market stands at around Rs 24,000 core and powered by 630 clusters and 600,000 cooperatives. But the artisans fail to get their true value, which makes them economically weak. GoCoop is a social marketplace addressing this issue by making their products available online and reducing the gap between producer and consumer.

Related Keywords: conduct feasibility study, cotton cloth, Cotton Lungi, Dhoti and Silk sarees, Gudiyatham textile industry, Textile Park, TN textile industry, Towel, Vellore Collector

The Textile Industry of Tamil Nadu has a significant presence in the National and State economy. Vellore Collector R. Nanthagopal in response to the long pending demand from the people’ representative and textile industy of Gudiyatham has directed the official explore the possibility of establishing a textile park in Gudiyatham.

Feasibility study will be soon conducted in Gudiyatham to set up textile park which will give to boost the growth of textile sector.

Related Keywords: cotton cultivation, Cotton growers, cotton research centre, minimum support price, textile unit, Warangal farmers, weed management

Majority of farmers in Telangana state are engaged in cotton cultivation. In Warangal district, about 65 to 70 per cent of farmers cultivate cotton as main crop. Farmers in the Warangal district have urged the state government to help in making modern biotechnology based advancements in cotton cultivation available to cotton growers in Warangal as well as those in other districts of the state.

The Rythu Sangham leaders have urged the government to set up a cotton research centre and a textile unit in Warangal district for the benefit of farmers and to create employment opportunities.

Related Keywords: Bombay Yarn Merchants Association, crude oil, domestic synthetic yarn maker, Makarand Appalwar, Monoethylene Glycol, PTA, synthetic yarn, Textile mills

Domestic synthetic yarn makers forced to reduce prices, thereby incurring loss over the inventory with continual fall in prices of crude oil and key polyester yarn raw materials such as monoethylene glycol (MEG) and purified terephthalic acid (PTA).

Related Keywords: Adtiya Birla Group, e-commerce portal, Grasim Bhiwani Textiles, Grasim brand retail stores, Grasim targeting tier II & tier III cities, men's apparels Amazon

Grasim, the men's lifestyle brand of the Adtiya Birla Group, plans to open a total of 50 outlets by 2016 from the present tally of 12 retail stores. To drive its future expansion growth the company would be targeting tier II and tier III cities.

Grasim Bhiwani Textiles brand manager and vice president Abhijit Ganguly informed that almost 80 percent of their stores would come up in smaller towns.

They would be now focusing on Central India, particularly Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand.