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Related Keywords: All India Coordinated Research Project, Amercian cotton, ginining outturn, Haryana varsity, high yeild, Indian cotton industry, new variety cotton, pest resistant

Two new varieties of cotton-- H1316 and H1353, are American cotton varieties which are high yielding as well as resistant against sucking pests and have better ginning outturn have been developed by Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University based out Hisar.
 
The Central Variety Identification/Release Committee in the All India Coordinated Research Project meeting held at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana has identified these varieties for release in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat states of the Central India.
 

Related Keywords: B2B e-commerce activities, British company, FDI policy, Foreign direct investment, MBRT, multi-brand retailing sector, proposal for investment, Tesco

After the UPA-led government of India announced the policy of allowing 51 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the multi-brand retailing sector in September last year, Tesco Plc, UK-based was the first global retailer to apply for multi- brand retailing and only proposal for investment received by the government, Parliament was informed today.
 
Till now, British retail major, M/s Tesco Overseas Investment Ltd’s proposal has been approved by previous Government to carry out the business of multi brand retail by trading in India.
 

Related Keywords: collaboration, global market, ILO-ILS textile programme, International labour organisation, Pakistan labour law, Pakistan textile exporters association, textile export

With an aim to improve the application of labour laws in Pakistan and ensure stability of the country’s exports to the global market, the Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has designed an ILO-ILS Textile programme.
 
According to PTEA Chairman and Vice Chairman Sheikh Ilyas Mahmood, the programme has been set up in a way to further the agenda of ILO in Pakistan. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will be signed between the two bodies this month.
 

Related Keywords: Agriculture Extension Department, fair price, green jute, inadequate rainfall, jute cultivation, Jute grower, jute plant, jute rotting

During the peak period of monsoon, much to the worry of the growers in many districts is inadequate rainfall hampering jute rotting seriously as jute plants are drying up in the fields.
 
According to Agriculture Extension Department, this season jute cultivation target was fixed on 15,863 hectare of land but 14,265 hectares of land were brought under plantation in seven upazilas of the district.
 

Related Keywords: althernative power solution, energy crisis, lower average cost of power, Pakistan textile industry, power issue entrepreneurs, save prodction cost, solar

With Pakistan textile industry facing energy crisis to overcome to this power issue, entrepreneurs in Punjab have step up efforts for alternative power solutions by going solar, this will lower the average cost of power that has turned the textile sector unviable.
 

Related Keywords: deteriorating law & order, Dinesh Tirvedi, Indian jute industry, Indian jute mills association, jute farmer, Lok Sabha member, mill owner, Several mills, shut down, takcle trade union

Lok Sabha members raising the issues regarding the condition of the jute industry along with deteriorating law & order situation in West Bengal has demanded that the government should support the jute farmers and mill owners to prevent large scale unemployment in the state.

TMC came into power on the basis of improving the condition of ailing industries and hence TMC member Dinesh Trivedi has drawn the attention of the House towards the dreadful state of jute mills in the state and said that 10 mills have shut down in West Bengal between 2010-11 and 2012-13.

Related Keywords: creative agency, design studio, graphic designer, JWT, National award, RmKV silks, sari brand, silk range of sari, South India based

RmKV Silks founded in 1924 by Sri Rm.K.Visvanatha Pillai, RmKV today is reputed for its South India based sari brand as well as family apparel, with large showrooms in Chennai, Tirunelveli and Coimbatore. With 89 years' experience in silk and having won us two National Awards is on the lookout for a creative agency.
 

Related Keywords: agricultur implment, common facility centre, FCCi, innvoation, invest 100 million, Pakistan textile sector, SMEDA, textile machinery, Youth loan scheme

Pakistan has planned to proliferate its textile sector. For this, it has devised to manufacture textile machinery and agriculture implements. About Rs. 100 million are to be invested in this plan. It includes setting up a Common Facility Centre (CFC). The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (SMEDA) has taken an initiative in this context.
 

Related Keywords: apparel shipment, apparel show, demand, fibre shipments, garment export, garment madeup, Indian Textile, textile products, US market, weak rupee

India’s overall textile and garment exports witnessed 20 percent in May, of which export of textile products grew at a much slower pace than that of garments. While apparel shipments gained 24.9% in May, textile exports grew by just 8.6% due to apparel segment’s outstanding performance at shows following a spur demand in the US market as well as a weak rupee.
 

Related Keywords: fashion industry, fine wool, Optim technology, outdoor recreation clothing market, wool industry, Woolmark Company

The wool industry looking for a big break in the outdoor recreation clothing market is likely to get success due to the technology originally developed to make fine wool finer.
 
The Optim technology behind the new fabric was originally developed more than 20 years ago when the world was desperate for more fine wool, prompting the then UK-based International Wool Secretariat (IWS) and various textile processors to look at stretching woollen fibres in the early processing stage.