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Related Keywords: boost Make in India campaign, cotton, generate empoloyment, labour intensive industry, mega textile cluster, Mysuru known for sericulture, National vendors meet, printing cluster, silk, special purpose vehicle, to take shape

The textile cluster move, which was mooted in the Union Budget 2014-15, was announced by Pratap Simha, Mysuru MP, at the National Vendors’ Meet which began in the city on Saturday. The project will receive Rs. 50 crore by way of central grant and an additional 25 acres of land is being identified for expansion of the cluster.

A Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) will be registered under the Companies Act for its implementation and funding.

Related Keywords: biggest producer, cotton, cotton area, cotton production, domestic trade, India, SIMA, USDA

Cotton output in all major producing countries in the year has been anticipated to be lower than the previous season. But with domestic trade estimating India ‘s cotton production at around 400 lakh bales, it is likely to emerge as the largest cotton producer in the world in 2015-16.

According to sources in Southern India Mills' Association (SIMA), the apex body of spinners in the Southern Region, China has had to vacate its place as the largest producer of cotton to India.

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The Victoria &Albert, Uk’s India Festival will be the first major exhibition to explore the 3rd to 21st century dynamic and multifaceted world of handmade textiles from India. The exhibition offers an introduction to the raw materials and processes of making cloth by hand. Displays of the basic fibres of silk, cotton and wool illustrate the importance of India’s natural resources to its textile-making traditions.

Related Keywords: becom showsof themslves, cotton, directed immediate inauguration, dumping of sub standard textile material, inconsistent government policies, influx of cheap textile imaterial, President Muhammadu Buhari, special committe, textile and garment, to revive cotton and textile inustry

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed immediate inauguration of a special committee to look into the revival of cotton and textile industry. The cotton, textile and garments industries across the country have become “shadows of themselves” due to influx of cheap textile materials, inconsistent government policies and dumping of sub-standard textile materials in the country.

Related Keywords: a community organization, bamboo, banana and soybean, Benarasi handloom saris and fabrics, collection made of fabrics, cotton, Designer Neeta Bhargava, focus on Indian handlooms, lifestyle trends, Purnam, Roliana brand, such as khadi, summer festive exhibition, titled Rakhi

With its ninth year this season, Purnam, a community organization will present its summer festive exhibition titled Rakhi - The Thread of Love – on July 22 with an emphasis on Indian handlooms at hotel The Ashok in New Delhi.

Indu Gupta, co-founder, Purnam, said that the exhibition this year is also bringing to the fore Indian handloom.

Related Keywords: cotton, Cotton futures, Cotton market, cotton prices, new cotton crop, Textile

Pakistan cotton market witnessed improved buying interest in new crop on Tuesday. Mills and spinners showed interest in purchasing new crop due to quality factor which helped to improve the volume of business.

According to analyst, Naseem Usman, some of mills were on the sidelines due to rising problems related to textile business such as load shedding. Other dealers said that cotton market saw thin business because of bank holiday.

Related Keywords: blend of lyrca, business of Surti dress material dipped, cotton, growing use of legging, hub of man made fabric, make up for loss in business, manufacture cotton leggings, nylon and viscoe, proves costly for textile traders and entrepreneurs of Surat, South Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The growing use of leggings — tight-fitting stretch pants by women usually made from a blend of lycra, cotton, nylon and viscose is proving costly for textile traders and entrepreneurs of Surat, a hub of man-made fabric as trade in Surti dress material has dipped by almost 45 percent.

The business in dress materials is worth Rs 14,000 crore annually. Of this, leggings have captured business of over Rs 2,500 crore as more and more women, including young girls and even elderly women are switching to the trendy leggings.

Related Keywords: basic raw material, cotton, duly approved by SECP, growing interest of investors, opportunity to entire value chain, Pakistan Mercantile Exchange, PMEX, relaunch ICotton contract, risk of price variation, state-of-the-art trading platform., textiles sector

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX) has re-launched the International Cotton (ICotton) contract based on the response of the market participants and growing interest of investors in ICotton futures contract duly approved by Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP).

Related Keywords: cotton, Dutch company, energy saving equipment, exporter of cotton fiber, Investments, largest textile factory, latest technology, Textile, Textile production, Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is the sixth-largest producer and third-largest exporter of cotton fiber in the world, with a production of 1.2 million metric tons of cotton fiber per year to get a large textile factory in the Karshi district of Kashkadarya province in Uzbekistan. As a Dutch company, LT Textile Cooperatief UA is organizing textile production and equip it with the latest technology and energy saving equipment.

Related Keywords: business process outsourcing, cotton, east African countries, five years project, for export, improve competitiveness, International Trade Centre, linkage with Indian companies, meet Indian market demand, produce high-quality products, project targets priority sectors, SITA, textiles and apparel, United Nations, World Trade Organization

The World Trade Organization and the United Nations mandated the International Trade Centre (ITC) to design and implement a five years projects called Supporting Indian Trade and Investment for Africa (SITA) to improve competitiveness of five east African countries through linkages with Indian companies.

The $20 million India-East Africa trade and investment improving projects, aims to boost business between the two sides on selected sectors.