India, a leading global player in the home textile space, is poised to strengthen its position with an over three fold jump expected in exports by 2010, global financial services major Citigroup said.
Akhil Jindal, President of Welspun Group and Rajendra Hinduja, Executive Director of Gokaldas Exports say that there has been significant improvement in cotton, home textiles, and the apparel segment.
Tomato farmers from Haryana to Tamil Nadu have been forced to abandon their crop in the field or dump the harvest.
Total area sown till last Friday was 16.56 mn hectares, up 23%.
'The heart is to honour all who have been struck by Covid and the map signifies that as a country, we can win this together.'
Imports too contracted by 28.72 per cent to $31.16 billion. Dip in exports and imports narrowed the trade deficit -- the difference between imports and exports -- in March to $9.76 billion, the lowest in the last 13 months.
Rising skills gap, falling exports, low productivity, rising debt and low foreign investment is jeopardising the target set for the textile and apparels sector
Most industry players in Tirupur feel that though the idea of GST is good, the problems are largely due to its poor implementation. Refund delays, withdrawal of incentive schemes make Made-in-Tirupur products costlier by 10-15 per cent, say entrepreneurs.
The study also found that most GM foods did not disclose the fact on the label. "A few also made false claims of being GM-free," the study by CSE said.
The BJP veteran was detained on Monday evening while protesting against the state government's "apathy" towards the farmers of Vidarbha. He was taken to the district police headquarters and later released.
Khadi is the perfect fabric for the country.
Just before the elections, the government waived interest on loans up to Rs 300,000 for farmers. But this may not really help small and marginal farmers in the state, who make up for two-thirds of the total and are still dependent on informal channels of credit.
The weather office forecasts monsoon rains to be above average this year after the droughts ravaged crops and worsened rural distress
Are we creeping back to controls on corporate decision making? Three moves over the past eight months reinforce this notion, says Kanika Datta.
Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to e-commerce controversies.
A fascinating glimpse of the Mughal emperor, courtesy Parvati Sharma's new book Jahangir: An Intimate Portrait Of A Great Mughal.
The Doha negotiations has been virtually stalled since July 2008.
'The UPA was the gang that couldn't shoot straight. The NDA is the gang that can't stop shooting. They (the Modi government) are shooting at anybody, everybody, all directions, shooting themselves in the foot.'
''Fashion without a conscience is a ticking time bomb.'
By using recycled resources to create earth-friendly gifting options, the venture Surprise Someone is changing the way India smiles.
Despite the onset of wedding season, the situation in apparel retail market remained unchanged and saw sharp decline in sales
Particularly hit has been the apparel sector, where the time taken by the industry to adjust to the Goods and Services Tax regime, downward revision of export incentives, and a credit squeeze faced by small and medium scale enterprises, has pushed production downwards.
Under the new methodology, the base year has been changed from 2004-05 to 2011-12 and also in conformity with the international practice, the GDP is now measured at market prices.
India remains North Korea's 2nd-largest import source after China, according to several estimates by multilateral bodies, says Subhayan Chakraborty.
In the fifth of a six-part series, Business Standard visits Coimbatore, often referred to as the Manchester of South India for its promising textile industry, to assess the impact of the note ban.
Ajit Balakrishnan offers a thinking man's guide to the angst of the professions.
Over a year after the deadline to grant Most Favoured Nation (MFN) trading status to India, the Pakistani government on Thursday declined to specify any time limit to meet the long-pending demand from here.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.
Agriculture and processed food exports dropped to a five-year low of $24 billion in 2015-16.
'If the BJP thinks they can suppress the farmers' movement by opening fire, they are wrong.' 'It will create a boomerang effect which will be very difficult to manage.'
'In the process, I hope that our Earth will be able to heal some more.'
Allegations abound that traders milked the scheme to artificially keep prices down, while a significant amount of growers didn't even register owing to multiple difficulties in registration and were deprived of the payout.
Regular cleaning of air filters not only improves the health of your bike's engine but also leads to a comfortable ride, says Juie Merchant
Cheap milk prices, rising fodder cost and the difficulties in buying new cattle and selling old ones on account of cow vigilantism have cast a triple shadow on this sunshine sector in Indian agriculture, reports Sanjeeb Mukherjee.
GenNext designer Diming Rubu talks about her failure at the Lakme Fashion week last year and the fashion scene in Arunachal Pradesh, her home state.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries
Recovery seen in Q4, companies continue to focus on enhancing cash flow
It is a pity that the Modi government, which began on the right note when it came to pricing issues, has changed colour and become interventionist in its impulses, says T N Ninan.
India had proposed amending the formula to calculate the food subsidy cap of 10 per cent.
