All India articles
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News briefsBangladesh restricts yarn imports from India by land
Bangladesh halts Indian yarn imports via land ports, raising logistics costs and disrupting trade; India exported $1.6bn in cotton yarn in 2024.
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News briefsDecathlon India makes a profit in FY24, plans aggressive expansion
The Indian subsidiary of French sports retail giant turns a profit in FY24, boosts local manufacturing and sets its sights on rapid store expansion across major Indian cities.
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News briefsAuthentic Brands Group appoints new head for India
Authentic has named former Disney exec Sanjeet Mehta as EVP, Head of India, as it accelerates expansion in a key global growth market.
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News briefsEcco opens signature store in Mumbai’s Phoenix Palladium
The Danish brand steps into Mumbai with its first signature store, offering premium Danish footwear and style at Phoenix Palladium Mall.
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News briefsOrthoLite India appoints Commercial Director
OrthoLite India names Pankaj Kumar as Commercial Director, strengthening its commitment to local-for-local production.
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News briefsCocona Labs establishes subsidiary in India to boost 37.5 technology
The US company strengthens its presence in India with a wholly foreign-owned enterprise, supporting local brands and sustainable innovation.
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News briefsGokyo expands presence with second Mumbai store
The outdoor apparel retailer continues growth with South Mumbai launch.
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News briefsOrthoLite expands Indian operations with new facilities, key hires
The US-based insole specialist enhances its production capacity and local operations in South Asia to meet growing market demands.
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News briefsGokyo seeks $1.5m to expand across India
The Indian outdoor clothing brand eyes $1.5 million in funding for growth in online and offline channels.
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News briefsTimberland returns to India in partnership with Ajio
After closing stores in 2015, the US brand relaunches in India through Reliance Retail’s digital commerce platform Ajio.
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ArticleGOTS and Marple unveil AI-driven cotton monitoring breakthrough
Global Standard’s satellite project with Marple detects cotton fields with 97% accuracy and boosts organic cotton integrity and availability.
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ArticleCanopy calls for $15bn investment to drive India’s sustainable fiber revolution
The environmental non-profit advocates for India to lead the alternative fiber market, requiring a $15 billion investment to boost sustainable textile and packaging industries.
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ArticleIndian fabric sourcing platform Fabriclore raises $1.6m
Fabriclore, an Indian technology-enabled fabric sourcing platform for fashion companies, announced that it has received $1.6 million in funding led by Bengaluru, India-based PeerCapital and UAE-based Regal Fabrics. Founded in 2016 by entrepreneurs Vijay Sharma, Sandeep Sharma and Anupam Arya, Jaipur-based Fabriclore owes its success to its eight years of ...
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ArticleEFTA and India sign trade and economic partnership agreement
On March 10, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland – and India signed a Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA). The landmark agreement between India and EFTA will bring significant economic benefits, such as better integrated and more resilient supply chains, new opportunities ...
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News briefsBetter Cotton reporting decreased pesticide and water use in latest India impact report
Cotton sustainability initiative Better Cotton has published its 2023 India Impact Report, highlighting significant field-level progress in reducing pesticides, water use and improvements to farmer livelihoods and equality. Since the launch of Better Cotton Programme in India in 2011, the organization’s network of farmers has expanded to almost one million. ...
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ArticleFair Wear and GoodWeave collaborate to fight child and forced labor
GoodWeave International, a global, non-profit initiative working to eliminate child labor in the carpet industry, and Fair Wear Foundation, an independent, non-profit organization working to improve conditions for garment factory workers, have joined forces to combat child and forced labor in hidden and informal parts of garment and textile supply ...
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News briefsNew project uses AI and satellites to detect organic vs non-organic cotton fields
The Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have teamed up with German software firm Marple to map organic cotton using satellites and artificial intelligence (AI). Using a program developed by Marple, the project will train AI to use ESA satellite data to detect cotton fields ...
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News briefsCake enters India
Swedish lightweight electric motorcycle manufacturer Cake has announced its partnership with Pepfuels, a company funded by ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, a natural gas and petroleum company from India headquartered in Dehradun), marking the company’s entry into the Indian market. This collaboration follows Cake’s successful Asian expansion with ...
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News briefsBetter Cotton to trial traceability solutions in India
Better Cotton is piloting digital and physical traceability solutions to determine the best way to boost transparency across India’s cotton supply chains. The traceability technologies from two digital platforms, Retraced and TextileGenesis, and two additive tracers, Haelixa and Tailorlux, are being deployed in discrete cotton supply chains to assess their ...
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News briefsIndian government supports technology development for fibers made from hemp waste
As reported by Hemp Today, the Technology Development Board of India (TDB) has pledged 1.4 crores Indian rupees (€154,000) to support the development of technologies for processing bast fibers from industrial hemp, flax, nettle and other plants. The project cost is set to total ₹2.08 crores (€232,000). The TDB, part ...
