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Jockey India looks to set up a manufacturing unit in Odisha

The Odisha government is wooing Jockey India to set up its garment manufacturing base in the state. The company is currently in talks with state officials to set up this unit. It plans to invest Rs 120 crore on the unit that will generate employment for around 5,000 people. Jockey is best known as an innergarment brand. Odisha’s attractiveness...

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India: The challenging life of labourers with rays of hope

Around 45 million workers are employed in the garment and textile industry in India. Majority among them are women, who spend around eight hours a day, six days a week inside one of the garment factories, constantly breaking their necks and backs over a sewing machine. But their hardships don’t end with this tedious and monotonous job since they...

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Textile Minister inaugurates 55th IIGF in New Delhi

The 55th edition of India International Garment Fair 2015 (IIGF) was inaugurated by Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State for Textiles at the Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Monday. In his inaugural speech, Gangwar highlighted the need to strengthen apparel exports. A three day annual fair is being held till July 15, 2015. Also present at the...

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Budget 2015: Scores with GST, disappoints textile industry

The Union Budget for 2015-16 was presented by the finance minister Arun Jaitley on February 28 in Parliament. The Budget is being seen as a major step to boost economy, but critics say it misses out on chalking out the real action plan. While the focus is clearly on motivating the corporate sector which can usher in positivity to the economy,...

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India’s apparel exports soar 17.6 percent

Apparel exports from India have increased 17.6 percent in April- September 2014, says the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC). Highlighting the export performance of the country, Virender Uppal, Chairman AEPC said garment exports are onsustained growth path. “The cumulative exports during the April-September period of the FY 2014-15...

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Global apparel firms increase sourcing from India

Owing to labour and compliance issues in countries like Bangladesh and Cambodia, India may be at an advantage when it comes to apparel sourcing by global fashion brands. Recently, Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo showed interest in sourcing from Indian garment makers. Others, such as Gap, Decathlon, H&M, Zara and Marks & Spencer, are already...

Apparel

India emerges as the world’s second largest textile exporter

India has left behind Germany and Italy and becomes the world's second largest textile exporter. However, to reach China's position as the largest, India has to initiate rapid action as China’s exports are nearly seven times higher than India. As per the data released by the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), India's textile exports were...

Apparel

AEPC opens SSC to overcome skilled labour crunch

The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) recently opened a skill development centre for industrial workers in Gurgaon to tackle the problem of skilled labour crunch faced by the export industry. The Sector Skill Council (SSC), according to the AEPC is the new skill development facility that will train and certify as many as 18 lakh new...

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Virender Uppal elected new AEPC chairman

Virender Uppal has been unanimously elected as Chairman of Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) for the second time, by the executive committee for a term of two years. Prior to this, he was Chairman, AEPC, in 2002-03 and Senior Vice Chairman, Northern Region AEPC between 2000 and 2001. He has been in the executive committee of the AEPC since...

Apparel

India targets Rs 3,74,220 crores exports in three years

Speaking at the ‘Textile Conclave 2013’, A Sakthivel, Chairman, AEPC has said that India’s garment exports would be touching 60 billion dollars (Rs 3,74,220 crores) in the next 3 years, with government support. However, he pointed out that shortfall of skilled labour is the biggest bottleneck. The one day Textiles Conclave 2013 was organized by...

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India’s apparel exports increase by 31 percent in October

Releasing the apparel exports data for the month of October 2013, A Sakthivel Chairman, AEPC says, “Apparel exports were to the tune of 1,190 million dollars (above Rs 74,500 crores) in October 2013-14 with increase of 30.91 percent against the corresponding month of last financial year. In rupee terms, the exports have increased by 53.3 percent...

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AEPC chairman hails India’s apparel exports to Australia

“India is the third largest apparel exporter of garment to Australia as big brands and chain stores are sourcing from India. It has all the potential to boost business further,” said A Sakthivel, Chairman, Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), after attending the three-day Australia International Sourcing Fair (AISF) at Melbourne. “Garment...