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Sustainability and circularity will have to increasingly become a part of the textile-apparel industry, especially in India. The pre- and post-consumer waste, the missing economies at the drawing board, in design and across the supply chain — all these and more are imperatives that need to be taken up with urgency. The process that led to the recent CITI Sustainability Awards underscored that and more. A texfash.com report. 

In a discovery that could have implications for countries with poor water treatment technologies and combat widespread problem of toxic dye discharge from textiles industry, a breakthrough new method can easily purify contaminated water using a cellulose-based material.

Birla Cellulose has completed the first pilot scale spin of an eco-friendly next generation lyocell fibre containing 20% microbial cellulose Nullarbor-20.

The union government on Friday announced that the seven mega textile parks under the ₹44,450 million -PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) scheme will be set up in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

The first ever sustainability awards for the Indian textiles industry, instituted by the apex Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) were given away last night at the 3rd Global Textile Conclave (GTC) in Jaipur.

The three-day Global Textile Conclave got under way in Jaipur on Wednesday, with speakers emphasising on the need to make sustainability the norm which, in turn, would take on the trajectory of a knowledge-based economy.

The IOAS has suspended the accreditation of Control Union (CU) India from testing and sampling of Indian organic textile products on charges of irregularities.

A New Delhi-based just-minted startup is formalising the business of retailing yards and yards of the timeless Indian drape in your living room. The heritage weaves from all over the country also have an online platform.

The third edition of the Functional Textiles & Clothing (FTC) Conference in New Delhi concluded on a high as students and faculty from about 80 global universities focused on various aspects of the textile and clothing industry and the technological advancements at play along with its impact on the environment.

The Organic Cotton Accelerator has reported a 235% increase in the number of Indian farmers participating in its Farm Programme. The number has increased from 22,146 last season to 74,229 this time.