India

The Indian government will hold Bharat Tex 2024 from 26–29 February 2024 in New Delhi as a consolidated and unique platform to position and showcase the country’s textile value chain and also highlight strengths in fashion, traditional crafts and sustainability initiatives.

A “crusader” against climate challenges, the importance of preserving and promoting India’s homespun khadi was underscored at a talking heads symposium organised by Delhi University’s Lady Irwin College.
 

The backbone of agriculture, empowering women in the cotton value chain can have positive effects beyond farm productivity, leading to improved living standards and food security, says a new report by CottonConnect.

A dedicated landing page for India by the SME Climate Hub will help MSMEs make a globally recognised climate commitment, and measure, report and reduce their emissions through a suite of tools and resources.

The 2023 India Impact Report by Better Cotton claims environmental, social and economic benefits of Better Cotton production.

The digital disruptor segment of India's fashion and lifestyle market will grow rapidly in the coming years. The market itself is expected to grow to approximately $35 billion by financial year 2028 at a 25% CAGR, says a Bain & Co report.

A baseline assessment report to understand approaches to circular economy in India’s textile and apparel sector concludes that while there is a growing awareness of sustainable practices in the industry, there are still challenges to be addressed in order to implement circularity across the value chain.

India needs to explore ways to face the challenges arising out of some legislations in the European Union that are violative of WTO agreements and bound to make Indian exports to the region less competitive.

Pune-based deeptech startup KBCols Sciences dips into the rich biodiversity of India to tech-source microbes and cultures them in bioreactors to produce natural colours of choice, using agrowaste as feedstock. The final product—bio-colours free from microbes—are a universal drop-in-solution to dye fibres.

The ninth National Handloom Day was celebrated with the launch of a one-of-a-kind Bharatiya Vastra Aevam Shilpkosh or the textiles & crafts repository e-portal as a one stop resource, providing information on new developments and current events relating to textiles and crafts.