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A right move
The efforts towards formation of confederation of Indian textile
and clothing industry by Mr Nikhil Meswani, president, Association
of Synthetic Fibre Association should be fully supported by the
textile trade and industry which is currently undergoing a transformation.
Whither cellulosics?
The development of manmade fibres is one of the great industrial
successes of the 20th century. After 50 years of explosive growth
in rayon technology, synthetic fibres now dominate the market.
Cotton cultivators express
concern over fall in new crop prices
The prime minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee has announced on the
Independence Day that a National Kisan Commission will be set up
to study the problems of farmers and that a food chain revolution
will be ushered in, for doubling the average income of farmers by
2010.
Govt conducts ‘diagnostic
studies’ on craft clusters
The government has conducted "diagnostic studies" of five
craft clusters in Sikkim, Leh, Jodhpur, Puri and Bastar, according
to Mr Basangouda R Patil, minister of state for textile, government
of India.
Bangladesh constitutes working
group for free trade
The Bangladesh government has constituted a free trade working group
(FTWG) involving private sector for consultation in preparation
for reaching free trade agreement with different countries, including
India.
PM inaugurates handicraft
exhibition in Kashmir
After the conclusion of the two-day inter-state council meeting
here recently, the prime minister Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee inaugurated
a handicraft and handloom exhibition.
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