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1 week ago

The shaky foundations of Bangladesh’s growth

Bangladesh’s political crisis caught India’s strategic community off guard earlier this year. Some economists argued that India should follow the “Bangladesh growth model” to boost exports, create more factory jobs in the country, and raise the country’s female workforce participation rates. Instead, the garment lobby group Bangladesh Garments Manufacturing and Exporters’ Association was granted the status of a self-regulatory organisation. …

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2 weeks ago

Extreme heat puts garment factory workers at risk, study shows

The Hindu

Workers in some of the world’s biggest garment manufacturing hubs in Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Pakistan are increasingly exposed to extreme heat as climate change pushes temperatures up, a report found on Sunday, a problem multinational retailers and brands will have to help address. In Dhaka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Phnom Penh and Karachi, the number of days with “wet-bulb” …

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Wedding season blues: Garment makers caution against GST rate hike

Live Mint

New Delhi: An increase in the goods and services tax rate on certain readymade garments, currently being discussed by a ministerial panel, could be a dampener for the ongoing wedding season, textile manufacturers said. ‘Big shocker’ Talking to Mint over the phone, Rahul Mehta, chief mentor of CMAI, which represents the readymade garment sector, expressed concern over the proposed 28% …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Anna Paul looks chic in black at 2024 TikTok Awards in Sydney - while Jojo Siwa stops traffic in superhero-inspired rainbow ensemble

Daily Mail

The biggest names on social media came out for the 2024 TikTok Awards in Sydney on Wednesday night. She completed her look with a statement handbag and strappy heels US pop star Jojo Siwa was her usual, quirky self, stepping out on the pink carpet in a truly eye popping outfit. Pictured He wore a plain black collared shirt underneath …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

AP Targets Investment of 10,000 Crore and Creation of 2 Lakh Jobs

Deccan Chronicle

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government would come up with a new textile policy that aims at attracting Rs 10,000 crore in investment and creating two lakh jobs. Naidu discussed the details of the new policy with officials and said, “We would motivate weaving, processing, garment manufacturing and integrated textile units.” As part of the policy, he said, the state would …

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1 month ago

To challenge China, India needs to get out of the way of its factory owners

Live Mint

Boosting manufacturing is critical to India becoming an economic powerhouse. In India, manufacturing’s contribution to its gross domestic product has fallen from around 17% two decades ago to 13% in 2023, according to World Bank data. Manufacturing firms in India said they are wary of operating large factories because of the power of organized labor. “No manufacturer wants to set …

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Board exam 2025 date sheet out for classes 10th, 12th; check CBSE, UPMSP, MPBSE, CHSE Odisha exam schedule

India TV News

Board exam 2025 date sheet: The countdown begins! Visit the official website of the concerned board Navigate the link to the 'Board exam 2025 date sheet' flashing on homepage It will redirect you to a PDF file containing the class 10th, and 12th board exam schedule Board Exam 2025: Websites to check datesheet CBSE board exam 2025 - cbse.gov.in MP …

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1 month ago

UP Board Class 10, 12 exams 2025 to begin on February 24

India Today

The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad has released the UP Board exam datesheets for Classes 10 and 12. Exam Dates Timing Class 10 Subjects Class 12 Subjects February 24, 2025 8:30 to 11:45 AM Hindi Elementary Hindi Military Science 2 to 5:15 PM Health Care Hindi, General Hindi February 28, 2025 8:30 to 11:45 AM Pali, Arabic, Farsi Business Studies …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ezhome Apparel Park: A Stitching Success in Kannur's Garment Industry

New Indian Express

Ezhome Apparel Park in Kannur is a thriving garment manufacturing enterprise, stitching up a profitable business and empowering local Kudumbashree groups. Founded with an initial capital of Rs 12.8 lakh, the park has expanded into a 13th-year-old success story, employing 40 members from various Kudumbashree groups. The park specializes in producing uniforms, wedding attire, and a wide range of garments, …

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2 months ago

Why the garment workers of Bangladesh are feeling poorer than ever

NPR

Why the garment workers of Bangladesh are feeling poorer than ever toggle caption Kazi Salahuddin Razu/NurPhoto via Getty Images Ayesha Begum is working hard on her sewing machine. Begum one of four million garment workers in Bangladesh making clothes for American and European markets – brands such as Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, Zara and others. “In those other countries they’re …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Is your clothes size different in every high street shop? This is why

The Independent

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Help! My Friend Keeps Saying I Must’ve Accidentally “Donated” My Clothes. Uh, No, She Stole Them.

Slate

This is part of Advice Week: Friendship Edition. I’ve since been avoiding contact with her, but she actually offered to buy me said garment when it popped up on sale a few weeks ago, and I finally told her, “Hey I haven’t seen that thing since the beginning of August” thinking she might finally confess. Don’t get me wrong, the …

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3 months ago

Apparel exports grew 12% in August to more than $1.2 bn

The Hindu

Apparel exports registered 11.9% growth in August to $1,268.2 million compared with $1,133.5 million last August. In rupee terms, exports were 13.4% higher last month compared with last August and 8.7% more in April-August FY25 compared with the corresponding period in FY24. Mithileshwar Thakur, Secretary General, Apparel Export Promotion Council, said in a press statement that exports to Japan, Korea, …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Garment units demand measures to develop the knitwear sector in Tiruppur

The Hindu

The Tiruppur Exporters’ Association has called upon the Union Government to come out with another edition of the production-linked incentive scheme for the textile sector. In a memorandum to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the Association noted that the current PLI scheme largely benefits large textile units, particularly those in the manmade fibre sector. Importers face delays of five to …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian garment sector expects short-term gains due to Bangladesh crisis

The Hindu

The crisis in Bangladesh is expected to impact the Indian textile and apparel sector in the short term. Siddhartha Rajagopal, the Executive Director of Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, said $1.7-billion worth of cotton, cotton yarn and fabrics were exported by India to Bangladesh last fiscal, which is 17% of India’s cotton textile exports. According to the Apparel Export Promotion …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh's garment factories closed, H&M and Zara hit most: Report

Hindustan Times

Bangladesh's garments manufacturers body has called for a complete shutdown of all facilities causing a major disruption to the nation's key industry, according to a BBC report. Pedestrians walk past an H&M store on Nanjing Road in Shanghai, China, on Saturday, July 27, 2024 Which companies will be affected because of Bangladesh's political situation? This shutdown of garment factories will …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Bangladesh curfew eases: What’s opened, what’s still shut

Al Jazeera

Some businesses have reopened, but mobile internet and social media sites are still blocked. Bangladesh has started to relax a curfew that it imposed after days of deadly clashes between student protesters demanding reforms to a job quota system and a combination of law enforcement officials and members and supporters of the governing party’s youth wing. The protests that started …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Bangladesh banks, garment factories reopen after authorities ease curfew

New Indian Express

DHAKA: Garment factories and banks reopened in Bangladesh Wednesday after authorities eased a curfew imposed to contain deadly clashes sparked by student protests over civil service employment quotas. Last week's violence killed at least 186 people, according to an AFP count of victims reported by police and hospitals, during some of the worst unrest of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's tenure. …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Garment company holds job mela at Madakasira

Deccan Chronicle

Anantapur: Bangalore-based exporter Indian Design Garments organised a job mela at Madakasira in Satya Sai district on Sunday to recruit skilled and unskilled employees. Indian Design Garments is setting up a unit at Madakasira. The job mela was organised at the Yadava Kalyana Mandapam in Madakasira town, where representatives of Indian Design Garments the industry at Madakasira unit conducted interviews. …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Jalandhar District Commission Holds Instagram Seller Liable For Sending Damaged Garment, Failure To Resolve Grievances

Live Law

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Jalandhar bench of Harveen Bhardwaj, Jyotsna and Jaswant Singh Dhillon held an Instagram page, '@fashion_insta_by_shanaya', liable for deficiency in services for delivering a defective shirt to the Complainant and failing to reply to the grievances raised by the Complainant. Feeling aggrieved, the Complainant filed a consumer complaint in the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru-based Garment Industry Plans Units in Madakasara

Deccan Chronicle

Anantapur: Bengaluru-based Indian Design Garments would establish a unit in Madakasira in Satya Sai district. Raju, senior TD leader Sreenivasa Murthy and others discussed matters with the company heads in Bengaluru a couple of a days ago and promised governmental support to establish the unit in Madakasira. Similarly, another Bengaluru-based garment industry Texport Overseas Pvt Ltd has expressed its willingness …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s fraying garment industry needs a stitch in time under Modi 3.0

Hindustan Times

In 2011, McKinsey, the global consulting firm, conducted a survey of chief purchasing officers at top western apparel makers in order to gauge the supply chain shifts afoot in the industry. “Entry into synthetics would make factories run full year and increase wages manifold.” Fast fashion is a low-margin industry with a complex production process, and one indicator could determine …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Garment steamer vs iron: Know which one fights wrinkles better; benefits, our top picks, and more

Hindustan Times

A neatly, well-ironed garment is indeed an ultimate showstopper! Specifications of Inalsa Garment Steamer Power: 1500W Heat-up Time: 45 seconds Water Tank Capacity: 280ml Steam Duration: Up to 20 minutes per fill Weight: 1.2 kg Dimensions: 12 x 15 x 25 cm Attachments: Fabric brush Safety Features: Automatic shut-off when too hot or low on water Reasons to Buy Reasons …

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6 months ago

Traditional Chinese garment makes stylish comeback

China Daily

The Shanghai Textiles Museum's ongoing exhibition Splendid Mamianqun. The mamianqun, translated as the "horse-face skirt", is a type of traditional clothing that is making a comeback as the latest fashion trend, gaining increasing popularity among younger Chinese generations, according to those in the know. The curators of an ongoing exhibition, Splendid Mamianqun, at the Shanghai Textiles Museum, made the above …

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The shaky foundations of Bangladesh’s growth

Extreme heat puts garment factory workers at risk, study shows

Wedding season blues: Garment makers caution against GST rate hike

Anna Paul looks chic in black at 2024 TikTok Awards in Sydney - while Jojo Siwa stops traffic in superhero-inspired rainbow ensemble

AP Targets Investment of 10,000 Crore and Creation of 2 Lakh Jobs

To challenge China, India needs to get out of the way of its factory owners

Board exam 2025 date sheet out for classes 10th, 12th; check CBSE, UPMSP, MPBSE, CHSE Odisha exam schedule

UP Board Class 10, 12 exams 2025 to begin on February 24

Ezhome Apparel Park: A Stitching Success in Kannur's Garment Industry

Why the garment workers of Bangladesh are feeling poorer than ever

Is your clothes size different in every high street shop? This is why

Help! My Friend Keeps Saying I Must’ve Accidentally “Donated” My Clothes. Uh, No, She Stole Them.

Apparel exports grew 12% in August to more than $1.2 bn

Garment units demand measures to develop the knitwear sector in Tiruppur

Indian garment sector expects short-term gains due to Bangladesh crisis

Bangladesh's garment factories closed, H&M and Zara hit most: Report

Bangladesh curfew eases: What’s opened, what’s still shut

Bangladesh banks, garment factories reopen after authorities ease curfew

Garment company holds job mela at Madakasira

Jalandhar District Commission Holds Instagram Seller Liable For Sending Damaged Garment, Failure To Resolve Grievances

Bengaluru-based Garment Industry Plans Units in Madakasara

India’s fraying garment industry needs a stitch in time under Modi 3.0

Garment steamer vs iron: Know which one fights wrinkles better; benefits, our top picks, and more

Traditional Chinese garment makes stylish comeback