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August 13, 2026 9:53 PM

Giriraj Singh to inaugurate ‘Handloom Haat: The Handloom Experience Centre’ at Delhi’s Janpath on August 14

Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh will inaugurate the revamped "Handloom Haat: The Handloom Experience Centre" at Janpath, New Delhi, on August 14, marking a new initiative to create a distinctive destination for experiencing and promoting India’s rich handloom heritage. The re-envisioned centre will bring together heritage, knowledge, contemporary design, enterprise and retail under one roof. It has been designed to showcase India’s handloom ecosystem while giving visitors an opportuni...

August 13, 2026 9:43 AM

Giriraj Singh inaugurates IIHT SUTRA 2026, three MoUs signed to strengthen handloom education

Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday inaugurated IIHT SUTRA 2026, the first national conclave of the Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology (IIHTs), aimed at strengthening technical education, research, innovation and industry collaboration in the handloom sector. The conclave, organised by the Office of the Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi, brought together policymakers, academics, industry represen...

August 3, 2026 10:05 PM

Giriraj Singh inaugurates Centre of Excellence for Handloom Technology at IIT Delhi

Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday inaugurated the Centre of Excellence for Handloom Technology (CoE-HT) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, marking a major step towards modernising India's handloom sector through technology, innovation and research. The Centre aims to integrate India's traditional weaving heritage with advanced technologies to build a future-ready handloom ecosystem. The inaugural ceremony was attended by Textiles Secretary Neelam Shami Rao, Develop...

August 2, 2026 12:20 PM

Giriraj Singh reaffirms push to transform India’s cotton sector at CCI’s 56th Foundation Day

Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh on Saturday reaffirmed the Centre's commitment to transforming India's cotton ecosystem, highlighting measures to improve farmer incomes, boost productivity, strengthen quality standards and promote sustainable cotton cultivation during the 56th Foundation Day celebrations of the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra. The event was attended by Maharashtra Ministers Sanjay Shirsat, Sanjay Savkare and Atul Save, along wit...

June 24, 2026 9:15 PM

Textiles Summit 2026 concludes with focus on sustainability, exports and global expansion

The Ministry of Textiles on Wednesday concluded the two-day Textiles Summit 2026, bringing together representatives from state governments, industry and academia to chart the future roadmap for the sector with a strong emphasis on sustainability, exports and global market expansion. Addressing the concluding session, Union Textile Minister Giriraj Singh stressed the need to move from planning to execution by implementing district and state-level strategies with a proactive approach. He highligh...

June 24, 2026 2:11 PM

Centre, states unite to chart roadmap for $100 billion textile exports by 2030

The Ministry of Textiles on Tuesday inaugurated a two-day national summit aimed at transforming India into a global textile export powerhouse, with a target of increasing textile and apparel exports from the current USD 37 billion to USD 100 billion by 2030. The Departmental Summit on “Textiles for Global Markets: Strategy for Achieving USD 100 Billion Exports by 2030” was inaugurated in New Delhi as part of the Cabinet Secretariat’s initiative to strengthen Centre-State collaboration and...

April 29, 2026 7:13 PM

PM Modi highlights role of technical textiles in footwear sector, calls for scaling innovation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday shared an article by Union Minister Giriraj Singh, underlining the growing importance of technical textiles in India’s footwear industry and calling for greater recognition and expansion of their use. In a post on X, the Prime Minister said, "Union Minister Shri Giriraj Singh brings out a simple but powerful insight that technical textiles in footwear are not an emerging concept but are already embedded in the industry. He emphasises that the task ahe...

April 6, 2026 7:29 PM

Domestic textile demand surges to Rs 14.95 lakh crore; new survey highlights changing consumer trends

Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday released a comprehensive report on domestic textile demand, revealing strong growth in India’s textiles and clothing market over the past decade and a half. Titled “Market for Textiles & Clothing: National Household Survey 2024”, the study conducted by the Textiles Committee provides detailed insights into consumption patterns, market size, and emerging trends in the sector. Market triples in 15 years According to the report, India’s...

March 11, 2026 6:13 PM

Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh launches Bharat Tex 2026

Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday launched Bharat Tex 2026, India’s flagship global textile event, which is expected to become one of the largest integrated textile fairs in the world. The event will be held from July 14 to July 17, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi and will showcase the entire textile value chain, ranging from fibre and yarn to fabrics, garments, technical textiles and sustainable innovations. According to the Ministry of Textiles, the upcoming edition is exp...

January 20, 2026 5:15 PM

India’s textile sector emerging as major job-creating engine of growth: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday highlighted the rapid transformation of India’s textile sector into a powerful, job-creating and people-centric engine of growth, stating that it reflects the true spirit of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. The Prime Minister shared an article authored by Union Minister for Textiles Giriraj Singh, which outlines how the sector has evolved from a legacy industry into a modern driver of employment, investment and exports. In a post on X, PM Modi said, "In this artic...