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October 8, 2025 10:58 AM

India aims for USD 100 billion in textile exports, carbon neutrality by 2030: Giriraj Singh

The Ministry of Textiles on Tuesday celebrated World Cotton Day 2025 with a strong push for sustainability, technology adoption, and export growth in the cotton sector. Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh reaffirmed the government’s commitment to achieving USD 100 billion in textile exports as part of a broader USD 350 billion textile sector target by 2030, alongside the goal of carbon neutrality. Speaking at the event held in New Delhi and jointly organised by the Ministry of Textiles a...

August 6, 2025 3:06 PM

Giriraj Singh launches book on carbon footprint in Indian handloom sector

Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh on Wednesday unveiled a book titled “Carbon Footprint Assessment in the Indian Handloom Sector: Methods and Case Studies”, marking a significant step toward promoting sustainability in country's traditional handloom industry. The publication, jointly developed by the Office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms under the Ministry of Textiles and the Department of Textiles & Fibre Engineering, IIT Delhi, provides practical methodologies fo...

May 28, 2025 11:21 AM

Giriraj reviews initiatives to boost textile value chain

A Textile Advisory Group (TAG) meeting was chaired by Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh on Cotton and MMF to review the progress of initiatives aimed at strengthening the entire textile value chain. The Union Minister underscored the critical need to enhance productivity and quality under Mission for Cotton Productivity to match the 5F vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He underlined that innovation and collaboration will be key to boost farm productivity and ensure that benefits ar...

September 6, 2024 7:49 PM

India on track to surpass $10 billion technical textiles export target by 2030: Giriraj Singh

Union Minister of Textiles, Giriraj Singh, expressed confidence that India will exceed its target of $10 billion in technical textile exports by 2030. He made this statement during the inauguration of the international conference-cum-exhibition, 'Viksit Bharat - Technical Textiles for Sustainable Growth & Development,' held today in New Delhi. The Minister discussed the growing global and domestic demand for man-made fibers and technical textiles, highlighting their expanding use across var...