CCI to identify districts in each state for cotton productivity trials: Textiles Minister – ET Retail

The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) has been asked to identify one district in each state for conducting cotton productivity trials, Union Minister Giriraj Singh said on Monday. Speaking to reporters here, the textiles minister said the government is intensifying efforts to boost cotton productivity by adopting global best practices, to increase the per hectare…

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Govt to soon launch INDIAsize initiative, says Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh – ET Retail

Union minister Giriraj Singh. The government will soon roll out the much-awaited ‘INDIAsize’ initiative, which aims to establish standardized measurements designed to better suit the Indian body types, Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh said on Thursday. Presently, international and domestic brands available in India use measurements from the US or the UK for garments, having…

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