India – The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM) has proposed to all state governments including their respective municipalities to make it mandatory in all corporate offices, sports complexes, schools, colleges, cinema halls, government organizations, RWAs (resident welfare associations) and all public conveniences to introduce fumigation practices to keep off mosquito menace at a [...]

India -The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has predicted a shortfall of close to 10 per cent in exports target for current fiscal due to slowdown in exports growth rate, which fell from 36.2 per cent in April to 35.1 per cent in May, 30.4 in June and that of 13.2 [...]

India – The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and KPMG have jointly demanded conferment of ‘industry status’ on logistics industry as suggested move will bring down exorbitant logistics cost from current level of 14 per cent to 10 per cent of total value of goods produced in India in a bid [...]

The Apparel Export Promotion Council is organizing the first ever Source One Exhibition, a Fabrics and Accessories Show from 22-24 November 2010 at Apparel House, Gurgaon, Haryana.
A seminar was organized in Surat on 27th Aug 2010 to appraise the suppliers of raw materials to the garment industry which buys approx. Rs.25000 Crores worth of input [...]

AEPC chairman Premal Udani has urged finance minister Pranab Mukharjee to extend the benefit under section 80 I/80-1A/80-IB of the Income Tax Act 1961 on duty drawback receipts/DEPB in backward areas.
The government had encouraged industries to set up units in backward areas like Daman, Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli which do not have proper infrastructure [...]

Bangladesh -Bangladesh textiles and garment sector has had a very successful run past several years boosting its economy. But today, domestic labour unrest is seriously ballooning in to a major crisis that may stunt the garment industry’s progress.
It is feared that the country may lose its hard earned reputation and position as a major sourcing [...]

Ministry of Science and Technology held the symposia on the pilot work of technical innovation and strategic alliance for hemp special biological resource in Beijing on August 10.
The ministry is known to support the alliance through providing financial appropriation, discount loans and subsidies. The pilot alliances can attend the organizing and implementation of China’s science [...]

National Development and Reform Commission issued the Implementation Opinions on Plan of Boosting Central China Development on August 25, requesting the central six provinces to complete the specified work plan of the implementation and work out the special programs on key fields before the end of this December.
Meanwhile, the related departments are required to set [...]

India: Technopak Advisors, a leading management consulting firms, recently hosted the second annual leadership forum for textiles and apparel industry in Mumbai.
The forum provided a platform for over 150 stalwarts from the textile, clothing and apparel retail industry as well as representatives from the ministry of textiles to debate and offer industry perspectives on the [...]

Established in Britain, the Compliance Practitioners Initiative (CPI) is a global qualification scheme for practitioners in the testing, inspection and certification industry. Through recognised training programmes, assessment of competence-based skills and certification, CPI aims to set industry benchmark by qualifying people with confidence and bring the standard of the profession to a new height.
A leading [...]