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Cotton

National  

(CCI) The Cotton Corporation of India

CCI - An Organisation · Highlights of Achievements ... Extending necessary marketing support to the cotton growers in selling their kapas produce at ... "Technology Mission on Cotton" launched by Government of India in February 2000. ...
 

(TMC) Technology Mission on Cotton

Integrated Cotton Cultivation. State Specific Cotton Cultivation ... Technology Mission On Cotton. One Stop Information On Indian Cotton. kapasindia.com.
 

Textile Commissioner of India

 
India. Government department, overseeing the implementation of regulations and providing technical and development services to the Indian textile industry.
 

Forward Markets Commission

 
Forward Markets Commission (FMC) headquartered at Mumbai, is a regulatory authority which is overseen by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public ...
 

Mahacot

India. Marketing organization for Indian cotton growers involved in the procurement, grading, quality control, processing, storage and sale of raw cotton.

(CITI) Confederation of Indian Textile Industry

India. Trade association of cotton, blended and man-made yarn spinning mills and fabric manufacturers. Industry overview. Indian and international cotton ...
 
International  

(ICAC) International Cotton Advisory Committee

The cotton market is one of the most exciting and diverse commodity industries in the world, providing employment to hundreds of millions of farmers and processors and serving as an engine of economic growth in both developed and developing countries across six continents. Cotton is simultaneously an agricultural product and industrial raw material, and the ICAC serves this industry as a source of timely, market-relevant statistics and scientific information and as a forum for international cooperation.

(ITMF) International Textile Manufacturers Federation

 

(ICA) International Cotton Association

The ICA is the world's leading international cotton trade association and arbitral body. We carry more than 160 years of history and a clear mission for the ...
 

American Cotton Shippers Association

USA. Membership organization for US cotton merchants, buyers and mill service agents. Calendar of events. Marketplace for members.
 

CALCOT

USA. Cooperative cotton marketing organization, owned by US growers of Far Western cotton, involved in promotion and export activities. Product information.

 

COTLOOK

Cotlook offers a detailed weekly cotton industry newsletter, as well as daily cotton market news reports and summaries. Cotton Outlook also offers services ...
 

(CCA) China Cotton Association

China Cotton Association is a non-profit organization in the area of cotton with the status of national mass organization legal person, which is voluntarily ...
 

 

Offices under Ministry of Textiles

 

 

Ministry of Textiles, Government of India

The Ministry of Textiles is responsible for policy formulation, planning, development export promotionand trade regulation  in respect of the textile sector. This includedall natural and manmade cellulosic fibres that go into the making of textiles,clothing and handicrafts.

Office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms

  Office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms was set up as an attached non-participating office on 20th November, 1975 under the Ministry of Commerce . At present it is functioning under the Ministry of Textiles.  The Office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms is headed by an Officer of Joint Secretary level having  its Headquarters at Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi.    25 Weavers’ Service Centres in 20  States  are functioning under the administrative control of Office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms as Field Units to look after the needs of the handloom weavers like  their skill  up gradation, design development  etc.  Five Indian Institutes of Handloom Technology situated in five States are functioning to conduct Diploma in Handloom Technology and Post Diploma in Textile Chemistry to cater to the needs of Textile Sector.

Office of the Development Commissioner for Handicrafts

This site is designed, developed and hosted by National Informatics Centre (NIC) Content  owned, maintained and updated by : Office of the Development Commissioner ( Handicrafts ) Contents published on this website have no legal sanctity and are for general reference only. Visitors to this website are required to refer to the official documents published by Office of the Development Commissioner ( Handicrafts ) to ascertain  the  facts.

Jute Commissioner

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Central Silk Board

Indian Silk is the only industrial monthly journal of Central Silk Board, India -making its debut in May 1962! Devoted to the cause of sericulture and silk in the country, it has largely attributed to the overall development of industry and millions of people involved.

Textile Committee

The Parliament in its 14th year of the Republic enacted the Textiles Committee Act, 1963 ( 41 of 1963), which received the President's assent on 3rd December, 1963 and was published in the Gazette of India on December 4, 1963. The Textiles Committee, as an organisation, started functioning from 22nd August, 1964. By virtue of Section 3 of the Act, the Textiles Committee is a statutory body with perpetual succession. The Textiles Committee is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.

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Ministry Of External Affairs, India

The origin of the Indian Foreign Service can be traced back to the British rule when the Foreign Department was created to conduct business with the “Foreign European Powers”. In fact it was on September 13, 1783, when the Board of Directors of the East India Company passed a resolution at Fort William, Calcutta (now Kolkata), to create a department, which could help “relieve the pressure” on the Warren Hastings administration in conducting its “secret and political business”. Subsequently known as the “Indian Foreign Department”, it went ahead with the expansion of diplomatic representation, wherever necessary, to protect British interests.

Jute Manufactures Development Council

Long before the invention of polymeric fibres, natural fibres were spun to make yarns and yarns were woven to make cloth, ropes and similar products. Jute fibres derived from the plant of the same name were in the initial stages used to manufacture sackcloth and hessian principally. Over the years, with the advancement of technology, versatility of jute fibres has been discovered. Jute fibres are now being used not only for making sacks, but for sophisticated textile products for diverse end-uses also. It is a fascinating journey of jute stamping it as one of the oldest surviving agro-industries of the world.

 

Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC)

Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC) is a statutory body constituted under The Ministry of Textiles, Government of India to promote the exports of all handloom products like fabrics, home furnishings, carpets and floor coverings, etc. HEPC was constituted in the year of 1965 with 65 members and its present membership is around 2000 spread all over the country. The Handloom industry mainly exports fabrics, bed linen, table linen, toilet and kitchen linen, towels, curtains, cushions and pads, tapestries and upholstery's, carpets and floor coverings, etc. The basic objective of HEPC is to provide all support and guidance to the Indian Handloom exporters and International buyers for trade promotion and International marketing. HEPC has its head office at Chennai and regional offices at New Delhi.

Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC)

Incorporated in1978, AEPC is the official body of apparel exporters in India that provides invaluable assistance to Indian exporters as well as importers/international buyers who choose India as their preferred sourcing destination for garments.

A quick look at how the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has been the moving force behind lot of achievements:

 The Synthetic and Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council (SRTEPC)

SRTEPC is a Government of India sponsored organisation backed by the Indian synthetic and rayon textile industry and having nearly 3000 member exporters. SRTEPC has been instrumental over the last five decades in helping many overseas buyers form an enduring and profitable business relationship with Indian exporters of synthetic and rayon textiles.
 

INDIA TRADE PROMOTION ORGANISATION,  - ITPO

Since its inception in 1995, Tex-Styles India Fair has emerged as an ideal forum for presenting the multi-faceted splendour of the Indian textile industry and established itself as the leading fair of its kind in South East Asia ...

The most comprehensive coverage of the Indian textile industry with the best companies in each field such as
cotton, silk, wool, synthetics, powerloom, jute, blended and other fibres.

   
Government Offices / Departments  

 

Department of Commerce

The mandate of the Department of Commerce is regulation, development and promotion of India’s international trade and commerce through formulation of appropriate international trade & commercial policy and implementation of the various provisions thereof. The basic role of the Department is to facilitate the creation of an enabling environment and infrastructure for accelerated growth of international trade. The Department formulates, implements and monitors the Foreign Trade Policy which provides the basic framework of policy and strategy to be followed for promoting exports and trade. The Trade Policy is periodically reviewed to incorporate changes necessary to take care of emerging economic scenarios both in the domestic and international economy. Besides, the Department is also entrusted with responsibilities relating to multilateral and bilateral commercial relations, Special Economic Zones, state trading, export promotion & trade facilitation, and development and regulation of certain export oriented industries and commodities. 

 

Dept of Industrial Policy and Promotion

Role and Functions of the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion

The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion was established in 1995 and has been reconstituted in the year 2000 with the merger of the Department of Industrial Development. Earlier separate Ministries for Small Scale Industries & Agro and Rural Industries (SSI&A&RI) and Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises (HI&PE) were created in October, 1999.

FOREIGN TRADE POLICY AND TRADE FACILITATION -
                                DGFT

  Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India

DGCIS

The Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S), Kolkata, under the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, is the pioneer official organization for collection, compilation and dissemination of India’s Trade Statistics and Commercial Information.
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For over one hundred and forty years this Directorate is serving the nation relentlessly as the principle authority on trade related information in India.

The quality of information both in terms of authenticity and timeliness has made this organisation a veritable trade intelligence warehouse not only in India, but also across the globe

 
                    Special Economic Zone  India was one of the first in Asia to recognize the effectiveness of the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) model in promoting exports, with Asia's first EPZ set up in Kandla in 1965. With a view to overcome the shortcomings experienced on account of the multiplicity of controls and clearances; absence of world-class infrastructure, and an unstable fiscal regime and with a view to attract larger foreign investments in India, ........

 

 

 

Ministry of Finance

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National Informatics Centre

National Informatics Centre (NIC) is a premiere S & T institution of the Government of India, established in 1976, for providing e-Government / e- Governance Solutions adopting best practices, integrated services and global solutions in Government Sector.

Export Promotion Council  
Wool  & Woollen Export Promotion Council (W&WEPC)  
Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC)  
Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH)  
Powerloom Development and Export promotion Council (PDEXCIL)  
Jute Manufacturers Development Council  
 

Textile Research Associations

 
Andhra Pradesh Spinning Mills Association (APSMA) Andhra Pradesh Spinning Mills Association (APSMA) is an association constituted for spinning mills having industrial units in Andhra Pradesh. ...
 
South India Textile Research Association  (SITRA)  
Bombay Textile Research Association (BTRA)  
Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA)  
Synthetic and Art Silk Mills Research Association (SASMIRA)  
Man made Textile Research Association (MTRA)  
Indian Jute Industries Research Association (IJIRA)  
International  Organisations   
WTO  
Census  Bureau US Department of Commerce  
Office of Textile and Apparel, USA  
International Monitory Fund  
World Bank  
Asian Development Bank  
ASEAN  
Export Promotion Bureau of Pakistan  
European Union   
International Color Consortium  
International Textile and Apparel Association  
Fashion Group International Inc.  
The Fiber Society (USA)  
National Council of Textile Organizations  
International Licensing Industry Merchandisers´ Association  
Textile World  
The Textile Blog  
Keiko lynn  
Heather Knitz- The Bolg  
Technical Textile News/Article Resources  
Textile Web  
The textile Institute  
Textile Society of America  
International Trade Administration  
Rug Books.com  
Amazon.com  
Textile Sources  
Devison Blue Book Textile  
Tex Index.com  
Expocentral.com  
Cosmoworlds  
Tender link  
Gauteng Business News  
Tender News. com  
Textile Fabric  
New Zealand Customs Service  
Manufacturing Business Technology  
Articlesbase  
Southern Textile News  
Textile World  
Topix  
Emerging Textile  
Textile India Progress Magzin for Textile Machinary  
India's Largest B2B Marketplace  
India Express Textile Edition  
Technical Textile Information  
Educational Information Site  
Premier Handloom Site  
Textile Industry News  
Tenders from India  
Government of Maharashtra Official site  
http://www.bharatbook.com/ Bharat Book Bureau - The exclusive Business Information shop.
http://www.clothesource.com/ Clothesource is a leading supplier of information to the apparel industries, providing market and sourcing information to clothing buyers and manufacturers, helping them to stay competitive, and helping them to spot new opportunities when they arise.
just-style.com Just Style is the online portal for apparel/textile industry professionals around the world.
http://www.eiu.com/ The Economist Intelligence Unit is a leading provider of country, industry and management analysis.
http://www.world-textile.net/ World Textile Publications is a business-to-business publisher of market-leading periodicals, on-line services and trade directories covering the global textiles industry.
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/ Research and Markets is a One-Stop-Shop" for market research reports and industry newsletters from specialist research firms and niche market analysts.
http://www.apparelkey.com/apparelkey/default2.asp Apparelkey is a unique textile apparel knowledge portal site developed by the Institute of Textiles and Clothing (ITC) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU).
http://www.tcf.net.au/ TCF Services Pty Ltd is a consulting practise engaged in providing strategic advice, hands on delivery services and specialised tools to assist it's clients to best leverage funding and maintain compliance under Commonwealth industry assistance schemes designed to facilitate business investment in Australian manufacturing in either the Automotive or Textile, Clothing and Footwear sectors.
http://www.yarnsandfibers.com/index.php3 Yarns and Fibres is your gateway to the global yarns and fibers community!
http://www.wgsn.com/public/html/flash.htm WGSN is the world's leading online research, trend analysis and news service, created to aid and inspire every organisation involved in the many fast-moving and interrelated style industries.
http://www.apparelsearch.com/ Apparel Search is an easy to navigate apparel directory providing fashion industry viewers with links to virtually every aspect of apparel, fashion, textiles, and clothing.
http://www.fashionunited.co.uk/ Active in many countries in native languages as business to business platform for the local fashion industries offering the latest fashion news, the Fashion Career Centers and a world wide fashion websites directory and information.

Apparel

Appareldatabases.com -  50 years of experience in the Apparel Industry.....promotes leading Fashion, Textiles, Home Furnishings and Accessories Guides, Databases and Directories, with information available on hard copy Directories, Computer Disk, PDF files and Electronically by Email or Online subscription. These publication are compiled by the Top and Best Databases Publishers in the USA ... CATEGORIES RESOURCES include: Manufacturers, Importers, Wholesalers, Retailers, Mass Merchandisers, Sales Representatives and many other categories for: Apparels, Textiles, Home Furnishings and Accessories firms in the USA and CANADA... a lot of the databases can also be CUSTOMISED geographically, by sales volume, by types of garments handled etc....with endless customisation features needed to find the appropriate firms in the USA and Canada.
American & Efird  is a world leader in the sewing thread industry. It's products adhere to the same quality specifications all over the world.
China Typical Sewing Machine Group Co Ltd  is a large-scale enterprise specializing in the manufacture of industrial lockstitch sewing machines, overlock sewing machines, interlock chainstitch sewing machines and other sewing machines with special functions.
Bocat B2B Guide  that includes a directory of global B2B marketplaces, auctions, news, best price search engines and resources for business purchasing needs.
DHL  is the global market leader of the international air express industry, operating in more than 220 countries and territories worldwide.
DressForSuccess  is the exclusive fashion & beauty specific search engine from the Netherlands, that helps you to find what you're looking for in the field of fashion, style, beauty, lifestyle and design. DressForSuccess's powerful database is organized into categories offering you direct access to the best fashion resources of the web.
FedEx , the premier global provider of transportation, logistics, e-commerce and supply-chain management services.
FiberSource  "The most comprehensive global website on fiber information. Its FiberWorld Classroom is widely used in education at all levels. FiberSource is the primary path into the extensive information resources of the Fiber Economics Bureau."
Shima Seiki,  the world's leading manufacturer of computerized glove and flatbed (that's for sweaters) knitting machines, with the world's largest market share in each field.
Swarovski's  vibrant shimmering and sparkling crystal meets the highest expections.
StyleSmart  : Combining the efficiencies of the Internet with opportunities for fashion industry professionals to view and purchase product lines from internationally-based fashion designers, stylesmart is poised to become the Web's leading business-to-business (B2B) destination for the fashion community.
the alexander report  the complete apparel and fashion industry guide to business resources and services
ApparelNews.net  a weekly apparel industry news portal featuring the insiders view of the American fashion business with perspectives on manufacturers, designers, retailers, consumers and suppliers. Fashion, retail and technology trends analyzing the worldwide marketplace are featured along with trade show coverage and over 100 new jobs in Classifieds every week.

Department of Biotechnology, Government of India

 

http://www.dbtindia.nic.in  

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), under the Ministry of Science and Technology is the nodal department for biotechnology in Government of India. In more than a decade of its existence, the department has promoted and accelerated the pace of development of biotechnology in the country. Through several R&D projects, demonstrations and creation of infrastructural facilities a clear visible impact of this field has been seen. The department has made significant achievements in the growth and application of biotechnology in the broad areas of agriculture, health care, animal sciences, environment, and industry. Along with MoEF, DBT is the implementing agency for biosafety regulations in the country. 

http://dbtbiosafety.nic.in   

 

To advise, facilitate & regulate modern biotechnology work at different stages to achieve the objectives of protecting environment including human and animal health from the possible adverse effects of GMOs and products thereof.

http://www.envfor.nic.in/divisions/csurv/geac/geac_home.htm

GEAC is the apex committee under MoEF for approval of GMOs & products thereof.

http://www.envfor.nic.in/divisions/csurv/geac/geac_home.html

Information on the activities under GEF-World Bank project on capacity building in biosafety is available as part of the website of Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) i.e. http://www.envfor.nic.in/ (sub heading BiosafetyNew). The website also has information on the related topics such as regulatory framework, lists of various statutory committees, lists of approved GMOs and products thereof, links for further reading, list of upcoming events etc

http://www.indbch.nic.in   

Under the GEF-World Bank Capacity Building project, the India Biosafety Clearing House has been established by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India at http://www.indbch.nic.in. The website has information under various headings as defined by the CBD secretariat. These include national contacts, laws and regulations, decisions and declarations, capacity building and roster of experts.

http://www.agricoop.nic.in/

 

The Department of Agriculture and Cooperation is responsible for the formulation and implementation of national policies and programmes aimed at achieving rapid agricultural growth through optimum utilization of the country’s land, water, soil and plant resources.

http://www.bcil.nic.in

BCIL provides linkages amongst research institutions, industry, government and funding institutions, to facilitate accelerated commercialization of biotechnology. The Company is engaged in technology transfer, project consultancy, fund syndication, information dissemination and manpower training and placement related to biotechnology.