| | What is holding Indian textile industries back Textile manufacturers say that rising input costs, volatility in crude oil prices leading to high freight costs, rising cost of chemicals, dyeing and others have put them under extreme pressure. | | | SIMA wants free trade agreements for textiles Chairman of Southern India Mills’ Association Ravi Sam met Minister for Commerce and Industry and Textiles Piyush Goyal in New Delhi on Tuesday and sought measures to improve textile exports. | | | FabIndia to offer IPO of $ 500 Mn Next Year FabIndia, a retailer of clothing and furniture inspired by traditional Indian crafts, plans to file preliminary documents for an initial public offering of as much as $500 million, according to people familiar with the matter. | | | | Editor's Desk Pratap Padode / Founder & Editor-in-Chief Ready to scale new heights With 7 medals in Tokyo Olympics, India registered its highest medal tally in any Olympics. | | |