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  2. Textile industry in India - Wikipedia

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    According to AT Kearney’s ‘Retail Apparel Index’, India was ranked as the fourth most promising market for apparel retailers in 2009. [4] India is the second largest producer of fibre. The country is the world's largest producer of cotton and jute. [5] [6] India is also the world's second largest producer of silk. [7] Other fibres ...

  3. List of industrial cities in India - Wikipedia

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    Sugar, foundry and metal casting, leather, precision machining industry, testing equipment manufacturing industry, textiles, automobile parts manufacturing, food & dairy products, sugar manufacturing equipments, foundry components manufacturing, water pumps, boilers and valves manufacturing, hydraulics, heavy tools, hand loom and power loom ...

  4. Textile industry - Wikipedia

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    The textile industry in India traditionally, after agriculture, is the only industry that has generated huge employment for both skilled and unskilled labour in textiles. The textile industry continues to be the second-largest employment generating sector in India. It offers direct employment to over 35 million in the country. [25]

  5. Textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    Textile manufacturing or textile engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn , then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful goods such as clothing , household items, upholstery and various industrial products.

  6. Ahmedabad textile industry - Wikipedia

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    The textile industry of the city of Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat in India dates back to the 19th century, when the industry was established under the British raj. Textile mills employed thousands of people from across the state, and the cotton garments manufactured were exported around the world.

  7. Category:Textile industry of India - Wikipedia

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    Category: Textile industry of India. ... Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... Clothing brands of India (1 C, 29 P)

  8. Clothing industry - Wikipedia

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    Clothing factory in Montreal, Quebec, 1941. Clothing industry or garment industry summarizes the types of trade and industry along the production and value chain of clothing and garments, starting with the textile industry (producers of cotton, wool, fur, and synthetic fibre), embellishment using embroidery, via the fashion industry to apparel retailers up to trade with second-hand clothes and ...

  9. History of clothing in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    The British also impacted the textile industry in India because of industrialization and using their own mills instead of artisans in India. This led to the unemployment of many Indians. Later, Gandhi called for Indian people to make and wear their own hand-spun clothing, called khadi cloth, as a sign of resistance against the British. [21]