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Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed knitted fabrics that can switch between stable shapes, sense motion, and function as soft electrical switches, using the same weft-knitting machines already common in garment factories. The findings point toward a manufacturing-compatible route to programmable textiles....

Tailoring is a fixture of every autumn season, but the mood driving it into A/W 2026 has shifted register. Where last season’s “high society” trend leaned into a softer, ladylike take on suiting skirt suits at Ralph Lauren and Jacquemus, Jonathan Anderson’s loosened styling of Dior’s Bar jacket, the new suiting story is harder-edged, closer […]

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India’s textile industry can no longer attribute weak export performance to tariff disadvantages, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said, urging exporters to focus on competitiveness, scale, quality and reliability. Speaking at a national workshop on ‘Leveraging FTAs: An Outreach Programme’ in New Delhi, Goyal said India’s trade position in major developed markets h...

The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) and the Textiles Committee (TC), Ministry of Textiles, have signed an MoU to promote recycled and upcycled products made from pre- and post-consumer textile waste, scrap and second-hand clothes through government procurement. The partnership aims to create a ‘Waste-to-Value-to-Market’ ecosystem, enabling textile waste to be converted into va...

Flipkart’s quick commerce arm, Minutes, has scaled to over 1,000 dark stores across 120-130 cities, according to a recent UBS research from a financial services firm. Stores that have been operational for five to six months are doing 1,000-1,500 orders a day, while the network-wide average is lower, at 800-1,000 orders daily. Metro markets contribute […]

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