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India Leads the World in Jute and Ranks Second in Silk. Neither Fact Means What It Sounds Like.
Sunday, September 27, 2026
India grows roughly 60 per cent of the world's jute and is the world's second-largest silk producer, and it has one of the thre...
Read the piece →A Textile SEZ Built to Re-Employ Mill Workers Has Shrunk 87% Since 2007
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
A Special Economic Zone built on the site of a shuttered textile mill, explicitly to re-employ the workers that closure displaced, has b...
Read the piece →Tarpaulin Is a Genuine Export Win. Geotextiles for India's Highways Are the Opposite Story
Saturday, August 15, 2026
India is the world's largest exporter of HDPE tarpaulin by shipment count, and its shade-net and mulch-film makers largely serve th...
Read the piece →Airbags and Seat Belts Are Import-Heavy. Tyre Cord Isn't. India's Automotive Textiles Aren't One Story
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Seat belt webbing and airbag fabric are two of the fastest-growing categories in India's automotive textiles, and both remain signi...
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Umashankar Triplicane Dwarakanathan
Investment Promotion & Energy-Sector Leader · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India