After losing close to 5 lakh skilled workforce to the global economic downturn, the Indian apparel export sector is hoping that finance minister Pranab Mukherjee will attempt revival through the forthcoming budget. In a pre-budget meeting with the Union finance minister on Tuesday...

How safe are the clothes we buy for our 'small people'? A report states that imported clothing from China contains unacceptable levels of toxic chemicals. Chemicals residues on clothing are hazardous to human health. Increasing concern about global awareness has sparked the consumer's desire for organic clothing...

The pangs of the ongoing global crisis have been futile in affecting the buoyant apparel export figures of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is creating history by surpassing India in exporting garments to US. The country's exports to US have increased drastically by 10% since 2008 onwards...

Recessionistas aren't giving up on fashion. And no wonder that the denim fever rages on this summer. With most brands in the denim jeans wear industry experiencing year-on-year growth, the latest collections in the market are just getting more snazzy and hip than ever before...

At the beginning of 2008, the apparel industry was focused on fears that Chinese prices would go through the roof as rising wages, new labour laws, worker shortages, the appreciation of the Yuan and higher exporting costs took hold -sending many buyers in search of cheaper suppliers elsewhere....

Human body needs to get enough oxygen. When a person does hard exercises, the body is unable to get adequate oxygen, causing lactic acid to be formed in the muscles and spread into the bloodstream. This hurts the muscles and makes a person to develop fatigue....