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VOL. XX NO. 3 & 4 SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2016
INDIAN FIBRE SOCIETY(Regn. No. G.B.B.S.D. 959/95)
IFS OFFICE BEARERS
President : Dr. S. N. Pandey
Chairman : Dr. R. P. Nachane
Secretary : Shri R. M. Gurjar
Jt. Secretary : Dr. Sujata Saxena
Jt. Secretary : Dr. Guruprasad
Treasurer : Dr. R. D. Nagarkar
From President’s DeskFrom President’s DeskFrom President’s DeskFrom President’s DeskFrom President’s Desk
I am pleased to present the September-
December, 2016 issue of IFS News Letter
before you. As I mentioned in earlier issue of
IFS News Letter that the “Paris Agreement
(Accord) on Climate Change at United
nations was Signed and rectified by record
no. of leaders from 197 countries as the land
mark deal and entering into force years ahead
of schedule. The accord on climate change
which aims to limit global warming to less than 20C before 2100, came
into force on 4th November, 2016.
The 22nd meeting of the conference of Parties (COP 22) to U N Frame
Work Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) took place in Marrakech,
Morocco, from 7 to 18th November, 2016. COP 22 held at Marrakash
(Morocco) concluded on 19th November, 2016 with negotiators from over
190 countries setting a 2018 deadline to finalise the rule book, which
would turn pledges made in Paris into action.
The conference (COP 22) which was scheduled to conclude on 18th November
2016, stretched into the next day, showed that on issues like finance,
consensus remained elusive between the developed the developed the developed the developed the developed and the developing
world. Among the positivesAmong the positivesAmong the positivesAmong the positivesAmong the positives, a clear roadmap to meet the 2018 deadline
was drawn out. The rules will specify how to measure and account for
emission reductions in all countries. They will be framed so as to take care
EDITORIAL BOARD
Dr. S. N. Pandey, Chairman
Dr. A. J. Shaikh, Member
Dr. R. P. Nachane, Member
Dear Members,
CONTENTS
1. From President’s Desk ... 1
2. Activities of IFS ... 3
3. News from Agriculture,Textile Industry and othersectors ... 6
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of transparency of action of all countries as per their
respective pledges under the agreement adopted by
195 countries last December in Paris. Though the rule
will also have mechanism to mobilise climate finance
to help developing countries in taking adoption
measures, many developing countries like India, have
expressed their concerns over the draft text.
The text adopted after assurances in the run up to
the next conference in Bonn in 2017, left many issues
solved such “as absence of clear road map toabsence of clear road map toabsence of clear road map toabsence of clear road map toabsence of clear road map to
mobilise $100 billion by 2020, as promised bymobilise $100 billion by 2020, as promised bymobilise $100 billion by 2020, as promised bymobilise $100 billion by 2020, as promised bymobilise $100 billion by 2020, as promised by
rich nationsrich nationsrich nationsrich nationsrich nations. Even the President of the conference
(COP22) Salahedine Mazour noted the issue of
finance, now is a bone of contention between
developed and developing countries. He said it will
be necessary to respect the commitment of $100 billion
from now until 2020. “In brief the Marrakech
conference outcome 1) Set a deadline of 2018 to finalise
rules for implementing the Paris Agreement, 2) In a
signal that the World was united against Donald
Trump’s climate threat, issued a strong political call
through the Marrakech action plan, 3) Signed the
India led initiative International Solar Alliance, 4)
Businesses, investors, local Government issued new
Climate Change Commitments, 5) Declaration of
Group of 40 countries which comprise the “Climate
vulnerable forum” strengthen call to limit Global
Temperature rise to as close to 1.50C as possible.
Investors including Bill Gates and more than a dozen
of the worlds wealthiest individuals revealed a new
$1 billion investment fund to foster major advances
in clean energy production. The object is to provide
money for long term energy technology that could
reduce green house emissions into areas such as
electricity generations and storage, agriculture and
transportation. Investors include, Jeff Bezos, chief
executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., Richard
Branson, the founder of virgin group ltd., Jack ma,
The Chairman of Alibaba Group Hodling, John
Arnold, a billionaire natural gas trade and Prince
Alwaleed Bin Talal, The founder of Kingdom Holiday.
As far as textile sector is concurred, the union cabinet
has recently approved a set of reforms, including
simplified labour laws and technology upgradation
for the made up sector. “This is expected to boost
employment in the textile sector and create jobs for
more than 11 lakh persons, lead to increase in exports
and enhance benefits to the workers in the textiles
and apparel sector”, said an official release. The govt.
will provide production incentive through enhanced
technology upgradation fund scheme (TUFS) subsidy
of additional 10% for made ups similar to what is
provided for garments based on additional production
employment after three years. On labours laws front
several benefits are offered. These incentives are part
of the Rs. 6006 crore package announced earlier for
the apparel sector. Textile industry welcomes this
support of Govt. It will create huge employment, earn
foreign exchange and create attraction for fabric and
yarn sectors.
During the period, on 17th December, 2016, a “National
Seminar on recent Advances in textile Finishing” was
organised by Indian Fibre Society (IFS) and CIRCOT
at the Institute auditorium at Mumbai. Seminar was
grand success and more than hundred delegates
participated in it. Book of papers and a souvenier
was published.
My hearty congratulations to members of various
committee for their hard work to make the seminar
grand success. “Wishing you all a very happy and
prosperous new year 2017”.
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Activities of IFS
National Seminar on Recent Advances of Textile
Finishing was held on 17th December, 2016 was
organised by IFS and CIRCOT at Mumbai. The brief
summary of the seiiiminar is as follows:
Delegates Registration started at 9.30 AM on December
17, 2016. Inauguration Session of the seminar began
at 10.00 AM. Dr. Kavita Gupta, Textile Commissioner,
Government of India was the Chief Guest. The inaugural
session of seminar was presided over by Dr. S. N.
Pandey, President of the Indian Fibre Society (IFS).
The seminar was well attended by the delegates from
Research Institutions, Textile Industry, Academic
Organisations and Media.
Dr. P. G. Patil, Director CIRCOT, in his welcome
address welcomed the delegates and dignitaries on the
dais. In his address, he stressed upon the importance
of value addition and comfort properties of textile
products which is achieved by application of functional
chemical finishing of textiles and appraised the
delegates about the research activities of the CIRCOT
in this field such as, development of New Fire retardant
finishes, durable anti-microbial cotton textiles and
application of nano and plasma technology for textile
finishing. It was followed by lighting of the lamp by
the dignitaries. Dr, Sujata Saxena, Principal Scientist
and seminar convener informed about the objectives
of the seminar and its outline.
Three publications viz. ICAR-CIRCOT- An Overview,
Book of Papers and the Souvenir of the seminar were
released by the Chief Guest on this occasion. Dr.
Kavita Gupta, Textile Commissioner in her inaugural
address spoke about the current scenario of Indian
Textile industry and the importance of value addition
to textiles through finishing and emphasized upon
being competitive in international as well as domestic
market. She mentioned about the present huge gap
between India and China in world textile trade and
reminded the audience of our past prime position in
textiles and the need to make efforts for regaining
top position. She elaborated about the various
schemes devised by the Government of India for the
benefit of textile Industry as well as R & D in textiles
and appealed to delegates to make the best use of
them. Dr. S.N. Pandey, President, IFS presided over
the inaugural session and stressed the importance
of textile finishing in various end uses. Dr. R. P.
Nachane, Chairman, IFS highlighted the activities of
the society and also proposed the vote of thanks.
The first technical session of the seminar- An Overview
of Textile Finishing was chaired by Dr. G.S. Nadiger,
Textile & Management Consultant. Mrs. Manjiri
Paranjape, Sr. General Manager-R&D, Rossari
Biotech Ltd., Mumbai spoke on Value Addition in Textile
Finishing which was followed by a presentation by
Mr. C.N. Sivaramkrishnan, Textile consultant, Mumbai
on Functional Finishes on Textiles, Mr. Deepak
Karade, Sr. Manager, ATE Enterprises, Mumbai
made a presentation on Advances in Textile finishing
machinery. Environmental and Regulatory Issues in
Textile Finishing were explained by Mr. Prasad S.
Pant, CEO, NimkarTek Technical Services Pvt Ltd.,
Mumbai in a very lucid way. The last presentation of
the session on Development of smoothness tester
to test finished fabrics for smoothness behavior was
made by Dr. M.S. Parmar, Joint Director (Academic)
NITRA, Ghaziabad. Queries from delegates were
answered in the question answer session and the
Chairman Dr. G.S. Nadiger, Textile & Management
Consultant thanked all speakers for enlightening the
delegates about the current status of various aspects
of textile finishing and issues involved therein.
Second session of the seminar was on Functional
Finishing of Textiles, which was chaired by Dr. S.
Sreenivasan, Former Director, ICAR-CIRCOT. Dr.
Deepali Singhi, Principal, J.D. Birla Institute, Kolkata
spoke on Effect of application of selective UV-
absorbers/anti-oxidants on jute fabric for reduction
of its photo degradation and photo-yellowing. Dr. Ela
Dedhia, Professor, Nirmala Niketan College of Home
Science, Mumbai made a presentat ion on
Nanotechnology and its applications in Textiles.
Recent developments in Mosquito Repellent Finishing
of Textile materials were presented by Dr. A.S.M.
Raja, Sr. Scientist, ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai and in the
last presentation of the session, Dr. L. Ammayappan,
Sr. Scientist, ICAR-NIRJAFT, Kolkata discussed
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about Nanocomposite Application on Jute Fabric for
Flame Retardant Finishing. After the questions from
delegates were answered, the chairman spoke about
the importance of functional finishing and thanked
all presenters.
Third session on Application of Plant materials for
Textile Finishing was chaired by Dr. (Mrs.) N.
Bhattacharyya, eminent textile chemist and expert
in field of natural dyes. Dr. Sunanda R. Kalakannavar
from UAS, Dharwad presented her work on Ultraviolet
Protection of Handloom Cottons Dyed with Natural
Dye (S. Cumini), Ms Amrita Doshi from MS
University, Vadodara made a presentation on Improving
the Fineness and Hand of Banana Fibers for Yarn
Spinning. Currently used Eco-friendly Textile Finishes
were discussed by Ms Ayushi Saxena from Amity
University, N. Mumbai and Er. D.K. Sharma from
CCSHAU, Hissar spoke on Optimizing encapsulation
of renewable additives for finishing of fabrics and
informed the delegates about the facilities developed
by his organization for that purpose. There was a lively
question answer session after which chairperson spoke
about the environmental benefits of plant materials
and thanked the speakers for their presentations.
A poster session was also arranged in which seven
papers on various aspects of textile finishing were
presented which could be viewed during tea and
lunch breaks. The seminar concluded with a vote of
thanks by Shri R. M. Gurjar, Secretary, IFS, Mumbai.
Presidential Address of Dr. S. N.Pandey At Inaugural Function ofthe National Seminar on 17 th
December, 2016
Dr. Kavita Gupta, Text i le Commissioner,
Dr.P.G.Patil, Director of CIRCOT, Dr. Sujata Saxena,
Seminar Conveyer, Dr.Nachane, Chairman, IFS and
Mr.Gurjar, Secretary, IFS, dignitaries off the dais,
invitees, speakers, delegates and my dear friends,
on behalf of IFS I welcome all of you for this National
Seminar on Recent Advances in Textile Finishing
which is being jointly organized by Indian Fibre
Society (IFS) in collaboration with CIRCOT. As a
President of IFS it is my moral responsibility to brief
you about the history and activities of Indian Fibre
Society. IFS was formed in May, 1995 at CIRCOT,
Mumbai under my guidance. The Society’s first major
activity was to organise a two-day National Seminar
on ‘Future Trends in Textiles’ on 19th and 20th July,
1995 in collaboration with CIRCOT, Mumbai at the
Leela Kempinskia Five Star Hotel. In due course,
many persons from different R & D organisations,
educational institutions, industry, etc., joined the
society increasing its membership to the present day
number of about 250. In the process, IFS opened an
Eastern Zone Unit with its zonal headquarter at
CRIJAF, Barrackpore during the same year . In its Twenty years
of existence, IFS has organised a large number of
Seminars, International and national Conferences,
Workshops, Brain Storming Sessions, etc. at Mumbai
and Kolkata (W.B.).
IFS has conducted some International Conferences
at Mumbai and Kolkata. It organizes lectures by
eminent personalities for the benefit of its members.
In addition, IFS is publishing quarterly Newsletter
which contains information relevant to the textile
industry particularly in India. IFS is now planning to
upgrade the Newsletter into a referred journal devoted
to all the textile fibres, including production and
processing.
India is a leading country in production and consumption
of textiles. It contributes 14% to industrial production,
4% to GDP, 13% to the country’s export earnings
and provides employment to about 45 million people.
According to World Trade organisation, out of the
World export trade of about 732 billion US$ in textiles
and apparel during the year 2015, India’s share was
meagre about 35 billion US$ only. This low share is
due to the lower share of high value textile products
such as garments etc. India’s textile exports declined
marginally last year to $36.26 billion from $37.14 billion
recorded in the year 2014-15. In apparel,
Bangladesh’s exports to the US grew by a whopping
12% in 2015 while Vietnam did even better as its
exports rose by 14%. India, on the other hand, saw
its exports grow just by 8%.
Chemical processing is the most important operation
in the manufacturing of textile products. Finishing
process not only adds value to the textile products,
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but also improves the comfort, aesthetic and
functional properties such as easy care, durable
press, flame retardant, antimicrobial etc. Lot of
innovation is required in the field of textile finishing.
To overcome the sustainability issues associated
with textile processing, textile processing with eco-
friendly chemicals with reduced water and energy
usage can be the logical approach. I request the
technocrats to develop sustainable chemicals for
textile finishing. Researchers have developed many
technologies. Some of these technologies are
successful at laboratory and pilot scale; however
issues like cost economics, non-suitability for all
textile fibres in application methods and durability
issues needs to be resolved for their adoption into
main stream textile processing. It is the duty of the
each and every stakeholder to promote and adopt
sustainable textile processing technologies to ensure
a clean environment for future generations. The weak
links in the Indian conventional industry such as
weaving and finishing have to be strengthened. This
National Seminar on Recent Advance in textile Finishing
is being organised at a very appropriate time and will
provide an opportunity to scientists, technologists and
textile industry leaders to discuss and disseminate the
recent advances in the field of textile finishing.
I congratulate all the committee members of this
seminar and thank them for their sincere and untiring
efforts to make the seminar grand success.
I hope valuable recommendations will emerge from
the deliberations of the seminar will work as guiding
force for development of newer and environment
friendly technologies in the field of textile finishing.
I wish the seminar a grand success and wish all the
participants a very happy, healthy and prosperous
New Year.
Indian Fibre Society (IFS) Felicitates Dr. S. N.
Pandey, President and Founder Chairman of IFS,
Former Director of NIRJAFT, CIAE, CIRCOT and
CRIJAF for his outstanding Research Contribution
in the field of Textile, Cellulose and Fats & Oil
Chemistry, Production Utilisation of Natural Fibres
and their By-products on 17th Dec. 2016 at CIRCOT,
Mumbai.
On this occasion Dr. R. P. Nachane, Chairman IFS
welcomed invitees and delegates. He explained in
detail about the outstanding Research Contribution of
Dr. S. N. Pandey. Dr. Pandey worked as Director of
four National Research Institutes of ICAR, which itself
is rare and most outstanding achievements. He has
authored several Books on utilisation of Natural Fibres
and their by-products which have been published by
the Govt. of India. He has published more than 500
research papers. Besides book on ‘Ramie Fibre’ has
been published by the textile Institute of Manchester,
U.K. in Two Parts, which is first of its kind. The book has
been appreciated by the Scientists all over the world and
was in great demand. Dr. Pandey had several patents to
his credit and contributed chapters in several books.
At a time, he worked as Director of Two National
Institutes of ICAR and normalized one of the Institutes,
which was on the verge of closure due to disturbance
by staff unions and its non functioning for more than
10 years. Dr. Pandey worked very hard to normalize
the Institute which was totally, non functioning for long
time.
It was Dr. Pandey’s efforts with few Scientific staff at
CIRCOT, to establish Indian Fibre Society (IFS) in 1995
and also start its Regional Centre at CRIJAF,
Barrackpore, West Bengal. Today IFS is full Grown
Organisation, has nearly 300 members and is very
active in organizing conferences, seminars, training
etc., for all this Dr. Pandey’s contribution has been
remarkable. He even at this age takes very keen and
active interest in the activities of the Society.
We are very happy to Felicitate Dr. S. N. Pandey today
for his outstanding contribution in Textile Chemistry,
administration and IFS. Shri. R. M. Gurjar, Secretary,
IFS honoured Dr. Pandey by offering a coconut, shawl
and a memento. Dr. R. P. Nachane, Chairman IFS and
Dr. P. G. Patil, Director CIRCOT also felicitated Dr.
Pandey. Dr. Pandey, thanked everyone present at this
function and expressed his gratitude for the love and
affection of the official of the society, particularly Dr.
R. P. Nachane, Chairman and Shri. R. M. Gurjar,
Secretary, IFS. A book entitled “EMINENT SCIENTIST
DR. S. N. PANDEY” Autography, President and Founder
Chairman (IFS), published by Indian Fibre Society
was also released on this occasion.
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News from Agriculture, Textile Industry and Other Sectors
Cotton production to hit seven year low
Shrinking area under cultivation, pest attacks on
crops in Gujarat cited as key reasons for fall
Cotton production in the country is expected to hit a
seven year low in 2016-17 because of a reduction in
the area under cultivation and pest attacks in top
producer state Gujarat, even as domestic prices have
started firming up after a poor season.
Cotton imports in 2015-16 may have been the highest
in a decade, industry insiders said. Imports may see a
new high this fiscal as the, overall area where cotton
has been sown has declined 8.7%, they said. According
to the Union agriculture ministry area under cotton as
on August 5 was 96.48 lakh hectare as against 105.68
lakh hectare a year ago.
India’s cotton production in 2015-16 declined to 338
lakh bales (one bale of 170kg each), down 12.4% from
386 lakh bales in the previous year, to hit a six year
low, according to last month’s update of Cotton
Advisory Board (CAB). N.K. Sharma, managing director
at Gujarat State Co-operative Cotton Federation, said
the industry expects cotton production to further fall
to 310-315 lakh bales in 2016-17. Scientists and
industry insiders said cotton production is expected to
fall in key states such as Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana.
“As compared to its normal area of about 28 lakh
hectares, sowing was completed on 22.81akh hectares
in Gujarat as on August 8, said Keshav Kranthi, director
Central Cotton Research Institute (CICR), Nagpur. ‘Area
in Punjab is down by over 25% as compared to its
normal area,” he said Higher production in Maharashtra,
where weather conditions are looking favorable as today,
is not expected to fully compensate for the fall in Gujarat
and Punjab. Pink bollworm Gujarat and white fly in north
India had led to severe crop damage last year. This
year, CICR scientist say, white fly infestation restricted
to pockets such as zilka and Abohar in the north. But,
the late sown cotton in Gujarat, which is 30% of the
total cotton sown, is likely to get affect by pink bollworm
on a large scale.
Economics of cotton:
Spinning mills think cotton association’s
production figures low, Govt. says it is higher.
With farmers about to get their kharif harvest to markets
for sale, politics of crop estimates is in full swing as
interests of traders, consumers and farmers vary widely.
In the case of cotton, spinning millers, the primary
consumers of the commodity, think the Cotton
Association of India’s (CAI) production estimate of 366
lakh bales is on the lower side, while government
scientists say it is on the higher side.
India’s cotton imports in 2015-16 are likely to be the
highest in a decade as drought and pest incidence
reduced domestic production. There is again a fall in
cotton acreage in the current year. However, different
stakeholders in the cotton value chain differ widely
about the estimate of the current kharif crop.
The CAI has projected a production of 336 lakh bales
of 170 kg each in 2016-17, after taking into
consideration a fall of 10% in acreage. The South
India Mills’ Association (SIMA) says the production
can be higher by 4-7% than this forecast. “The crop
estimate of CAI is on lower side. We expect the
production to be higher due to favourable weather
conditions,” SIMA Chairman M. Senthil Kumar. The
CAI had estimated production of 380 lakh bales in
its first estimate for the previous year (2015-16),
which it gradually reduced to 337 lakh bales in its
latest July estimate.
Cotton prices increased by about 50% since the
beginning of the season on October 1, 2015, before
starting to gradually decline Spinning millers accuse
traders of holding considerable stocks which they want
to offload before prices decrease considerably
However, according to the estimate of a top government
scientist, who did want to be named, the 2016-17 cotton
production can be just 300-310 lakh bales. much lower
than what the CAI has estimated.
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There will not be much improvement in productivity in
Maharashtra as the rainfall in cotton areas was good
even in last year. Gujarat and Telangana had deflcit
rainfall initially” said the scientists.
10 Numbers that Show Irani's Move to Textiles
Smriti Irani lost the HRD ministry to Prakash
Javadelkar in the reshuffle. Her two year tenure saw
several controversies and her shift to the textiles
ministry is seen as a less glamorous assignment.
However, her current portfolio is no less significant.
Here’s why:
$100 billion size, by revenue, that the textile and apparel
industry is projected to reach by 2016-17, from $67
billion in 2013-14.
$300 billion is the value the new textile policy aims to
clock in exports by 2024-25.
35 million is the number of additional jobs the new textile
policy aims to create.
$36 billion is the amount textile and garment exports
earn every year, which is equal to 14% of India’s export
earnings.
100 is the number of countries to which India exports
its textiles and garments. The US and the EU account
for two-thirds of India’s textiles exports.
2% of GDP is accounted for by the textile industry,
making it crucial to the economy.
45 million people are employed directly in the textile
industry, making it the largest employer after agriculture.
10% is the industry’s contribution to overall
manufacturing production in the country.
Rs 6,000 crore is the special package cleared by
Cabinet for the textiles ministry, just days before the
reshuffle.
$ 2 billion amount of foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
attracted by the textile industry so far during April 2000
to March 2016.
Soon, even you can manufacture khadi
Soon, startups, entrepreneurs and small garment
manufacturers would be able to produce khadi.
To promote khadi, especially among the youth, the
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is set
to allow any manufacturer to produce clothes made of
the traditional fabric. The ministry of micro, small and
medium enterprises (MSME) and KVIC are likely to
come up with guidelines soon.
At present, manufacturers producing Khadi apparels
need to be certified by the KVIC.
Those wishing to venture into khadi production can get
an online khadi certificate or mark.
“How can somebody decide who should produce khadi
and who should not...the new policy will boost the use
of khadi and increase demand,” Arun Kumar Jha, CEO,
KVIC, told HT.
Khadi has been a symbol of the Indian spirit and its
independence. Last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
in his Mann ki Baat, urged every Indian to buy at least
one Khadi outfit.
Besides, to increase khadi’s popularity among the
masses, there will be more varieties in home items,
including bed spreads and pillow cover.
There is currently an urgent need to increase the
production of khadi, Jha said. Besides, the KVIC is
also focusing on improving designs while bringing out
khadi in wool, linen, silk and muslin. A massive
marketing drive is also being planned to boost the sale
of the fabric ahead of the Independence Day. The KVIC
has also given a go ahead to readymade apparel brands,
such as Fabindia and Raymond, to sell clothes made
of khadi.
Recently, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Bombay hit the headlines after placing an order for 3500
convocation robes made of khadi. “After Gujarat
University, now khadi has also made a niche in the
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hearts of authorities of the premier ITT Bombay,” the
MSME ministry, said in a statement.
Coming clothes that can mend themselves
Coatings made from squid proteins may help clothes
that could fix their own rips, a new study by the US
Naval Research Laboratory has claimed.
The coating may not only lead to self-healing clothes,
but also help create garments tailored for protection
against chemical and biological warfare and that can
repair themselves.
The researchers investigated molecules from the
suction cups on squid tentacles for use in self-repairing
films. They focused on proteins from razor sharp, tooth
like structures around the openings of these suction
cups that help squids latch onto its prey. Previous
research suggested proteins from these “squid ring
teeth” are tough and elastic under both wet and dry
conditions.
When a fabric covered in this coating is soaked in water,
the proteins diffuse towards holes and tears in the
coating, linking segrnents of coating and fabric together
to make repairs. “We were surprised at the rapidity of
the healing process and the strength of the healed
materials,” said study co-author Walter Dressick.
Job creation, textile export top priority
Smriti Irani, who was moved from the human resource
development ministry to textiles in Tuesday’s cabinet
reshuffle, has set job creation, promotion of exports
and welfare of weavers as her areas of focus.
“Textiles industry is the largest employer after
agriculture. I hope to engage with the industry to
promote exports, skill more people and provide as much
assistance as possible to weavers,” Irani told reporters
on Wednesday after taking over as textiles minister.
Weaving is the weakest link in the textile value chain
due to the earlier policy of reserving the segment for
small scale industries, which discouraged large
investments.
Any assistance to weavers is expected to benefit states
like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya
Pradesh and Rajasthan, where there is a strong weaving
community. Uttar Pradesh too has some weaving
clusters in places like Varanasi, although not as
prominent in output as in other states.
The minister said she will try to create more
opportunities for the youth in the textile industry. Irani
is now responsible for implementing the Rs. 6,000 crore
special package for textiles and apparel approved by
the Union cabinet on 22 June, aiming to create 10 million
new jobs in three years and attracting $11 billion in
investments.
Considering the employment intensive nature of the
industry, Irani has an opportunity to engage with
labourers. The minister said she was happy to have
been given charge of textiles to facilitate employment
generation for women, in the context of the special
package.
Irani’s textile Spin: Ease Clearances & Take on
Competition
Meets industry representatives & other stakeholders
to boost exports
Within days of taking over as textile minister, Smriti
Irani has drawn up an ambitious agenda for the agenda
for the department. “The plan is to have a single window
clearance system wherever possible to reduce
paperwork and streamline processes...so that the
domestic industry can focus on competition,” said an
official with knowledge of the plan.
The government had announced a Rs. 6,000 crore
package for the industry on June 22, about two weeks
before PM Narendra Modi, moved Irani to textiles from
human resource development (HRD) in a ministerial
reshuffle.
The new textile minister has begun meeting industry
representatives and other stakeholders’ since
facilitating trade to promote textile exports is high on
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her agenda, said officials.
While taking charge, Irani had flagged support for
weavers and skilling programmes to boost exports as
focus areas. Once an industry central to India’s
economy, the sector has been hit by labour trouble,
lack of competitiveness, global trade quotas and other
factors. It’s still got heft. The textile industry contributes
14% to industrial production, almost 4% to India’s GDP
and accounts for 13% of the country’s export earning,
directly employing more than 45 million. It’s the biggest
employer in the country after agriculture and the
government feels it has the potential to become a
massive generator of new jobs.
India’s textile exports fell to $40 billion in FY16 from
$4L4 billion in the year before.
A key concern for industry is simplifying and easing
environmental and effluent approvals for processing
units, seen by some as a time-consuming process that
holds back investments.
A processing unit needs permission from the Central
Pollution Control Board and state pollution control
boards and these take almost three years,” said textile
expert D.K. Nair. “Also, India’s zero-discharge norm is
stricter than the ones in the US and Europe.”
The recently announced package includes a measure
of labour reforms to help make the sector competitive
after losing ground to countries like Bangladesh and
Vietnam on the export front. Irani’s immediate task will
be to pilot the package and speed up the textile policy
that is in the works.
Centre to bear 90% cost of handloom weavers’ tools
Union textile ministry Smriti Irani on Sunday said that
the center would bear 90% of the cost of new handlooms
as well as the tools required by weavers for their
(handloom) repair in case of a technical snag under
the assistance for handloom promotion scheme. “The
funds will be transferred to their bank accounts directly”,
the minister said on the occasion of National Handloom
Day Celebrations.
Govt. of India, Ministry of Textile Sanctioned SILK
Centre VARANASI in Prime Minister parliamentary
Constituency
Textile Ministry, Govt. of India sanctioned, “Silk
Technology Research centre (STRC) Varanasi.
According to Milind Anand (Officer Incharge of Central
Silk Board U. P. will be spread in 16,000 sq. ft. area
within Weaver Integrated Textile Complex. The
Texti le Ministry, Govt. of India had already
sanctioned Rs. Five Crores to start the Centre (STRS)
within this Centre, latest textile processing - testing.
dyeing and weaving machines with most advance
technology will be procured. Besides, Research will
be conducted to produce variety of silk by new
technology.
Tusar Silk will be Produced from Leaves of Arjun
Plant
It will be possible to produce silk in Eastern U. P. on
similar line as produced from Mulbary leaves in
Karnataka and Doon valley, it will be possible to produce
tusar silk in Soon Bhadra velt from Arjun leaves.
Research will also be carried out on Monga Silk. A
training centre will also be open in Karsada for
production, marketing of silk products.
Higher Cover for Handloom weavers in the Works
Accidental death insurance to be raised to Rs 4 lakh
from 1.5 Lakh
The textiles ministry proposes to increase the level of
insurance cover for handloom weavers, a sector that’s
on the government radar for job creation, more than
three fold in some cases.
The Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana provides
insurance to handloom weavers in the case of natural
and accidental death and total and partial disability
The ministry has proposed increasing the cover for
accidental death to Rs 4 lakh from Rs 1.5 lakh. In case
of natural death, benefit may be raised to Rs 2 lakh
from Rs 60,000 now.
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“We are working to increase the insurance cover for
weavers in the handloom sector...it will encourage more
weavers to get covered in the insurance net,” said an
official from the textile ministry
The government released Rs 16.67 crore under the
scheme in 2015-16, compared with Rs 16.39 crore in
2014-15, when 5.74 lakh weavers were enrolled. The
benefit is restricted to two children of the member.
“It is a good move to increase protection for weavers
as this is the only scheme in which the benefits directly
get accrued to them,” said textile expert D.K. Nair.
Hand Hold weavers
The government’s effort to enhance insurance for
handloom weavers is a good plan. The reform measures
should include assistance for improved products, quality
control, better Marketing, and markets to enable the
weavers maximize the gain from the renewed interest
leading to a growing market for handloom. It will
improve weaver’s incomes and quality of life.
Khadi strikes Mktg deal
In a first, khadi is set to take the franchisee route
besides entering into at least, three marketing
arrangements with garment manufacturers as it looks
to expand its footprint and meet the growing demand
for the traditional handspun and handwoven product.
Sources told TOI that Khadi & Village Industries
Commission (KVIC) has clinched a deal with Raymond
and similar arrangements are going to be stitched up
with at least two players, Madura Garments and Arvind
Mills, which will see availability of khadi fabric at some
of their stores. While; Fabindia too was engaged in talks
with KVIC to sell khadi, the deal did not work out as
the retailer was unwilling to comply with the condition
being imposed by the government agency KVIC is also
loking at the private channels to push village products
such as soaps and other items.
The government also cleared a franchisee scheme for
KVIC, which will allow opening of 16 stores, of which
nine will come up in the National Capital Region, four
in Mumbai, two in Pudducherry and one in Jaipur. Based
on the experience with this model, KVIC will open more
stores, said a source. Currently khadi products are sold
through 7,100 stores that are operated by institutions
registered with KVIC.
The stores come at a time when others such as
Ramdev’s Patanjali are opening stores at a breakneck
pace. While Patanjali has so far focused on food and
home care products, it is entering the garment and
footwear business too.
Through franchisee stores, khadi is hope to have a
presence in newer locations, including shopping
complexes, instead of confining itself to government
and old buildings where rentals are lower.
In recent years, khadi sales have been growing at a
rapid pace with fabric and garment sales rising nearly
29% during April-August.
India lost 1.4m lives due to air pollution in 2013:
Study ranked 6th Worst, china in 4th place
India lost 1.4 million lives to air pollution in 2013, while
in China the toll was 1.6 million, estimates a World
Bank report released on Thursday.
The report, released by the World Bank and the Institute
for Health Metrics and Evaluation, shows that in 2013
more than 5 million deaths worldwide were attributed
to health conditions caused by air pollution. About 60%
of them were in the world’s two most populous
countries. Exposure to air pollution increases a person’s
risk of contracting ailments such as lung cancer, stroke,
heart disease and chronic bronchitis.
China and India aren’t among the worst hit in absolute
terms because of the sheer size of their respective
population. Even after adjusting for population these
two countries along with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and
Pakistan were among the 15 nations with the highest
toll per million population. China and India ranked 4th
and 6th worst in the world respectively. Bangladesh,
Sri Lanka and Pakistan were ranked 11th, 12th and
15th on this count.
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The bank estimates that in 2013 Georgia saw the highest
rate of air pollution deaths per million of its population
at 2,117. It was followed by Cambodia with a death
rate of 1,300 per million. Among the 142 countries for
which the bank complied this data, there were 10 where
the rate was higher than 1,000 deaths per million.
Australia fared best on this parameter with an estimated
death rate of 34 per million.
The report also estimated that air pollution cost the
world economy more than $5 trillion (purchasing Power
Parities PPP at 2011 prices) in welfare losses and an
additional $66 billion worth of manpower loss.
China’s overall welfare and manpower loss was $1.6
trillion while India lost more than $560 billion, which
was equivalent to over 10% of China’s and 8.5% of
India’s GDP. Air pollution is estimated to be the fourth
leading fatal health risk worldwide after metabolic risks,
dietary risks and tobacco smoke.
The estimates are based on exposure to PM2.5
pollutants. It is noticeable that the risks are much higher
in the developing world. By damaging people’s health
and causing fatal diseases, air pollution can have a
lasting effect on a person’s economic productivity.
Experts argue that typically the economically weakest
section is the worst hit because of limited access to
health care facilities
World Bank to help India-led solar alliance mobilize
$1 trillion
In a significant push for solar power, the World Bank
on Thursday signed an agreement with the International
Sola: Alliance (ISA)-launched by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi at the Paris climate summit last year-
to mobilize $1 trillion in investments by 2030.
The World Bank will also lend more than $1 billion to
support India’s ambitious initiatives to expand solar
energy generation, including a $625 million, grid-
connected rooftop solar programme.
“We signed an agreement with the ISA, consisting of
121 countries led by India, to collaborate on increasing
solar energy use around the world, with the goal of
mobilizing $1 trillion in investments by 2030.This
agreement establishes the World Bank group as
financial partner for the alliance,” World bank president
Jim Yong Kim said at the end of a two day visit to
India.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and minister for power,
coal, and new and renewable energy Piyush Goyal were
also present at the signing of the agreement.
The World Bank president said he hoped the agreement
would help mobilize the global movement toward a
climate-friendly future.
“As part of the agreement, the (World) Bank Group
will develop a roadmap to mobilize financing for
development and deployment of adorable solar
energy, and work with other multilateral development
banks and financial institutions to develop financing
instruments to support solar energy development”,
added Kim.
ISA was launched at the UN Climate Change
Conference in Paris on 30 November last year by Modi
and French President Francois Hollande. The alliance,
headquartered in India, aims to bring together countries
situated between the tropics of cancer and Capricorn
which receive abundant sunshine for around 300 days
a year.
Kim met both Modi and Jaitley during his two day visit.
The multilateral lender will continue to support the Modi
government’s renewable energy push, he said.
“The prime minister understands the World bank better
than us and always pushes us to move faster and faster,
keeping pace with him”, said Kim, which applauding
the Modi government for its Swachh Bharat Mission,
which is also partly financed by the bank.
“India’s plans to virtually triple the share of renewable
energy by 2030 will both transform the country’s energy
supply and have far reaching global implications in the
fight against climate change. Prime Minister Modi’s
personal commitment toward renewable energy,
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particularly solar, is the driving force behind these
investments”, Kim said.
The Development of $200 million shared infrastructure
for “Solar Parks Project under a public private
partnership model is also under preparation”, said a
statement issued by the World Bank.
Govt. Planning Rs. 21000 Cr Package for Solar panel
firms
The government is planning a Rs. 21000 crore package
of state aid for India’s solar panel manufacturing
industry, according to two officials.
The so-called Prayas initiative, short for “Pradhan Mantri
Yojana for Augmenting Solar Manufacturing”, a central
government plan designed to lift India’s installed
photovoltaic capacity as well as to create an export
industry, according to two senior government officials
with direct knowledge of the plan. They asked not to
be identified because the policy isn’t yet public.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to raise renewable
capacity to 175 gigawatts by 2022 from 45 gigawatts
at present.
In addition to meeting its own energy targets, which
Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimates may cost
$ 200 Billion, India wants to emulate industrial
developments in china, where solar manufacturers have
created a world-leading export industry.
The Prayas programme, part of Modi’s Make in India
campaign, is intended to create 5GW of photovoltaic
manufacturing capacity from 2019 and build 20GW of
projects in the country by 2026, according to the
officials. The policy, which is being developed by the
renewable energy minister, along with Niti Aayog
government research group, will be presented to the
union finance ministry within a month before going to
the cabinet for final approval, they said,
Last month power minister Piyush Goyal said in Mumbai
that a policy to encourage domestic manufacturing of
solar equipment is in works. When reached on phone,
the spokesman for the power and renewable energy
ministries declined to comment.
India has become one of the biggest clients of Chinese
photovoltaic manufacturers and in the absence of its
own domestic capacity, a reliance that could potentially
grow.
In the first six months of 2016, India imported 18% of
China’s production worth $1.1 billion, according to
Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
India’s policy proposal, expected to create thousands
of jobs, is also in response to the industry’s demand
for help to the country’s solar manufacturers, one official
said, adding that multiple tenders of a few hundred
megawatts each would be issued for the manufacture
of everything from wafers to modules
Trio win physics Nobel for work on states of matter
Study led to advances in quantum Computers
Three UK-born scientists won the 2016 Nobel Prize in
Physics on Tuesday for revealing unusual states of
matter, leading to advances in electronics and
development on future quantum computers.
David Thouless, Duncan, Haldane and Michael
Kosterlitz, who all now work at US universities, will
share the Prize for their discoveries on abrupt
changes in the properties, or phases, of ultrathin
materials such as super conductors, superfluids or
thin magnetic films.
Their research centres on topology, a branch of
mathematics involving stepwise changes like making
a series of holes in an object.
In the early 1970s, Kosterlitz and Thouless
“demonstrated that superconductivity could occur at
low temperatures and also explained the mechanism,
phase transition, that makes superconductivity
disappear at higher temperatures,” the panel found. In
the 1980s, Thouless showed that the integers by which
the conductivity of electricity could be measured were
topological in their nature. Around that time, Haldane
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discovered how topological concepts could be used to
understand the properties of chains of small magnets
found in some materials.
“We now know of many topological phases, not only in
thin layers and threads, but also in ordinary three-
dimensional materials,” the committee said.
“Thanks to their pioneering work, the hunt is now on for
new and exotic phases of matter,” the Royal Swedish
Academy of Sciences said while awarding the 8 Million
Swedish crown ($937,000) prize to the trio. “Many
people are hopeful of future applications in both
materials science and electronics.”
Thouless was awarded half the prize, with the other
half divided between Haldane and Kosterlitz. “Suddenly,
people are realising that the topoogical effects in
quantum mechanics are just a tremendously rich
subject,” said 65 year old Haldane.
At a news conference in Stockholm, Thors Hans
Hansson, a member of the Nobel physics committee,
used a bagel, a pretzel and a cinnamon bun to explain
topology. While the items vary across many variables,
a topologist focuses only on the holes: The pretzel
has two, the bagel has one, and the bun has none.
“Things like taste or shape or deformation can change
continuously, but the number of holes something that
we call the topological invariant can only change by
integers, like 1, 2, 3, 0,” he said.
Andy Schofield, a professor of theoretical physics at
the University of Birmingham, where Kosterlitz and
Thouless carried out their early work, said the new
understanding of phase states was particularly
promising in computing. “One of the most exciting
technological implications is in insulators that don’t carry
electricity normally but can be forced to carry electrical
current at the surface,” he said.
“That’s a very robust state, which gives a stability that
is essential to quantum computing.” There had been
speculation this year’s prize might be awarded for the
first detection of gravitational waves.
Japanese wins medicine Nobel
Yoshinori Ohsumi Worked on ‘Self-Eating’ Cell
Mechanism
Japan’s Yoshinori Ohsumi won the 2016 Nobel prize
for medicine for ground-breaking experiments with yeast
which exposed a key mechanism in the body’s defences
where cells degrade and recycle their components.
Understanding the science behind the process, called
“autophagy” or “selfeating”, has led to a better
understanding of diseases such as cancer, Parkinson’s
and type 2 diabetes, the prize committee said on
Monday “Ohsumi’s discoveries led to a new paradigm
in our understanding of how the cell recycles its
content,” it said.
The Physiology or Medicine prize, the first of the Nobel
prizes awarded each year, is worth 8 million Swedish
crowns ($933,000).
Ohsumi, born in 1945 in Fukuoka, Japan, has been a
professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology since
2009. He told Kyodo News agency he was “extremely
honoured” to get the prize. In an interview with
broadcaster NHK, he said he had “always wanted to do
something that other people wouldn’t do...I thought the
breakdown (of cells) would be interesting, and that was
my start.”
Ohsumi’s work-carried out in the 1990s and described
by commentators as “paradigm-shifting” and
“pioneering” – included locating the genes that regulate
autophagy. This is important for medicine because it
helps show which errors in these genes can contribute
to a range of diseases.
David Rubinsztein, deputy director of Cambridge
University’s Institute for Medical Research, said
Ohsumi has provided scientists around the world with
“critical tools to help them understand how disrupted
autophagy can contribute to illnesses including
infectious diseases, cancers and neurodegenerative
diseases such as Huntin ton’s and Parkinson’s.
Christer Hoog, a professor at Sweden’s Karolinska
Institute, told Reuters the work, helped explain crucial
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processes in human development, from growing up, to
ageing to succumbing to disease.
Makers of tiniest machines awarded chemistry
Nobel
Trio’s Work Can Lead To New Type of Battery
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on
Wednesday for developing the world’s smallest
machines, work that could revolutionise computer
technology and lead to a new type of battery.
Frenchman Jean Pierre Sauvage, British born Fraser
Stoddart and Dutch scientist Bernard “Ben” Feringa
share the 8 million kronor ($930,000) prize for the
“design and synthesis of molecular machines,” the
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.
Machines at the molecular level are 1,000th the width
of a human, hair and have taken chemistry to a new
dimension, the academy said.
Molecular machines “will most likely be used in the
development of things such as new materials, sensors
and energy storage systems.”
Stoddart has already developed a molecule based
computer chip with 20kB memory. Researchers believe
chips so small may revolutionise computer technology
the way silicon based transistors once did, the academy
said.
It said the laureates’ work has also inspired other
researchers to build increasingly advanced molecular
machinery, including “a robot that can grasp and
connect amino acids” in 2013. Researchers are also
hoping to develop a new kind of battery using this
technology.
Sauvage, 71, is professor emeritus at the University
of Strasbourg and director of research emeritus at
France’s National Center for Scientific Research.
Sauvage’s wife choked back tears as she absorbed
the news. “Jean Pierre won the Nobel prize,” she said,
her voice trembling as she spoke on multiple telephones
at once ringing with news of the prize.
Officials at the University of Strasbourg, where
Sauvage is a professor emeritus in the Institute of
Science and Supramolecular Engineering, were over
whelmed and honored by the news, and said they were
trying to reach him to celebrate his victory
Stoddart, 74, is a chemistry professor at Northwestern
University in Evanston, Illinois. His daughter Alison
said he was “absolutely ecstatic” at the honor.
Feringa, 65, is a professor of organic chemistry at the
University of Groningen, the Netherlands.
“I don’t know what to say, I’m a bit shocked,” Feringa
told reporters in Stockholm by telephone. “I’m so
honored’ and I’m also emotional about it.”
Molecular machines are molecules with controllable
movements, which can perform a task when energy is
added, the academy said.
It said Sauvage made the first breakthrough in 1983
when he linked two ring shaped molecules together to
form a chain.
Stoddart took the next step in 1991 by threading a
molecular ring onto a molecular axle, while Feringa was
the first to develop a molecular’ motor in 1999 when he
got a molecular rotor blade to spin continuously in the
same direction. The academy said the molecular motor
is at the same stage now as the electric motor was in
the 1830s.
The chemistry prize was the last of this year’s science
awards. The medicine prize went to a Japanese
biologist who discovered the process by which a cell
breaks down and recycles content. The physics prize
was shared by three British born scientists for
theoretical discoveries that shed light on strange states
of matter.
2016 economics Nobel for contract theory Awarded
for Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom
The decision to award the Nobel Prize in economics
this year to Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom for
theirwork in contract theory is further proof that some
of the best work in economics is being done to
understand the rules of the game and the contracts
that determine our actions in the real world.
Most of us sign contracts. Why do we do so? Take the
contracts we enter into with our employers, for example.
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There are two main reasons.
First, a contract helps the two sides of the deal work
together over a long period of time. Think of what would
happen if each company would have to search for new
employees at the start of every day, or vice versa.
Second, the contract creates rules that allow agents
with different interests to cooperate to achieve some
goal. No market economy can work without such
cooperation premised on trust but also backed by the
law. How contracts are designed defines our incentives
in various situations in the real world.
There are various nuances in our contracts. They could
be formal or informal, depending on whether they are
enforced by law or social norms. They could be
complete or incomplete, which is based on whether
they take into account all possibilities that lie in the
future.
One side of a contract may know more than the other
because of information asymmetry, so insurance
companies, for example, may end up covering people
with health problems rather than the healthy, through
what is called adverse selection.
There are also agency problems as when managers
who are under contract with shareholders actually try
to maximize their own earnings rather than those of
their shareholders.
Contract theory helps us understand these problems,
and helps us solve them through better contract
design. Take a simple informal contract. A harried
mother has to leave the house for a couple of hours.
She is worried her two children will bring the house
down by fighting over a large piece of cake in the
refrigerator.
The mother leaves a simple instruction the elder child
will cut the cake while the younger one will choose
which piece to eat. Now, the elder child cannot cheat.
The mother has aligned their interests or achieved
incentive compatibility through an informal contract.
Contract theory is not just about such parlour games.
In two landmark papers written in 1979 and 1991.
Holmstrom provided the pinciples that can help
companies draw up contracts to ensure that managers
do not sacrifice the longterm health of the firm in pursuit
of bonuses linked to short term performance.
This was precisely the problem in Wall Street before
the 2008 financial crisis, investment bankers took
excess risks to earn their annual bonuses while those
very risky bets almost destroyed the financial system.
Hart has similarly written seminal papers on using
contract theory in mergers, acquisitions, corporate
ownership and vertical integration. One of his most cited
papers was written with Sandy Grossman in 1986. Once
again, think of the recent controversy over the non-
compete clause for Analjit Singh in the merger between
HDFC Life and Max Life. There is contract theory at
work again here.
It is with good reason that the Royal Swedish Academy
of Sciences has said on the official Nobel website:
“The contributions by the laureates have helped us
understand many of the contracts we observe in real
life. They have also given us new ways of thinking
about how contracts should be designed, both in private
markets and in the realm of public policy.”
The use of contract theory in public policy is something
that the Indian government needs to learn, be it the
design of telecom auctions or the public distribution
system.
The fact that the 2016 Nobel Prize in economics has
gone to two giants of contract theory tells us something
else as well. Most of the public attention is lavished on
macroeconomics and the related dark art of forecasting.
This is where the crisis of economics is the deepest.
Since 1991, 22 economists have been awarded Nobel
Prizes for their work in the overlapping fields of new
institutional economics, game theory, industrial
organization, contract theory and information
asymmetry.
Their combined work helps us understand our
interactions with others and design better rules so that
social outcomes are better than before.
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President IFA Distributed Blankets to Villagers (28/10/2016)through Meerashree Charitable Trust
Allahabad : During the month of October, 2016, Dr. S. N. Pandey, President,IFS, visited his native place in U.P. Allahabad. On 28th October, 2016 he wentto his native village about 50 km away from the city of Allahabad. He bought50 Woollen Blanket from the market, and distributed the blankets to the poorestof poor villagers before on set of winter seasons. Villagers were extremelyhappy and thanked Dr. Pandey.
Indian Fibre Society (IFS) Felicitates Dr. S. N. Pandey,President and Founder Chairman of IFS, FormerDirector of NIRJAFT, CIAE, CIRCOT and CRIJAF
