Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Giriraj Singh Urges NIFT Mumbai Students to Drive Textile Innovation
Union Minister Giriraj Singh visited fashion students at NIFT Mumbai.
He talked about how students can help India’s textile industry grow.
He encouraged them to create jobs and help sell Indian textiles in other countries.
He also asked them to protect traditional handloom knowledge.
Singh said new materials and environmentally friendly methods are important.
He explained that AI, blockchain, and 3D printing may change fashion and textiles.
Students were encouraged to combine creativity with business skills.
Singh also opened a new center to support weavers and artisans.
Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh visited NIFT Mumbai in Kharghar on Saturday.
Singh urged students to create jobs, increase textile exports and support foreign exchange earnings.
He highlighted sustainability, material innovation, and natural and composite fibres.
The minister said AI, blockchain, and 3D printing could transform fashion and textiles.
Singh inaugurated a new Bunakar Seva Kendra facility supporting handloom and weaving communities.
- Who
- Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh, accompanied by senior textile officials, met NIFT Mumbai students and staff.
- What
- Singh discussed innovation, exports, jobs, sustainability, technology, and support for weavers, and inaugurated a new Bunakar Seva Kendra facility.
- When
- Saturday; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- The National Institute of Fashion Technology Mumbai campus in Kharghar, Mumbai.
- Why
- The visit aimed to encourage young designers to support textile-sector growth, innovation, entrepreneurship, exports, and handloom communities.
- Visitor
- Giriraj Singh, Union Textiles Minister
- Institution
- National Institute of Fashion Technology Mumbai
- Location
- Plot 20, Kharghar, Mumbai
- Key priorities
- Employment generation, exports, foreign exchange earnings, and global promotion of Indian textiles
- Technologies discussed
- Artificial intelligence, blockchain, and 3D printing
- Sustainability focus
- Material innovation and natural and composite fibres
- Facility inaugurated
- A new Bunakar Seva Kendra, or Weavers’ Service Centre, on the NIFT Mumbai campus