The Ministry of Textiles on Wednesday cleared 20 strategic research projects worth Rs. 74 crores in the areas of agrotextiles , speciality fibre, smart textiles, activewear textiles, strategic application, protective gear and apparel, sports textiles.

• As per the ministry, these strategic research projects fall under the flagship programme ‘National Technical Textiles Mission.’
• Among the 20 research projects, five were of speciality fibres, six of agro-textiles, two from smart textiles, two of protective gear and apparel, two from geotextiles, one of activewear apparel, one from strategic application area, one from sports textiles were cleared.