ET Make in India SME Regional Summits: Kolkata is weaving tradition with technologyAt the ET SME Summit - Kolkata, Partha Chowdhury spoke about targeted government policies that are reshaping West Bengal’s economic future.
14 Sep, 2025, 08.51 AM IST
Assam govt to procure handloom items directly from indigenous weavers, to cut out middlemenAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched “Swanirbhar Naari”, an initiative of the Handloom & Textiles Department, to empower the i...
19 Jul, 2022, 08.35 PM IST
Textile park in Odisha to be functional in 2024, says Indian Oil CorporationThe Government is working towards supporting the migrant workers who have returned due to the havoc caused by the pandemic, he added. Accor...
15 Sep, 2021, 04.38 PM IST
Govt forms panel for road map to quadruple handloom exports in 3 yearsThe committee has been set up amid textiles minister Piyush Goyal setting a target to raise handloom production to Rs 1.25 lakh crore from ...
20 Aug, 2021, 08.43 PM IST
Traditional textiles get a push in states' brand-building bidWith hefty budgetary allocations for the promotion of traditional textiles, states like WB, Manipur, Assam, Telangana and MP are concentrat...
27 Apr, 2017, 04.28 PM IST
Amazon India teams up with government to boost handloom sales; directly engages with weaversThe products will carry government certifications 'India Handloom Brand' and 'Handloom Mark', ensuring availability of quality products acr...
19 May, 2016, 03.33 PM IST
Over 300 participants expected for Kerala business to business meetThe three-day meet, which will be organised in Kochi on February 4 to 6, will serve as a platform for SMEs from Kerala to meet industry lea...
02 Dec, 2015, 06.13 PM IST
Modi govt joins hands with Flipkart to boost handloom sector; provide online platform for weaversFlipkart will provide weavers in India online marketing platform, infrastructural support & customer acquisition to scale up their business.
25 Aug, 2014, 04.52 PM IST
Central Cottage Industries Corporation, Textiles Ministry ink pact to promote and market productsIt also aims to help the CCIC generate adequate returns on net worth and to manage trading activities so as to optimise sales earnings and ...
07 Aug, 2014, 07.54 PM IST
- Tata's Westside to popularise handicrafts:TexMin
"I will write to Ratan Tata... to allocate four shelves to handloom and handicrafts (in Westside stores)," Textiles Secretary Rita Menon to...
25 May, 2011, 03.18 PM IST
- HEPC eyeing handloom exports worth Rs 1,350 cr
The Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC) will participate in overseas textile festivals during this year for identification of new mark...
21 Jul, 2010, 06.50 PM IST
- HEPC eyeing Rs 1,350 cr worth handloom export
Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC) would participate in overseas textile festivals during the year to find new markets and for better...
21 Jul, 2010, 03.58 PM IST
- Banarasi silk sarees get copyright cover
The GI status would benefit about 12 lakh people associated directly or indirectly with the handloom industry of the region.
18 Sep, 2009, 06.59 AM IST
- HEPC brings out Handloom Atlas of India
The Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC) on Wednesday released Handloom Atlas of India, a compendium of the features of the hand-woven ...
04 Feb, 2009, 08.22 PM IST
- Rs 1,295 cr package recommeneded for handloom sector
A high-level committee set up by the government to look into the problems plaguing the country's handloom sector has recommended a Rs 1,295...
28 Apr, 2008, 07.20 PM IST
- Chandy, VS to act in promo for dhoti
If politics is all about acting, Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan and opposition leader Oommen Chandy should find this assignment c...
15 Feb, 2007, 04.30 PM IST
- Handloom Mark label scheme's reach to be increased
Two labels had been designed - one for the domestic market and the other for certifying export products - by the National Institute of Desi...
29 Sep, 2006, 04.00 PM IST