India's coal crisis hits textile processing units in Surat“We will have to bring down our production if the cost escalates in a spiralling manner. To begin with, units will work five days a week, a...
19 Oct, 2021, 11.39 AM 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
Amazon India launches Weavesmart on its marketplaceAmazon India intends to help these associated weavers reach millions of customers across India and in turn help in empowering them and help...
03 May, 2018, 06.30 PM IST
Malegaon traders demand suppliers, buyers to come under GSTThough trade has diminished, astute businessmen had stocked up in advance, knowing supplies would suffer if there was any glitch in the lon...
10 Jul, 2017, 12.44 AM IST
Raymond partners with Khadi and Village Industries Commission to launch new clothing lineThis joint venture is also a step towards making a radical shift in people's perception of Khadi from a fabric that stands for nationalism ...
08 Dec, 2016, 11.47 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi's Mann ki Baat fuels spurt in khadi salesBarely 10 days since PM Modi urged people to buy khadi, Khadi Gramodyog Bhavan in Connaught Place has witnessed a massive jump in sales.
02 Oct, 2015, 10.26 AM IST
Here's how the 'Make in India' campaign is reviving indigenous fabricsThanks to the efforts of designers and some state govts, fabrics such as ikkats and Uppada silks are being adopted and revived.
06 Jul, 2015, 12.12 PM IST
Rajesh Pratap Singh, Rohit Bal to showcase khadi designsFDCI along with Gujarat State Khadi and Village Industries Board (GSKVIB) has organised the event, which will be held at the Sardar Patel N...
14 Jan, 2015, 09.49 PM IST
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to focus on khadi, Mahatma Gandhi“It is a great moment for Gujarat with the centenary of Bapu’s return, celebration of Pravasi Divas and inauguration of the museum all coin...
06 Jan, 2015, 04.47 AM IST
Sluggishness in textile market in Q1: StudyThis has resulted in over supply and making yarn prices decrease to the tune of Rs.10 to Rs. 25 per kg, depending on the counts.
02 Aug, 2014, 06.31 PM IST
GI tag given to Patan Patola saree weavers will safeguard their craft from imitationsSilk ‘patola’ sarees from Patan routinely dangle a well-deserved Rs 2.5 lakh price tag. Sonia Gandhi wears them, as do the ladies of the Re...
01 Mar, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Slowdown in Europe forces Indian handicrafts to focus domestic marketThe fear of a sluggish global demand in coming days has prompted handicrafts producers to find innovative ways to increase volume in domest...
11 Dec, 2012, 03.28 PM IST
- Tough time lies ahead for textile market this season
The upcoming festival season in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar, West Bengal and Maharashtra has not yet given much fillip to the textile mark...
19 Oct, 2012, 06.48 AM IST
- Kancheepuram saree cluster weathered cost pressures in slowdown
Going around the town of Kancheepuram—the one-time capital of the Pallavas—one can see magnificent temples like the Kamakshi Amman, which r...
10 Nov, 2008, 02.21 AM IST
- Govt approves 6 projects under IIUS
The government has approved six projects entailing a cost of Rs 373.35 crore under the Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (IIUS),...
13 Mar, 2008, 10.00 PM IST
- Many Surat cos out in the cold without cover
Once the flood waters recede, many Surat-based businesses in the diamonds and textile sectors may face a second blow.
12 Aug, 2006, 01.30 AM IST
- Surat's entrepreneurs out in the cold without insurance
Once the flood waters recede, many Surat-based businesses in the diamonds and textile sectors may face a second blow.
11 Aug, 2006, 12.00 AM IST