Vibhor Jain appointed CEO and MD of ONDCVibhor Jain has been appointed as the new MD and CEO of ONDC, effective April 7, after serving as acting CEO. He aims to deepen the value O...
10 Apr, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
MoS for Textiles inaugurates Bunkar and Karigar Utthan Upskilling Programme FY 2024-25Union Minister of State for Textiles and External Affairs Pabitra Margherita launched the Bunkar and Karigar Utthan Upskilling Programme FY...
27 Jul, 2024, 09.55 PM IST
Amazon India signs MoU with Manipur govt to sell Panthoibi Emporium productsSellers part of the emporium will be able to avail benefits such as personalized training for a quick start, increased customer visibility ...
07 Jun, 2022, 02.25 PM IST
Cauvery Handicrafts Emporium launches on Amazon.inCauvery Handicrafts Emporium is a unit of Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation.
09 Sep, 2021, 06.49 AM IST
Amazon India to host 'Handicrafts Mela' to support artisans, weaversPreviously, Amazon India had also organised a 10-week 'Stand for Handmade' initiative in July this year to aid the revival of the businesse...
26 Sep, 2020, 02.17 PM IST
SMBs, startups on Amazon.in to launch 1000 new products this Prime DayPrime Day in India will also see artisans and women entrepreneurs from 'Karigar' and 'Saheli' offer deals on handmade products from Tribes ...
30 Jul, 2020, 02.08 PM IST
Amazon India waives off fees for artisans, weavers, women entrepreneurs for 10 weeksThis is part of the e-commerce giant’s new initiative Stand for Handmade to help over 10 lakh entrepreneurs.
01 Jul, 2020, 05.27 PM IST
Amazon India launches ‘Karigar’, on the eve of National Handloom DayThe program aims to empower local sellers and SMB’s by helping them list and sell their products on Amazon India.
06 Aug, 2019, 03.19 PM IST
Gold demand at five-year low in first half of FY18A correct picture will be to compare the H1 demand to its five year average of 266 tonnes. This year’s 235 tonnes post demonetisation shows...
08 Nov, 2017, 01.29 AM IST
Council may slash GST on jewellery making charges to 3%An 18% GST on making charges could increase the indirect tax incidence on customers to over 4% from the 3% GST that will become effective f...
11 Jun, 2017, 02.36 PM IST
GJEPC seeks GST exemption or flat 0.25% rate on labour charges for polished diamondsThe logic is that value-addition done by karigars (labourers) accounts for 70-80% of the value of the polished stone and this could have a ...
08 Jun, 2017, 06.19 PM IST
CBI seeks to examine Canadian national in Air India bribe caseCBI sources said the agency has registered the case and dispatched Letters Rogatory, judicial requests to facilitate provision of informati...
20 Oct, 2016, 03.54 PM IST
Rs 50-crore ‘jewellery park’ set to come up in Mumbai in bid to boost exportsThe initiative comes at a time when India’s jewellery sector faces a crisis of skilled labour, inadequate infrastructure and lack of techno...
29 Jun, 2016, 06.33 AM IST
ET in the Classroom: The repercussions of excise duty on jewelleryThis is causing inconvenience for those wanting to buy jewellery to meet wedding or occasion-based demand, besides making jewellery costlie...
07 Mar, 2016, 08.39 AM IST
- No evidence to show Praful Patel took bribe: Canadian scribe
A Canadian journalist, who reported on bribery charges levelled against Union Minister Praful Patel, on Friday tweeted that there was no ev...
03 Feb, 2012, 10.16 PM IST
- Praful Patel seeks PM's intervention in bribery allegations over $100 mn Air India contract
Praful Patel has sought the PM's intervention with Canadian authorities after his name has been dragged into a foreign bribery investigatio...
03 Feb, 2012, 01.07 PM IST
- Praful Patel faces bribery allegations over $100 mn Air India contract, denies wrongdoing
Praful Patel found himself at the centre of pay-off allegations concerning a $100 million Air India contract during his tenure as Civil Avi...
02 Feb, 2012, 10.09 PM IST