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Global project explores India's handicrafts, sustainabilityDesigners from across the country are presenting products, spanning furniture, tableware, textiles and garments focusing on traditional han...
India wants EU to do away with import duty on its textilesIndia has asked EU to waive import duty on its textiles, arguing that the quality of its cloth is better than that supplied by Pak and Bang...
Arunachal Pradesh inks MoU with NABARD for a loan aiver schemeThe scheme would provide for waiving of outstanding loan for sick handloom units to encourage weavers and cooperative societies to revitali...
- Textiles Ministry asks handicraft exporters to focus on R&D, innovation
The Textiles Ministry today asked the handicraft exporters to give more emphasis on R&D to produce innovative products to become globally c...
Textiles sector may generate additional 5 mn jobs by 2017The textiles sector is expected to generate additional 5 million jobs by 2017, taking the total employment in this field to about 50 millio...
- Link handicrafts sector with MNREGA to address labour crunch
To address labour shortage in the handicrafts sector, the EPCH has suggested that it be linking with the employment guarantee scheme, MNREG...
- Sericulture labour integrated with MNREGA
Keeping in view the shortage of skilled labour in sericulture, the Rural Development Ministry has agreed to integrate the workers in this s...
Textiles Ministry for restoration of FMS to cotton, cotton yarn exportersThe Textiles Ministry said it will soon ask the Commerce Ministry to restore the export incentives under the FMS given to cotton and cotton...
Link textiles sector with employment scheme: Ministry to PMLinking the programme under the MNREGA with the sector will help train about 15 lakh workers in the next three years, it has said.
Higher cotton output, lower exports in next seasonThe increase in cotton output in the next year is likely to be on account of good monsoon mainly in cotton growing states and increase in a...
GoM set up to look into export tax on cotton: Sharad PawarAgriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said a group of ministers has been set up to look into the proposal to levy export duty of 10% on cotton.
Cotton Distribution Policy to bring stability in prices: Kavuru Sambasiva RaoTextiles Ministry said it plans to bring a cotton distribution policy that proposes to impose a 10 per cent duty on shipments.
Union textiles minister calls for roadmap for doubling cotton productionThe Union Minister for Textiles Dr Kavuru Sambasiva Rao, has said that a road map should be drawn up by the cotton industry to support the ...
- Union Textile minister assures Meghalaya of Central help
The Textiles minister informed that the Centre has sanctioned about Rs 490 crore as loan waivers for the weavers all over the country.
- NTC signs pact with NHDC to sell handloom products
An agreement has been signed by National Textile Corporation and NHDC to promote handloom products.