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Textiles minister Giriraj Singh targets ₹33 lakh crore textile market by FY31India's textile market is set to double to ₹33 lakh crore by 2030-31. This growth will create nearly 2 crore new jobs. The government is al...- Targeting to increase India's textile market size to Rs 33 lakh crore by FY2031: Giriraj SinghIndia aims to significantly boost its textile market to Rs 33 lakh crore by 2030-31. The government is focused on enhancing the income of h...
- To Russia, with love: Indian contemporary art arrives at the Hermitage that houses masterpieces by Rembrandt and RaphaelThe State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg is thrilled to unveil 'Sediments of Becoming', an exhibition that introduces the dynamic lands...
- Why the help of women MPs is neces-saree: Parliament could give many languishing 6-yard weaves a fillipParliament stands as a beacon of India's saree heritage, reflecting a tapestry of traditions. Women MPs are stepping to the forefront, revi...
- Assam's Muga silk gets Rs 411 cr boost with Mission Senehjori; set to empower 2.5 lakh weaversA significant Rs 411-crore project, Mission Muga Silk ‘Senehjori’, has been launched to boost Assam's Muga Silk industry. This initiative a...
- Manmade fibre exporters flag concerns arising from West Asia conflictRising crude oil prices due to the West Asian conflict are significantly increasing the cost of manmade fibre raw materials. This is creati...
- 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...
- Handicrafts, handloom boards wound up as no contribution to policy making: Smriti IraniIrani said the government has registered 1,590 products under ‘India Handloom Brand’ that promotes the production of niche handloom product...
- Centre to link 50 lakh artisans, weavers to GeM portal: Smriti IraniThe Minister of Textiles and Women and Child Development was addressing members from the Ficci Ladies Organisation through a virtual platfo...
- Education, exposure is key for handloom revival say expertsTextile revival is also helping empower weavers to make a sustainable livelihood.
- Varanasi handloom weavers need design support for survivalThe Uttar Pradesh government, meanwhile, is trying to connect handloom weavers in Varanasi with designers to help them create intellectual ...
- Textiles 2017 will boost Make in India: Smriti IraniPrime Minister announced a special package of Rs 6,000 crores with the aim of creating one crore 11 lakh jobs in the next three years. This...
- Higher insurance cover for handloom weavers in the worksThe ministry has proposed increasing the cover for accidental death to Rs 4 lakh from Rs 1.5 lakh. In case of natural death, benefit may be...
- Telangana woos back migrated weavers with power loom clusterThe government is planning to procure the textiles produced by the weavers’ cooperative at the power loom cluster and use it for government...
- Textile Minister Santosh Gangwar lays foundation for apparel & garment centreTextile Minister Santosh Gangwar today laid the foundation stone for an apparel and garment making centre in Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram.
- Big boost to textile industry as weavers warm up to e-tailer ideaThe new development in line with PM Modi's growth plan for the textile industry, with many weavers using such portals to sell their wares.
- PM Modi in Varanasi; says global e-commerce market awaits textile sectorPraising the weaver community, Modi said, "Just like the way the weavers weave clothes, this sector weaves together all sections of the soc...
- Slowdown in textile sector is a concern: Anand SharmaCPI (M) Basudev Acharia said the flooding of Indian markets with foreign goods has added to the woes of the weavers.
- Govt plans measures to boost cotton goods exportsThe government plans to take measures to help Indian weavers get sufficient quantity and boost exports of value-added cotton goods, which w...
- Portal on textile industry launchedA vertical portal on handloom textile industry, aimed at providing a common platform to weavers and importers, was launched.
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