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PM Modi's gifts: Muga silk stole for Italy PM, Ladakhi stole for Sweden PM, Kesar mangoes for UAE prezPrime Minister Narendra Modi presented unique Indian gifts to world leaders during his recent five-nation tour. Items included Muga silk st...- Kerala: Newly elected MLAs administered oath of officeIn an event marking the start of the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly, newly elected legislators swore their oaths on May 21. The oath-taki...
- Handloom, handicraft sector key employer but faces challengesIndia's vital handloom and handicraft sector, employing millions, grapples with low wages and limited market reach. A recent study highligh...
- Ranaghat Dakshin 2026 Assembly Elections: A battle between TMC's Sougata Kumar Burman & BJP's Ashim Kumar BiswasConstituency Election Results 2026 News: West Bengal gears up for a close 2026 Assembly election. Exit polls suggest a tight race with the ...
- 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.
- How small businesses in West Bengal are merging heritage with high-tech to craft growth storiesKolkata, a city known for its stronghold in trade and manufacturing, is steadily embracing the integration of heritage and technology
- NABARD promotes alternative income sources for rural population dependent on agricultureNabard is aiming to develop the handloom sector, which they expect will also arrest large scale migration of small and agricultural laboure...
- 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...
- Amazon plans to make Tantuja a global brandTantuja is owned by West Bengal State Handloom Weavers' Co-operative Society Ltd. Amazon will take Tantuja to the US, after the brand recei...
- Now back in profit, Tantuja gears up to give the brand a faceliftThe brand revival plans include expanding the product range, adding more outlets, going for online ventures and a working out marketing str...
- Tantuja bags national awardThe award of Rs 1.5 lakh will be given in Varanasi on the occasion of National Handloom Day on August 7, 2016.
- 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...
- West Bengal State Handloom Weavers Co-operative Society to sell sarees onlineOne can now buy famous jamdani, tangail, handloom and silk printed sarees from the state-owned Tantuja with a click of a mouse or using sma...
- Can PM Narendra Modi's policies really help the struggling handloom workers?The 2010 handloom census paints a harrowing picture of the work and life of Indian weavers, once thought to be the best in the world.
- Popularity of the Mamata sari fading as low returns keep the next generation away“With youngsters not willing to learn the art, in the next five years we can foresee closing down Dhaniakhali productions all together,” sa...
- Festivals will be much brighter, happier if 'Taant' sari industry is unfolded and made to flow againTake the ‘home state’ of the taant sari, West Bengal. In 1982, there were 8,052 power-looms in the small-scale sector with the number of wo...
- Mamata Banerjee turns a saree designer to weave poll magicMamata saree - that's the latest buzz among weavers of Bengal. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is all set to become a designer.
- Six entrepreneurs keeping art of weaving & embroidering alive in BengalA clutch of entrepreneurs is spinning a new tale for Bengal handloom — and there is everything from minimalist scarves to trendy jamdani on...
- Handloom Tarining Institute to come up in West BengalThe handloom industry in West Bengal is all set to get a boost. A handloom training institute is likely to be soon set up in Nadia district...
- Handloom Tarining Institute to come up in West BengalThe handloom industry in West Bengal is all set to get a boost. A handloom training institute is likely to be soon set up in Nadia district...
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