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What should you do with your gold investments after PM Modi urges people to postpone gold purchases?Prime Minister Modi urged citizens to postpone gold purchases to curb India's import bill amidst West Asia tensions. While the intention is...- Agra's delicate marble inlay industry suffers as exports to West Asia halted amid prevailing crisisAgra's famed marble inlay craft, Pachikari, is grinding to a halt. The ongoing conflict in West Asia has stopped orders from the region, th...
- GST rate hike to cripple India's garment industry: Clothing Manufacturers Association of IndiaThe government plans to increase taxes on garments costing over Rs 2,500. Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI) warns this wil...
- Indian gems, jewellery exports face major blow from US tariff; industry seeks govt interventionThe US imposition of a 50% tariff on Indian gems and jewellery imports is a major setback, potentially slashing exports by 75% and threaten...
- Unknotting Kashmir’s carpet woes: Hand-knotted Kashmiri silk carpets called Kal Baffi are making a subtle, yet striking, comebackKashmir's tourism is booming, and its hand-knotted silk carpets are reviving. These carpets, known as Kal Baffi, face challenges like US ta...
- US tariffs set to cripple India's diamond industry, hurting jobs, exportsIndia's diamond polishing hub in Surat faces significant challenges as the U.S. imposes a 27% tariff on gem and jewellery exports, jeopardi...
- View: How NBFCs can play a critical role in India's development by providing credit to segments ignored by banksDespite this long history of coexistence of NBFCs and banks, the Indian credit system is dominated by the latter. Lending by commercial ban...
- Challenges from Chinese distant water fishing fleets in AfricaAccording to a comprehensive report published by IJ-Reportika, about 20% of the global IUU catch comes from just six western African countr...
- Jaipur Rugs Director's secret to success: Being focused, taking risks & paying attention to detailYogesh Chaudhary said it's also important to pursue the goals and to never give up.
- Artisans deserve better facilitators than NGOs and govts for their businesses to thriveThe poor have little trust in governments or NGOs. For most, it’s just a new person to ask for dole from in the face of rudeness and stonew...
- 'What exactly is the link of this collection to Indian craft?' An open letter by Indian artisans to Sabyasachi Mukherjee over his new H&M collectionThe letter asked why 'Wanderlust' was marketed as a range dedicated to Indian craft, when no artisan was involved.
- View: Why India's 'Lock-Unlock-Relock' policy needs a relookFor a low-middle income country like India, lockdowns and other such restrictions have a skewed impact. They seem to protect the rich and t...
- Religious tourism hit hard by cancellation of annual kanwar fair in UttarakhandHotels, ashrams, guest houses and dharmashalas in the temple towns of Haridwar and Rishikesh used to be bursting at the seams at this time ...
- For ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat', it’s important to take women along: Jahnabi Phookan, FICCI FLOThe newly elected national president of the women's wing of FICCI talks about their priorities, which are aimed to sustainable livelihoods ...
- Azim Premji: The interests of workers, businesses are deeply aligned, especially in these times of crisisWipro founder expressed shock over states diluting labour laws related to settling disputes.
- Communication blockade is breaking down Kashmir's crafts economy: Here's a ground reportThe continued communication blockade in Kashmir has left the state’s artisans in the lurch during the lucrative festival season. The revenu...
- Budget 2019: 15 key takeaways for the MSME sectorFrom strengthening TreDS to addressing liquidity issues of NBFCs, the Budget covers several issues for MSME.
- Modi government's retail push for handicraft to lift rural incomeRural Development Minister Tomar exploring 'village-to-market' model via SHGs; aims to ensure livelihood and lift income levels of artisans.
- Cost of saving cow: Industry bleeds, farmers sufferBetween April and August 2015, the industry exported $2,654 million worth of goods, 8% lower than exports for the same period in 2014.
- Akhilesh Yadav's outsourcing of riot relief work to religious outfits riskyThe govt's supply of ration, medicines and doctors, milk for babies, clothes and blankets for riot victims has been intermittent and hugely...
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