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MP govt developing homestays in India's first craft handloom village PranpurPranpur, Madhya Pradesh's first craft handloom village, is preparing for more tourists by developing homestays. Two will be ready by Novemb...
PM Narendra Modi unveils a bunch of projects for strife-torn ManipurUnder the Vikshit Bharat Vikshit North East programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled projects worth Rs 55,600 crore for six northea...
PM Modi to launch multiple projects in Manipur, Tripura on January 4Manipur is going to assembly polls early this year. PM Modi will inaugurate the New Integrated Terminal Building at Maharaja Bir Bikram Air...
Billionaire-backed FabIndia seeking $500 mn in IPOThe Delhi-based company, whose backers include PremjiInvest, the family office of Wipro Ltd. founder Azim Premji, aims to submit its so-cal...
Piyush Goyal meets DP World chairman during J&K visit, export strategy, industrial package for UT plannedGoyal also met a delegation of industrialists from the valley wherein issued related to bottlenecks in export of Kashmiri shawls were taken...
Social enterprises looking at innovative ways to revive handloom sector post-lockdownThe fear of the unknown is the lived reality of the handloom industry in India. Handloom is the second largest employment provider in the c...
Promote handloom products: Textile ministry to e-comm cos, retail firms“The e-commerce entities, retail companies and designer bodies have also been requested to promote and amplify the efforts of ministry of t...
Textile trails: A walk through the craft landscape of IndiaThe age-old tradition of weaving lends a unique identity to each region of our country. Explore trails that let you delve deeper into the h...
Snapdeal partners Andhra Pradesh, UC Berkeley for smart village projectThe objective of the joint partnership is to create viable solutions through digitisation and new-age services, Snapdeal said in a statemen...
Raymond partners with Khadi and Village Industries Commission to launch new clothing lineThis joint venture is also a step towards making a radical shift in people's perception of Khadi from a fabric that stands for nationalism ...
West Bengal Khadi and Village Industries Board joins hands with Italian Government for Rome and Milan exhibitionMamata Banerjee through her initiatives like Biswa Bangla and Club Muslin has tried to promote indigenous textiles and crafts of the state.
With Indiloom, Munmun Biswas carves a niche in the handloom sectorWith Rs 1.5 crore from IFCI in February, she is in the process of setting up a digital printing factory for her second venture Coeval Craft...
Artisans see fortunes improving as online players like Craftsvilla, Amazon, Flipkart remove need for middlemenArtisans have seen their fortunes improve as online sellers such as Craftsvilla, Amazon and Flipkart, among others, have removed the need f...
Here's how the 'Make in India' campaign is reviving indigenous fabricsThanks to the efforts of designers and some state govts, fabrics such as ikkats and Uppada silks are being adopted and revived.
Replica of Mumbai's CST star attraction at Dubai festThe terminus is an extravagant architectural feat that has been a mainstay of the Mumbai railway system for many year.
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...
Varanasi awaits big announcements during PM Narendra Modi's visitThe PM will also lay the foundation stone of a Weavers Trade Facilitation Centre and a crafts museum aimed at uplifting the weavers and cra...
Bengal government clears 3 projects which will fetch Rs 1800 crore in two yearsOver the next two years the project is likely to fetch an investment of more than Rs 300 crore, the minister informed.
- RSP to set up handloom centre for underprivileged women
The Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has set up a handloom centre for imparting free training for underprivileged women.
- Retro-chic rules, Indian designers go back to roots
Raw silk, cotton, jute-India's traditional fabrics are finding favour among top designers raring to break new ground in the highly competit...