The two problems holding back India’s home decor market: Supply and discoveryAs Indian consumers grow more design-conscious, a new wave of platforms is rethinking how home decor is sourced, curated, and discovered, s...
08 Apr, 2026, 11.12 AM IST
Real vs fake Pashmina: How to spot an authentic Kashmiri shawlIndia's premium textile market faces a credibility gap in Pashmina shawls due to widespread misrepresentation. Authentic Pashmina, rooted i...
26 Mar, 2026, 06.45 PM IST
ET Make in India SME Regional Summit’s second session to be held in LucknowAfter a successful first show at Hyderabad, the ET Make in India SME Regional Summit will host its second show in Lucknow on May 25.
21 May, 2024, 10.46 AM IST
A special bond: Fashion entrepreneur Maximiliano Modesti reveals how Indian artisans fascinated him 30 years agoModesti said he isn't a forecaster, but his trends are ahead of time.
25 May, 2022, 07.28 PM IST
Reliance Retail to launch Swadesh to sell products sourced from artisansThe company said Swadesh is part of its ‘Handmade in India' programme that is aimed at showcasing authentic handcrafted products and promot...
21 Apr, 2022, 06.23 PM IST
How to win customers and influence buyingA salesperson’s real skill lies in turning the hesitant browser into a happy buyer. Intuition and empathy are crucial skills now for sales ...
11 Dec, 2021, 12.10 AM IST
Reliance Retail to focus on craft productsIndie by AJIO is an online marketplace for local artisans and handcrafted products and celebrates the textile and handloom traditions of In...
23 Nov, 2020, 05.12 PM IST
Weavers’ service centres upgradation, new scheme to connect weavers with market on anvil: Textiles ministry"There are 28 Weaver Service Centres in India. We had asked students of NIFT to upgrade them with respect to marketing and research,” Irani...
07 Aug, 2020, 01.57 PM IST
Sachin's True Blue tie-up, Fabric Monde, launches 'handcrafted' shirtsThe shirts would be available in the 50 plus stores of True Blue present across the country
11 Apr, 2019, 04.51 PM IST
IHGF-Delhi Fair Autumn 2018 expected to see increased buyer participation this year: EPCHThe fair boasts of housing the most extensive range of handcrafted products in a range of categories such as home textiles, furnishings, ca...
12 Oct, 2018, 05.49 PM IST
India exported handcrafted goods worth Rs 1.36 lakh crore in past 4 years: Smriti IraniNew Delhi, Oct 8 () The country exported handcrafted goods worth Rs 1.36 lakh crore in the past four years, Union Minister Smriti Irani sai...
08 Oct, 2018, 10.12 PM IST
Government, industry to chalk out roadmap for Indian textile sectorSmriti Irani, Piyush Goyal, Kalraj Mishra, senior bureaucrats and several top industrialists, especially from Gujarat, will be among those ...
30 Mar, 2017, 03.33 PM IST
- Handicrafts, and handloom from North East at Dastkar Fest
With sarees for Rs, 4,800 and a pair of earnings for Rs 150, the designer has attempted to bring these 2 fabrics back into public imaginati...
12 Mar, 2015, 12.54 PM IST
- India, China sign pact for promoting handicraft
EPCH today said it has inked a pact with CCPIT to explore possibilities of enhancing exports of Indian handicrafts to the neighbouring nati...
25 Apr, 2013, 08.15 PM IST
- FTP disappoints ailing textile industry
The ailing domestic textile industry is disappointed with the Foreign Trade Policy as it does not contain specific measures for the industr...
28 Aug, 2009, 03.27 AM IST
- NIFT to open a branch in Muscat
Premier Indian fashion design institute, National Institute of Fashion Technology will soon open its branch in Muscat. "There is demand and...
03 Sep, 2008, 11.50 AM IST
- Kabuliwallahs make a comeback
Craftsmen from Afghanistan showcased their handicraft products here, at an exhibition of the diverse craft traditions of the South Asian As...
15 Dec, 2007, 02.00 PM IST