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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 ...- Over 50% of India’s artisans are women, but only 22% of MSMEs are women-owned: Economic Survey 2025The Economic Survey 2024-25 highlighted the huge gap between women’s employment and entrepreneurship in India and raised the issue of creat...
- Gujarat unveils new cottage and rural industries policy; eyes 12 lakh jobs in 5 yearsGujarat's new cottage and rural industries policy promises a jobs boost, aiming to create 12 lakh opportunities over five years. The policy...
- Piyush Goyal asks govt departments to buy handloom products for textile needsGoyal stressed upon the need to connect weavers and artisans with a greater clientele with both domestic as well as International customers...
- Need to put Handloom Census data in public domain: Piyush GoyalGoyal also highlighted the need to connect weavers and artisans with a greater clientele in both domestic as well as international markets,...
- A dying trade: Can the handloom sector stand up to the march of the machines?The handloom sector is a big employer, contributes a chunk to exports and is deeply ingrained with the rural economy. In the age of automat...
- India looks to become self-reliant in silk sector in next two years: IraniThe Minister of Textiles and Women & Child Development said that the recent Budget has brought cheer to the textile industry with the annou...
- 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...
- 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...
- Assam has a good textile policy: Chandra Mohan PatowaryThe Ministry of Textiles, Government of India in collaboration with Invest India organized an ‘Exclusive Investment Forum’ webinar. As part...
- Provide ‘Bihar stimulus’ from central package: Shyam RajakRajak has highlighted the problems faced by Bihar, which accounts for 14% of the 5.6 crore migrant workers as per the 2011 census. The mini...
- Education, exposure is key for handloom revival say expertsTextile revival is also helping empower weavers to make a sustainable livelihood.
- Employment in Indian enterprises grows 38%, number of companies 42%The census results are different from those of the household survey, which is also done by the ministry of statistics and programme impleme...
- 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.
- Make in India: Central Statistical Office to release data with exporters' details for the first timeOfficials believe this could help the govt make more informed manufacturing and trade policy decisions in the context of its Make In India ...
- Employment rises 34 per cent to 12.7 crore in 8 years to 2013: Economic censusThe number of employed persons in the country grew by 34.35% to 12.77 crore in eight years to 2013, according to the Sixth Economic Census.
- No change in definition of handloom: Textile MinistryTextile Ministry today decided to retain the existing definition of 'handloom' after a panel constituted for the purpose recommended no cha...
- Arunachal Pradesh affects major bureaucratic reshuffleThe Arunachal Pradesh government has affected a major bureaucratic reshuffle for smooth functioning of the government.
- Government disburses Rs 2,151 crore during 2012-13 under TUFSThe Textiles Ministry has disbursed Rs 2,151 crore of the Rs 2,323 crore fund allocation under Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme(TUFS) for...
- Budget implication on West Bengal and East IndiaOwing to his natural proclivity towards his constituency and being the face of Congress-Trinamool alliance, there couldn't have been a bett...
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