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Union Budget 2026: Gram Swaraj, fibre scheme anchor integrated textile pushThe Union Budget 2026-27 places the textile sector at the core of India's growth and employment plans. New schemes will boost natural and m...- Budget 2026: Textile boost through five-pronged integrated programmeIndia's textile industry is set for a robust transformation with new government initiatives. The National Fibre Mission and Textile Eco Ini...
- Budget 2026 measures to strengthen India’s global manufacturing ambitions: Textile industryInitiatives like Mega Textile Parks and the Mahatma Gandhi Gram Swaraj initiative are set to strengthen the sector's global competitiveness...
- Budget 2026: National Fibre Scheme to Mahatma Gandhi Gram Swaraj - FM announces five key initiatives to boost textile sectorIn order to give a fillip to the labour-intensive textiles sector, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed an integrated program...
- 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.
- NABARD celebrates National Handloom DayThe event, co-chaired by M Beena and Shaji K V, convened government officials, financial institutions, and industry representatives to disc...
- Electricity, wood usage, chemical inputs top sources of carbon footprint in India’s handloomsA recent report highlights the carbon footprint of India's handloom sector. The report identifies electricity consumption, wood usage and c...
- GST on Jammu and Kashmir's handlooms, handicraft products may be cut to 5%, says Piyush GoyalUnion Minister Piyush Goyal pledged to recommend a GST reduction on handicrafts and handlooms in Jammu and Kashmir. He addressed the FTII T...
- Amid conflict, women artisans eye e-commerce to preserve Manipur's vanishing craftsWomen artisans in Manipur are learning e-commerce and digital skills through workshops. This helps preserve traditional crafts and aims at ...
- NEHHDC and BTC sign MoU to preserve Bodoland's cultural heritage and promote handicraftsThe Northeastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation Limited (NEHHDC) and the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) join hands t...
- Use handloom robes for convocations, share pics and video: UGC asks universitiesThe UGC highlighted that apparel made from handloom fabrics is not only more suitable for India's climate but also instills a sense of prid...
- North Eastern Handlooms Corp and IIP signs MoU to develop sustainable packaging for handicraft productsNorth Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation Ltd.(NEHHDC) and Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) have signed a Memorand...
- Rupee trading soon, ESG group for textiles, handicraft ecomm portal launched: Piyush GoyalCommerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal also said that the government is setting up an Environmental, social and governance (ESG) group...
- Reducing tax burden, digitisation can help India's handloom industry in a post-Covid scenarioThe textile industry which had slowed down considerably in the initial stages of the lockdown has started showing signs of recovery.
- India needs to reposition handloom sector and look at larger consumption market: Smriti IraniThe Minister reiterated the need for youngsters to retain the craft through use of available design technology so as to reduce the challeng...
- Maharashtra State Handlooms Corporation signs MoU with Amazon India to launch handloom brand onlineAmazon India said that the MoU will have an impact on the work of over 600 weavers from 17 villages of Maharashtra.
- Farm-to-fashion: How Bengaluru is championing the cause of zero-waste designDesigners are opening dedicated boutique spaces and curating sustainable trunk shows.
- How Bengalureans are putting a spin on cottonWith the weaving communities in the city vanishing, there may soon be similar weaving classes conducted in the city.
- India plans to open handloom stores abroadHandicrafts and Handloom Exports Corporation of India as well as Handloom Export Promotion Council are working in that direction, he said.
- Textile Minister K S Rao chairs first meeting of Handloom BoardTextiles Minister K S Rao chaired the first meeting of the reconstituted All India Handloom Board and discussed measures taken to boost the...
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