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The Summer Survival Guide: Smarter ways to live through rising temperaturesWe are living in an era of extreme heat, and the planet is not pushing back on the pedal anytime soon. Which is why Lijee Philip brings to ...
Ready for international fashion debut: Khadi on the Patagonia trailThis is for the first time that a khadi institution in the country has been assessed and certified by an international independent assessor...
Symbol of self-reliance, Khadi rides the ‘atmanirbharta’ wave for reinventionThe fascinating world of khadi is slowly becoming synonymous with no-frills luxury and, in the process, spinning tales of revival aplenty.
From the PMO to FM Nirmala Sitharaman, Khadi masks are in vogue during Covid-19Khadi & Village Industries Commission has already sold 6.5 lakh masks since the time it started production in April. The masks are availabl...
KVIC threatens legal action against firms selling fake Khadi PPE kitsIt has been learnt that the fake PPE kits are being sold under the impression of a Khadi product, which is totally incorrect and misleading...
Over 1 million paramilitary men to don khadi uniform, combat outfitHome Minister Amit Shah is learnt to have asked heads of all central forces to switch to ‘Make-in-India’ products and promote use of khadi,...
Khadi's share in textile production doubles in 5 yearsThe mill fabric production dropped to 2,012 million square metres in 2018-19 while the Khadi fabric production was 170.80 million square me...
Govt looks to position khadi as 'Indian brand' with bigger play abroadThe move may throw a spanner in the works of companies, especially foreign firms that are trying to register khadi as a trademark.
Freedom@70: How Khadi is getting a new spinKVIC has signed a memorandum with the National Institute of Fashion Technology for design development and training at different khadi insti...
As branded as it can get: Raymond launches India's first branded khadi labelKhadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) had received its largest ever order worth Rs 2 crore from Raymond for the supply of 98000 me...
Fabindia in fresh row for calling its fabrics KhadiThe Textile Laboratory and Research Centre, Mumbai, said Fabindia has been using blends of flax with cotton, which doesn’t qualify as khadi.
Raymond Ltd orders Rs 2 crore worth Khadi fabricKVIC had signed an agreement with Raymond in December last year.
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 ...
Which Ritu Beri design will Indian Railways staff choose for uniform?Fashion designer Ritu Beri, who was in May hired by the government to design a new uniform for railways personnel, presented a set of four ...
Khadi makeover: The second struggle of the nation's fabricActors Sonam Kapoor, Salman Khan and Chitrangada Singh have all walked the ramp clad in khadi. Designers, too, have taken up the mission of...
Three entrepreneurs join hands to breathe new life into khadi and take it to new placesMumbai-based Nanda Yadav, her German partner and fiancé Michael Grobe and Kaveri Sharma have joined hands to give khadi a new sense of iden...
PM Narendra Modi's Mann ki Baat fuels spurt in khadi salesBarely 10 days since PM Modi urged people to buy khadi, Khadi Gramodyog Bhavan in Connaught Place has witnessed a massive jump in sales.
'Khadi needs to be pushed out of bhandars’Handspun Khadi fabric needs to marketed as an eco-friendly and ethical product, says Shalini Sheth Amin, the founder and chief executive of...
Khadi should be revived in purest form, says Tara Gandhi BhattacharjeeCommitted to promoting Khadi, Tara Gandhi, the grand daughter of Mahatma Gandhi says a lot needs to be done for it to become popular among ...
- Khadi production, sale up in last 5 years
Aided by govt initiatives, production and sale of Khadi in India has grown over the last five years.