KVIC to begin Pashmina production soon in Varanasi: MSME ministryAbout 50 tonne raw Pashmina is produced in Leh-Ladakh per annum out of which, after cleaning and processing, only 15 tonne dehaired wool is...
01 Dec, 2021, 10.16 AM IST
Need to make Khadi trendy, modern without compromising on tradition: GadkariGadkari on Wednesday chaired a brainstorming session to deliberate on the way forward including ways to make khadi more attractive to the y...
25 Sep, 2019, 04.33 PM IST
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...
18 Jun, 2019, 04.19 PM IST
PM Employment Generation Programme generated over 11.13 lakh jobs in last 3 yrs: GovernmentThe PMEGP is a credit linked subsidy scheme, for setting up of new micro-enterprises and to generate employment opportunities in rural as w...
18 Jul, 2018, 09.35 PM IST
How to tell cotton from khadi: A court case tries to solve the dilemmaKVIC has filed a case against Fabindia in the Bombay HC, seeking damages of Rs 525 crore for allegedly selling factory-made cotton garments...
15 Jun, 2018, 06.50 PM IST
Khadi sales up 24 pc to Rs 2,503 cr in FY18: KVICAs many as 375 new Khadi institutions were established after 2015 in some two-odd years, whereas the number of new Khadi institutions estab...
01 Jun, 2018, 09.39 PM IST
MSME approaches Finance Ministry to exempt Khadi from GSTAt present only Khadi yarn produced in the sector is exempted, while other Khadi products attract a 5 per cent Goods and Services Tax levy.
10 Aug, 2017, 09.27 PM IST
After yoga, PM Narendra Modi now wants to make khadi an international brandAfter the success of take-yoga-global campaign, it’s now the humble Khadi that PM Modi wants to take across borders as India peddles its so...
23 May, 2017, 10.13 AM IST
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.
28 Apr, 2017, 08.27 AM IST
Now Khadi commission goes digitalAmong other digitization initiatives, Khadi institutions have started filing their claims online and payments made by KVIC to Khadi institu...
18 Apr, 2017, 08.28 PM IST
Revived 143 defunct Khadi units using MSME grants: KVICOn October 2, KVIC had launched 'Khadi Institutions Registration and Certification Sewa' (KIRCS), an online portal for registration of new ...
29 Jan, 2017, 12.29 PM IST
Madura Fashion apologises to KVIC over use of 'Khadi'It said that it has stopped production of any more merchandise under 'Khadi' name and debranded its merchandise that were under production.
16 Feb, 2016, 05.27 PM IST
PM's Modi Jacket becoming popular in the country: Kalraj MishraKalraj Mishra said that 'Modi Jacket' has become 'very popular' among the people in India as well as in some foreign countries.
21 Dec, 2015, 01.57 PM IST
KVIC chairman to visit Rajasthan to reboot KhadiKhadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) will visit Rajasthan to discuss production, sales and review the performance of the homespun...
27 Nov, 2015, 01.43 PM IST
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.
02 Oct, 2015, 10.26 AM IST
- Marketing firm being planned to promote Khadi products
The govt is planning to set up a marketing organisation under public-private-partnership mode for promoting Khadi products, Parliament was ...
14 Mar, 2013, 06.13 PM IST
- ADB grants USD 150 million aid to khadi industry
The Asian Development Bank has sanctioned a grant of USD 150 million to finance reforms in the khadi industry.
15 Oct, 2008, 10.33 PM IST