Banks not willing to lend to small businesses: KVIC to approach finance ministryThe KVIC has received several complaints about banks not agreeing to lend even to businesses with confirmed government orders.
Kulhad pe charcha across 400 railway stationsTerracotta products like kulhads, glasses and plates will be used for serving food and beverages.
How Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute made a turnaroundThe intervention is stark. 3.6 MT of plastic waste is estimated to be generated in India every year and a lot of the unrecycled material en...
India goes green: Khadi stores get new paper bags, made with recycled single-use plastic wasteThe first-of-a-kind product is made with 20% recycled single-use plastic waste.
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...
Govt plans 'super premium' Khadi to tap luxury customer baseThe MSME Ministry also plans to rope in top designers for the super premium segment products with the help of Textiles Ministry.
MSME Min seeks to create 4 lakh jobs per year in 800 villagesThe government will create a model whereby 4 lakh jobs will be generated annually in 800 villages across the country through clusters, MSME...
Poor loan recovery by KVIC led to overdue amount of Rs 551 croreKVIC also disbursed funds to KVI institutions under the Consortium Bank Credit (CBC) arrangement with State Bank of India (SBI) during 1995...
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...
Khadi units’ sales soar 14% to Rs 36,425 croreKVIC is now tying up with Paytm to offer "high-end products" online. It has also entered into arrangements with companies such as Raymond a...
KVIC's skill development programme to help drought-hit farmersThe programmes will run for 15-30 days, during which psychiatrists and counselors will hold motivation and counselling sessions to help dep...
Airlines, railways, companies go Khadi way for dress, gifts and napkinsVinai Kumar Saxena,said Air India chairman Ashwani Lohani has also promised to 'consider adoption of khadi products for executive class in ...
Government moves to protect 'khadi' trademarkA wordmark will not just prevent anyone else from using the 'khadi' trademark but even check against using a prefix or suffix to the brand.
Govt allocates Rs 8,060 cr to set up 5 lakh projectsThe government today said it has allocated Rs 8,060 crore, under PMEGP), to set up 5 lakh projects, creating over 35 lakh jobs during the 1...
- 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 ...
- Handicrafts to get global boost
Rural handicrafts are set to get to leg up on marketing abroad with a joint venture between Exim Bank with the Khadi and Village Industries...
- Govt plans export benefits for common man in job push
The new kid on the block is ‘aam aadmi’ (common man) exports -- an offshoot of the UPA government’s bid for ‘all inclusive growth’ plank th...