The Uttar Pradesh cabinet has revived the 2006 flat rate subsidy measure for powerloom weavers by passing an amended version of it. The mea...

Sarma appealed to every Assamese person to take the pledge to purchase at least one handloom-woven gamusa in the upcoming Bihu celebration ...

Surat has been a major supplier of the traditional Mekhela Sador and Gamusa to Assam for quite some time, supplying more than 60% of the to...

Speaking to ET from Surat, the general secretary of the Federation of Surat Textile Traders Association (FOSTA), Champalal Bothra, said the...

In his 95th Mann ki Baat broadcast, Modi hailed a "unique gift" from a weaver from Telangana, Hariprasad, who sent the PM a G20 logo woven ...

The power subsidy was introduced by the Mulayam Singh Yadav government in 2006. Weavers pay less than ₹150 per month for looms that consume...

Farmers who had grown vegetables in 50,083 hectares (ha) and those who had grown fruits in 41,054 ha will be given Rs 15,000 per ha amounti...

Bhiwandi once had more than 8 lakh power looms & the textile hub was a guaranteed source of income for many.

There is a fear among some sections that the scheme could be scrapped if the ruling TRS party fails to retain power in the crucial December...

The medical care under the ESI scheme entails primary, secondary and tertiary medical care with no cap on individual expenditure.

This would be the second in a series of incentives for the textile sector, after a Rs 6,500 crore package announced for garments in June.

Once known as the silk city of India, Bhagalpur lost its sheen to Chinese silk yarn long ago due to sheer neglect of the highly skilled wea...

The government is planning to procure the textiles produced by the weavers’ cooperative at the power loom cluster and use it for government...

The devastating floods that struck the valley just before winters have given Kashmiris little choice but to begin rehabilitation work immed...

Textile Ministry today decided to retain the existing definition of 'handloom' after a panel constituted for the purpose recommended no cha...

Chairman of Powerloom Development & Export Promotion Council Bharat Chhajer says the the Indian powerloom sector is distressed.

Thousands of skilled workers engaged in the handloom industry of Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district are facing a tough time. They believe h...