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Stitching the Value Chain: How PM MITRA parks are rewriting India's textile destinyIndia's textile sector, a vital economic pillar, is undergoing a transformative shift with the PM MITRA scheme. This initiative aims to ove...- Assam's Muga silk gets Rs 411 cr boost with Mission Senehjori; set to empower 2.5 lakh weaversA significant Rs 411-crore project, Mission Muga Silk ‘Senehjori’, has been launched to boost Assam's Muga Silk industry. This initiative a...
- Gujarat: VGRC to open new doors of opportunities in Surat's textile sectorThe Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference will accelerate industrial growth in South Gujarat. This event aims to attract investments, connect...
- Unknotting Kashmir’s carpet woes: Hand-knotted Kashmiri silk carpets called Kal Baffi are making a subtle, yet striking, comebackKashmir's tourism is booming, and its hand-knotted silk carpets are reviving. These carpets, known as Kal Baffi, face challenges like US ta...
- Budget 2025: FM Nirmala Sitharaman steals the show in a pristine off-white and gold handloom sareeNirmala Sitharaman's Budget Day sarees symbolize India's textile heritage, showcasing diverse weaving techniques and craftsmanship. Her ann...
- In India's city of silk sarees, rising prices pose risk to nascent recoverySales of the heavily brocaded silk sarees made in the ancient city on the river Ganges are currently down 70% from the pre-pandemic period,...
- How startup Banka Silk is empowering weavers and artisans from BiharThe identity of artisans was created in the name of Banka Silk to provide them recognition across national and global platforms.
- Northeast states pitch indigenous local muga, eri silks to top fashion brandsBarooah’s company has also taken up an Rs18 crore project from the ministry for readymade garments to promote locally made products and emp...
- Needed, innovation in our saree stateThe chief minister of Karnataka should be commended for splurging on a waterproof silk saree for his wife.
- Long way to go for Karnataka, Tamil Nadu weavers to match Chinese silk qualityDespite improvements in the quality of silk produced domestically, especially in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Chinese silk still beckons weave...
- 'Extend anti-dumping duty on raw silk imports from China'India's silk industry provides jobs to over 7.6 million people across 51,000 villages operating over 3.28 lakh handlooms and over 45,800 po...
- Double raw silk production to 46,000 tonne by 2016-17: RaoIndia's raw silk production should be doubled to 46,000 tonnes by 2016-17, Union Minister of Textiles has said.
- Chinese imports hit Kosa silk trade in Chhattisgarh's ChampaRise in imports of silk yarn from China, the result of an insufficient supply of quality silkworms, is fast becoming a cause of concern for...
- Indefinite curfew in Assam silk townIndefinite curfew was clamped after silk weavers observing a 12-hour bandh today defied prohibitory orders in this town in Kamrup (Rural) d...
- Budget 2013: Import duty on raw silk increased to 15 per centFM's decision to increase the duty on imported raw silk from 5% -15% will boost the domestic sericulture industry.
- Budget 2011: FIEO proposes for inverted duty structure on import of raw silk and silk fabricFIEO said that import duty structure on raw silk and duty structure should be such that the weaving community gets a regular flow of job.
- Banarasi silk sarees get copyright coverThe GI status would benefit about 12 lakh people associated directly or indirectly with the handloom industry of the region.
- Art silk industry seeks further duty cut on PFYIn the post-budget memorandum to the Union textiles minister Shankersinh Waghela, Federation of Indian Art Silk Weaving Industry (FIASWI) h...
- Synthetic fabric sector readies for retail boomCountry’s biggest man-made fabric industry is gearing up for the retail boom. Surat’s textile industry.
- Chinese silk fabrics may face dumping dutyOn the eve of Chinese president Hu Jintao’s visit to India, the commerce department recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on Chinese ...
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