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 ...

As per the amended rule, "of all items of textiles required by the central government departments, it shall be mandatory to make procuremen...

Textile revival is also helping empower weavers to make a sustainable livelihood.

A shadow has fallen over the shining threads: the weavers are confused and distressed over the imposition of 5% goods & services tax (GST) ...

"Rs 10 lakh has been sanctioned to NIOS for conducting the survey in connection with the designing of courses exclusively for handloom weav...

Banks will deploy micro ATMs at handloom-handicrafts clusters so that weavers and artisans are not inconvenienced and can withdraw cash to ...

While brands like Fabindia have always worked with handloom fabrics, those like Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail and Titan Group are now rea...

The Textiles Ministry today said it has set a target of extending MUDRA loans to five lakh handloom weavers in the next three years.

Gangwar said the Budget utilisation for the sector in 2015-16 was Rs 591 crore, which is 25 per cent higher than the previous year.

Varanasi's shrinking community of weavers that has dwindled from 3 lakh weavers to 40,000 became designer and BJP treasurer Shaina NC's man...

After the recent floods in West Bengal, the state government has reached out to help the weaver’s fraternity in the area.

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

Union Textiles Minister Santosh Gangwar today laid the foundation stone of seven handloom common facility centres here, which will help one...

The handloom sector accounted for a share of 19 % of the total cloth produced and is the second largest employment provider after agricultu...

The Jharkhand government plans to equip the weavers of Jharkhand with latest techniques in order to improve the quality of handicraft produ...

The government has sanctioned 10 handlooms clusters for the Jammu and Kashmir region to facilitate development and trade of handicrafts and...

The government is considering a proposal to waive handloom weavers' debt and lower the bank lending rates to 7 per cent, Textile Minister S...