Handloom workers' woes loom large in saree hub Santipur"Who will buy the sarees I make," is a question that Haridas Basak (87) repeatedly asks as he works in a dimly lit room with a tin roof and...
15 Apr, 2021, 11.24 PM IST
National Textile Corporation not operationally profitable despite revival scheme: Smriti IraniUnder a revival scheme, Rs 5,500 crore were spent to meet its various expenses like clearing up outstanding statutory dues, One Time Settle...
22 Sep, 2020, 07.51 PM IST
Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh urges Centre to think out of the box while generating employmentIn its meeting with Tehwar Chand Gehlot-led group of ministers on employment and skill development, BMS has urged the government to restric...
08 Aug, 2020, 12.13 PM IST
Firms find 33% attendance cap a hurdle in restarting operationsSmall units are facing a return of the inspector raj as local authorities have a great deal of discretion when interpreting powers to manag...
12 May, 2020, 10.10 AM IST
Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh urges PM Modi to come up with additional measures to help the unorganised workersSeeking relief packages for migrant workers stuck in different parts of the country, BMS said, most of them are not registered with the gov...
09 Apr, 2020, 12.56 PM IST
Budget 2019: Sweat, toil and now pension for daily-wagerThe Shram-Yogi Maandhan will cover those with monthly income of up to Rs 15,000, providing an assured monthly pension of Rs 3,000 after the...
02 Feb, 2019, 10.36 AM IST
Why Varanasi’s handloom craftsmen foresee uncertain times in the GST eraA shadow has fallen over the shining threads: the weavers are confused and distressed over the imposition of 5% goods & services tax (GST) ...
03 Sep, 2017, 12.00 AM IST
Government mulls health insurance cover for weavers under ESICThe medical care under the ESI scheme entails primary, secondary and tertiary medical care with no cap on individual expenditure.
02 Apr, 2017, 01.48 PM IST
Govt eyes niche markets to boost handloom, handicraft exportsTextile ministry has signed MoUs with 20 e-commerce firms to engage with artisans and weavers in various handloom and handicraft clusters a...
25 Nov, 2016, 07.48 PM IST
MGNREGA workers eye alternate skills; beauty parlour work, garment-making sought-after choicesBeauty parlour work, hairdressing have emerged as some of the most sought-after skills among beneficiaries of the rural jobs programme unde...
03 Aug, 2015, 04.10 AM IST
Beauty care, garment skills in demand among rural job seekersAgriculture related activities topped the charts, with 1.4 lakh workers opting for dairy, fisheries, sericulture, sheep rearing, among othe...
30 Jul, 2015, 12.57 PM IST
Government promises turnaround of textile sector, Parliament passes BillGangwar said the bill seeks to free the ailing National Textile Corporation, which has property worth Rs 25 lakh crore, from rent control l...
08 Dec, 2014, 07.52 PM IST
Festivals will be much brighter, happier if 'Taant' sari industry is unfolded and made to flow againTake the ‘home state’ of the taant sari, West Bengal. In 1982, there were 8,052 power-looms in the small-scale sector with the number of wo...
03 Oct, 2014, 05.01 AM IST
Government aims at benifiting workers, to amend 3 labour lawsThe ministry is finalising changes to the Child Labour Act of 1986, the Minimum Wage Act of 1948 and the Apprenticeship Act of 1961.
24 Jul, 2014, 05.58 AM IST
How supposed job losses can actually mean rising prosperityRising productivity surely causes some job losses, but creates jobs elsewhere.
10 Feb, 2014, 01.26 PM IST
Strengthening SME sector will open up a new strategy of broad-based, fast growthResearch on Wal-Martisation reveals that the price of any product from a retail outlet like Wal-Mart is invariably 10% more than what is av...
22 Sep, 2012, 02.35 PM IST
- TN Powerloom units call off strike
The 28 days old strike by power loom units in Coimbatore and Tirupur was called off on Wednesday following an agreement reached between the...
02 Sep, 2009, 03.27 PM IST