Handloom Policy
India has a tradition in textiles since centuries. From the olden times when textiles were only handspun and hand woven to the current age when the...
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News, Views, Policies and Perceptions over the last one year in the Textile Industry of India
It is always good to hear news from the world of fibres and fabrics, especially something good news concerning Indian Textiles. Here is a pot-pourr...
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How healthy are Government Interventions in the Khadi Sector for the Industry?
For quite some time there has been a simmering discontent at the manner in which the Khadi sector has been controlled and run by the govt. that has...
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Spearheading skill development across India Samarth
The textile and apparel industry is one of the earliest industries developed in India. Its entire value chain from fiber to apparel manufacturing h...
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Spearheading skill development across India
The textile and apparel industry is one of the earliest industries developed in India. Its entire value chain from fiber to apparel manufacturing h...
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Budget proposals for the Textile industry – welcomed hugely by all quarters
When the Union Govt. presented its proposals for the budget since the elections were due in April-May 2019, was proposed for the textile industry w...
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The India Size Chart for fabrics soon to become a reality
A recent announcement from the portals of the Indian government, more specifically, from the Textiles Ministry, that spoke of the long debated and ...
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Announcement of new Textile Policy by Tamil Nadu Govt. in 2019
When the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu made an announcement in March 2019, he sounded the bugle for a new awakening for the Textiles sector of the s...
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Anakaputhur – a legacy of fine weaving losing out to ‘lack of encouragement’
Anakaputhur, a south-western suburb of Chennai is a case in example. With a population close to 50,000 inhabitants, a sex ratio of 989 females to 1...
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Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (IGKV) achieves a breakthrough in getting linen yarn using the flax plant
In 2017 when the Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (IGKV) announced its achievement of being able to use the stem of the flax plant to obtain li...
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It’s 2018!! When will India acknowledge the role of Our Women Weavers?
A news item caught the attention in August 2016. It was the celebration of National Handloom Day. This event highlights the contribution of handloo...
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An encouraging step for Indian women Handloom Weavers and Artisans..Read on>>
It was March 9th – International Women’s Day. The Year was 2017. Smriti Irani, the Union Textiles Minister announced the ‘Kamaladevi Chattopadhya N...
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A Ready Recknor of Major Government Handloom Schemes - Explained in a Nut Shell
One of the schemes meant for implementation for the benefit of handloom weavers is the assistance from the Central Govt. to State Govts. and Union ...
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