New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Friday said that sectors such as textiles, handloom, jewellery, and footwear will benefit from the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed between India and UAE.
New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): There is an urgent need to link weavers and artisans through e-Commerce platforms and leveraging of the new technology for the growth of textiles sector, Union Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 2 (ANI): Department of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir, organised a craft safari in Srinagar on Saturday with the objective of connecting tourists to craftspersons through student guides.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 20 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Department of Handicrafts and Handloom on Sunday organised a craft safari tour in Srinagar's Eidgah to boost Kashmir art and promote artisans work.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 19 (ANI): Information Technology and Industries minister KT Rama Rao on Sunday appealed to the central government to withdraw plans of revising GST from 5 to 12 per cent on textiles and Handlooms sector, stating that it would inversely affect the handl
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 12 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Prakash Reddy on Saturday lauded the Centre for focusing on handloom developmental works and said that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao should waive off handloom weavers loans in the state.
New Delhi [India], November 21 (ANI): Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal on Saturday announced the setting up of a mega handloom cluster at Olympic silver medalist Saikohm Mirabai Chanu's native village in Manipu
Kokrajhar (Assam) [India], November 19 (ANI): A tribal village in Assam's Kokrajhar district under Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), which was once affected by militancy, has now transformed itself into a hub of weavers.
Imphal (Manipur) [India], November 13 (ANI): A 45-day long training program for skill up-gradation of handloom weavers under the Ministry of Textiles' Samarth scheme is underway at Sintha Handloom and Handicrafts Complex CFC in Manipur's Imphal East district.
Imphal (Manipur) [India], November 5 (ANI): Craft Development Promoters Organisation has organised 'Ningol Mela', a ten-day handloom and handicrafts fair at Gandhi Memorial hall in Imphal to give a boost to the sector in the state.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 8 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir government organised an exhibition in Srinagar to uplift the artisan community and promote the handicraft sector in Jammu and Kashmir.