by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Aug 22, 2024 | Handloom and textile, News & Insights
The Ministry of Textiles has unveiled a comprehensive suite of initiatives aimed at bolstering the handloom sector and improving the livelihoods of handloom workers across India. Key components of the Ministry’s efforts include: National Handloom Development...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Aug 22, 2024 | Handloom and textile, News & Insights
The Union Textile Ministry has quickly responded to concerns expressed recently regarding the industry’s marketing of Indian handlooms by highlighting a number of industry-supporting activities. The Ministry placed a strong emphasis on putting programs like the...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Feb 20, 2024 | News & Insights, Textile Industry
Tamilnadu that accounts 1/3rd of the textile business size, 45% of the spinning capacity, 10% of the handloom capacity, etc., has been losing its competitive advantage due to attractive textile policies of different States like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh,...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Feb 12, 2024 | Handloom and textile, News & Insights, Textile Industry
~ Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh bring Finest Handloom & Handicraft Creations and Showcase Unique Textile Innovations ~ ~ The domestic apparel & textile industry in India contributes approx. 2.3 % to the country’s GDP, 7% to...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Aug 8, 2023 | News & Insights, Textile Industry
Handloom Day is an ode to the skilled artisans who have preserved this age-old craft and continue to weave wonders with their hands. To celebrate National Handloom Day, a day dedicated to honoring the magnificence of Indian handlooms and the rich legacy they carry,...
by DIGITAL MEDIA EXECUTIVE | May 24, 2023 | Finance & Economy
India’s Odisha state recently garnered investment intent worth nearly Rs.11,500 crore with an employment potential of over 31,500 at a two-day investors’ meet in Bengaluru that it hosted with a focus on textiles, apparel and technical textiles. A delegation led by...
by DIGITAL MEDIA EXECUTIVE | May 22, 2023 | Textile Industry
Errabelli Dayakar Rao, Minister for Panchayat Raj, Rural Development, and Rural Water Supply, announced on Thursday that the mini textile park planned for Kodakandla in the Palakurti Constituency would soon have its cornerstone put. He and the concerned officials...
by DIGITAL MEDIA EXECUTIVE | Apr 17, 2023 | News & Insights, PRICE REPORT
A jump in the shipment of mobile phones has led to an increase in exports of electronics, which have surpassed readymade textiles, a longstanding pillar of Indian exports. According to the most recent data from the department of commerce, electronics exports increased...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Apr 11, 2023 | Event Update, Textile Technology
National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai, organized the HLHC exhibition, ‘Craft Bazaar’ for the promotion & sale of authentic handloom and handicraft products. Under the craft cluster initiative program, the institute created a marketing platform...
by DIGITAL MEDIA EXECUTIVE | Apr 4, 2023 | Traditional Textiles
It is one of the four newly designated towns of export excellence, joining the existing 39 towns of export excellence. These are Varanasi for handloom and handicrafts, Moradabad for handicrafts, Mirzapur for handcrafted carpets and dari, and Faridabad for clothing....
by DIGITAL MEDIA EXECUTIVE | Mar 30, 2023 | Traditional Textiles
Rajasthan Budget, announced on 10 February, 2023 presented answers to the expectations of the state for the coming financial year 2023-24. Many announcements have been made for benefit, development and upgradation of Handloom and Handicraft sector including the...
by DIGITAL MEDIA EXECUTIVE | Mar 23, 2023 | Fashion
A pair of jeans requires roughly 1,800 gallons of water to make, and about 85% of the water used in textile manufacturing is used to dye clothes, which in turn pollutes water sources. The historic handloom sector in the state has discovered a route to rebirth as...