by Manali bhanushali | Feb 12, 2021 | Industry And Cluster, News & Insights
Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SAMARTH) was approved towards addressing the skill gap in textile sector and also to supplement the efforts of textile industry in providing gainful and sustainable employment to the youth. The objectives of Samarth are...
by SaachiBhatia | Sep 26, 2020 | Fabrics & Processing, News & Insights
“Sitting next to my grandmothers and learning how to knit and crochet was one of the fondest memories from my childhood. My grandmother would guide me softly to the complex twists and turns of the yarn and the threads in which one worked. In the end, a lovely...
by G.Thulessiraman | Aug 15, 2020 | Global Textiles, Textile Articles
INTRODUCTION – Kyrgyzstan also known as Kirghizia is a country situated in Central Asia. It is a landlocked country with mountainous terrains. Having a record span of 2,000 years, it encompasses a variety of cultures and empires. Being an isolated country...
by Priyanka | Aug 14, 2020 | Industry And Cluster, News & Insights
‘Behind The Mask’ is a social awareness and fundraising initiative. Their goal is to encourage wearing of masks and to support the craftspeople affected by the pandemic. The iconic fashion designers, Anita Dongre, Gaurav Gupta, Manish Malhotra, Rahul Mishra and Tarun...
by Preeti Bhimte | Aug 7, 2020 | Apparel, Fashion & Retail, Industry And Cluster, News & Insights
The celebrations for the sixth National Handloom Day have gone digital this year with the Ministry of Textiles and Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI). A week-long campaign is going to be launched to highlight and support the work of weavers, ‘the quiet warriors’....
by Millionaires | Jul 18, 2020 | Industry And Cluster, News & Insights
CHENNAI: With an increasing demand for masks, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has started selling khadi cotton and silk masks online. While the cotton face masks are priced at Rs 30 a piece, the silk masks are available for Rs 100 each. ...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | May 7, 2020 | Industry And Cluster, News & Insights
“The Corona epidemic has broken our back,” says a normally cheerful Aarti Patra, part of a group of sabai-grass basket-makers in an Odisha village. Rajkumari Joshi, a craftswoman from SADHANA, a women’s cooperative we work with in Rajasthan, agrees. “All the women...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Oct 10, 2019 | Industry And Cluster, News & Insights
The Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC) is organizing the 38thIndia Carpet Expo (15thin Varanasi) from Friday, 11th- 14thOctober, 2019 in Sampurnanand Sanskrit University Ground with an aim to promote the cultural heritage and weaving skills of Indian hand-made...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Jul 26, 2019 | Industry And Cluster, News & Insights
As per export statistics maintained by this office in respect of handicrafts and handmade carpets, both production and exports have shown increasing trend.The details of category-wise exports of handicrafts and handmade carpets for F.Y’s 2016-17, 2017-18 & 2018-19...
