Indian Handloom

Rajasthan govt lines up big plans for handicrafts, handloom industries

Various steps are being planned by the state government to give a boost to the sale of handloom, handicrafts and khadi products.

India to become Aatmanirbhar in silk production in two years: Smriti Irani

Union minister Smriti Irani on Sunday expressed confidence that India will become self-reliant or Aatmanirbhar in silk production in the next two years.The Minister for Textiles and Women and Child Development said the government aims to provide employment to over one crore people exclusively in the silk segment through the Krishi Vigyan Kendra programme according to a statement.She said that India's raw silk production increased by 35 per cent in the last six years.The Minister said that more than 90 lakh people have got employment in raw silk production.She made the statement while addressing a programme to announce a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Textiles Ministry and the Agriculture Ministry.On the eve of International Women's Day, the minister also distributed Buniyaad Reeling Machines to women silk reelers with an aim to eradicate unhygienic and obsolete thigh reeling practice.The Minister informed that 8000 women thigh reelers were identified for providing ...

Renowned fashion designer Satya Paul, who made the sari modern, dies at 79

Paul started his journey in retail in the late 1960s and later ventured into export of Indian handloom products to high-end retail stores in Europe and America

Handloom Day: PM asks people to be vocal for efforts of local artisans

National Handloom Day is observed every year on August 7 to recognise the contributions of the handloom weavers of the country

Has Indian handloom's newly acquired chic rubbed off on its weavers?

While the govt offers us subsidised resham through NHDC, the bureaucracy involved makes it unviable, said Hasin Mohammad