In what may further boost the economic prospects of artisans involved in making handloom, the Central Government has made the purchase of 20 per cent products of handloom origin from Khadi and Village ...

Having worked in the apparel industry, ecommerce professionals Komal Kaur and Stanley George noticed that Indian crafts were slowly fading away from the market. They were either available at the ...

New Delhi, Mar 1 () In order to boost the khadi industry, the finance ministry has asked all government departments to mandatorily buy at least 20 per cent of their textiles requirement from KVIC, ...

Women make handloom rugs in a factory in Hatibandha. There are up to 600 large garment factories in Bangladesh -- defined as a factory which employs over 1,000 people -- out of a total 4,500 factories ...

VIJAYAWADA: On National Handloom Day on Thursday, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will unveil three major schemes designed to uplift Andhra Pradesh’s weaving community and strengthen the handloom ...

Till now, the central government had reserved all items of hand spun and hand-woven textiles (khadi goods) for exclusive purchase from Khadi Village and Industries Commission (KVIC).(Mint ) In order ...