Tag: Handloom

GoCoop bags National Award

admin- November 1, 2016

GoCoop, an online Marketplace established with the objective of providing a platform to weaver and artisan co-operatives and community based enterprises in rural India, has ... Read More

Ericsson to empower 1,500 handloom weavers in UP

admin- October 3, 2016

Swedish communication technology firm Ericsson announced the launch of handloom cluster digital development project in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. Read More

Textile clusters in Odisha

admin- August 24, 2016

The Khaira block of Balasore in Odisha will soon have a textile cluster, which targets to bring economic boom for the weavers who mostly depend ... Read More

TN gears up to uplift textile sector

admin- August 22, 2016

The Tamil Nadu government is gearing up to launch new schemes to uplift the State’s textile sector, which: increasing free power to handloom from 100 ... Read More

Handicrafts exports rise by over 8%

admin- August 18, 2016

India's handicraft exports have increased by more than 8 per cent during the last fiscal, touching nearly Rs 31,000 crore, revealed Textiles Minister Smriti Irani ... Read More

Helpline for weavers launched

admin- August 16, 2016

Smriti Irani has announced the launch of a national helpline for weavers that would also be a census of concerned workmen. She made the announcement ... Read More

Indian handloom sector?s future brightens

admin- August 16, 2016

The India?s Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and the Ministry of Textiles signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop the Indian handloom ... Read More