The Rs 6,000-crore package announced by the government for the textile industry in July, and notified in September, would boost production and employment much later than it was estimated, textile manufacturers said. Textile Ministry officials, however, said there was no timeline for when the pack…
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Need for IP protection for handloom weavers: Smriti Irani
There’s a need to introduce intellectual property (IP) protection for handloom weavers of India, opined Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani at a handloom conference recently held in New Delhi. She also said that handloom is the country’s legacy and its potential needs to be positioned and acknow…
New model formulated under MUDRA scheme for handloom sector: Textiles Secretary
The Ministry of Textiles has set a target of extending MUDRA loans to five lakh handloom weavers in the next three years. This was announced by Union Textiles Secretary, Rashmi Verma, at a national workshop on MUDRA scheme for handloom weavers and artisans, organized by Office of Development Comm…
Swiss Re launches ‘InsurTech’ startup accelerator
Swiss Re launched a corporate accelerator, ‘InsurTech’, to help startups develop business solutions for the insurance sector in India. The themes identified for the programme include the Internet of Things, systems of engagement and smart analytics. “Fintech is already disruptin…
Government committed to develop and promote handloom sector | Textiles Minister, Santosh Kumar Gangwar
The first meeting of the recently constituted All India Handloom Board was held in New Delhi, on 19th April, 2016. The Chairman and Union Textiles Minister, Santosh Kumar Gangwar gave an overview of the various initiatives being taken by the Government for the development of the sector. The Texti…
“First Home of India Handloom Brand Products” exhibition cum sale inaugurated
“I want to take India Handloom Brand to the entire country. In order to make handloom products more popular in the current scenario, it becomes imperative to produce good quality, defect-free handloom fabrics with good colour-fastness that do not contain harmful dyes. There is also a need t…
India Handloom Brand Goes Online
Government is committed to raise the market positioning of handloom products: Textiles Secretary February 11, 2106 | The integrated website of ‘India Handloom’ Brand www.indiahandloombrand.gov.in was launched today by Rashmi Verma, Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Textiles. The websi…