With 11,000 new employees, over 1,600 news charkhas and close to 130 new looms, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is taking steps to add to India’s 125.22 million metres of annual Khadi production in the country. It is investing about Rs 5.5 crore to distribute charkhas and looms und…
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KVIC initiates ‘Honey Mission’, distributes 10k honey bottles to school children
The KVIC distributed 10,000 bottles of honey to the school children across the country. Out of which, 250 bottles were distributed to special children of President Estate, 1,200 bottles to the Dr Rajendra Prasad Vidyalaya of President Estate, and 1,200 bottles to NPCo Education Sr Secondary Schoo…
Leg-up to Khadi: Raymond spins exclusive Khadi range to launch on Gandhi Jayanti
Fabric and fashion retailer Raymond has announced to launch the Khadi exclusive range ‘Khadi by Raymond’ on October 2, 2017 to mark Gandhi Jayanti. Forging a partnership with Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), the textile and apparel major is introducing the new range to promote Khad…
To take Khadi abroad, govt writes to UN refugee agency
After aggressively pushing khadi at home, the Modi government wants to take the homespun cotton abroad. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), has written to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to use the traditional fabric in its field operations and camps. “Th…
Khadi: A way forward to green & clean India
The single-most important challenge that humanity is facing nowadays is the need for economic development within ecological limits. Humanity must live within clear planetary boundaries to attain sustainability in the long run that can trigger off economic activity and validate economic output. Kh…
PMEGP an effective scheme to tackle unemployment: Assam Commissioner of Industries & Commerce
The Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme is an effective scheme to tackle unemployment and generate sustainable employment opportunities in rural and urban areas, Assam Commissioner of Industries and Commerce K K Dwivedi said here today. “Financial institutions like banks …
Lady Hardinge orders Khadi products after govt order
New Delhi: Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) on April 21 became the first central government hospital in the country to place a Rs 33 lakh order for Khadi products, after the Centre made it mandatory for 23 of its hospitals to purchase Khadi products only. The order, placed to Khadi and Villag…
Good News: More Khadi institutes to come up in Meghalaya
Shillong, April 12 (PTI) Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Chairman Vinay Kumar Saxena has announced setting up of seven to eight Khadi institutes in Meghalaya. “We will be setting up around 7 to 8 Khadi institutes this year in Meghalaya,” Saxena told. He said that the co…
KVIC opens new training-cum-production centre in Assam village
Following the old saying ‘Idle mind is devil’s workshop’, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has come out with a novel way to cut out illegal poaching and maintain flora and fauna in and around Kaziranga National Park. Amid much fervour and gaiety, the KVIC Chair…
KVIC bags its largest ever bulk order
New Delhi: The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has received its largest bulk order for supply of 98,000 meters of khadi fabric to Raymond Ltd. Confirming the order, valued at over Rs 2 crore, KVIC Chairman V K Saxena said it is the largest ever the commission has received from any …