Aiming to celebrate the spirit of ‘swadeshi’ on International Yoga Day (IYD), various Indian Missions abroad have decided to buy as many as 15,000 khadi kits from back home for use during the occasion. The IYD is held on June 21 globally every year and this time Lucknow has been chose…
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‘Bengal Home Industries’ celebrates 100 yrs by introducing online store
Keeping pace with the changing times, the 100-year-old Bengal Home Industries Association, which promotes Bengals handloom and handicraft items, will introduce online shopping from next year. Set up by a group of patriotic citizens of Bengal in 1916 to encourage Indian weavers and craftsmen to ma…
Gandhi Jayanti Special: Modi’s mantra sprout new Khadi ventures
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emphasis on promoting homegrown Khadi, a number of new ventures and startups are coming up with exclusive ideas and promoting Khadi in a unique way. These ventures and entrepreneurs have joined the hands to breathe new life into Khadi. Khadi Nation: This Bangal…
Khadi can generate employment opportunities: Agri Minister
Motihari: Inaugurating the Khadi Kamgar Sammelan organized by the Khadi Gramodyog Commission on August 22 at the local town hall, Union Minister Radha Mohan Singh said Khadi has power to generate employment to crores of people. “Khadi has now become a brand and the fabric is now popular amo…