Tag: Khadi

Traditional textile artists want to market themselves as brands

Traditional hand weavers and textile printers, engaged in churning out a wealth of fabrics ranging from khadi to chanderi to kalamkari among others that take the shape of saris, dupattas and other garments, are now mulling marketing themselves as standalone brands. At Kairi 2016, 3-day exhibition…

39 Clusters under SFURTI to be approved | Kalraj Mishra

Union MSME Minister Kalraj Mishra highlighted Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) during a press conference. He said 39 clusters under SFURTI would be approved with an approximate cost of Rs. 60 crores. It would be benefiting more than 10,000 artisans. The Scheme is…

Madura Fashion’s khadi garment collection on hold

Aditya Birla group’s apparel arm, Madura Fashion and Lifestyle, has been served a show-cause notice by the government for announcing a new collection of clothes named Khadi, forcing the company to pull back its advertising campaign as well as delay unveiling the range under its Peter England bran…

Centre to harness Solar Energy for spinning Khadi wheel

The Narendra Modi government is all set to make khadi a “zero-effect, zero-defect” global product. The government has decided to harness solar energy to power “charkhas” (spinning wheels) across the country to enable handspun khadi to become the zero-carbon footprint green fabric of India. Minist…

Flipkart to showcase Khadi items

Indian E-tailing giant Flipkart will now showcase a range of khadi clothes, including thirty articles from the famous Swaraj Ashram in Kanpur, a premier Khadi Bhandar. The items showcased, khadi denim jeans, Modi kurtas, ladies wear and shawls among others, can now be viewed on the website/app an…