India is set to start electricity exports to Bangladesh, despite its own chronic power shortages, in a project that could improve relations soured by a water supply dispute, play into upcoming elections and be a key link in an eventual ...
India-based Parle Agro has unveiled its beverage brands Frooti and Appy in new 250ml Tetra Brik Aseptic Edge cartons that are made of paper. The cartons, called bottle packs, are designed to provide a perfect blend of the functionality of ...
Oxfam showcased a women's fashion show by entrepreneur and designer Neishaa Gharat at the London Mela to show the benefits of donating and buying clothes from Oxfam and how this helps fight poverty. The MELA took place on Sunday, ...
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Oxfam will show case a women's fashion show by entrepreneur and designer Neishaa Gharat at the London Mela to show the benefits of donating and buying clothes from Oxfam and how this helps fight poverty. The MELA will take place on ...
Tags: women's fashion show, Apparel
Indian handicrafts companies participating in the three-day GIFTEX WORLD 2013 generated a business of worth over US$ three million which concluded at Tokyo Big Sight Japan. The Executive Director of Export Promotion Council For ...
Tags: Handicraft, Apparel, Textile
Indian automobile manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has signed a contract with the Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) bank as a preferred financier for providing loans for cars and commercial vehicles. Under the memorandum of understanding (MoU), ...
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The Union Minister for Commerce, Industry and Textiles, Shri Anand Sharma launched 21 New Textile Parks approved under Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP). These new parks take the total number to 61 parks as 40 Parks were sanctioned ...
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Handicraft exports from the North Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir for the first eight months of the current fiscal have risen to Rs. 22.82 billion, Minister of State for Industries and Commerce Sajad Ahmed Kitchloo said while talking to a ...
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The hand-knotted rugs are from Bunyaad, a fair-trade rug company, and include floral and tribal designs. Rugs sold at the Ten Thousand Villages sale will benefit Pakistani artisans and their families. GREENSBORO, N.C. — ...
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A Standing Committee on Industries and Commerce of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council has mooted the idea of launching a Silk Mission, on the lines of the Horticulture Mission, in the state. The Committee, headed by Mr. Ravinder ...
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The newly appointed Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Ms. Zohra Chatterji has urged the Indian handicraft industry to make efforts to sustain the healthy export growth rate. Indian handicraft exports tapped a 39.3 percent growth in ...
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An Exhibition cum sale - “Textiles from Rajasthan & Gujarat” as part of the Handloom Month will be held at Central Cottage Industries Corporation Of India Ltd showroom at Janpath, New Delhi. Central Cottage Industries ...
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The Jammu & Kashmir Minister for Industries and Commerce, Mr. SS Slathia has suggested establishment of a wool bank in the state to ensure availability of reasonably priced wool and Pashmina to khadi institutions, weavers, spinners and ...
Tags: J&K, wool bank, weaving looms, workers
‘Kashmir Shawls – The TAPI Collection’, a book exploring the rich legacy of shawl weaving techniques in the beautiful Kashmir valley, has been released by ace Indian fashion designer Wendell Rodricks at the leading art and ...
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According to P. Sunderarajan writing in The Hindu, work on the world’s largest solar telescope is likely to commence in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir in India by the end of 2013. The telescope, with an aperture of 2 metres ...
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