Nestle is preparing ground for the re-launch of its Maggi Noodles with increased spending on television advertisements. Expected to be back on shelves by Diwali, Maggi Noodles is set to make a grand comeback by taking advantage of the ...
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Khadi sales have jumped after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call last October advocating the need for use of such products, micro small and medium enterprises (MSME) minister Kalraj Mishra has said, according to media reports. "Khadi ...
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The government has clarified that it has not stopped giving subsidy on woollen yarn to weavers. The clarification comes after a Congress MP alleged that this subsidy was stopped in three states. "The Government of India clarifies hereby ...
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The 10 percent rebate available on purchase of yarn to the handicrafts sector, has now been extended to the purchase of woolen yarn as well as to promote handloom sector in India, Textiles Minister K Sambasiva Rao has said, Business ...
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The much awaited JAMIA BAZAAR is here again! A two day exposition at India Islamic Culture centre, the exhibition opens out the alternative, but spirited world of Jamia Nagar to Delhi’s denizens. Jamia Bazaar was formally inaugurated ...
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India-based Jammu & Kashmir Bank is planning to offload entire or a fraction of its 5% stake in life insurance joint venture (JV) MetLife India. J&K Bank CEO and chairman Mushtaq Ahmed was quoted by the Economics Times as saying that the ...
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The government of the north Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) for implementation of ‘Revival, Reform and Reconstructing’ (RRR) scheme in the handloom sector. ...
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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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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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Government of India has taken many initiatives to boost the textile industry in the Northern state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). According to an official statement, paying a heed to Member of Parliament Ghulam Nabi Ratanpuri’s ...
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The number of countries where a controversial movie trailer on YouTube has been blocked increased to five by Monday, as Google ran into legal threats in some of these countries. Malaysia is the latest country in which Google has blocked ...
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Seeing the increasing demand of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) produced linen and tweed cloth in international markets, many global companies have come forward to form partnerships with the state government for supply of export quality products ...
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A group of 35 weavers from various handloom clusters of the north Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir are visiting Jharkhand, a state in eastern India which has made remarkable progress in handloom sector during the past few years. Flagging ...
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Google has blocked access in India to a YouTube film trailer that mocks the Prophet Muhammad, claiming it was meeting a valid legal process, the company said on Friday. Earlier a source at the Internet Service Providers Association of ...
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