Global leader in handmade rugs, Caravan Rug Corp, has come out with an impressive new series of contemporary rugs, the first of which is the Next Generation Collection. Made in Nepal from quality silk and high mountain wool, The Next ...
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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 ...
The exports of hand-knotted carpets from Nepal fell 12.4 percent year-on-year during the Nepali fiscal year that ended on July 15, 2013, according to the data released by Nepal Rastra Bank. In fiscal year 2012-13 Nepal exported ...
Tags: Carpet Exports, Textile
The Nepali Pashmina Industries Association (NPIA) has expressed disappointment over delay in the much-awaited project of International Trade Centre (ITC). According to the association, the project was scheduled to begin in January ...
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The projects in India are aimed at mitigating infant malnutrition in the Darbhanga region in the state of Bihar and helping with the fight against visceral leishmaniasis (or kala azar) in the nearby city of Vaishali The Turkish initiative ...
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Varun Beverages, an India-based bottling arm of RJ Corp, is set to sell a minority stake in the company to private equity firms in a move to raise INR3bn ($47.5m). The company is currently in talks with four private equity firms - GIC ...
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Insurance Board of Nepal (IB) and the German Development Cooperation (GDC) have partnered to enhance micro-insurance in the country with the support of government agencies and financial service institutions. IB and GIZ RFPI Asia, a German ...
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The Government of Nepal would soon launch programmes for the support of the garment sector, Finance Minister Shanker Prasad Koirala has said. Addressing the 22nd Annual General Meeting of Garment Association-Nepal (GAN), Mr. Koirala ...
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“Colour me bright” won’t just be a phrase this summer courtesy Bold Solids from 109°F. It’s time to look ahead and step out in a lively, bold spirit as fierce colours continue to rule the catwalks and sidewalks ...
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The Government of Nepal has provided 2 ropanis (1 ropani = approx. 508.72 sq m) of land for setting up a Handicraft Design and Development Centre (HANDECEN) to the Federation of Handicraft Associations of Nepal (FHAN). The decision to ...
Tags: Handicraft, Textile
The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington DC has developed a method to grow epitaxial nitride semiconductors on graphene [Neeraj Nepal et al, Appl. Phys. Express, vol6, p061003, 2013]. The researchers hope that this could lead to ...
Tags: Graphene, Electrical, Electronics, hot-electron transistors
The exports of readymade garments, pashmina and woolen carpets from Nepal have shown double-digit decline during the first ten months of the current fiscal year, which began on July 16, 2012, according to Nepal’s central bank – ...
The International Trade Centre (ITC), a subsidiary organization of the World Trade Organization (WTO), will fund US$ 2 million for Nepal’s Pashmina Enhancement and Trade Support (PETS) project. Nepal’s Ministry of Commerce and ...
Berger Paints has launched globally accredited Easy Clean and Rangoli Total Care in the Nepali market. Berger Easy Clean is formulated with special types of cross-linking polymers and micro fine pigments. "This provides high washability ...
Tags: Paint, Construction, Decoration, pigment
Facing slowdown in exports to traditional Western Europe market, which is passing through financial crisis, Nepali handicraft exporters were hunting for new destinations for exports, and have identified Brazil, East Europe, Mexico and ...
Tags: Nepali Handicraft, Textile Markets