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Related Keywords: designs and product diversification, GI tag, make product more saleable commodity, Ministry of Textiles, NIFT Hyderabad, premier fashion technology institute, technical expertise, to help the weavers and artisans community

NIFT Hyderabad, a premier fashion technology institute making efforts in its own way to help the weaver’s community and artisans. Apart from offering suggestions and technical expertise for designs and product diversification, NIFT Hyderabad helped a total of nine such communities, three each in the undivided Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Chhattisgarh.

In Andhra Pradesh, they helped Pedana Kalamkari (block printing in textiles using natural dyes) in Krishna district, Budithi brass and bell metal craft in Srikakulam district and in Telangana it was Nirmal painting to get GI tag.

Related Keywords: consultation with industry stakeholders, export target to be missed, forging new FTAs, global markets, growth slowed down, Indian exporters facing turmoil, Indian textile and apparel exports, Ministry of Textiles, other ministires concerned, recommends corrective measures, to boost textile exports, TUFS, various internal and external factors

In the last few months, India’s textile and apparel exports growth have slowed down on account of various internal and external factors (textile and garment exports rose 0.6% to almost $18 billion in the first half of the current fiscal from a year before). The textile and garment exports target of $47.5 billion for 2015-16 with a projected growth rate of almost 14% from a year before is all set to be missed.

Related Keywords: below minimum support price, better infrastructure, direct transfer of funds to cotton farmers project, experimental basis, Kavita Gupta, Ministry of Textiles, price of cotton drops, rolled out in Arvi taluk, Textile Commissioner, Wardha district of Maharashtra, working on procedural modalities

The Ministry of Textiles first stage of the project on direct transfer of funds to cotton farmers’ accounts will be rolled out in Arvi taluk, Wardha district of Maharashtra, on an experimental basis, if the price of cotton drops below the Minimum Support Price (MSP), said Textile Commissioner, Kavita Gupta.

The taluk was identified for the project as land documents are digitised and the Agriculture Produce Market Committee has better infrastructure. They are evolving a mechanism to make the payment directly to the farmers. They are still working on procedural modalities, she said.

Related Keywords: amongst the youth, backstrap loom from North-East, create awareness about Indian Handloom, Handloom Utsav, Jaquard loom, Kani loom from Kashmir, live demonstrations, Ministry of Textiles, popularize handloom at National level, showcase handloom products by award winning artisans

Handloom Utsav, a crafts fair, is being organized by the Department of Fabric and Apparel Science, Lady Irwin College, Delhi University, in collaboration with Office of Development Commissioner (Handlooms) and ACASH, Ministry of Textiles in the national capital from October 16 - 18, 2015 to create awareness about Indian handloom amongst the youth.

Related Keywords: adopted TANTAVI Programme, around two crore or above, artistry of handloom products, comprising forty seven stalls of weavers societies, Dhaniakhali sarees, expects sales turnover, Ministry of Textiles, National Level Special Handloom Expo, NCTD, Shantipuri and Baluchari sarees, sponsored by Development Commissioner Handlooms

A National Level Special Handloom Expo, a 14 day expo started on Tueday sponsored by Development Commissioner (Handlooms) under Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. The Exp was formally inaugurated by Soma Bhattacharji, Commissioner of Textiles and Sericulture, Government of West Bengal.

Related Keywords: avail government assistance, buyer-seller meet-cum-powerloom product mela TEXPO, GIS, Ministry of Textiles, PDEXCIL, powerloom weavers, RTUFS, spinning sector, subsidy outflow, TUF

At the inauguration of the fourth edition of the buyer-seller meet-cum-powerloom product mela ‘TEXPO – 2015,’ jointly organized by the Powerloom Development and Export Promotion Council (PDEXCIL) and the Regional Office of the Textile Commissioner under the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. PDEXCIL’s Chairman, M. Duraisamy, called upon the powerloom weavers to avail themselves of government assistance.

Related Keywords: A Sakthivel, AMHSSC, Apparel Export Promotion Council, becomes fully operational, launched jointly by, Ministry of Textiles, National Skill Development Corporation, President of TEA, Skill development programme, Tirupur Exporters Association

A Sakthivel, President of Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA) announced that the Apparel, Made-Ups and Home Furnishing Sector Skill Council (AMHSSC) launched jointed by the Ministry of Textiles, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and the Apparel Export Promotion Council has become fully operational.

It is crucial to determine the quality of training to ensure success of the skill development programme. Skill assessment therefore has become an essential part of skill development,” Sakthivel said.

Related Keywords: generate employment, Ministry of Textiles, national workshop, promoting textile ecosystem, scheme for integrated textile park, SITP, skill development initiatives, special purpose vehicles, technological advancement, vision of Make in India

The Ministry of Textiles, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Make in India’, has organised a two-day national workshop in Surat today. The workshop is aimed to help Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) more effective.

SITP wants to fill infrastructure gap in the textiles and apparel industry. It seeks to do this by encouraging the industry to set up greenfield industrial parks with partial capital grant support from the ministry.

Related Keywords: Ministry of Commerce and Industries of Afghanistan, Ministry of Textiles, textile industry in Afghanistan, textiles and clothing

According to an Afghan news agency India is all set to assist in developing the textile industry of Afghanistan as part of its reconstruction efforts aimed at rebuilding the Afghan economy. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed 7 January between the Ministry of Commerce and Industries of Afghanistan and Ministry of Textiles of India on expansion of business cooperation in the field of textiles and clothing. The MoU was signed by Afganistan’s acting minister of commerce and industries, Muzamil Shenwari, and Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan, Amar Sinha.

Related Keywords: Banarsi Saree, DC handlooms, e-commerce, Flipkart, Ministry of Textiles, Shopping Online, Varanasi, Weavers

Flipkart, e-commerce portal in association with DC handlooms, Ministry of Textiles has decided to launch of an exclusive online store for Banarasi sarees. This store will focus on creating a national platform for the weavers to showcase their unique craftsmanship.