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Handloom Weavers in Tiruchi Hope for Profitable Deepavali Season
2 months ago

Handloom Weavers in Tiruchi Hope for Profitable Deepavali Season

The Hindu  

Handloom weavers in Tiruchi district are expecting a boost in profits this year with Deepavali sales. The best-selling products are Woraiyur and Manamedu cotton saris, with weavers operating singly or in teams producing saris priced upwards of ₹1,000 apiece. The official said the prolonged hot weather this year had also increased the demand for cotton saris.

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Encourage textile investments in border districts of Andhra Pradesh, Collectors told
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Encourage textile investments in border districts of Andhra Pradesh, Collectors told

The Hindu  

Principal Secretary K. Sunitha has asked the Collectors to set up garmenting units, and encourage textile investments in border districts, among others, to make the handloom and textiles sector the second largest employment provider after agriculture. She instructed the Collectors to conduct exhibitions and encourage employees to wear handloom clothes every Monday. They could take financial assistance from NABARD for …

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Handlooms Dept. to seek GI tag for 5 traditional varieties of sari and dhoti
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Handlooms Dept. to seek GI tag for 5 traditional varieties of sari and dhoti

The Hindu  

The textiles department has proposed offering technical textile courses in polytechnics and industrial training institutes. The handlooms department has also proposed to get geographical indication tag for five traditional varieties of handloom products, namely, the silk saris from Chinnalapatti; Koorainadu saris; Nagarcoil vaeti; Uuraiyur saris; and Gudiyatham lungis. Handlooms and Textiles Minister R. Gandhi in his response to the discussion …

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In Bihar’s Bhagalpur, weavers face a silk slub
9 months, 1 week ago

In Bihar’s Bhagalpur, weavers face a silk slub

The Hindu  

As a fourth-generation weaver, Sunil Das, 55, cannot remember a time he was not surrounded by silk sarees. “Five years ago, there were about 2 lakh weavers in Bhagalpur; now there are 60,000,” says Javed Saleh Ansari, 65, chairperson of the cooperative union. “For a certification to be provided, the traditional process must be maintained, both in terms of sourcing …

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Seven products from Uttar Pradesh get Geographical Indication tag
1 year, 5 months ago

Seven products from Uttar Pradesh get Geographical Indication tag

The Hindu  

The Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai has given tags to seven different products from Uttar Pradesh. ‘Amroha Dholak’, ‘Mahoba Gaura Patthar Hastashlip’, ‘Mainpuri Tarkashi’, ‘Sambhal Horn Craft’, ‘Baghpat Home Furnishings’, ‘Barabanki Handloom Product’ and ‘Kalpi Handmade Paper’ are the products that been given the Geographical Indication tag. The application for Baghpat Home Furnishings was filed by the Directorate of Handloom …

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