Handlooms and weavers in India are facing the threat of being completely wiped out if the Handloom Reservation Act of…
India is the second largest textile exporter in the world. Indian traditional textile has a unique combination of handspun fabrics…
The quintessential Banarasi saree is set for a makeover to fall in line with the changing fashion choices of today’s…
Varanasi, the ancient holy city situated on the banks of the River Ganges today is home to more than 100,000…
At last year’s several fashion weeks, with fashion designers presenting the traditional weave in its modern avatar, Banarasi silk has…
Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) is back with the winter-festive edition, a five day event which started today in Mumabi with…
Varanasi, which is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency, has plenty of weavers who are banking on government support to survive…
The Indian textile industry plays an important role of the largest contributing sectors in the country’s exports by contributing nearly…
The centre plans to extend the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) to textile artisans. The move aims…
The Textile Ministry is working toward resuscitating sick mills including the National Textile Corporation (NTC). The government wants to bring…