Craftsmen Current Affairs, GK & News

Continuation of Indian Footwear and Leather Development Programme

February 8, 2022

The Ministry of Commerce recently announced that the Indian Footwear and Leather Development Programme (IFLDP) is to continue from 2021-22 till 2026. The programme is to be implemented at a cost of Rs 1,700 crores. What is IFLDP? IFLDP will develop infrastructure for leather sector. It will facilitate additional investment. It will increase the production ..

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Hunar Haat resumes operation after 7 months gap due to COVID-19

November 11, 2020

Hunar Haat has restarted from November 11 after a gap of around seven months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To mark the beginning of operations, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi inaugurated ‘Hunar Haat’ at Delhi Haat, Pitampura. The Hunar Haat is being organized by the IITF, Pragati Maidan from November 11 to ..

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Flipkart’s Samarth supports 6 lakh artisans in India

August 1, 2020

Walmart-owned Flipkart has stated that it supports over six lakhs artisans, craftsmen and weavers in the country through its Samarth Program and it is also working on onboarding more such sellers to the said platform. Launched last year, Samarth platform is a partnership of the e-commerce giant with five NGOs to help the artisans use ..

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