Handicrafts

Gujarat’s ‘Gharchola’ Receives Geographical Indication Tag

Gujarat’s Gharchola has recently been awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, which was conferred by the Union government, and took place during the event “GI and Beyond, Virasat Se Vikas Tak” in New Delhi. With this recognition, Gujarat now boasts ..

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Indiahandmade Portal

Indiahandmade Portal is an e-commerce portal launched by the Indian Government with the aim of empowering artisans and weavers by providing them a platform to sell their products directly to customers. This initiative is part of the government’s efforts to ..

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Second Phase of the Sari Festival “VIRAASAT” Begins

The second phase of the Sari Festival “VIRAASAT” will be held from January 3 to 17, 2023, at Handloom Haat, Janpath, New Delhi. Organized by the Ministry of Textiles, the event will take place from 11 AM to 8 PM ..

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Rajasthan’s First Handicraft Policy

Rajasthan state government released the Handicraft Policy 2022 recently. What are the key features of the handcraft policy? The Handicraft Policy 2022 seeks to harness the full potential of local handicraft industry and promote new jobs. It will boost investments ..

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Rajasthan Handicrafts Policy-2022

The Rajasthan cabinet has recently approved the “Rajasthan Handicrafts Policy-2022”. Through this policy, work will be done for the upliftment of handicrafts in the state and participation in the development of the state will be ensured by empowering them. Highlights ..

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Ministry of Textiles launches “Local4Diwali” campaign

The Union Ministry of Textiles has launched a campaign for Diwali- “Local4Diwali”.  The campaign has been launched to promote the Indian handicraft which is the cultural heritage of the country and also a source of livelihood for many. As per ..

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First virtual Trade Fair of India

The Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts hosted a four day virtual fair for around 200 Indian Exporters. The exporters were mainly from the industries of fashion jewelry and accessories Highlights The four-day fair that was conducted online focused on markets ..

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Banjara People

On occasion of International Women’s Day, Vijaya Pawar was given control of one of the social media accounts of the PM. She was given this honour for her work in promoting Banjara handicrafts. Banjara Tribe The Banjaras are a nomadic ..