Ministry of Textiles Current Affairs, GK & News
First-ever National Toy Fair to start from Feb 27
The first-ever National Toy Fair will be starting from the February 27th, 2021. The festival will conclude on March 2, 2021. It will be organized in the virtual format. Highlights During the event, the Centre for Creative Learning (CCL), which is based in IIT Gandhinagar, will showcase its 75 toy creations in the fair. IIT ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Events Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Centre for Creative Learning (CCL) • IIT Gandhinagar • Ministry of Textiles • National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) • National Toy Fair
First Solar Powered Textile mill in Asia to come up in Parbhani district, Maharashtra
On November 17, 2020, the chairman of Jai Bhawani Women cooperative textile mill announced that the mill will soon operate on solar power. With this, the mill will become the first Solar Power enabled textile mill in Asia. The mill is located in Parbhani district of Maharashtra. Key Highlights The mill is spread across 30 ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: India solar energy • Ministry of Textiles • Powerlooms Sector • Solar Energy • Solar Energy Scheme for Power looms • Solar power • Textile • Textiles
Government scraps All India Handicrafts Board
The Ministry of Textiles has decided that the All India Handicrafts Board and the All India Handloom Board – advisory bodies created to help the government in the formulation of policies pertaining to the sector in the country. The reason is that the central government wants to ensure the ‘Minimum Government and Maximum Governance’. All ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: All India Handicrafts Board • All India Handlooms Board • Ministry of Textiles • Union Minister of Textiles
National Handloom Day: 7th August
The country is going to observe the 6th Edition of the National Handloom Day on 07th August 2020 in order to recognize the importance of the textiles sector in the country. The day also highlights the importance of the handloom sector in the country and also serves as a way of women empowerment in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Handloom Export Promotion Council • Minister of Textiles • Ministry of Textiles • National Handloom Day • Smriti Irani
Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana
The Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana was recently discussed in the Lok Sabha by the Union Minister of Textiles. About the Scheme The Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana is an insurance scheme for all community weavers. The scheme provides insurance to the beneficiaries in cases of accidental death, natural death, partial or complete disability. The ..
Topics: Insurance • LIC • Ministry of Textiles • Weaving Community