Dressed in a printed cotton top and skirt, seated behind a huge table, she was glowing with happiness as she spoke of her struggle to preserve a dying industry. Sita Yahampath, proprietor of Kandygs ...

The guard at a handloom factory in Panipat is using a new device, a temperature gun to ensure that the workers have no fever. The precaution is important as the facility is now producing personal ...

National Handloom Day: National Handloom Day is celebrated every year on August 7 in India to honour the contributions of handloom weavers to the country’s economy and culture. India’s handloom sector ...

The seventh day of August is celebrated as the National Handloom Day every year. The Ministry of Textiles is working overtime to promote Indian handlooms and many of India's leading designers are ...

Panipat (Haryana) [India], July 27 (ANI): Even after four months of struggle due to COVID-19 induced lockdown, Panipat's handloom industry seems to be struggling to survive as it depends on a large ...

T'puram: The national handloom day will be celebrated on Thursday with a variety of events, showcasing socio-economic significance of Kerala's handloom sector, marked by long tradition, quality, ...

Sunita Budhiraja draped in the rare, handwoven Neelambari saree, originating from Shantipur, West Bengal. She’s the only one among the 22,000-member online group to own this weave. Pics/Tanvi ...

KOZHIKODE: The Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) has come forward to take charge of Common-wealth Trust (COMTRUST) Handloom Weaving Factory’s further development with a Bill to ...

In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Office of the Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India and National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) has ...

The district committees of the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have offered support to an agitation launched by a section of former employees of the now defunct Commonwealth Trust ...