Handloom weaving, an ancient Indian craft celebrated on August 7th, National Handloom Day, involves manually creating intricate fabrics on a loom. With roots tracing back to the Indus Valley ...

India's handloom industry employs 35 lakh people directly or indirectly. The National Handloom Day is celebrated on August 7 every year in India. The day recognizes and honours the contribution of ...

Like every year, India celebrated the National Handloom Day on August 7, 2021. The handloom industry plays a key role in the Indian economy — from providing employment to rural population to being a ...

Handloom creations, wherein a cloth is weaved with a manually operated loom without the use of electricity, are at the heart of India’s heritage and history. With weaving references in Hindu mythology ...

To boost marketing and exports of of handloom products, the textile Textiles ministry will be announcing a revamped national programme next year, a senior textile ministry official said “As the ...

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 ...

AI Quick Read New Delhi: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on Monday pushed back enforcement of its newly-amended standards for handloom cotton muslin and handloom cotton mix sarees to May 2026, ...

The state government has allowed handloom and power loom units to resume operations in red zones outside the Mumbai and Pune municipal limits, which includes Bhiwandi. The order will benefit seven ...

Ilkal sari weaver Shamanna Bandi, in his 60s, is well aware that shifting to powerloom will make his work easier and also augment his earnings. But he has resisted doing so for over a decade. He finds ...