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Khadi, handicraft emporiums turn to e-comm as offline sales hit record low

West Bengal's khadi and handicraft emporiums, Gramin and Manjusha respectively, have started retailing on e-commerce marketplace as offline sales are at an all-time low during the Covid-19 pandemic

Direct Create plans to launch awareness campaign to promote handicrafts

Direct Create, an online-offline technology platform for handicrafts, is planning to launch an awareness campaign 'Empowerment through Craft' to enroll entrepreneurs and more craftsmen, it said

J&K govt ties up with Flipkart to promote handicraft, handloom products

In an important step towards the promotion of rural economy and boost the sale of handicraft and handloom products in Jammu and Kashmir, the union territory government on Thursday signed a pact with online retailer Flipkart for showcasing and facilitating the local artisans and craftsmen to reach customers across the globe. Speaking on the MoU (memorandum of understanding) signing occasion, Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor, UT of J&K, said the partnership will give a big boost to the rural economy and promote the versatile handicrafts and handlooms of Jammu and Kashmir to a pan-India market. In a statement, Walmart-owned Flipkart said its agreement with Jammu & Kashmir Handloom and Handicrafts Corporation under the Flipkart Samarth programme to enable local artisans, weavers and craftsmen showcase their products on its platform. Hashmat Ali Yauto, Managing Director of J&K Handloom & Handicrafts Corporation, said, "(The partnership)... will benefit lakhs of artisans, ...

Amazon to host 'Handicrafts Mela' from Sept 26 to support artisans, weavers

Over 800,000 artisans and weavers associated with 1,500 Amazon Karigar sellers and 17 government emporiums including Tantuja, Harit Khadi, Tribes India will benefit from this mela

UP govt to organise 5-day global virtual MSME exhibition in October

Buyers from 50 countries will be connected to the virtual platform, which will also promote the One District-One Product (ODOP) scheme

UP plans exclusive retail chain to market ethnic, indigenous products

While, a majority of these outlets would be set up in UP, stores will also be launched in other states

UP ropes in fashion designers to promote traditional crafts and industries

Fashion aces Ritu Beri, J J Valaya to promote textiles, home decor etc

UP carpet exporters go virtual, focus on domestic market as orders dry up

Most units running at 20-15% capacity, many are facing payment issues for orders already executed

A global disaster reminds us of the value of our village crafts economy

It takes a global health disaster to remind us of the value of crafts production in villages, of things made by hand. Jaya Jaitly on why we should look seriously again at traditional knowledge

The Kaveri delta is home to ancient and still thriving craft traditions

A trip to the Kaveri delta is a revelation. An assurance that the world of traditional Indian craft traditions is alive and well, writes Shonali Madapa

How Google Arts & Culture is doing its bit for Indian crafts traditions

A new online repository reminds us about the rich crafts traditions in our backyard, thereby helping artisans too, says Ritwik Sharma

A coppersmith's tale

A chat later with Navin Kumar Tamta, who made these products, made me realise how imperative innovation and research and development (R&D) are for the survival of traditional crafts

Smriti Irani promises to resolve issues of handicraft exporters soon

Ministries of environment and textiles will soon meet to find long-term as well as short-term solutions to the challenges being faced by domestic handicrafts exporters. A meeting to resolve the issues of Indian handicrafts exporters will soon be convened, Textiles Minister Smriti Irani has said. Pointing out the wood industry and the woodcrafts sector need the support of Environment Ministry, Irani said: "My colleague in the Environment Ministry Anil Madhav Dave is extremely cognizant of the challenges faced and we will soon convene a meeting between the two ministries so that the issues with regard to the handicrafts exporters can be resolved". The meeting, she said, will also seek to find "short-term as well as long-term solutions" to the challenges being faced by the domestic handicrafts exporters in accessing world markets. The minister was addressing an export award function organised by Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) late last evening. 134 exporters (66

Handicrafts exports to grow by 10% to Rs 23,560 crore in FY17: EPCH

For the April-September 2016 period, the exports reported a growth of 18.25 per cent year-on-year to Rs 13,005.35 crore