India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: National Mission on Technical Textiles was launched in 2020 with a financial outlay of Rs. 1,480 Crore with major focus on Research, Innovation and Development; Promotion and Market Development; Export Promotion; and Education, Training & Skill Development. Under NTTM, 168 R&D projects on technical textiles, 20 startups and 41 proposals for upgrading lab, equipment, and training of faculty in educational institutions ha...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Ministry of Textiles (MoT), Government of India and various State Governments are providing financial & institutional support for development of handlooms and welfare of weavers. MoT is implementing central sector schemes such as (i) National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) and (ii) Raw Material Supply Scheme (RMSS) to promote handlooms and for welfare of handloom weavers across the country including Cuttack distr...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Ministry of Textiles, Government of India promotes registration under Geographical Indication (GI) of Goods (Registration & Protection) Act 1999, in respect of handloom and handicraft products in pan India under the scheme Handloom Marketing Assistance (HMA), National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) implemented by O/o Development Commissioner (Handloom) and National Handicrafts Development Programme (NHDP) impleme...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT); a statutory institute under the NIFT Act, 2006 and set up by the Ministry of Textiles, actively supports the research and academic advancement in the textile and apparel sectors. It conducts Ph.D. programmes and provides financial support to full-time research scholars through the Teaching Fellowship. This includes a monthly stipend, contingency grant, and HRA for up to f...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Ministry of Textiles, in collaboration with the National Handloom Development Corporation (NHDC), celebrated the 11th National Handloom Day with the launch of an Exclusive Handloom Expo and the "Haat on Wheels" mobile retail initiative at Handloom Haat, Janpath. Union Minister of Textiles Shri Giriraj Singh inaugurated the Exclusive Handloom Expo and the "Haat on Wheels" in the presence of Minister of State for Exte...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Steel is a de-regulated sector and the Government acts as a facilitator by creating a conducive policy environment for the development of the steel sector. National Steel Policy, 2017 envisages a crude steel capacity of 300million tonnes(MT) and production of 255 MT by 2030 based on projections of rise in domestic demand driven by urbanisation and infrastructure growth, exports and various other factors. Crude steel pr...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Steel is a deregulated sector and the Government acts as a facilitator by creating a conducive policy environment for the development of steel sector in the country. The decisions regarding import and export are taken by the steel companies based on techno- commercial considerations and market dynamics. India is the world's second-largest steel producer. During the financialyear2024-25, India's finished steel productio...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The National Sample Survey (NSS) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is responsible for conducting large scale sample surveys on various socio-economic subjects across the country and give estimates of important indicators based on the Central sample data, both at the national level and the State/UT level. From January 2025, in almost all surveys, sampling design has been modified with...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: India's medium-term growth trajectory is rooted in a decade of robust economic performance, underpinned by sound macroeconomic fundamentals and sustained structural and governance reforms-including labour market reforms, modernisation of land records, tax reforms, introducing a regulatory regime for insolvency and bankruptcy, real estate regulation, and financial sector reforms. As a result, despite global headwinds, In...
India, Aug. 5 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) organised a day-long workshop with senior officers from the State Governments of Assam, Gujarat, Odisha, Tamil Nadu &Telangana and of the UT of J&K at Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi. Theme for the day long workshop was the "National Scheme for ITI Upgradation". The workshop was also attended by senior officers from MSDE, DGT, NCVET, NITI Ayog. The workshop also witnes...