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Topic: artisans

Rs 1 lakh at 5% interest: Cabinet clears Vishwakarma Yojana for unorganised sector

Scheme will upgrade skill, tools and provide credit support to traditional craftsmen; Cabinet also approved financial support for 10,000 e-buses in cities.

Eye on OBC votes, PM Modi announces Vishwakarma Yojana for traditional artisans

While initial allocation will be Rs 13,000-15,000 crore, MSME ministry will be the nodal ministry for the scheme. 18 trades have been identified to be covered, so far.

Fashion fundraiser Baradari begins today, aims to empower, provide financial cushion for artisans

Over 70 top designers including Sabyasachi and Manish Malhotra have contributed clothes for an e-commerce sale in the Baradari fundraiser, which is endorsed by Kareena Kapoor Khan.

Govt marks National Handloom Day just days after scrapping handloom, handicrafts boards

The textile ministry scrapped the two boards to create a 'leaner government machinery'. Activists however say it removed a platform where stakeholders could advise the govt on policy.

Tourist to ambassador — how Europeans like Jenny Housego revived Indian craft

In ‘A woven life’, textile historian Jenny Housego chronicles her love affair with handicrafts & her journey as researcher and entrepreneur in Iran and India.

The importance of GI tags: Why Bengal is celebrating its rasogulla victory

The two-and-a-half year battle for custody of the rasogulla saw West Bengal finally defeat Odisha Tuesday. The state was awarded the geographical indication (GI) tag for the ‘Banglar rasogulla’.

Fewer footfalls & fall in demand take a toll on Mumbai’s jewellery workforce

Ahead of Diwali, showrooms in Zaveri Bazaar are unusually quiet as thousands of artisans go back home to West Bengal due to job cuts.

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Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

2 Agniveers awarded Sena Medal for gallantry in Op Sindoor, a first since Agnipath launch

This marks the first time that Agniveers have received gallantry awards. They are the Army's short-term recruits under the Agnipath scheme.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.