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TopicKhadi

Topic: Khadi

Gandhi wore dhoti to connect with TN’s poor. Now, his namesake revives handlooms. Similarities end there

Prabhakar Tamilarasu -
Unlike the Mahatma, Tamil Nadu's textiles minister R Gandhi has courted his fair share of political controversies & graft allegations like misappropriation of about Rs 60 crore.

Sale of Tricolour made out of Khadi increases by over 1000%

ThePrint Team -
Khadi and Village Industries Commission chairman Manoj Kumar said that 'Khadi workers have played a crucial role in nation building'.

Rising sales of Khadi, handloom creating job opportunities in large numbers: Modi at Mann Ki Baat

PTI -
In his Mann Ki Baat monthly radio broadcast, the prime minister said that Khadi Gramodyog’s business has crossed Rs 1.5 lakh crore for the first time.

Medha Patkar opponent, ‘man behind Khadi transformation’ — meet Vinai Kumar Saxena, new Delhi L-G

Madhuparna Das -
Saxena drew attention of senior BJP & RSS leaders with counter movement against Narmada Bachao Andolan. He became 'close' to PM Modi during stint as Khadi & Village Industries Commission chairman.

Khadi, cash, chauffeurs: How a Malayali queen impressed Gandhi

Raghu Palat -
In 'Destiny's Child', Raghu Palat and Pushpa Palat write about Parukutty Neithyaramma, wife of the king of Cochin, who refused to live in her husband's shadow.

Gandhi said he would wear loin cloth only for a month. 100 yrs on, it’s a permanent symbol

Urvish Kothari -
During the non-cooperation movement, Gandhi had a dilemma. He wanted foreign cloth gone, but the poor didn't have enough money to quickly buy all khadi.

India can go the Khadi way to realise its bamboo potential, cut imports from China

Bhaskar J. Kashyap -
Bamboo tourism will nurture ‘Bamboo diplomacy’, given the northeast region’s geographical proximity to ASEAN, and their sharing of common heritage.

KVIC plants 5,000 ‘special bamboo saplings’ in Rajasthan to boost tribals’ income

PTI -
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission launched a project Sunday named 'Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought' to support the local bamboo-based industries in rural India.

‘No work before 2014’ — Modi attacks UPA over rail coach factory in Sonia’s seat Rae Bareli

Prashant Srivastava -
At Lucknow University's virtual centenary celebrations, PM Narendra Modi said his govt has focused on the coach factory, will make it among world’s largest.

Khadi once helped India become independent, it can make us aatmanirbhar again

Arushi Nishank -
PM Modi’s ‘vocal for local’ plan greatly applies to India’s khadi industry — it is indigenous, eco-friendly, and can provide many jobs.
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Opinion

Theaterisation reform is stuck on ranks and roles — India’s military needs clarity

Sudhir Pillai -
On paper, the idea of theaterisation is elegant. In practice, it is paralysed by ambiguities of rank and command.

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Economy

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

Sampurna Panigrahi -
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Defence

‘Agni’ on the move—India successfully test-fires Agni-Prime nuclear missile from a train

Snehesh Alex Philip -
With the latest test, India has the capability to launch a nuclear missile from under the sea, surface, air, and now from a railway network.

National Interest

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Shekhar Gupta -
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.

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