Tiruvannamalai: As many as 125 candidates got placements at a job fair held here on Sunday.A total of 400 candidates attended the fair in which five companies participated.“They will give each candidate training for two years and pay a sum of Rs.3,500 a month, besides food and accommodation. At the end of the training programme, the candidates will get a National Trade Certificate. If they wish, they...
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Union Minister of Textiles Dayanidhi Maran looking at a sari at the silk fab exhibition-cum-sale in Chennai on Tuesday.CHENNAI: The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) is to set up two cotton depots in Tamil Nadu, one each in Coimbatore and Madurai. This is the first time that the Corporation is setting up its depots in Tamil Nadu.Union Minister for Handlooms and Textiles Dayanidhi Maran, declaring open...
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Central Silk Board seeks re-look at anti-dumping duty provisions.After being banned from dumping raw silk and silk fabrics, China has found a newer route to enter the Indian market. The biggest producer of silk in the world has now started ‘dumping’ twisted yarn in India about 25 per cent less than the domestic price. While the Indian twisted yarn is available for Rs 1,700 per kg, China is selling...
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fresh problem has gripped the Indian silk industry as China had started dumping cheaper “twisted yarn” (a final stage raw material used for making silk fabrics) in Indian market affecting the livelihood of lakhs of families depending on silk industry.This problem is more severe than the dumping of raw silk as it affected more number of people in the silk production chain.Central Silk Board (CSB) chairman...
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Silk Fab, an exhibition of silk handloom fabrics being organised by the National Handloom Development Corporation at Valluvar Kottam will be inaugurated by Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran, at...
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KSIC is not just about Mysore silks anymore. It is expanding its products to cover designer saris and shirts for men.MYSORE: Printed zari saris, designer silk and linen shirts, and ready-to-wear garments for women, will grace Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) outlets shortly.To cater to the needs of working men and women, the KSIC, which has a silk weaving factory in Mysore, has set the...
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The Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) plans to set up retail silk clothing showrooms in all district headquarters of the State and in important cities in the coming years, its Managing Director, Baladev Krishna, has said.Inaugurating an exhibition of Mysore silk saris and other silk clothing here on Wednesday, Mr. Krishna said the KSIC would soon hold exhibitions in all district headquarters,...
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Chennai: As part of the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Khadi Gramodyog Bhavan has announced a special rebate of 10 to 30 per cent from November 17 to 21 on its products made of cotton, silk and wool.The rebate would be available in Anna Salai, Gopalapuram and Indira Nagar outlets.©...
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Kolkata, Nov 15 /--/ The West Bengal government has sought the Chinese expertise for sericulture and silk promotion in the state. "A six-member team headed by Yao Xizhen, professor of Sericulture and Agri Food Research Institute of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences in China is scheduled to visit the state from November 17 to 22 for exploring the areas of cooperation for development of mulberry...
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VARANASI:Syeda Hameed, the member of Planning Commission of India, realized that untilthe import duty on Chinese silk yarn was reduced or waived off, the condition ofweavers engaged in Banarasi saree industry could not beimproved.Syeda became aware of the root cause of the deterioratingfinancial condition of weavers after visiting their localities in Bajardiha andSarai Mohana areas during her two-day...
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