Tag: Odisha Handloom

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced a special package for the weavers in the State who form the human resource for the handloom sector, the second-largest unorganized employment generator in rural pockets of the State.

Bhubaneswar: With an aim of taking Odisha weaves to a global market and making designs and culture of the State popular all around the world, doctor turned fashion designer from the State- Kumar Guru Mishra launched his apparel brand ‘G’ in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Kumar Guru Mishra’s latest collection ‘Chitraa Assemblage’ and website were also […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday decided to renovate the existing urban ‘haats’ to boost handloom and handicraft sectors in the post-lockdown period, a senior official said. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting held under chairmanship of Chief Secretary A K Tripathy where it was decided to initiate the process for renovating the […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to boost the state’s handloom and handicraft sector, the Odisha government has partnered with e-commerce platform Flipkart to enable artisans to showcase their products to customers across the country, an official said on Sunday. The partnership between the State Institute for Development of Arts and Crafts (SIDAC) and the homegrown e-commerce […]