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 Handicrafts


Handicraft exports up 11 pc in April: EPCH
SME Times News Bureau | 14 May, 2012
Exports of handicraft items grew by 11 percent to USD 227 million in April this year, said the EPCH in a report on Monday.
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North-East crafts fair begins in New Delhi
Saurabh Gupta | 12 May, 2012
An exhibition-cum-sale showcasing handicrafts, handlooms and furniture from North-East begins in New Delhi from May 11 to May 20.
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'2012 will be tough year for gems and jewellery sector'
SME Times News Bureau | 10 May, 2012
Gems and jewellery industry will see muted demand in 2012 with volume growth to be around 4 percent for the sector, Fitch Ratings said Wednesday.
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Mega leather cluster aims to support industry broadly: Scindia
SME Times News Bureau | 08 May, 2012
The new sub-scheme "Mega Leather Cluster" is a substitute for leather parks sub-scheme with a much broader spectrum, said Jyotiradiya M. Scindia, Minister of State for Commerce & Industry in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Monday.
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45 handicraft cos to join Hong Kong fair beginning Friday
SME Times News Bureau | 26 Apr, 2012
EPCH is organizing the participation of about 45 Indian handicrafts exporters in the four-day Fashion Jewellery & Accessories Fair beginning from Friday at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong.
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Around 7200 clusters in handloom, handicrafts & SME sector
SME Times News Bureau | 26 Apr, 2012
There are around 7200 clusters in traditional handloom, handicrafts and modern small and medium enterprise (SME) industry segments in the country, the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia informed this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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Gems and jewellery exports down marginally to $43 bn
SME Times News Bureau | 17 Apr, 2012
Owing to weak demand in western markets like the US and Europe, GJEPC Monday said that the export from this sector has dipped marginally to USD 42.84 billion in 2011-12, reports media.
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Home Expo India opens on Sunday at Gr. Noida: EPCH
Saurabh Gupta | 16 Apr, 2012
A four-day-long product-segmented mega triple show Home Expo India (HEI-2012), being held in India for the first time, will kick start at the world class venue of India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida Expressway in Greater Noida on Sunday.
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EPCH to open mega triple show; big global buyers to join
Saurabh Gupta | 12 Apr, 2012
Four-day-long mega triple show - Home Expo India, to be held in India for the first time, will kick start at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida from April 15, said the nodal export promotion body for handicrafts Wednesday.
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Jewellers protest turns violent; strike enters 18th-day
SME Times News Bureau | 03 Apr, 2012
Eighteen-day long agitation by gold and jewellery traders against excise duty hikes in the Budget turned violent as protesters clashed with the Police in Mumbai and disrupted trains in Ghaziabad on Tuesday.
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