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NATURE BAZAAR·Organised by Dastakar, New Delhi· Dilli Haat, New Delhi· January 17-22
Opium dreams lull most youth in UP district
Opium and its derivatives hold almost complete sway over the lives of most of the youth of Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur district, where the Union …
Boost for weavers
Gandhian to the core
Radha Ben remembers the noted economist and thinker who passed away on November 14
A climate change for the artisan
Will demand for eco-friendly goods mean a decline in artisnal skills?
COVID-19: Cuttack’s silver filigree artists stare at a bleak future
The cottage industry is estimated to have taken a hit of Rs 20 crore in 2020 and losses keep mounting this year
The unskilled Venkataswamy
How a noxious aquatic weed was used to make eco-friendly products, generate employment in rural Bengal
Demand for woven baskets, cups, plates, boxes and other cottage industry products is high in the state, neighbouring areas
Making sense of `Make in India'
Manufacturing needs to get a boost. But what to manufacture and how are two critical questions
Coconut courier service
The economy of a village is built around coconuts—delivered free to a shrine via buses
Weaving trouble
Kashmir's handmade pashmina shawls have long been threatened by power looms outside the state. The problem has now spread within
High on nectar
Demand for neera, the fresh sap of young coconut flowers, is rising with advances in food preservation technologies. It's time Kerala stopped …
Crafted tales
Startups are connecting artisans to the urban consumer by providing them an online market to showcase their craft
Simmering
Pottery units, papad -makers, leather workers, furniture makers, even dance bars: Dharavi is a bustling economy now threatened by builder-driven …
Chirala saree weavers losing out to computer-aided designs
Hanging by a thread
Weavers of renowned Ponduru khadi are abandoning the craft
Handloom threatened
Textile ministry proposes change in definition of handloom. Weavers fear it can ruin the tradition
Drastic step or careless move?
Bill allows regional rural banks to tap private capital
Monsoon-friendly Assam reeling under drought