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Handicraft exports may touch Rs 17K cr this fiscal: Assocham

Last Updated: Sunday, June 28, 2015, 15:28

According to the EPCH data, India exported handicraft items worth USD 2.78 billion during the April to January 2013-2014 period, whereas the country exported handicrafts worth USD 2.30 billion during the same period in 2012-13.

North East Festival`s second edition to be bigger, says organiser

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 08:47

The two-day North East Festival here ended on a high note, thanks to support from the government.

Banaras Utsav: Melting pot of arts, crafts, music, books

Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 08:51

Art aficionados, cultural connoisseurs and litterateurs have a new destination later this month with the Banaras Utsav debuting in India`s cultural calendar.

Multi-media exhibition celebrates Indian diversity

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 08:55

Paintings by the Bhil tribals of Madhya Pradesh and Rathwa telling creative myths of Pithora Dev sit alongside reprints of 15th century manuscripts at an exhibition inaugurated in the national capital Thursday.

Past met present at Delhi Couture Week

Last Updated: Monday, August 5, 2013, 20:29

History to heritage, mythology to Victorian, Opium to Punjab - designers deftly explored the best of Indian handicrafts from different eras.

India, China sign pact for promoting handicraft

Last Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2013, 20:20

Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) Thursday said it has inked a pact with China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) to explore possibilities of enhancing exports of Indian handicrafts to the neighbouring nation.

Visual treat of Indian handicrafts and calligraphy in Cairo

Last Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013, 19:03

A unique exhibition of visual arts showcasing the rich cultural heritage of Indian scripts has been unspooled at the Hanager Arts Centre in this Egyptian capital.

Goa plans to brand handicrafts to revive cottage industry

Last Updated: Monday, February 25, 2013, 14:17

Goa government is mulling branding its handicrafts indigenously as part of an initiative to promote the cottage industry.

CRPF mela inaugurated in Delhi

Last Updated: Saturday, December 1, 2012, 00:54

A three-day CRPF mela of handmade handicrafts and art items was inaugurated here on Friday.

Sri Lankan handicrafts on sale in New Delhi

Last Updated: Thursday, November 8, 2012, 09:36

Seventeen award-winning master craftspersons from Sri Lanka are exhibiting their products here.

250 artists come together for art fair

Last Updated: Thursday, November 1, 2012, 19:23

Bringing together diverse forms of art including paintings, sculptures and photographs under one platform, exquisite creations of more than 250 artists are being showcased at an art fair.

EPCH to tie up with IKEA to train Indian handicraft makers

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 19:13

"We will soon tie-up with IKEA to start a programme called Next Gen in India," EPCH Executive Director Rakesh Kumar told reporters here.