UT Govt working to ensure GI tagging of carpet, wood carving, other.
UT Govt working to ensure GI tagging of carpet, wood carving, other products of Kashmir: LG Manoj Sinha
Says no dearth of talent in Valley, NIFT Sgr playing pivotal role in furnishing talent
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that his administration is working on ensuring GI tagging of several handmade products like wood carving, carpet and other things.
“The Union Territory government is working for GI tagging of several handicrafts like wood carving, carpet and several others. The GI tagging would help the people affiliated with the job to get good amount in international markets,” he said while addressing a gathering at SKICC, through video conferencing said.
Production, design of textiles will be the next big thing: Smriti Irani
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SRINAGAR : Production and design of textiles will be the next big thing, said Union Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani on Friday while presiding over the first convocation of the National Institute of Fashion Technology at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre in Srinagar.
“The first batch of NIFT Srinagar has added a golden page in the 35-year-old history of the institution. The field of technical textiles, which involves production and design, is going to be the next big thing in the future and the Textiles Ministry is making efforts to utilise its potential to the fullest,” a statement quoted Irani.