Handicrafts fair generates Rs.750-cr business

August 27th, 2009 NH racetrack is setting for statewide job fairLOUDON, N.H. — Speedy job interviews replaced the usual blur of race cars at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, where thousands of people turned out for a job fair.

August 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) with the support of Embassy of India, Jakarta, and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, is organizing the "Made in India" (MII) exhibition from 7 to 10 August 2009 at Balai Kartini Exhibition Centre, Jakarta, Indonesia. The MII will be inaugurated on August 7 (Friday) by Indonesia's Industry Minister Fahmi Idris and Jyotiraditya Scindia, India's Minister of State for Commerce and Industry.

August 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Over 50 Indian companies will participate in the first major Indian trade fair in Indonesia, whose economy is growing at a fast clip, to promote Brand India. Organised by the commerce ministry and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the roadshow, titled 'Made in India', in Indonesian capital Jakarta will be inaugurated by Minister of State for Commerce Jyotiraditya Scindia and Indonesian Minister of Industry Fahim Idris.

July 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The 43rd India International Garment Fair that began here Wednesday will fetch manufacturers almost the same amount of business as the previous one. "The forecast isn't that bad, but I am not very optimistic either.

July 14th, 2009 Colo. trying to help small businesses use stimulusDENVER — The mammoth federal stimulus package was signed into law months ago in Denver, but folks like Gary Yoshimura are still waiting to see what good it will do. Yoshimura is an engineer in Denver, and he says he'd like a piece of all the government construction work he hears about on the news.

June 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - At a time when scores of foreign educational institutions are queuing up to woo Indian students, leading industry lobby Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Friday said it will showcase Indian higher education and its rich variety at Kuala Lumpur. The CII, with the support of the high commission of India, is organising the India Education Fair 2009 during June 20-21, the industry lobby said.

April 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Amid falling overseas demand, India's export sector is likely to post negative or flat growth in the current fiscal, said an industry lobby Sunday. According to a survey conducted by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), about 61 percent exporters feel the export sector would not pick up in 2009-10 as the world economy continues to deteriorate.

February 28th, 2009 AGRA - More than a million people attended the 10-day cultural extravaganza Taj Mahotsava that ended here Friday, but many were unhappy as it did not showcase traditional culture or have sessions on conservation of heritage buildings. The extravaganza at Shilpgram, 500 metres from the Taj Mahal, set a new record in the number of tickets sold, a tourist official said.

February 26th, 2009 GREATER NOIDA - Indian handicrafts will have to be more innovative to boost exports at a time when demand is falling in western markets due to the economic slowdown, Minister of State for Textiles E.V.K.S. Elangovan said here Wednesday.

February 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The lingerie business remains thriving despite the economic crisis, said organisers of the Bodywear International Trade Fair (BITF). 'It was a bit difficult this time to get all manufacturers together.

February 12th, 2009 AGRA - Thousands of craftsmen, skilled artisans, handicrafts manufacturers and emporia owners held a sit-in and went on a day-long strike here Friday to protest the imposition of tax on handicraft items. The protesters held the sit-in at the Shaheed Smarak in the busy Sanjay Place commercial complex Friday to protest the imposition of 4 percent tax on handicraft items.

February 12th, 2009 RAIPUR - The interim railway budget presented Friday by Railways Minister Lalu Prasad has let down expectations of Chhattisgarh despite the fact that the state generates high revenue for the railways, Chief minister Raman Singh said here. 'The interim rail budget is disappointing, it has let down expectations of millions of people of Chhattisgarh,' said Singh in his reaction to the interim budget.

February 7th, 2009 SURAJKUND - The Surajkund Crafts Mela has set an international milestone this year. The 15-day fair, which has been inviting SAARC countries for the past three years, has for the first time partnered with a foreign country - Egypt.

February 2nd, 2009 KOLKATA - More than 150 Indian exhibitors would participate in the Hannover Fair, the world's leading showcase for industrial technology, to be held in the north German city Aril 20-24. Senior Vice-President of Deutsche Messe (fair), Wolfgang Pech told the media here Tuesday that the Indian representation would include around 50-60 companies taking part under the umbrella of the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC).

January 14th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - More than 200 battery manufacturers from 13 countries, including the US, Britain, Australia and Hong Kong, will take part in a three-day global industry trade fair in Chandigarh from Friday. 'This trade fair is aimed at providing technical knowledge to the small scale battery manufacturers of north India,' Yashpal Kanotra, president of Federation of Indian Small-Scale Battery associations told media here Thursday.