Textile Ministry

Smriti Irani goes whole nine yards as textile minister; promotes #IWearHandloom on Twitter

Textile minister Smriti Z Irani has launched a #IWearHandloom movement on Twitter in the run-up to National Handloom Day on 7 August

Smriti Irani's textile ministry gathers perfect storm as employment hopes slowly diminishes

As Textile Minister Smriti Irani settles in to her new job overseeing an industry that is India’s largest source of formal jobs, the government’s hope that it will continue to be an employment engine is under growing threat, as job-growth plateaus and exports wilt against Vietnamese and Bangladeshi competition.

Why is Smriti Irani always subjected to misogynist, sexist attacks?

Smriti Irani, being the feisty, confident person that she is will shake it off but there are many women who constantly face such abuse suffer from an acute loss of self confidence and depression.

Modi moved Smriti Irani to appease JNU crowd? Kanhaiya's theory is laughable

Kanhaiya Kumar's self deception knows no bounds and whether you are pro-Modi or not it is difficult to visualise him sitting with his colleagues, sweating bricks and saying we have to appease Kanhaiya and his cohorts, let's give them Smriti to satisfy their bloodlust.

Smriti Irani's 'demotion' to Ministry of Textiles may be a covert promotion

It may just be a clever decision to still keep Smriti Irani as one of the most important ministers and yet quell controversies which have surrounded her.

Flipkart inks pact with Textile Ministry to provide online platform to handloom weavers

Textiles Ministry today inked a pact with homegrown e-retailing major Flipkart to provide an online marketing platform to handloom weavers across the country, an initiative to boost the handloom sector, empower the weavers and uplift manufacturing in the country.