Indian handicrafts facing competition from machine-made products: Rashmi Verma
Aamir H Kaki Indian handicrafts are facing competition from machine made products from countries such as China. But buyers know the difference between machine made and hand-crafted products as these are of superior quality, Rashmi Verma, Secretary - Textiles, Ministry of Textiles said while inaugurating the 43rd edition of Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair (IHGF) Delhi Fair Spring 2017 organised by EPCH (Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts) on Thursday at Expo Mart, Greater Noida. She congratulated the EPCH for successfully bagging IHGF-Delhi Fair in the Limca Book of World Records as the world’s largest congregation of handicrafts exhibitors under one roof. “Every time I visit this fair I always see new product lines on display and this is the reason that a large ...
Handicrafts fair begins; exporters to woo 5,000 overseas buyers
Source: PIB, Government of India IHGF Delhi Fair Autumn 2015 will be held from 14 – 18 October, 2015 at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, NCR Delhi. Around 2,750 exhibitors including marts, drawn from all over India will be exhibiting home, lifestyles and fashion products spread over 14 halls covering approximately 1,90,000 sq.m. More than 5,000 buyers are expected to source their requirements at this fair. Buyers from countries like USA, UK, Japan, France, Italy, Canada, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, China, Australia, Philippines, Hong Kong and many more countries have already confirmed their visit to the fair. Buyers from Latin American region particularly Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Panama, Chile, Central Asia, Africa and middle east will also be sourcing their requirements ...
