Khadi

Khadi and natural fabrics: You can never have enough of fine quilting, a distinctly Indian design language

Whether you’re heading for a winter brunch or a long road trip, quilted Khadi promises the rare balance of ease and elegance. For those who swear by sustainable fashion, these outwear options are proof that true style doesn’t need to shout -- it just needs to feel right.

Khadi, handloom sales rising, creating job opportunities in large numbers: PM Modi

In his Mann Ki Baat monthly radio broadcast, Modi said many people who would not be using Khadi products earlier now wear them with great pride.

India's Khadi market flourishes despite COVID impact

To replace foreign products and materials with domestically produced ones and to create jobs locally, Mahatma Gandhi started weaving Khadi as part of the Swadeshi Movement in 1918.

Khadi can become inspiration to achieve goal of developed, self-reliant India: Narendra Modi

Once a symbol of self-respect, Khadi was treated as an inferior product after Independence, he rued.

Khadi was ignored after Independence; can become inspiration for Atmanirbhar Bharat: Narendra Modi

He was speaking during a `Khadi Utsav' at the Sabarmati riverfront.

Kamal Haasan: 'It is our mission and responsibility to build a sustainable future'

Superstar Kamal Haasan on his sustainable fashion brand KH House of Khaddar.

Despite COVID-19, Khadi industry witnesses strong sales worth Rs 3,079 crore in FY21

Since 2019, e- commerce giants Flipkart and Amazon have been focussing on handicrafts and artisanal products to help local artisans and small businesses to come into the e commerce fold by launching Flipkart Samarth and Amazon Karigar.

KVIC forces Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal to remove fake khadi products

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission clamped down on e-tailers who have been allegedly selling fake khadi products. Counterfeiting of khadi has increased both online and offline after a spurt of popularity in recent years

Legal notices served to Khadi Essentials, Khadi Global for misusing Khadi brand name

Khadi Essentials and Khadi Global will have to destroy all their product packaging, labels, publicity material, signboards, etc, where the Khadi brand name had been used

Khadi's turnover crosses Rs 74,323 crore in 2018-19

The Khadi production, which was Rs 879.98 crore in 2014-15, went up to Rs 1,902 crore in 2018-19, a growth of more than 100 per cent, and its sales recorded a growth of over 145 per cent, from Rs 1,310.9 crore in 2014-15 to Rs 3,215.13 crore in 2018-19, according to a statement issued by the KVIC.

Quick Take | Why Baba Ramdev, and not PM Modi, is the real driver of khadi's popularity

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to revamp KVIC and promote khadi did help the state-owned entity in getting business, but what really helped is the marketing of swadeshi by yoga-guru-turned-businessman Baba Ramdev.

From Bollywood to the world, Khadi records 32% rise in sales in 2018

Khadi was also taken up as the preferred uniform fabric across several establishments - both government and private.

Khadi sales jump 4-fold in FY18; KVIC to run 'Khadi Express' train to boost sales

The five-bogie Khadi Express train would also have the facility to sell the Khadi products to people and will run through all those places in the country where Mahatama Gandhi had stayed. The train will be stationed at those stations for one day.

Opinion | Can Patanjali’s Paridhan be a threat to big apparel brands?

Baba Ramdev will undoubtedly give most established apparel brands run for their money in Paridhan’s initial years

We are eyeing turnover of Rs 5,000 crore by 2020: KVIC Chairman VK Saxena

"The Make in India push by our Prime Minister has also given Khadi the right kind of attention," he said.

Khadi witnesses 37.1% growth in production in last four years: KVIC

As per KVIC's audit report, the Khadi fabric production during the same fiscal was 103.22 million square meters – which was a bit higher than 4 percent of the overall production, KVIC said.

Connaught Place's khadi store sees record Rs 1.25cr sale in a single day: KVIC

The outlet has registered a record sales of Rs 1,25,25,671 sale on Saturday, which the KVIC claimed is the highest ever sale so far in its history.

Khadi India’s flagship store records Rs 1 crore sale on Gandhi Jayanti

Brand Khadi is also looking at touching a sales target of Rs 5000 crore by the end of 2018-19

War over Khadi is far from over, as KVIC and Fabindia differ on finer details

So far, KVIC has provided Khadi Mark Certificate to 2,238 entities and issued legal notices to 222 organizations in the last three years

Fabindia gives undertaking to Bombay HC that it will not use khadi tag

Khadi and Village Industries Commission under the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises had sent a legal notice to Fabindia in February, asking it to refrain from using the Khadi tag for their apparel line which did not meet the required criteria to be categorised as khadi.