CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The government has constituted a committee headed by Sunil Sethi, Chairman, Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), New Delhi to suggest a roadmap for doubling the production and quadrupling the exports of handlooms in a span of 3 years.

Detailed explanation-2: -Union government has constituted a committee for doubling the production and quadrupling the exports of handlooms in a span of three years. About: It will be headed by Chairman of Fashion Design Council of India Sunil Sethi. The committee will submit the final report within 45 days from the day of constitution.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sri K T Rama Rao The Department of Handlooms and Textiles is concerned with Handlooms, Powerlooms in the Co-operative and decentralized sector and setting up of Apparel and Textile Parks in the Garment sector.

Detailed explanation-4: -Origins. In 1950 Pupul Jayakar was invited by Jawaharlal Nehru to study the handloom sector of the economy. The AIHB was established in 1952.

Detailed explanation-5: -Indus Valley Civilization is said to be the birthplace of handlooms in India and is backed by strong archaeological evidence wherein excavations in the sub-continent uncovered spindles and whorls used to spin cotton back in the day.