Questions : International Webinar on Textile Traditions organized by ICCR.ICCR stands for —
(a) Indian Council for Cultural Relations
(b) Indian Committee for Cultural Relations
(c) Indian Confedration for Cultural Relations
(d) None of the above
Answer (a)
Related facts
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently(03 October 2020) said that the textiles sector is a key sector that will help build an Atmanirbhar Bharat or self-reliant India.
- Addressing an International Webinar on Textile Traditions organized by Indian Council for Cultural Relations – ICCR Yesterday Mr Modi said to assist our weavers in continuing to make world class products, we want to learn global best practices and also our best practices.
- Mr Modi said, the programme is organized in the context of Gandhiji’s 150th Birth Anniversary celebrations.
- Indian Council for Cultural Relations
- The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) was founded in 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, independent India’s first Education Minister.
- Its objectives are to actively participate in the formulation and implementation of policies and programmes pertaining to India’s external cultural relations; to foster and strengthen cultural relations and mutual understanding between India and other countries; to promote cultural exchanges with other countries and people, and to develop relations with nations.
- Indian textile industry
- India’s textiles industry contributed seven per cent of the industry output (in value terms) in FY19.
- It contributed two per cent to the GDP of India and employed more than 45 million people in FY19.
- The sector contributed 15 per cent to India’s export earnings in FY19.
By – Pankaj Pnadey