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Digital Prints Now Imitate Block Work as India Reweighs Handmade Value

Digital Prints Now Imitate Block Work as India Reweighs Handmade Value

India's craft sector employs millions of women in home-based work, often paid by the piece and rarely counted in corporate accountability. As machine-made imitations spread, the question of fair pay grows sharper. Katherine Neuman, who runs House of Wandering Silk in Delhi, examines how replication, pricing and storytelling together decide the fortunes of traditional makers.

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The drop in oil prices and the overall demand downturn has been taking a toll for a while now, and the numbers that were announced by the ministry of commerce in September were discouraging: India's overall exports declined 20.7 per cent to $21.3 billion in August compared to the corresponding month last year. Textiles exports too shrank by about 7.3 per cent to $1.28 billion in August. The textiles industry, like 22 other sectors which have declined, has reasons to worry. During September...

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Review: Domestic Environment and Health of Women and Children

Review of Domestic Environment and Health of Women and Children

The household environment of the poor, especially women and children in developing countries carries the biggest threat to health. These risks are said to be "traditional" in nature. In other words, they are associated with a lack of development. Household environmental problems typically include overcrowding, lack of sanitation and garbage disposal, indoor air pollution and vector-breeding grounds. Estimates are that around 30 per cent of the global burden of disease can be averted by...

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