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2024

  • Bargarh Handloom Summit 2024 - The handloom sector is the largest economic activity after agriculture, providing direct and indirect employment to more than 30 lakh weavers in the country. This sector contributes nearly 22 percent of the total cloth produced in the country and also contributed substantially... more

2023

  • Utkal Mahotsav 2023: From Farm to Fashion - World Trade Center Bhubaneswar in association with EDII Ahmedabad and Department of Handlooms, Textiles and Handicrafts, Government of Odisha had organized a weaver centric event last year named "We for Weavers" at Kala Bhoomi, Bhubaneswar. The program aimed to uplift and ... more

  • Awareness Workshop on Handloom Exports from Odisha - The handloom industry in India is not only the country's largest cottage industry but also a significant employer in rural areas, providing livelihood to over 3.5 million people. It generates substantial income, positively impacts the environment, and creates value for rura... more

  • EMTECH: A Roadshow for Emerging Technologies - Orissa Small Scale Industries Association (OSSIA), Cuttack collaborated with World Trade Center Bhubaneswar to organize EMTECH – A Roadshow for Emerging Technologies to be adapted by MSMEs. WTC Bhubaneswar and Ossia Cuttack have recently signed an MoU and have been collecti... more

  • Awareness Workshop on Agri & Processed Food Export - The agriculture sector is the largest source of livelihood in India. The country is one of the largest producers of agriculture and food products in the world. In 2022-23, India’s agriculture sector growth rate was estimated to be at 3.5% and it was 3.0% in 2021-22. The gr... more

  • Flag off Ceremony of Cashew Nuts from Bhubaneswar - In a landmark achievement, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India has successfully facilitated the first-ever shipment of cashew nuts from the state of Odisha to Bangladesh.... more

  • Inbound Delegation from Vinh Long Province Vietnam - Vietnam is slowly becoming a mid / high technology hub and trade opportunities between India and Vietnam has grown rapidly over the past few years. Its geopolitical position, stable political system, large skilled workforce and better business & investment environment i... more

  • MDP on Export Marketing - 2nd Edition - Global trade enables countries to stretch their markets and access goods as well as services that otherwise may not have been available domestically. As a consequence of global trade, the market is more competitive. This ultimately results in more competitive pricing and br... more

  • WTC Bhubaneswar Infrastructure & Smart City Think - World Trade Center Bhubaneswar held its Annual Meet-up for the Infrastructure & Smart City Think Tank under the leadership of Mr. Chandrasekhar Mishra, Managing Director, Crux Power Private Limited who has been recently elected as the Honorary Convenor of the think tank... more

  • Launch of EIRP by MSME Dept., Odisha - Odisha’s export turnover has more than doubled during the last five fiscal years (2017-2022) and shown growth of 58.17 percent during the last financial year despite the adverse impact of Covid- 19 and a global pandemic. Odisha also aims to achieve a target of Rs 3.5 lakh c... more