Articles for Silk Production

The silk root: The international story of Mysore silk
3 months, 4 weeks ago

The silk root: The international story of Mysore silk

Hindustan Times  

The birth of Krishna, celebrated last night with much joy across the country, is a sign that the Indian festive season has kicked into high gear. Mulberry silk is the base of the famous Mysore Silk, which became the state’s first GI-tagged product in 2005. Both deputations returned, years apart, with mulberry cuttings, but only the Bengal one brought back …

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Textiles ministry plans to use castor plant for silk production to create jobs, reduce imports
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Textiles ministry plans to use castor plant for silk production to create jobs, reduce imports

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Silkworms, unlike the hungry caterpillar they resemble, have a preference for mulberry leaves. The ministry has proposed using castor leaves to produce silk to boost the country's silk production and create more employment opportunities, two people directly involved in the process said. India is the world's second-largest producer of silk and its sericulture, or silk production, industry employs …

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How research and advanced tech helped India boost raw silk production
1 year, 1 month ago

How research and advanced tech helped India boost raw silk production

The Hindu  

Though India is the world’s leading consumer of silk, production of the lustrous and shiny fibre spun out of silkworms has consistently fallen short of the growing demand in the country. Reasons for surge in production of silk Scientists at Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute in Mysuru, which is pioneering research in tropical sericulture, pointed out that India has …

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The fabric of culture
1 year, 2 months ago

The fabric of culture

China Daily  

Hong Guizhen, an inheritor of hangluo craftsmanship, shows students the weaving technique. CHINA DAILY Silk production involves the cultivation of mulberry trees and the breeding and care of silkworms, which produce cocoons from which silk filaments are unwound. Fabrics such as ling, luo, chou and duan represent the evolving techniques of textile production throughout different periods. The luo weaving technique …

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The fabric of culture
1 year, 2 months ago

The fabric of culture

China Daily  

Hong Guizhen, an inheritor of hangluo craftsmanship, shows students the weaving technique. CHINA DAILY Silk production involves the cultivation of mulberry trees and the breeding and care of silkworms, which produce cocoons from which silk filaments are unwound. Fabrics such as ling, luo, chou and duan represent the evolving techniques of textile production throughout different periods. The luo weaving technique …

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