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Singapore to suspend operations of all Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Singapore [Singapore], Mar 12 (ANI): Singapore has decided to suspend operations of all Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft following the Ethiopian Airlines and Lion Air crashes which involved planes of the same make.
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Spider silk could be used as robotic muscle: Study
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Mar 4 (ANI): Spider silk, known as one of the strongest materials for its weight, turns out to have another unusual property. It might lead to new kinds of artificial muscles or robotic actuators, researchers have found.
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EFSAS deliberates on legal implications of CPEC on J-K
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Louvain [Germany], Dec 19 (ANI): A two-day conference titled 'The Chinese Way, The New Normal?' held in Germany's Louvain brought together researchers, academicians and practitioners in the field of Asian studies, who deliberated upon China's geopolitical and socio-economic rise in the world
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Oldest silk factory in Kashmir reopens after 3 decades
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 25 (ANI): In an attempt to revive silk industry and generate employment in the region, the government on Tuesday reopened decades old silk factory, installed by Sir Thomas Wardle, president of the Silk Association of Great Britain in 1897.
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Pune mayor to attend 'Global Silk Road' event in Kazakhstan
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India]/Astana [Kazakhstan], July 1 (ANI): Mayors from various cities across the world will be attending a two-day international mayor's forum in Kazakhstan capital Astana on July 2 and 3.
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Silk reeling, spinning unit launched in Manipur to promote sericulture
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India] June 29(ANI): With an aim to encourage the local farmers to take up mulberry farming and silkworm rearing, Manipur Sericulture department launched a silk reeling and spinning unit in Bishnupur's Ngaikhong Khullen village.
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Singapore-Kolkata flight makes emergency landing in Kolkata
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 6 (ANI): A Singapore-Kolkata aircraft made an emergency landing at Kolkata International airport on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday following a technical glitch.
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IRW '18: From the looms to the ramp
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 16 (ANI): It seems like handspun cottons, khadis, silks and techniques like kalamkari, jamdhani and ikats have suddenly lurched into the limelight after several years of being relegated to niche pockets.
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Banarasi silk weavers write to PM Modi on imitation work by Bangladesh
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 16 (ANI): Banarasi silk weavers have written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the alleged imitation work of the 'Banarasi silk saree' by Bangladesh.
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China's BRI initiative hits roadblock in 7 countries: Report
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Gwadar [Pakistan], Apr 15 (ANI): China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which aims to build a trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along the ancient trade routes of Silk Road, has hit a roadblock in seven countries, according to a recent report.
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Guwahati Silk Expo showcases quintessence of Indian silk
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Apr 12 (ANI): Indian silk has been the perfect example of quality and class, for ages. Over the years, artisans from across the country have yarned some of the best quality silk products that have received global recognition.
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Tribal women in Jashpur getting self empowered against all odds
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Jashpur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Mar.30 (ANI): Amid threats by Naxals, tribal women in Jashpur district of Chattisgarh are surging ahead to become self reliant and are earning their livelihood through silk rearing.
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