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India strengthens textile, sericulture cooperation with Georgia in 11th BA
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Dr S Manthira Moorthy, Director (Tech), CSB, presented a paper on Indo-Bulgarian collaboration in developing a productive bivoltine silkworm hybrid for India.
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PM Modi highlights Meghalaya's Eri Silk in Mann Ki Baat, calls it 'Ahinsa
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
PM Modi stated that the production process of Eri Silk does not involve killing silkworms, making it an ethical and eco-friendly alternative in the global textile market. That is the reason the Meghalaya silk is also called 'Ahimsa Silk'.
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J&K govt endeavours to boost silk production by arming farmers with tr
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Jammu and Kashmir government is working with a multi-pronged strategy for the revival and holistic development of the sericulture sector in the Union Territory.
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J-K spinning money through silkworms
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
An apex committee headed by the former Director General, of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Dr Mangala Rai, presented ideas for a farmer-friendly ecosystem that will boost the economy.
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Researchers determine nutritional properties of protein in cricket, locust
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
West Virginia [US], January 19 (ANI): As the human population grows to a predicted 10 billion by 2050 and overall land mass remains constant, traditional animal farming may become a less viable method for food production. Animal farming has traditionally fulfilled human nutritional requireme
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Researchers find silkworm silk may help better treatment of muscle atrophy
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 14 (ANI): In a step to discover the method to improve on traditional methods of cell culture, the researchers at the Utah State University recently used the silk from silkworm to grow skeletal muscle cells. The results of the study may hopefully lead to better treatmen
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Researchers use silkworm silk hoping for better treatment of muscle atroph
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): Researchers at the Utah State University recently used the silk from silkworm to grow skeletal muscle cells, improving on traditional methods of cell culture and hopefully leading to better treatments for muscle atrophy.
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Rearing process of cocoons in full swing to boost silk production in Kashm
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 5 (ANI): Since the sericulture sector plays a significant role in generating employment for the local people in Jammu and Kashmir, the local authorities in the Kashmir Valley are focusing on increasing the production of mulberry fruit crops alo
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Mulberry production up due to favourable weather in Srinagar
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 9 (ANI): Timely rainfall and organic fertilisers have increased the mulberry production in Srinagar. Farmers say they are happy this year due to satisfactory production as compared to last year.
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Combination of wood fibre, spider silk could pose as rival to plastic
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 22 (ANI): It's a no-brainer that humans have generated tonnes of plastic and are now looking for a better alternative to it. Well, researchers at the Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have succeeded in discovering a strong and extensibl
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Silk reeling, spinning unit launched in Manipur to promote sericulture
Updated : 7 years, 11 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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