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The Central Silk Board under the Ministry of Textiles and the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a convergence model for implementation of agro-forestry in the silk sector.

Union minister of State for Textiles Ajay Tamta said the ministry has accorded high priority to develop the silk sector as a viable option for livelihood in the northeast. The region makes up about 21 per cent of the country’s total silk production.

Dr Arindam Basu, eminent textile-scientist and Director, Central Silk Technological Research Institute, Central Silk Board, Bangalore has assumed Director General´s Office at Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA), Ghaziabad on 6 March 2014. He is also in overall charge of NITRA´s academic wing NITRA Technical Campus (NTC). Dr Basu flashed the sparkle of genius in academics and secured first class in both B.Sc. (Text.) and M. Text. from prestigious Universities of Calcutta and Bombay, respectively.