The government policies have favoured the cultivation and development of silk and created labour opportunities. The article discusses the…
Browsing: Silk Industry
This initiative seeks to revolutionise silk production methods, emphasising the humane treatment of silkworms. The Odisha state government is actively…
India, which ranks second after China in silk production, would become ‘completely self-sufficient’ in silk in the next two years, textiles minister Smriti Irani said recently.
Bhagalpur in Bihar is acknowledged as silk city as it is renowned worldwide for its silk production. The silk industry in this city is 200-years-old and an entire race exists that has been producing silk for generations.
Arjun Khotkar, Minister of State for Textiles, Maharashtra said that Maharashtra, which currently lags in silk production, will become the exporter of silk in next 5 years.
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been apprised of an MoU between Central Silk Board (CSB), India and National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS), Japan for collaborative research in the field of silkworm and silk industries.
The Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) plans to expand operations, focussed on tackling the increasing demand for Mysore silk sarees and to make them a bit inexpensive.