Guwahati, Sept. 20: Five years after it got the geographical indications tag, muga is all set to have its own logo. A senior official of Assam Science Technology and Environment Council, the ...

Siliguri, Aug. 22: Assam’s world monopoly in muga silk cultivation stands challenged. After successful experiments in rearing and grainage (production of eggs) of muga eggs, the sericulture ...

p>GUWAHATI, India (AlertNet) - Rising temperatures and changing weather patterns linked to global warming are threatening the silk industry in India's northeast, jeopardising the livelihoods of more ...

Assam silk saris, also known as Muga silk, is a type of traditional Indian silk sari that is prized for its golden soft, and luster texture. It is made from the golden silk of the Muga silkworm which ...

Scientists tap into the durable and high tensile fibre for sutures Kolkata: Indian scientists have tapped into Assam’s durable Muga silk to craft sutures, to sew up wounds, that have the potential for ...

Assam’s age-old, indigenous silk fabric — be it the Pat, Muga or Eri — has, with age, gracefully adapted to the changing times. “If you want to survive, you have to adapt to changing trends,” states ...

The following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Lotus flowers, worms, and muga moths are the unlikely source of one of the most delicate and luxurious fibers in the world: silk. Known for its ...

Years ago my mother gifted me a silk shawl; the fabric that I held in my hand was coarse. Nothing like any silk fabric I had worn so far. Guessing my disappointment, mother told me that this shawl ...

Muga caterpillars produce Muga silk as they form their cocoons Researchers at the University of Leicester are attempting to halt the decline of a caterpillar that produces one of the finest silks in ...

Sericulture and weaving always have been traditional pursuits for the rural Assamese people, supplementing their agricultural incomes as well as fulfilling their personal requirements of cloth.