This adulteration of the raw material is one of the great difficulties ... Colonial Assembly offered liberal premiums for raw silk and cocoons. In 1660 the culture had so far advanced that the ...

The sustainable material is based on silk moth cocoons. The silk can hold up to 80 times its own weight and acts like an ...

The Department of Sericulture’s production statistics for the financial year 2023-24, showcases substantial progress across silk varieties.

They make silk by hand in a tedious, 30-step process. Craftspeople feed the silkworms every four hours so they spin brilliantly yellow cocoons. And turning those cocoons into silk is even more ...

the price of raw materials also rises. Now, there is an increase in global demand causing a price rise. On Tuesday, the price of silk cocoons was Rs 700 per kilo gram and on Wednesday, the max ...