Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. said it is working with "a globally recognized performance apparel manufacturer" to develop applications for its advanced spider silk based fibers, which are made by genetically engineered silk worms. The ...
The governor of the state of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), NN Vohra has requested the Centre to hike customs duty on raw silk imports to 30 per cent. “The governor approached the minister of state for textiles, Santosh Kumar Gangwar to ...
Raw silk production in India should be doubled to 46,000 tons by the end of the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period, i.e. 2016-17, with an annual growth rate of 20-25 percent in silk production, said Textiles Minister K Sambasiva Rao at a meeting ...
Jharkhand, the biggest silk producing state in India, is set to boost its silk production to first bridge the domestic demand-supply gap of 10,000 MT experienced by the country, and then to move closer to China in competition, Dhirendra ...
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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc., Lansing, Mich. — developer of Monster Silk? recombinant spider silk technology — and New Ipswich, N.H.-based advanced technical textiles and protective materials developer and manufacturer ...
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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the continuation of three Central Sector Schemes of the Ministry of Textiles relating to sericulture sector viz, R&D, Training, Transfer of Technology and I.T Initiative (Rs.203.71 ...
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Three dragon boats that have been used in competitions old farm tools A hall where traditional Chinese wedding ceremony is held THE Xixi Wetland Folk Culture Exhibition is putting the spotlight on local customs, fishing culture ...
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In order to promote Mulberry, Eri and Muga silk production in Assam, Government through Central Silk Board is implementing a centrally sponsored scheme viz “Catalytic Development Programme” (CDP) in collaboration with State ...
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"A silkworm spins all its silk till its death and a candle won't stop its tears until it is fully burnt." This Tang poem accurately describes the property of the silkworm. Despite technological development, a silkworm can only produce a ...
"A silkworm spins all its silk till its death and a candle won't stop its tears until it is fully burnt." This Tang poem accurately describes the property of the silkworm. Despite technological development, a silkworm can only produce a ...
China is the world's largest silk producer. In 2005, it accounted for 74 percent of the global raw silk production and 90 percent of the world export market. Local governments have and are continuing to introduce new facilities that are ...
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In its effort to boost development of the handloom and sericulture industry, the government of north-east Indian state of Assam has assigned Rs. 2.32 billion under the state plan and a sum of Rs. 1.38 billion under non-plan for the upcoming ...
The silkworm project is based in Herat, in western Afghanistan, an area that has a long history of silk production and was once a stop on the Silk Road trade route. The area is ideal as the mulberry trees which the silkworms feed on ...
A 10-day training programme on silk, “Product design, development and diversification and possibilities for silk” would start on December 31, 2012 at Central Silk Board complex in Bangalore. Being organized by ...
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Silk is a kind of fabric elaborately made of the natural protein fibrin of pods. Products made of silk have bright luster and soft touch; silk clothes are very comfortable and soft, and has the function of adjusting body heat and moisture, ...
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