by TANVI_MUNJAL | Oct 24, 2023 | Dyes & Chemicals, News & Insights
Scientists from India have discovered that green tea extract has the potential to be a game-changer for natural dyes in the textile industry. Researchers from Assam state in India have found that mulberry silk fabrics dyed with green tea extract produce a diverse...
by Millionaires | Jul 16, 2020 | Industry And Cluster, News & Insights
Only by end-August, when harvesting of the crop will have been completed over 90%, reliable figures will be available and what those figures will mean for the estimated 40 lakh people dependent on West Bengal’s jute economy will be known. Kolkata:...
by Neha | Jul 15, 2020 | Industry And Cluster, News & Insights
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal called for innovation to add value to the traditional products of the State to capture the global market. He made this call while taking part at Udyam a celebratory event commemorating the success of Assam Startup – The Nest at...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | May 27, 2020 | Apparel, Fashion & Retail, Fashion, News & Insights
Shattered with CoVID lockdown and then devastating cyclone Amphan, raw silk trade in West Bengal has started raising voice for the reintroduction of old support schemes. Bengal or Assam are major contributors to total yield of India, the second largest...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | May 9, 2020 | Industry And Cluster, News & Insights
In Covid-19 during lockdown has taken away shine of Silk in Bengal or Assam. Bengal and Assam contribute over 20% to the national yield of India, and after this they are the largest consumer country of silk in the world and the second largest producer in the world....
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Apr 18, 2020 | Business & Policy, Industry And Cluster, News & Insights
Background Sualkuchi is a multi-caste town under Guwahati Sub-division of Kamrup district of Assam, situated on the North bank of the mighty Brahmaputra at a distance of 30 km West of Guwahati. Sualkuchi is having a long tradition of silk weaving at least since the...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Apr 18, 2020 | Business & Policy, Industry And Cluster, News & Insights
Background Bijoynagar, located in South Kamrup district of Assam, is an area where handloom has been a dominant sector as a means of livelihood. It is in this area that there is a concentration of Eri handloom weaving units located at a distance of about 30 kms from...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Mar 31, 2020 | Traditional Textiles - INDIA
INTRODUCTION Clothing is one of the most important primary needs of human being. This relation of mankind with clothing is the relation with his body and soul. To known human culture clothing plays a very vital role. It is due to the fact that clothing only not only...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Jul 30, 2019 | Industry And Cluster, News & Insights
For Conservation of Muga in natural habitat, under Integrated Sericulture Development Project (ISDP) of North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme (NERTPS), the Government of India has approved a project on conservation of Muga in natural habitat in Assam, Arunachal...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | Jul 30, 2019 | Industry And Cluster, News & Insights
The Office of Textile Commissioner has been providing subsidy under the Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (A-TUFS) to the investors (including the State of Assam) and is also processing new proposals for availing subsidy for upgradation of machines from the...
by TEXTILE VALUE CHAIN | May 27, 2012 | Traditional Textiles - INDIA
Weaving Culture of Mishing Tribe of Assam Dr. Anshu Sharma Head and Associate Professor Department of Textile Science and Apparel Design SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai Introduction Assam is a land of various tribes and communities located over the entire span...