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 ...

Assam's new mission aims to transform Muga silk waste into valuable yarn, enhancing resource use and creating jobs.

Assam Budget 2026 has launched Mission Senehjori to turn muga silk waste into spun yarn. The move aims to cut wastage, build ...

The Assam government has announced Mission Senehjori, a Rs 400-crore flagship initiative aimed at transforming the state into ...

The indigenous weavers have been effected by notes ban. Sualkuchi, Assam: 32-year-old Joymati Kalita has been weaving magic on Assam Muga and Eri silk for over a decade. She is one among the 25,000 ...

NEW YORK, NY – Zohran Mamdani’s New Year’s Day swearing in as New York City’s mayor carried a quiet fashion statement with global resonance. Beneath the expected uniform of a black overcoat and crisp ...

The Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER), Jyotiraditya M Scindia, together with the Chief Minister of Assam, on Tuesday launched Mission "Senehjori" - Assam Muga Silk USP, a ...

Designer Sanjukta Dutta took Assam silk on the coveted red carpet with model Ingrida Ilgine wearing a stunning neon gown made from Assam silk. Indian celebrities were truly ruling the red carpet at ...

Weaver Rekha Doley works at home in Panbari Mising village in Assam, India. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Picture Courtesy Impulse Social Enterprises CHENNAI, India, Aug 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - ...

Sualkuchi (Assam), Mar 30: The Army was deployed and indefinite curfew clamped today in the silk town Sualkuchi in Assam's Kamrup (Rural) district following protests against use of artificial silk ...