Threads of gold: Story of muga silk, Assam’s most treasured textile

Golden-hued, lustrous and timeless, Assam’s muga silk weaves tradition and luxury into every strand, from royal looms to ...
Thomson Reuters Foundation

Climate change threatens silk industry in NE India

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 ...
Indiatimes

Silk board scientists visit AAU to boost muga & eri research

Dibrugarh: In a move to bolster collaborative research and development in India’s silk sector, a 30-member team of newly recruited scientists from the Central Silk Board (CSB) and the Central Muga Eri ...
Science Daily

Research to 'save the most valuable silk moth in the world'

Scientists have identified potential treatment for diseased caterpillars, including the development of bacteriophages with the aim to save Muga silk trade. Among silk moths, Muga silk is one of rarest ...
Business Insider

Why India's rare, golden Muga silk is So expensive

An curved arrow pointing right. Unlike any other fabric, muga silk has a naturally lustrous gold sheen. It comes from the cocoons of muga moths that feed on som trees. A saree made with muga silk can ...
India West

Aimee Baruah Walks Cannes Red Carpet In Traditional Assamese Attire

GUWAHATI, (IANS) – Assam’s renowned actress Aimee Baruah walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival wearing traditional Assamese attire—a muga silk mekhela sador adorned with ancient Assamese ...