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TopicAhimsa silk

Topic: Ahimsa silk

Zohran Mamdani and the Assamese eri silk tie he wore at the inauguration

Also known as ahimsa silk or non-violent silk, eri silk is produced in Assam, Meghalaya, and some parts of Nagaland.

‘Guilt-free’ silk—this Meghalaya Eri silk village is tourist hotspot where weaving is sacred

We visited Umden-Diwon, which is turning into another tourist hotspot besides Sualkuchi, the ‘Manchester of Assam’. Tourists are curious to know what a ‘silk village’ looks like.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.